Rahman triumphs at LA Awards

With the nominations for the Golden Globes around the corner, the influential Los Angeles Film Critics Association awards have been just announced, with plenty of surprises for the perennially nominated Meryl Streep  and well regarded star Kate Winslett.
While the animated hit Wall-E ($490 million worldwide and counting) walked away with the best picture nod, Danny Boyle took the best director award forSlumdog Millioniare beating fellow Brit Christopher Nolan, the maker of the highest grossing film (about $996 million worldwide) The Black Knight.
A R Rahman was named the best composer for his work in Slumdog.Among the high profiled scores this year are in the films Quantum of Solace , Mamma Mia! and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.


Courtesy: rediff.com