Chris Colson:

"When we started out we had no stars, we had no power or muscle, we didn't have enough money really to do what we wanted to do. But what we had was a script that inspired mad love in everyone who read it. We had a genius for a director, we had a cast and a crew who were unwavering in their commitment and whose talents are up on the screen for all of you to see."

Producer Chris Colson after winning 8 Oscars for his film 'Slumdog Millionnaire'. He said the film's success reflected a change of culture in the US, where Slumdog has grossed more than$US100 million ($153 million) at the box office. The Oscars were cool again, too, with a glamorous stage that was less formal than inprevious years. Its intimacy gave the Kodak Theatre the feeling of a swank 1940s nightclub.