Slumdog Millionaire is easily the runaway film hit of the year. The underdog has swept top honors at every awards show all season and yesterday it scored top honors from the Producer’s Guild of America.

The film, a gritty yet heartwarming drama about a game-show contestant from the slums of Mumbai, beat out “Milk,” “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” “The Dark Knight” and “Frost/Nixon.”

Producer Christian Colson was honored with the Darryl F. Zanuck producer of the year award at the ceremony, held at the Hollywood Palladium, the latest Hollywood kudofest in the run-up to the Academy Awards next month.

Tonight we will find out what the Screen Actor’s Guild thinks- which is often a good indication of who gets the Oscars. My money’s on the Millionaire.

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