 Nyora kuenderera mberi kweiyi ndima - Mushure mekuburitswa kwe Slumdog Millionaire pakupera kwa2008, Patel akaenderera mberi nekugamuchira mibairo yakati wandei nekuda kwekuita kwake, kusanganisira yeBritish Independent Film Award, National Board of Review NBR Mubairo, Chicago Film Critics Association Mubairo, uye maviri Black Reel Awards yeBest Actor uye Best Breakthrough Performance. Patel akasarudzwawo kuti ave Best Supporting Actor pa2009 Screen Actors Guild SAG Awards. Mubairo wacho pakupedzisira wakaenda kuna Heath Ledger nokuda kwekushanda kwake mu The Dark Knight, kunyange zvazvo Patel akakunda Screen Actors Guild Award nokuda kwekushanda kwakatanhamara neCast muMotion Picture, iyo yaakagoverana nevamwe gumi nhengo dzevatambi kubva ku Slumdog Millionaire. Musi wa 8 Ndira 2009, Patel akahwina mubairo weVatsoropodzi Sarudzo yeMutambi Mudiki Akanakisa. Akasarudzwawo kumakwikwi maviri eLondon Critics Circle Film Awards, iyo NAACP Mufananidzo Mubairo weMukurumbira Anotsigira Actor, iyo 2009 BAFTA MubairoNokuda kweMutambi Aitungamirira Akanakisisa, uye European Film Award nokuda kweMutambi Akanakisisa. Firimu racho pacharo rakakunda mibayiro mina yeGolden Globe, kusanganisira Best Drama Film, uye mibayiro misere yeAcademy, kusanganisira Best Picture. 