" Jai Ho " received an Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 81st Academy Awards on 22 February 2009 . The song beat out '' WALL-E '' 's " Down to Earth " by Peter Gabriel and " O. . . Saya " , also of '' Slumdog Millionaire , '' by A. R. Rahman and M.I.A. " Jai Ho " also received a Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture during the 52nd Grammy Awards on 31 February 2010 . The song received a nomination from the Broadcast Film Critics Association for Best Song during its 2008 award ceremony on 8 January 2009 . The Houston Film Critics Society nominated it for Best Original Song during its 2008 awards ceremony on 17 December 2008 . It was also nominated by the MTV Movie Awards for Best Song From a Movie during its 2009 award ceremony on 31 May 2009
2008 award ceremony
14th Critics' Choice Awards
Jai Ho (song)