After the release of '' Slumdog Millionaire '' at the end of 2008 , Patel went on to receive a number of awards for his performance , including a British Independent Film Award , National Board of Review ( NBR ) Award , Chicago Film Critics Association Award , and two Black Reel Awards for Best Actor and Best Breakthrough Performance . Patel was also nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 2009 Screen Actors Guild ( SAG ) Awards . The award eventually went posthumously to Heath Ledger for his performance in '' The Dark Knight '' , though Patel did win the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture , which he shared with ten other cast members from '' Slumdog Millionaire '' . On 8 January 2009 , Patel won the Critics ' Choice Award for Best Young Performer . He was also nominated for two London Critics Circle Film Awards , the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor , the 2009 BAFTA Award for Best Leading Actor , and European Film Award for Best Actor . The film itself won four Golden Globes , including Best Drama Film , and eight Academy Awards , including Best Picture
Black Reel Awards
Black Reel Awards of 2008
Dev Patel