New York, Jan 4 : `Slumdog Millionaire', a rags-to-riches tale shot with handheld digital cameras in Mumbai, has been honoured with best cinematography prize by the National Society of Film Critics.

`Slumdog Millionaire' is a fictitious story about an 18-year-old Indian, who wins India's version of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, reports the New York Daily News.

`Waltz with Bashir,' an animated documentary about Israel''s 1982 invasion of Lebanon, received best picture award.

Sean Penn walked away with best actor gong for his performance in `Milk,' a biopic about the pioneering gay politician Harvey Milk.

`Happy-Go-Lucky,' a heart-warming tale about a cheerily optimistic London school teacher, came away with four of the 10 awards for 2008 films, including best actress for Sally Hawkins and best director for Mike Leigh.

`Man on Wire,' about tightrope walker Phillipe Petit''s astonishing trek across the World Trade Center towers in 1974, took the best non-fiction award. (ANI)