Based in Radcliffe in Greater Manchester, 88-year-old Frank Boyle stayed up all night with family and friends watching his son's glory at the Oscars, but did not go over the top in his praise for the film.

‘Slumdog Millionaire’ won eight Oscars awards with two going to music maestro A R Rahman.

He said: "I think it's reasonable. He is not making films for me. He is making them for younger film goers so I won't say anything more about it. I really liked the music I thought it was wonderful.

"I always knew that Danny would be successful but I never thought he would be the number one director in the world. He has always been interested in films. He got into it when he was a boy".

But Boyle's twin sister, Maria, is delighted by her brother's success. She told The ‘Daily Telegraph’: "It was a tremendous night at the Oscars, we've not spoken to him yet although we sent a text.