<p>As for the children in Slumdog – wasn’t there a similar controversy concerning the children in Kite Runner?</p>
<p>yes there was
The child actors in Kite Runner, said they were paid $1000 to $1500 a week compared to union actors being paid $2634 a week for principal speaking roles.</p>
<p>While I would agree that the Academy Awards are very political- I don’t have a problem with that- other award shows have cropped up- that perhaps are more representative of the quality of work, or as Pearl Jam front man said when they won a Grammy in 1996 * I don’t know what this means, I don’t think it means anything*</p>