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| Scorsese's Departed sweeps Oscars | Scorsese's Departed sweeps Oscars |
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| US mob drama The Departed has won four Oscars, including best film and best director for Martin Scorsese, who had missed out on five previous occasions. | US mob drama The Departed has won four Oscars, including best film and best director for Martin Scorsese, who had missed out on five previous occasions. |
| Dame Helen Mirren and Forest Whitaker collected best actress and actor, and there were three Academy Awards for dark fairytale Pan's Labyrinth. | |
| Alan Arkin won best supporting actor for Little Miss Sunshine, which was also best original screenplay. | Alan Arkin won best supporting actor for Little Miss Sunshine, which was also best original screenplay. |
| And Jennifer Hudson earned best supporting actress for Dreamgirls. | And Jennifer Hudson earned best supporting actress for Dreamgirls. |
| 'Amazing' | 'Amazing' |
| Scorsese said he was "overwhelmed" as he clutched his award and asked: "Could you double-check the envelope?" | Scorsese said he was "overwhelmed" as he clutched his award and asked: "Could you double-check the envelope?" |
| Dame Helen had described her Oscar nomination as "amazing" onClick="javascript:newsi.utils.av.launch({storyId:6396281, fileLoc: '/player/nol/newsid_6390000/newsid_6396200/', bbwm: 1,nbwm: 1,bbram: 1,nbram: 1});return false;" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/check/player/nol/newsid_6390000/newsid_6396200?redirect=6396281.stm&news=1&bbwm=1&nbwm=1&bbram=1&nbram=1">Mirren's reaction The Oscars: Reporter's diary | |
| He received his first directing nomination - for Raging Bull - in 1981, but was beaten that year by Robert Redford's Ordinary People. | He received his first directing nomination - for Raging Bull - in 1981, but was beaten that year by Robert Redford's Ordinary People. |
| "So many people over the years have been wishing this for me - strangers. I walk in the street and people say something to me: 'You should win, you should win.'" | "So many people over the years have been wishing this for me - strangers. I walk in the street and people say something to me: 'You should win, you should win.'" |
| Dame Helen, who had earlier said it was "amazing" to be nominated for best actress for The Queen, was thrilled about her victory. | Dame Helen, who had earlier said it was "amazing" to be nominated for best actress for The Queen, was thrilled about her victory. |
| "All kids love to get gold stars, and this is the biggest and the best gold star that I have ever had in my life," she said. | "All kids love to get gold stars, and this is the biggest and the best gold star that I have ever had in my life," she said. |
| MULTIPLE OSCAR WINNERS 4: The Departed3: Pan's Labyrinth2: An Inconvenient Truth2: Dreamgirls2: Little Miss Sunshine | MULTIPLE OSCAR WINNERS 4: The Departed3: Pan's Labyrinth2: An Inconvenient Truth2: Dreamgirls2: Little Miss Sunshine |
| Whitaker - who won for his portrayal of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in The Last King of Scotland - struggled for words before pulling out a pre-written speech. | Whitaker - who won for his portrayal of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in The Last King of Scotland - struggled for words before pulling out a pre-written speech. |
| "When I was a kid, the only way I saw movies was from the back seat of my family's car at the drive-in. | "When I was a kid, the only way I saw movies was from the back seat of my family's car at the drive-in. |
| "It wasn't my reality to think I would be acting in movies - so receiving this honour tonight tells me that it's possible." | "It wasn't my reality to think I would be acting in movies - so receiving this honour tonight tells me that it's possible." |
| Lifetime achievement | Lifetime achievement |
| Environmental film An Inconvenient Truth was best full-length documentary, and Melissa Etheridge's I Need to Wake Up - one of the tracks from that movie - won best original song. | Environmental film An Inconvenient Truth was best full-length documentary, and Melissa Etheridge's I Need to Wake Up - one of the tracks from that movie - won best original song. |
| Pan's Labyrinth delved into the fantasy world of a young girl Del Toro interview Dreamgirls lost out in that category, despite having three of the five nominations, but it did win best sound mixing. | Pan's Labyrinth delved into the fantasy world of a young girl Del Toro interview Dreamgirls lost out in that category, despite having three of the five nominations, but it did win best sound mixing. |
| There was a sound editing award for Letters From Iwo Jima, while Babel had top original score. | There was a sound editing award for Letters From Iwo Jima, while Babel had top original score. |
| And staying with soundtracks, a lifetime achievement Oscar was given to Italian composer Ennio Morricone for his "magnificent and multi-faceted contributions to the art of film music". | And staying with soundtracks, a lifetime achievement Oscar was given to Italian composer Ennio Morricone for his "magnificent and multi-faceted contributions to the art of film music". |
| Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest was presented with the Academy Award for best visual effects, while Happy Feet was best animated film. | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest was presented with the Academy Award for best visual effects, while Happy Feet was best animated film. |
| Also receiving Oscars were German production Das Leben der Anderen (The Lives of Others), named best foreign-language film, plus Marie Antoinette, for best costume design. | Also receiving Oscars were German production Das Leben der Anderen (The Lives of Others), named best foreign-language film, plus Marie Antoinette, for best costume design. |
| Applause | Applause |
| The Danish Poet was best animated short film, while West Bank Story collected best live-action short film. | The Danish Poet was best animated short film, while West Bank Story collected best live-action short film. |
| Best actor Whitaker previously appeared in The Color of Money onClick="javascript:newsi.utils.av.launch({storyId:6396369, fileLoc: '/player/nol/newsid_6390000/newsid_6396300/', bbram: 1,nbram: 1,bbwm: 1,nbwm: 1});return false;" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/check/player/nol/newsid_6390000/newsid_6396300?redirect=6396369.stm&news=1&bbram=1&nbram=1&bbwm=1&nbwm=1">Whitaker's reaction Whitaker dream 'comes true' | |
| The Blood of Yingzhou District, a Chinese film about the effects of Aids, won best documentary short. | The Blood of Yingzhou District, a Chinese film about the effects of Aids, won best documentary short. |
| US comedy star and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres presented the glittering ceremony at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles. | US comedy star and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres presented the glittering ceremony at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles. |
| She drew applause by saying that hosting the Oscars had been "a dream of mine since I was a little girl". | She drew applause by saying that hosting the Oscars had been "a dream of mine since I was a little girl". |
| And she teased the gathered nominees by joking that "everything is on the line for you", reminding them not to make fools of themselves because "there's a billion people watching right now". | And she teased the gathered nominees by joking that "everything is on the line for you", reminding them not to make fools of themselves because "there's a billion people watching right now". |