Forest Whitaker wins Oscar for Idi Amin role
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Forest Whitaker won the Academy Award as best actor on Sunday for his acclaimed portrayal of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in "The Last King of Scotland."
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Joel and Ethan Coen's "No Country  for Old Men," a tale of moral decline wrapped in a gritty crime  drama, won the top film prize from Hollywood's producers on  Saturday, making it the clear front-runner in the race to the  Oscars.
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It could have been overly sentimental and feel-good, this movie about a pioneering black debate team in the segregated South. But Denzel Washington, as director and star, manages to find the right tone much of the time in "The Great Debaters."
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Sean Penn's wilderness drama "Into the Wild" topped a surprising list of Screen Actors Guild nominees on Thursday with four nods overall, including best ensemble cast and best actor for its star Emile Hirsch.
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Indian movie Rang De Basanti (Paint  it Saffron) won best picture at this year&#39;s International  Indian Film Awards (IIFA) -- Bollywood&#39;s version of the Oscars.
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After months waiting to see the Oscar-nominated film "The Last King of Scotland", Ugandans welcomed what they saw as a realistic portrayal of their blood-thirsty former dictator, Idi Amin.
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Actors playing Truman Capote and June Carter Cash won top honors this year at the Academy Awards. Next year, actors playing Queen Elizabeth II and Idi Amin could do the same.
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"The Departed" wins best-picture Oscar, while Martin Scorsese, Helen Mirren, and Forest Whitaker take home prizes
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Daniel Day-Lewis won the best actor award at the British Academy Film Awards Sunday, cementing his place as an Oscar favorite for his role as a larger-than-life oilman in "There Will be Blood."
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"No Country for Old Men" solidified its Academy Awards prospects Sunday by taking overall cast honors alongside Javier Bardem's supporting-actor prize at the Screen Actors Guild Awards
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It was a memorable but not completely triumphant Oscar night for black actors as Forrest Whitaker and Jennifer Hudson won trophies but Eddie Murphy lost in an upset.
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Cate Blanchett won the Screen Actors Guild award for best supporting actress in a film for playing screen idol Katharine Hepburn in "The Aviator," giving her a boost in the fight for Oscars later this month.
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Wilderness drama "Into the Wild," directed by Sean Penn and starring Emile Hirsch, topped a surprising list of Screen Actors Guild nominees on Thursday with four nods overall, including best ensemble cast.
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Director Kevin MacDonald looked to the past to tell the story of Idi Amin. But the Scottish filmmaker--whose movie could win actor Forest Whitaker an Oscar--is all about the future.
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Alan Arkin won the supporting-actor Academy Award on Sunday for his role as a foul-mouthed grandpa in Little Miss Sunshine, dashing front-runner  Eddie Murphy's hopes of an Oscar for Dreamgirls.
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Daniel Craig is named best actor by the London Evening Standard for his role in Casino Royale.
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If Forest Whitaker fails to win an Oscar on Sunday for his portrayal of Idi Amin, it would be only slightly less shocking than if the late dictator was seen walking the streets here again.