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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 2009
Page
5
Slumdog Millionaire wins best picture and seven more Oscars including director Danny Boyle for his rags to riches Mumbai tale. Kate Winslet, Sean Penn, Heath Ledger, and Penelope Cruz also triumph with wins in acting categories.
Ledger's family accepts the 81st Academy Award on his behalf for The Joker role, praised by Kim Ledger and sister as a humble moment. The late actor remains a mythic figure after a career cut short, as critics note record opening and fans’ adaptation of his performance.
A partial list of winners from the 81st Academy Awards in Los Angeles highlights Slumdog Millionaire taking multiple honors including Best Picture and Best Original Score. Other winners include Sean Penn Milk Best Actor, Kate Winslet Best Actress, Heath Ledger Supporting Actor and Penelope Cruz Supporting Actress.
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger says there is no place for drugs in sports and urges athletes to be inspirations for youth. He notes competition can drive drug use and recalls his past in bodybuilding before steroids were illegal, urging openness about past mistakes.
U S singer T-Pain canceled a Georgetown Carnival performance in Guyana after promoter says credible death and kidnapping threats were received by email and phone from an unidentified source. The show would have marked one of the nation’s top U S acts in years.
About a dozen Vietnam veterans and protesters picketed the theater where Jane Fonda stars in 33 Variations. They accused Fonda of visiting Hanoi in 1972 and labeled her a traitor as they cited her widely known nickname Hanoi Jane.
Peter Fonda joins a high profile ensemble along with Howard Jones Kristin Davis Dakota Fanning and Lasse Johansson of The Cardigans in an upcoming project. The group also includes emerging talent and veteran actors expected to boost the production.
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