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No Country For Old Men has won four Oscars, including best film and best director, a category awarded jointly to brothers Joel and Ethan Coen.No Country For Old Men has won four Oscars, including best film and best director, a category awarded jointly to brothers Joel and Ethan Coen.
Javier Bardem also took best supporting actor for his role as a psychopathic hitman in the dark comedy. Javier Bardem also won best supporting actor for his role as a hitman in the film, thanking his family in Spanish.
Daniel Day-Lewis and Marion Cotillard collected best actor and actress, while Britain's Tilda Swinton earned best supporting actress for Michael Clayton. All of the acting prizes went to Europe, with UK stars Daniel Day-Lewis and Tilda Swinton named best actor and best supporting actress respectively.
And first-time writer Diablo Cody took best original screenplay for Juno. France's Marion Cotillard earned the best actress prize for La Vie En Rose.
Cody, who wore $2 million (£1 million) diamond-encrusted shoes on the red carpet, burst into tears as she thanked her family on the stage. "I'm speechless now," said Cotillard, who played legendary torch singer Edith Piaf in the movie.
Day-Lewis had been odds-on favourite to win best actor href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/check/player/nol/newsid_7260000/newsid_7262200?redirect=7262273.stm&news=1&bbram=1&nbwm=1&bbwm=1&nbram=1&asb=1" onClick="javascript:newsi.utils.av.launch({el:this});return false;">Oscars highlights "Thank you life; thank you love. It is true there are some angels in this city."
There were also three Academy Awards for spy thriller The Bourne Ultimatum - for sound mixing, sound editing and film editing. TOP OSCARS 2008 Best filmNo Country For Old MenBest actorDaniel Day-Lewis (pictured)Best actress Marion CotillardBest supporting actor Javier BardemBest supporting actressTilda Swinton class="" href="/1/hi/entertainment/7196710.stm">Profiles: Winners/nominees Day-Lewis, who picked up his Oscar from Dame Helen Mirren, joked it was "the closest I'll ever come to getting a knighthood".
No Country For Old Men, which also stars Josh Brolin and Tommy Lee Jones, is a dark, violent tale about a hunter who stumbles across the gory aftermath of a drugs deal. It was the 50-year-old's second Academy Award, having been recognised for My Left Foot in 1990.
Bardem, from Spain, thanked the Coen brothers for being "crazy enough" to cast him. Elsewhere at the ceremony, exotic dancer-turned-scriptwriter Diablo Cody took best original screenplay for the quirky, verbose comedy Juno - her first ever movie.
The duo, who also picked up best adapted screenplay, used their speech to pay tribute to the film industry for "allowing us to play in our corner of the sandbox". "I'm shocked by the popularity of the film," she said.
Special anniversary "I mean, when you write basically an independent movie about, you know, a pregnant teenager and you make it for seven million dollars you never, ever think it's going to become this phenomenon."
Host Jon Stewart opened the 80th Academy Awards by acknowledging the Hollywood writers' strike, which had left the fate of the show in doubt. Birthday
He joked that Oscar's 80th birthday "automatically makes him the frontrunner for the Republican nomination" in the US presidential election. Stewart returned to host the Oscars for the second timeThe ceremony, at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood, marked the 80th anniversary of the Academy Awards.
George Clooney arrived with his girlfriend, Sarah Larson Organisers honoured the anniversary by showing clips of classic ceremonies and memorable winners throughout the evening. Organisers celebrated "Oscar's birthday" with film montages celebrating past winners and memorable Oscar moments - including the streaker who ran behind David Niven during 1974's ceremony.
Hollywood's A-listers braved heavy rain to get to the ceremony, with stars shielded on the red carpet by a hastily-erected tent. However, this year's understated show was unlikely to provide many clips for future compilations.
George Clooney was among the first celebrities to arrive, accompanied by his girlfriend, Sarah Larson. It was put together in just a matter of weeks after the writers' strike - which had threatened to force the cancellation of Hollywood's biggest night - was called off.
"I've finally grown up," joked the star, referring to his first ever best actor nomination. "I've got this one locked," he added. That meant there were no large-scale song-and-dance numbers or lovingly-crafted movie spoofs from host Jon Stewart.
Thirteen-year-old Irish actress Saoirse Ronan, who missed out on a best supporting actress Oscar for Atonement, brought along her parents. George Clooney was accompanied by his girlfriend, Sarah Larson Returning for his second stint at the helm of the awards show, Stewart acknowledged the impact of the strike on Hollywood.
Anne Hathaway and Steve Carell were among the guests"She already has won it in the hearts of Ireland," said her father, Paul. "These past three and a half months have been very tough. The town was torn apart by a bitter writers' strike," he said.
Her co-star James McAvoy said the evening was "a great night for really intelligent film-making". "But I'm happy to say that the fight is over. So tonight, welcome to the make-up sex."
With the ceremony over, a question mark still lingers over the glitzy post-Oscars parties. Batman joke
The high-profile Vanity Fair bash was cancelled during the writers' strike. No Country For Old Men, a dark comedy about a drugs bust gone wrong, had long been the frontrunner to win best film.
Other casualties include People magazine's party, and that of socialite Dani Jannssen, whose annual gathering attracts the likes of Jack Nicholson and Clint Eastwood. Its win cements the reputation of the Coen siblings as Hollywood's favourite leftfield film-makers.
However, pop star Madonna has stepped into the breach, according to trade paper Variety, with a hastily-arranged A-list party in the Westside hills. Accepting their award, older brother Joel recalled that the duo had been making films since childhood.
Marion Cotillard was among the night's winners"What we do now doesn't feel that much different from what we were doing then," he said.
Did you see the stars walking on the red carpet? Or were you celebrating Oscar night in any way? Send us your pictures and stories using the form below. "We're very thankful to all of you out there for continuing to let us play in our corner of the sandbox."
You can send your pictures and moving footage to yourpics@bbc.co.uk or text them to 07725 100 100 or short code 61124 Tilda Swinton gave the most spirited speech of the night while picking up her best supporting actress award.
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She also poked fun at her Michael Clayton co-star George Clooney, by referring back to his critically-derided stint as superhero Batman.
"Seeing you climb into that rubber batsuit from Batman and Robin, the one with the nipples, every morning under your costume, on the set, off the set, hanging upside-down at lunch... You rock, man."
Parties
Dame Helen Mirren presented Day-Lewis with his awardOne awkward moment came as musical duo Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova ran out of time during their acceptance speech for most original song.
Hansard, who sings for Irish band The Frames, had just finished his thank-yous and stepped aside for petite Irglova to make her speech when the orchestra struck up, forcing her off stage.
After a commercial break, Irglova was invited back to rapturous applause from the audience.
"The fact that we're standing here tonight, the fact that we're able to hold this, it's just proof that no matter how far out your dreams are, it's possible," she said.
With the main ceremony over, a question mark still lingers over the glitzy post-Oscars parties. The high-profile Vanity Fair bash was cancelled during the writers' strike.
Other casualties included People magazine's party, and that of socialite Dani Jannssen, whose annual gathering attracts the likes of Jack Nicholson and Clint Eastwood.
However, pop stars Madonna and Prince have stepped into the breach with hastily-arranged parties in their Hollywood homes.