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| Coens' No Country sweeps Oscars | Coens' No Country sweeps Oscars |
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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 won best supporting actor for his role as a hitman in the film, thanking his family in Spanish. | Javier Bardem also won best supporting actor for his role as a hitman in the film, thanking his family in Spanish. |
| 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. | 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. |
| France's Marion Cotillard earned the best actress prize for La Vie En Rose. | France's Marion Cotillard earned the best actress prize for La Vie En Rose. |
| "I'm speechless now," said Cotillard, who played legendary torch singer Edith Piaf in the movie. | "I'm speechless now," said Cotillard, who played legendary torch singer Edith Piaf in the movie. |
| "Thank you life; thank you love. It is true there are some angels in this city." | "Thank you life; thank you love. It is true there are some angels in this city." |
| TOP OSCARS 2008 Best filmNo Country For Old MenBest actorDaniel Day-Lewis (pictured)Best actress Marion CotillardBest supporting actor Javier BardemBest supporting actressTilda Swinton 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". | TOP OSCARS 2008 Best filmNo Country For Old MenBest actorDaniel Day-Lewis (pictured)Best actress Marion CotillardBest supporting actor Javier BardemBest supporting actressTilda Swinton 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". |
| It was the 50-year-old's second Academy Award, having been recognised for My Left Foot in 1990. | It was the 50-year-old's second Academy Award, having been recognised for My Left Foot in 1990. |
| Elsewhere at the ceremony, exotic dancer-turned-scriptwriter Diablo Cody took best original screenplay for the quirky, verbose comedy Juno - her first ever movie. | Elsewhere at the ceremony, exotic dancer-turned-scriptwriter Diablo Cody took best original screenplay for the quirky, verbose comedy Juno - her first ever movie. |
| "I'm shocked by the popularity of the film," she said. | "I'm shocked by the popularity of the film," she said. |
| "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." | "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." |
| Birthday | Birthday |
| The ceremony, at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood, marked the 80th anniversary of the Academy Awards. | |
| Stewart returned to host the Oscars for the second timeOrganisers 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. | |
| However, this year's understated show was unlikely to provide many clips for future compilations. | However, this year's understated show was unlikely to provide many clips for future compilations. |
| 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. | 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. |
| That meant there were no large-scale song-and-dance numbers or lovingly-crafted movie spoofs from host Jon Stewart. | That meant there were no large-scale song-and-dance numbers or lovingly-crafted movie spoofs from host Jon Stewart. |
| Marion Cotillard was among the red carpet fashion successesIn pictures Returning for his second stint at the helm of the awards show, Stewart acknowledged the impact of the strike on Hollywood. | Marion Cotillard was among the red carpet fashion successesIn pictures Returning for his second stint at the helm of the awards show, Stewart acknowledged the impact of the strike on Hollywood. |
| "These past three and a half months have been very tough. The town was torn apart by a bitter writers' strike," he said. | "These past three and a half months have been very tough. The town was torn apart by a bitter writers' strike," he said. |
| "But I'm happy to say that the fight is over. So tonight, welcome to the make-up sex." | "But I'm happy to say that the fight is over. So tonight, welcome to the make-up sex." |
| No Country For Old Men, a dark comedy about a drugs bust gone wrong, had long been the frontrunner to win best film. | No Country For Old Men, a dark comedy about a drugs bust gone wrong, had long been the frontrunner to win best film. |
| Its win cements the reputation of the Coen siblings as Hollywood's favourite leftfield film-makers. | Its win cements the reputation of the Coen siblings as Hollywood's favourite leftfield film-makers. |
| Accepting their award, older brother Joel recalled that the duo had been making films since childhood. | Accepting their award, older brother Joel recalled that the duo had been making films since childhood. |
| "What we do now doesn't feel that much different from what we were doing then," he said. | "What we do now doesn't feel that much different from what we were doing then," he said. |
| "We're very thankful to all of you out there for continuing to let us play in our corner of the sandbox." | "We're very thankful to all of you out there for continuing to let us play in our corner of the sandbox." |
| George Clooney was accompanied by his girlfriend, Sarah Larson Tilda Swinton gave the most spirited speech of the night while picking up her best supporting actress award. | George Clooney was accompanied by his girlfriend, Sarah Larson Tilda Swinton gave the most spirited speech of the night while picking up her best supporting actress award. |
| "I have an American agent who is the spitting image of this," she said, referring to her Oscar statuette. | "I have an American agent who is the spitting image of this," she said, referring to her Oscar statuette. |
| "Really, truly. The same shape head and, it has to be said, the buttocks." | "Really, truly. The same shape head and, it has to be said, the buttocks." |
| She also poked fun at her Michael Clayton co-star George Clooney, by referring back to his critically-derided stint as superhero Batman. | 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." | "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 | Parties |
| One awkward moment came as musical duo Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova ran out of time during their acceptance speech for most original song. | |
| Iglova made an unprecendented return to the stage Singer's second chance | |
| 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. | 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. | 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. | "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. | 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. | 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. | However, pop stars Madonna and Prince have stepped into the breach with hastily-arranged parties in their Hollywood homes. |