Slumdog Millionaire swept. Kate Winslet finally got hers. Frost/Nixon got shut out. And on it goes. But, as we all know, there are much more to award shows than Oscar winners and losers. Here are our winners and losers from the 81st Academy Awards. Check them out and tell us yours!
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Slumdog Millionaire, the ultimate up-from-the-streets story, won eight Oscars to dominate a ceremony that emphasized populist films alongside artsy fare.
Kate Winslet scored best actress for The Reader; Sean Penn won best actor for Milk; Penelope Cruz scored best supporting actress for her role in Vicki Christina Barcelona; and in the night's most emotional moment, Heath Ledger's family accepted his best supporting actor award for The Dark Knight.
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You already know how we feel about the Oscar song category, but how about the other races — particularly the big ones? Well, now you'll find out. Behold, TVGuide.com's predictions for the 81st Academy Awards (Sunday, ABC at 8:30 pm/ET). Don't agree with us? Then check out the nominees here and tell us who you think will and should triumph on Hollywood's biggest night.
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Kate Winslet is a double Golden Globe winner and Oscar nominee, but she's thinking about actors who aren't sweeping awards ceremonies.
"I really hope that there isn't a [Screen Actors Guild] strike," the actress, nominated for a best actress Oscar for her role in The Reader, said Monday at a luncheon for nominees.
"When I think about my upbringing, and I think about my father who relied on voiceovers ... or a jingle ... he relied on those things to pay the rent and put food on the table for his four children," she recalled.
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Tina Fey's 30 Rock and HBO's John Adams swept their categories at the Screen Actors Guild Awards to continue their hot streaks as actors took a break from their focus on a possible strike to celebrate their best work of the last year.
30 Rock won best female actor for a comedy series for Fey, best male actor in a comedy series for Alec Baldwin, and best ensemble in a comedy series. SAG has been locked in a contract dispute with producers for months, and Fey took a jab at studios as she noted that her daughter would someday be old enough to watch 30 Rock on the Internet.
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