Kate Winslet, Sean Penn Win Oscars!

Us Magazine - February 23, 2009 8:47 AM PST
Story photo: Kate Winslet, Sean Penn Win Oscars!Kate Winslet arrives at the 81st Annual Academy Awards held at The Kodak Theatre on February 22, 2009 in Hollywood, California.Us Magazine
Slumdog Millionaire was named best picture at the 81st annual Academy Awards on Sunday. The film's director Danny Boyle was named best director.

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In the best actress category, Kate Winslet won for her role as a concentration camp guard in The Reader.

While accepting her award, she joked that she wrote her first Oscar acceptance speech when she was 8, staring into a bathroom mirror. Holding her Oscar, she added, "This would have been the shampoo bottle. Well, it's not a shampoo bottle now!"

Said Winslet (who made her father whistle from the audience so she knew where he was sitting), "I feel fortunate to have made it from there to here!"

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Accepting the award for best actor for playing gay politician Harvey Milk, Milk's Sean Penn joked that the Academy was a group of "homo loving sons of guns!"

"I did not expect this. I am touched by the appreciation," said Penn, who previously won for Mystic River.

Before leaving the stage, he gave a shout out to fellow nominee Mickey Rourke ("he is my brother," Penn said). Piggybacking off the themes of Milk, he also told the audience, "We've got to have equal rights for everyone."

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Emotions also ran high when the late Heath Ledger won best supporting actor for The Dark Knight. His mother and father and sister accepted the award on his behalf. For best supprting actress, the award went to Penelope Cruz for Vicky Cristina Barcelona.

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  • Dania R
    she's very beautiful and elegant
    report abuseposted February 25, 2009 8:04 AM PST
  • borhanulsiddik
    i would like kate winslet,so iwants to faq with her she is nice and i like her hole body pls kate i will faq u.
    report abuseposted February 25, 2009 6:18 AM PST
  • apple head
    Kate is hot! Sean Penn just plain sucks!! I can't stand this big puss.
    report abuseposted February 24, 2009 10:29 PM PST
  • do-be-do
    I was very happy that Sean Penn and Kate Winslet won. Sean Penn hasn't been my favorite in the past, but he was SO GREAT in "Milk" that I believe he really deserved the oscar. Kate Winslet... well what can you say about her.... she's classy (way classier than most Hollywood women), and she's a great actress, and she's beautiful. In short, she
    report abuseposted February 24, 2009 10:15 PM PST
  • Gracy K
    She is my favorite. Just saw her on milllionaire personals site """" R i c h s o u l m a t e . c o m""""" last week. I am wondering what kind of relationship she is looking for on that site.Is she single again now?
    report abuseposted February 24, 2009 4:41 PM PST
  • 8in of love
    Kate is one FINE woman,she has the total package,looks,smarts and $..
    report abuseposted February 24, 2009 11:30 AM PST
  • StreetPeaches
    Rourke is ugly trash. Anyone can play a nasty old fake fighter. Glad he was snubbed.
    report abuseposted February 23, 2009 3:19 PM PST
  • StreetPeaches
    Penn deserved the Oscar, obviously. Milk was a great film about human rights. It's only sensible he mention the ban on marriage for non breeders. Congrats Sean. You are a brilliant director and actor.
    report abuseposted February 23, 2009 3:18 PM PST
  • Kate definately. Sean-no way. Should have gone to Micky.
    report abuseposted February 23, 2009 11:23 AM PST
  • ladonna p
    I was happy for Sean Penn until he started using his win as ameans to push his political views down the viewers throats. The oscars aren't the time or place for this. I don't tell him how to vote and would appreciate the same respect. He's not right just because he's a celebrity!!
    report abuseposted February 23, 2009 8:38 AM PST
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