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| Caption Actor Morgan Freeman holds his
Oscar statue at the 77th annual Academy Awards in Hollywood February 27.
Freeman was awarded the best supporting actor Oscar for his role in
"Million Dollar Baby." (Reuters) |
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 27 (Xinhuanet) -- Veteran actor
Morgan Freeman won the Academy Award on Sunday as best supporting actor for his
portrayal of the onetime prize boxer Eddie "Scrap-Iron" Dupris in Clint
Eastwood's boxing drama "Million Dollar Baby."
The win gave 67-year-old Freeman his first Oscar
after having been nominated three other times for his roles in the 1987 film
"Street Smart," in 1989's "Driving Miss Daisy" and in 1994's "The Shawshank
Redemption."
The other competitors for the honor were Alan Alda
for the "Aviator," Thomas Haden Church for "Sideways," Jamie Foxx for
"Collateral," and Clive Owen for "Closer." Enditem
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