February 25, 2008 @ 11:25 am

American Gangster’s Ruby Dee Overlooked at Oscars

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And the winner is…

Yes, American Gangster’s Ruby Dee lost… and so did There Will Be Blood. Last night’s 80th Annual Oscars stood out more so for the rekindled flame between the recently striking Writers Guild of America and anyone who thought they could get over on them.

The show, hosted by Jon Stewart, went on without a hitch, and the big winners turned out to be the Coen brothers, who took home the Best Picture Oscar for, No Country for Old Men.

Here’s a list of last night’s lucky ones:

Best Movie: No Country for Old Men
Lead Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood
Lead Actress: Marion Cotillard, La Vie en Rose.
Supporting Actor: Javier Bardem, No Country for Old Men.
Supporting Actress: Tilda Swinton, Michael Clayton.
Foreign Language Film: The Counterfeiters, Austria.
Adapted Screenplay: Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, No Country for Old Men.
Original Screenplay: Diablo Cody, Juno.
Animated Feature Film: Ratatouille.
Art Direction: Sweeney Todd the Demon Barber of Fleet Street.
Cinematography: There Will Be Blood.
Sound Mixing: The Bourne Ultimatum.
Sound Editing: The Bourne Ultimatum.
Original Score: Atonement, Dario Marianelli.
Original Song: Falling Slowly from Once, Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova.
Costume: Elizabeth: The Golden Age.
Documentary Feature: Taxi to the Dark Side.
Documentary Short Subject: Freeheld.
Film Editing: The Bourne Ultimatum.
Makeup: La Vie en Rose.
Animated Short Film: Peter & the Wolf.
Live Action Short Film: Le Mozart des Pickpockets (‘The Mozart of Pickpockets’).
Visual Effects: The Golden Compass.

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1.

Bigsexxy says:

She is 1 of the best actresses out there 2me,and she should have won!!!!!!!

2.

Mz_Larenz says:

I think she should have won

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cannonball says:

why does vibe have such poor grammar? lol

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