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In this groundbreaking rags-to-riches fantasy, 18-year-old orphan Jamal Malik stuns the audience of India's "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire"-style game show by answering every question correctly. The show has to take a break from shooting before it reaches the final 20-million-rupee question, and in the meantime, Jamal finds himself under arrest. How could an unschooled street rat know so much without cheating? The police demand to know, but the answer to that question is neither simple nor multiple-choice.
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SEAN PEAN---milk
Sean Penn completely disappears into his part as Harvey Milk in "Milk," the first openly gay elected official in America. He has three previous Oscar nominations and one win.
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In "The Reader," Kate Winslet gives a multi-dimensional performance as Hanna Schmitz, who has an affair with a young man before WWII and is later put on trial for war crimes. Winslet has been nominated for an Oscar five previous times.
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Heath Ledger (The DARK KNIGHT) gives one of the best performance of his regrettably short life as a nihilist super villain in clown paint in "The Dark Knight." Ledger has previously been nominated once for a Oscar.
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In "Vicky Cristina Barcelona," Penelope Cruz gave a fiery performance as Maria Elena, a troubled woman who comes between her ex-husband and his new lover. This is Cruz's second Oscar Nomination.
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Danny Boyle, who first gained prominence making such cult favs as “Shallow Grave” and “Trainspotting”, directs the Bollywood-influenced drama "Slumdog Millionaire." This is his first Oscar nomination.
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