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Are the Oscars recession-proof?

Kate Winslet and "Slumdog Millionaire" rule, while Hugh Jackman gives the awards an extreme makeover and -- miracle of miracles -- it works!
By Heather Havrilesky

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    Penn joins a distinguished list

    Say what you will about Sean Penn's politics. It's what's on the screen that counts. His second Oscar for best actor puts him in the same company with Fredric March, Gary Cooper, Spencer Tracy, Marlon Brando, Jack Nicholson, Dustin Hoffman, Tom Hanks and Daniel Day-Lewis.

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