Sean Penn
Background
Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an Academy Award- and Golden Globe-winning American film actor and director. He has also been nominated for three other Academy Awards in recognition of his roles in I Am Sam, Sweet and Lowdown and Dead Man Walking. In 2004, he was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He is also well-known for his political activism and support of Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez.
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...LINDSAY Lohan (above) left her constant companion Samantha Ronson at home the other night to hang with Sean Penn. He and Lohan went to Nobu in West Hollywood, reports Celebuzz.com. Later, Page Six sources said the pair - who were spotted together all over...
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New York Post
...and Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1993), he hit the bigtime with Good Will Hunting (1997), which won Oscars for star Robin Williams and co-writers Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. His shot-by-shot remake of Psycho (1998) had a mixed reception, but no one could dismiss...
3 hours ago from
Guardian Unlimited
...the top five awards at the 14th annual Critics Choice Awards. The film won the Best Film Award, Best Director Award for Danny Boyle, Best Writer Award for Simon Beaufoy, Best Young Actor for Dev Patel and Best Composer for A R Rahman, the Los Angeles Times...
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Webindia123
... Check out the complete list of the 2009 Critic’s Choice Awards Winners: Best Picture: “Slumdog Millionaire” Best Director: Danny Boyle, “Slumdog Millionaire” Best Actor: Sean Penn, “Milk” Best Actress: Meryl Streep, “Doubt” & Anne Hathaway, “Rachel Getting...
4 hours ago from
Glam.com
...five prizes, including best picture, at Thursday night's Critics' Choice Awards. "Slumdog" also won honors for director Danny Boyle, writer Simon Beaufoy, star Dev Patel and composer A.R. Rahman. "It's amazing to see how generous you've been to our film,"...
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Santa Maria Times
...five prizes, including best picture, at Thursday night's Critics' Choice Awards. "Slumdog" also won honors for director Danny Boyle, writer Simon Beaufoy, star Dev Patel and composer A.R. Rahman. Sean Penn was a double winner, earning best actor honors and...
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GoErie.com
...of the young boy from rags to riches, has walked away with five gongs at the award ceremony, reports Variety. Director Danny Boyle won Best Director award. Writer Simon Beaufoy, also won an award for the film. Actor Dev Patel added another trophy to his credit...
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OneIndia
...last updated at 08:33 GMT, Friday, 9 January 2009 Dev Patel (left) plays a contestant on Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Danny Boyle's film Slumdog Millionaire has swept the Critics' Choice Awards in Los Angeles, winning five prizes, including best film and...
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BBC News
...five prizes, including best picture, at Thursday night's Critics' Choice Awards. Slumdog also won honors for director Danny Boyle, writer Simon Beaufoy, star Dev Patel and composer A.R. Rahman. Sean Penn was a double winner, earning best actor honors and sharing...
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Houston Chronicle
...body are starting to wear him down, Cassidy convinces him to try to make amends with his estranged daughter, Stephanie (Evan Rachel Wood). Much of the film focuses on Ram's struggles between his desire to keep on fighting the good fight or settling down and...
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Pegasus News
Last Week - About Sean Penn
... CANNES, France, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- French actress Isabelle Huppert has been named president of the jury of the 62nd Festival de Cannes, organizers of the famed film festival said Friday. French actress Isabelle Huppert (L) and Spanish director Pedro Almodovar...
7 days ago from
United Press International
...whether President-elect Barack Obama's mantra of "change" might translate to significant revisions in U.S. policy toward Havana, and perhaps an eventual thaw in the long-stagnant U.S.-Cuba relationship. In a significant break from the strategy of the Bush...
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GlobalSecurity.org
...C. Reilly star as two co-workers vying for the same promotion. ; 'The Promotion' trailer; comedy; John C. Reilly; Sean William Scott; variety; video; Mulder and Scully return to the bigscreen this Summer in FOX and creator Chris Carter's 'X-Files: I Want to...
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Variety
...Transnational Movie (with an English-speaking filmmaker working abroad): "Slumdog Millionaire," English director Danny Boyle's exuberant Mumbai romantic drama-comedy-musical. Boyle doesn't deliver the prettied-up India the national tourist authority would...
7 days ago from
The Pantagraph
... With 2008 behind us, its time to look back at what were among the years best movies, albums, concerts and more. So lets cut to the chase, and get the best of last year behind us. Forrest Hartman, Reno Gazette-Journal Its always difficult to narrow an enti...
7 days ago from
Reno Gazette-Journal
...French actress, best known stateside for roles in David O. Russell's I Heart Huckabees, Hal Hartley's Amateur and the 1991 celluloid adaptation of Madame Bovary, has been tapped to head this year's Cannes Film Festival jury, organizers announced today. Huppert...
7 days ago from
E! Online
...targets everybody but the audience. bthompson@nationalpost.com [Gwyneth Paltrow tends to Robert Downey Jr.'s finer points in Iron Man, Bob Thompson's pick for movie of the year. Photo courtesy Paramount] No comments have been posted You must be logged in...
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National Post
...for his family when some evil characters spring to life, and his wife (Sienna Guillory) ends up trapped in a paperback. Paul Bettany has a supporting role as a fire juggler called Dustfinger. (April 2). Watch the trailer. Bruno: Having given funny bones time...
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The Courier Mail
...list of once-in-a-lifetime roles he had turned down, though unconfirmed, is incredible: Beverly Hills Cop, Platoon, Rain Man, Pulp Fiction, 48 Hrs, The Silence of the Lambs, Top Gun, Highlander, Tombstone. Startling offers given he had made his name with just...
7 days ago from
The Independent
... Mickey Rourke is reportedly telling people that fellow actor Sean Penn is "average" and "homophobic." According to the Daily Beast, the comments were expressed in a text message that Rourke sent to a Hollywood executive. "Look, Sean's an old friend of...
7 days ago from
Radar
Last Month - About Sean Penn
...to The Dark Knight from Oscar eligibility on a technicality, we were furious - it was easily the biggest Oscars outrage since Geri Halliwell’s turn in The Fat Slags didn’t win Best Supporting Actress in 2004. But the good news is that the Academy has reversed...
30 days ago from
Heckler Spray
...woman with a MySpace page has kissed another girl for the camera; but for men who kiss men, it’s still the final frontier. So, James Franco, what was it like to kiss Sean Penn in “Milk?” (And no one seemed to ask him the question I want to know: What’s it...
30 days ago from
Nancy Nall
...by the board this year, Best Director went to Danny Boyle, who directed Slumdog Millionaire, with The Dark Knight director Christopher Nolan getting another runner-up nod. For the Best Actor award, Sean Penn (Milk) was chosen, with Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler)...
30 days ago from
Associated Content
...party. [Daily Star] ♦ What's going on between Tara Connor and Ryan Seacrest? Your guess is as good as ours. [P6, TMZ] ♦ DMX was arrested again yesterday while hanging out with Scott Storch. [E!] ♦ Mischa Barton is supposedly dating British scenester Tom...
30 days ago from
CityFile
...by, gasp, entertainment. Although the last two years has seen the Los Angeles Film Critics Association name the likes of Brokeback Mountain and There Will Be Blood as its best films, this year it has decided to give its top award to WALL-E, the almost dialogue-free...
30 days ago from
Glam.com
...Cruz picked up her third award for the season, named best supporting actress by all three groups for her role in director Woody Allen's Vicky Cristina Barcelona. Sally Hawkins was named best actress by the New York Film Critics Circle, an honour she was also...
30 days ago from
Toronto Star
...Oscar race heated up yesterday as Wall.E was named film of the year by a group of leading film critics. The Pixar movie about a lovestruck robot abandoned on Earth was chosen by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association ahead of the Batman movie, The Dark Knight. Sean...
30 days ago from
Daily Mail - UK
...supporting actress went to Penelope Cruz for her role in Woody Allen's Vicky Cristina Barcelona. Jenny Lumet, daughter of Sidney Lumet, won for her screenplay of Rachel Getting Married. Man on Wire won best documentary, WALL-E won best animated film and 4...
30 days ago from
USA Today
... John Leguizamo and Freddy Rodriguez talk family, good food--and why the cast packed on the pounds during filming! Beyonce spills on playing legendary songstress Etta James! Plus, Adrien Brody and others critique her performance. Ron Howard, Sam Rockwell a...
30 days ago from
E! Online
...in "The Dark Knight." A Golden Globe nod would indicate that Heath could receive the second posthumous Oscar (after Peter Finch's "Network" win). He'd also be breaking boundaries by winning such acclaim for a role in a summer blockbuster comic book movie. Beyoncé...
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