Million Dollar Baby Kayos The Aviator, Eastwood, Freeman, Swank, Foxx and Blanchett Take Top Honors From: The Tennessee Tribune | Date: March 9, 2005| Author: | . Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

Williams, Kam
Tennessee TRIBUNE, The
03-09-2005
On a night when big losers seemed to upstage big winners, Million Dollar
Baby pulled off a few upsets in taking home five Academy Awards, including
those for Best Picture, Best Director (Clint Eastwood), Best Actress
(Hilary Swank) and Best Supporting Actor (Morgan Freeman). Million's 5
Oscars edged out early favorite The Aviator, which only managed to garner
4, and only Best Supporting Actress (Cate Blanchett) among the more coveted
categories.

The only other flicks to land more than one Oscar were Ray (2) and The
Incredibles (2).

As expected, Jamie ...

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