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Morgan Freeman (Best Supporting Actor)

Cate Blanchett (Best Supporting Actress) 

Hilary Swank (Best Actress)

Jamie Foxx (Best Actor)

2005

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Flick of the Day

Film: KISS THE GIRLS

Director: Gary Fleder

Actors: Ashley Judd, Morgan Freeman, Cary Elwes, Tony Goldwyn, Alex McArthur, Brian Cox, Roma Maffia, Jeremy Piven

Year: 1997

Synopsis: A doctor escapes being held captive by a serial killer.

A word of advice if you're a female... don't watch this alone at night. It's one of the creepiest films to come out of the 90s. A woman (Judd) is kidnapped from her bed and held captive for several days. She manages (barely) to escape and helps a detective find the mad man. Judd and Freeman are great (as always) and you'll be guessing until the very end.

Flick of the Day

Film: RED

Director: Robert Schwentke

Actors: Bruce Willis, Mary Louise Parker, Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren, John Malkovich, Karl Urban, Brian Cox, Richard Dreyfus, Julian McMahon

Year: 2010

Synopsis: Retired members of the CIA begin to be assassinated.

What a rush. Aging bad-asses Helen Mirren, Morgan Freeman, John Malkovich, Brian Cox, and Bruce Willis are awesome in this witty, original action flick. Mirren and a hilarious Malkovich stand out in a phenomenal cast (even Bruce Willis, who is typically blah). Get you butt in gear and check this film out immediately.

Flick of the Day

Film: AMISTAD

Director: Steven Spielberg

Actors: Djimon Hounsou, Morgan Freeman, Anthony Hopkins, Matthew McConaughey, Nigel Hawthorne, Pete Postlethwaite, Stellan Skarsgard, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Anna Paquin, David Paymer

Year: 1997

Synopsis: A group of Africans stand trial for the murder of their captors aboard a slave ship.

Actor Djimon Honsou was certainly robbed of an Oscar nomination for this poignant, beautiful performance of an enslaved African fighting for his freedom. This film is one of the best films I've ever seen and it beautifully tells the story of human will and power. You should definitely see it.

Did You Know...

... Oscar winner Morgan Freeman got his start on the 70's children's show "The Electric Company", where he played characters like 'Easy Reader' and 'Dracula'.

Performance of the Day

Actor: BRAD PITT

Film: "Seven"

Character: David Mills

Year: 1995

In one of the creepiest films ever, Brad Pitt stars as Detective David Mills. He teams up with Morgan Freeman to find a serial killer with a pension for the seven deadly sins. I'm not a huge fan of Brad's, but he did very well in this movie, especially in the heart-wrenching finale.

*Happy 47th Birthday, William Bradley Pitt!!!

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