Sean Penn Wins Best Actor At The Oscars 2009
02/22/09
Sean Penn wins the Oscar for an Actor in a Leading Role.
Sean Penn
MILK
NOMINATED ROLE
Sean Penn plays Harvey Milk, the camera store owner whose decision to campaign for a place on San Francisco's Board of Supervisors becomes a landmark event within the gay rights movement.
ACADEMY AWARDS HISTORY
This is the fifth Academy Award nomination for Sean Penn. He was previously nominated for:
MYSTIC RIVER (2003) Winner, Actor in a Leading Role
I AM SAM (2001) Nominee, Actor in a Leading Role
SWEET AND LOWDOWN (1999) Nominee, Actor in a Leading Role
DEAD MAN WALKING (1995) Nominee, Actor in a Leading Role
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