Sean Penn (2nd R), best actor winner for his role in the film "Milk," is joined backstage by presenters Ben Kingsley (L), Robert Deniro (3rd L), Michael Douglas (3rd R), Adrien Brody (2nd R), and Sir Anthony Hopkins at the 81st Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, February 22, 2009. Reuters Pictures 9 months ago

Sean Penn (2nd R), best actor winner for his role in the film "Milk," is joined backstage by presenters Ben Kingsley (L), Robert Deniro (3rd L), Michael Douglas (3rd R), Adrien Brody (2nd R), and Sir Anthony Hopkins at the 81st Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, February 22, 2009.

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  1. FILE - In this Nov. 1, 2009 file photo, English actor and Oscar winner Sir Ben Kingsley enjoys a solitary moment during the Tribeca Film Festival 2009, in Doha, Oatar. Kingsley, famous for his Oscar-winning portrayal of Indian independence hero Mohandas Gandhi, is reaching deeper into the country's history with a new role as the Mogul emperor who ordered the construction of the Taj Mahal, the British actor's production company, SBK Pictures, said in a statement sent Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009.
  2. MANDATORY CREDIT PHOTO BY DAVE M. BENETT/GETTY IMAGES) Daniela Barbosa de Carneiro, Ben Kingsley, Jonathan Ross and Jane Goldman arrive at the opening gala premiere of 'Fantastic Mr Fox' during the 53rd BFI London Film Festival, at the Odeon Leicester Square on October 14, 2009 in London, England.

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  1. FILE - In this Nov. 1, 2009 file photo, English actor and Oscar winner Sir Ben Kingsley enjoys a solitary moment during the Tribeca Film Festival 2009, in Doha, Oatar. Kingsley, famous for his Oscar-winning portrayal of Indian independence hero Mohandas Gandhi, is reaching deeper into the country's history with a new role as the Mogul emperor who ordered the construction of the Taj Mahal, the British actor's production company, SBK Pictures, said in a statement sent Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009.
  2. English actor and Oscar winner Sir Ben Kingsley enjoying a solitary moment during the Tribeca Film Festival 2009, in Doha, on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009.
  3. Oscar winner Ben Kingsley and his wife Daniela Lavender during the opening of the four-day long Doha Tribeca Film Festival 2009 held at Museum of Islamic Art, Doha, Qatar on Thursday, 29, 2009.
  4. MANDATORY CREDIT PHOTO BY DAVE M. BENETT/GETTY IMAGES) Daniela Barbosa de Carneiro, Ben Kingsley, Jonathan Ross and Jane Goldman arrive at the opening gala premiere of 'Fantastic Mr Fox' during the 53rd BFI London Film Festival, at the Odeon Leicester Square on October 14, 2009 in London, England.
  5. MANDATORY CREDIT PHOTO BY DAVE M. BENETT/GETTY IMAGES) Sir Ben Kingsley and Daniela Lavender arrive at the opening gala premiere of 'Fantastic Mr Fox' during the 53rd BFI London Film Festival, at the Odeon Leicester Square on October 14, 2009 in London, England.
  6. MANDATORY CREDIT PHOTO BY DAVE M. BENETT/GETTY IMAGES) Sir Ben Kingsley and Daniela Lavender arrive at the opening gala premiere of 'Fantastic Mr Fox' during the 53rd BFI London Film Festival, at the Odeon Leicester Square on October 14, 2009 in London, England.
  7. In this Oct. 25, 2009 photo made available Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009, US actor Sean Penn, center, visits a hospital as a patient looks on in Nueva Gerona on the Isla de la Juventud in Cuba. Penn is in Cuba reporting for Vanity Fair magazine.
  8. In this Oct. 25, 2009 photo released Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009, US actor Sean Penn, left, walks with Cuban painter Alexis Leyva, aka Kacho, at the Martha Machado art gallery on the Isla de la Juventud in Cuba. Penn is in Cuba reporting for Vanity Fair magazine.
  9. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is seen during a ceremony commemorating the first anniversary of the launching of Venezuela's 'Simon Bolivar' communications satellite, in Caracas, on October 29, 2009. Oscar-winning actor and political activist Sean Penn may film a movie in Venezuela, Chavez said.
  10. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez seen during a ceremony commemorating the first anniversary of the launching of Venezuela's 'Simon Bolivar' communications satellite, in Caracas, on October 29, 2009. Oscar-winning actor and political activist Sean Penn may film a movie in Venezuela, Chavez said.
  11. U.S. actor Sean Penn (R) chats with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez at Miraflores Palace in Caracas October 28, 2009.
  12. U.S. actor Sean Penn (R) chats with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez at Miraflores Palace in Caracas October 28, 2009.
  13. Director Adam Shankman arrives as a guest at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences 2009 Governor Awards in Hollywood, California November 14, 2009. Shankman is one of the producers of the 82nd Academy Awards which will be held March 7, 2010.
  14. Actress Lauren Bacall (C), cinematographer Gordon Willis (R) and filmmaker Roger Corman stand onstage with the Honorary Oscars they received at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences 2009 Governors Awards in Hollywood, California November 14, 2009.
  15. Filmmaker Roger Corman, left, actress Lauren Bacall, center, and cinematographer Gordon Willis pose with their honorary Oscars following The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 2009 Governors Awards, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009, in Los Angeles.
  16. Actress Lauren Bacall (R) and filmmaker Roger Corman pose with the Honorary Oscars they received at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences 2009 Governors Awards in Hollywood, California November 14, 2009.

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