Composer A.R. Rahman displays the Oscars for achievement in music for both original song and original score for his work on the film "Slumdog Millionaire" at the 81st Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, February 22, 2009. Reuters Pictures 9 months ago

Composer A.R. Rahman displays the Oscars for achievement in music for both original song and original score for his work on the film "Slumdog Millionaire" at the 81st Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, February 22, 2009.

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  1. Oscar winner Megan Mylan gestures upon her arrival for the screening of "Smile Pinki" at a multiplex in New Delhi October 8, 2009. Mylan's film "Smile Pinki", the story of six-year-old Pinki who becomes a social outcast because of a cleft lip, won the Oscar for best documentary short at the 81st Academy Awards on February 22.
  2. MADRID, SPAIN - SEPTEMBER 29: Actress Pilar Lopez de Ayala attends the unveiling of the movie selected to represent Spain at the Oscars at Academia de las Artes y Las Ciencias Cinematográficas on September 29, 2009 in Madrid, Spain.
  3. Actress Chloe Sevigny arrives for for the 2009 Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles on September 20, 2009. Period drama 'Mad Men' and network comedy '30 Rock' scooped top honors as the 61st Emmy Awards produced a virtual repeat performance at the television industry's equivalent to the Oscars.

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  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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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  7. Actress Lauren Bacall (C), cinematographer Gordon Willis (R) and filmmaker Roger Corman pose with their Honorary Oscars at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences 2009 Governors Awards in Hollywood, California November 14, 2009.
  8. Filmmaker Roger Corman, left, actress Lauren Bacall, center, and cinematographer Gordon Willis pose onstage with their honorary Oscars at The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 2009 Governors Awards, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009, in Los Angeles.
  9. Indian music composer A.R. Rahman, who received two Oscars for his work on "Slumdog Millionaire," speaks during a press conference in Hyderabad, India, Monday, Oct. 12, 2009.
  10. Indian music composer A.R. Rahman, who received two Oscars for his work on "Slumdog Millionaire," speaks during a press conference in Hyderabad, India, Monday, Oct. 12, 2009.
  11. Oscar winning music director A. R. Rahman smiles during a news conference in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad October 12, 2009.

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