FINALLY! Morgan Freeman gets an Oscar..

tridim

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Sun Feb-27-05 08:50 PM
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FINALLY! Morgan Freeman gets an Oscar..

It's about freaking time.

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Cadence

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Sun Feb-27-05 08:51 PM
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1. No doubt!!

I love him.

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Guaranteed

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Sun Feb-27-05 08:51 PM
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2. Yup. Richly deserved. nt

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sundog

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Sun Feb-27-05 08:51 PM
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3. woo hoo!!!

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ProudToBeLiberal

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Sun Feb-27-05 08:51 PM
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4. did he win for best supporting actor?

is so woot woot :)

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Deja Q

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Sun Feb-27-05 08:52 PM
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5. And unlike Halle Berry, he DESERVES it.

Far better actor.

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Kahuna

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Sun Feb-27-05 09:38 PM
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24. Why are you comparing him to Halle Berry?

:shrug:

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xmas74

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Sun Feb-27-05 08:52 PM
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6. He deserved on years ago.

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Guaranteed

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Sun Feb-27-05 08:53 PM
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9. Yup. nt

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HeeBGBz

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Sun Feb-27-05 08:52 PM
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7. I love that man

He seems to have such a warm soul.

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candy

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Sun Feb-27-05 08:52 PM
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8. The greatest voice I have ever heard. I'm thrilled for him.

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vi5

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Sun Feb-27-05 08:54 PM
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10. This makes up for his overlooked performance as Easy Reader..

..on Electric Company. Some of his finest work, and the fact that he won no awards for it is an injustice spanning the decades.

In all seriousness Morgan is the man. This is a very much deserved award for him.

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Robeson

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Sun Feb-27-05 09:02 PM
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13. Hey, I dicovered Morgan Freeman before most even knew...

...abouth him. I discovered him on the Electric Company. Don't ever underestimate the power of Easy Reader.....

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charlyvi

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Sun Feb-27-05 09:06 PM
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16. He was also on the soap "Another World"

He was wonderful on it.

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BlackVelvetElvis

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Sun Feb-27-05 09:06 PM
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18. I remember that too.

He wore some groovy threads back in the day.

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kaitykaity

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Sun Feb-27-05 08:58 PM
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11. He just is awesome.

I loved him in Robin Hood Prince of Thieves
of all things.

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Spazito

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Sun Feb-27-05 09:00 PM
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12. I agree, he was awesome in that and in Glory as well

it was long overdue, imo!

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Mayberry Machiavelli

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Sun Feb-27-05 09:06 PM
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17. I think he was equally as deserving as Denzel Washington was, who won

supporting actor in "Glory" (although Denzel was great in that film as well and deserved his award).

I still have never seen him as "Fast Black" in the old B movie "Street Smart". Supposed to be good.

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Gloria

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Sun Feb-27-05 09:03 PM
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14. I could watch the Shawshank Redemption over and over...and

have! Love him!

But I also love Alan Alda....

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blueblitzkrieg

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Sun Feb-27-05 09:04 PM
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15. Me too! Shawshank rocks.

So happy for Morgan!

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peekaloo

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Sun Feb-27-05 09:09 PM
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19. So wonderful in 'Driving Miss Daisy' and the glue that held 'Seven'

together.

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charlyvi

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Sun Feb-27-05 09:46 PM
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26. He was great in Seven.

Actually, everyone was great in Seven. It was a great movie.

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Mayberry Machiavelli

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Sun Feb-27-05 09:10 PM
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20. He's like Robert Duvall. Always solid, and makes every movie he's

in better, even if the movie's lame.

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dsc

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Sun Feb-27-05 09:10 PM
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21. I am so glad he won

The fact he hadn't won before was nothing short of scandalous. He wasn't even nominated for Clean and Sober where he was terrific. He didn't win for Driving Miss Daisy where he was terrific and wasn't even nominated for Lean on Me (same year where he was terrific). Even in some less than terrific films like Prince of Thieves he has been wonderful. It is about damn time.

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ET Awful

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Sun Feb-27-05 09:17 PM
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22. I've been rooting for him to get one since Glory came out.

He's earned it, and he's waited long enough (and I haven't even seen the movie he won for yet). :)

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tinfoilinfor2005

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Sun Feb-27-05 09:34 PM
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23. Isn't he the kind of person you just know you would like if you knew him?

Edited on Sun Feb-27-05 09:36 PM by tinfoilinfor2005

Oh, and P.S., I loved his line in the Robin Hood movie, "Is there no sun in this Godforsaken land?" I have used that everytime it has rained for more than three days straight!

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yellowdogintexas

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Sun Feb-27-05 09:46 PM
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27. yep I have always thought he was someone I would like to know

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yellowdogintexas

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Sun Feb-27-05 09:45 PM
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25. HOORAY. I have admired his work since he was on "Another World"

in daytime and "Electric Company"

He is a fine fine actor.

Well deserved

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