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Rachel Weisz wins supporting actress Oscar
(AP)
Updated: 2006-03-06 10:47
Rachel Weisz won her first Oscar on Sunday night, winning the Academy Award
for best supporting actress for her role in "The Constant Gardener."
British actress
Rachel Weisz, nominated for an Oscar for best actress in a supporting role
for her work in 'The Constant Gardener,' arrives for the 78th Academy
Awards Sunday, March 5, 2006, in Los Angeles.
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The British actress, who turns 35 on
Tuesday, beat out Michelle Williams of "Brokeback Mountain."
Even as "Brokeback" gained Oscar momentum, Weisz' mysterious and fiercely
independent performance reaped awards, including Golden Globe and Screen Actors
Guild trophies.
The other nominees were Amy Adams of "Junebug," Catherine Keener of "Capote"
and Frances McDormand of "North Country."
Previously known mostly for "The Mummy" movies, Weisz's career changed with
her role as a humanitarian-aid worker who aggressively confronts corrupt
government and business officials in Africa.
"The Constant Gardener" was nominated for four Oscars, but Weisz regretted
that Ralph Fiennes, who stars in the film and plays Weisz's diplomat husband,
wasn't chosen as well.
"It's a supporting role I was playing, and I was supporting him, so it is
disappointing he wasn't nominated," she said earlier.
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