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Hahn-Khayat-Nebinger/ABACA. 56563-134. Los Angeles-CA-USA, February 29, 2004. Sean Penn holds is Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role for Mystic River and pose for the photographers in the Press Room
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Actor Sean Penn accepts the Oscar for best actor for his work in Mystic River at the 76th annual Academy Awards Sunday, Feb. 29, 2004, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill
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