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Rating the Performances
by Richard Zoglin E-Mail this
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Alan Arkin, Best Supporting Actor
Grade: C

Never mind whether he deserved to snag the award over the favored Eddie Murphy. The biggest surprise winner of the night acted like the least surprised guy in the house, rattling off a prepared speech that praised his film, Little Miss Sunshine, for speaking "so openly of the possibility of innocence, growth and connection" — and totally ignored the moment.






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