Sean Penn WINS Best Actor Oscar For Milk!

Sean Penn and James Franco in Milk

Sean Penn and James Franco in Milk

Date: 23-Feb-2009

"You commie, homo-loving sons of guns" is how Sean Penn began his Oscar-winning speech, addressing the Academy members who awarded him Best Actor for the film Milk, in which he plays the role of Harvey Milk, the real-life gay US politician assassinated by a former colleague.

WATCH the FANTASTIC video of both Sean's rousing speech plus see the speech by gay Milk screenwriter Dustin Lance.

Thanking gay director Gus Van Sant, Sean Penn then went on to scorn those who voted for banning gay marriage in the passage of Proposition 8 in California.



Here's winning screenwriter Dustin Lance, who spoke of gay rights in his emotional speech for Best Original Screenplay for Milk.

PS: we apologise, but at time of posting, the only video on YouTube had been posted by a right-wing US organisation, hence the weirdo title of the clip below:

4 comments, 93 views, last reply:24-Feb-2009 18:48

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YAY! Go Sean! Go GAYS!
GREAAAAT speech!!!!!!

posted by niceone on 23-Feb-2009 15:51

Les mots pour le dire !!... Merci et chapeau , Mec !!

posted by frenchman on 24-Feb-2009 6:58

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yes thankyou for Harvey Milk

posted by stevie on 24-Feb-2009 10:54

wow sean penn cool speech.. i havent seen milk yet, but have gotto soon

posted by Marc_the_shark on 24-Feb-2009 18:48

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