‘The Departed’ wins Best Picture, Scorsese Best Director 10 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 25 2007)


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(Sunday, February 25, 2007, 5:30-9:21 p.m. PST) — Martin Scorsese’s mob epic The Departed won Best Picture tonight at the 79th Academy Awards at Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, and earned the filmmaker the directing prize that had eluded him throughout his illustrious career.

Forest Whitaker won Best Actor for The Last King of Scotland and Helen Mirren won Best Actress for The Queen.


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