Tuesday, March 1 2005 10:29 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Los Angeles: The boxing saga "Million Dollar Baby'' was the Academy Awards heavyweight today (Feb 28, 2005), claiming best picture and three other trophies, including Oscars honours for director Clint Eastwood, lead-actress Hilary Swank and supporting-actor Morgan Freeman.

Jamie Foxx took lead actor for "Ray". Foxx won for his uncanny emulation of Ray Charles in "Ray.'' The wins for Freeman and Foxx made it only the second time blacks won two of the four acting prizes.

"The Aviator," Martin Scorsese's lavish biopic about eccentric US billionaire, Howard Hughes won four Oscars for best art direction, costume design and film editing.

Australian actress Cate Blanchett won the best supporting actress for her feisty turn as screen legend Katharine Hepburn.

"The Sea Inside'' (Spain), directed by Alejandro Amenabar, won as best foreign-language film. It told the real-life story of a paralysed Spaniard (played by Javier Bardem), who fought a legal battle for his right to die.

The Oscar for best original song went to "Al Otro Lado Del Rio'' from "The Motorcycle Diaries,'' which was the first Spanish-language song ever to be nominated.

The superhero action comedy "The Incredibles'', won the animated-feature prize, beating 2004's biggest box-office hit, the fairy-tale sequel "Shrek 2", it also took a second Oscar for sound editing.

"Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind'' took the original-screenplay award for Charlie Kaufman. "Sideways'' won the adapted-screenplay prize for director Alexander Payne and his writing partner, Jim Taylor.

'Born into Brothels', the documentary that tracks the experiences of prostitutes in a red-light district of Kolkata won the Oscars for Best Documentary Feature.