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'Crash' Producers' Interview
Philip Seymour Hoffman Interview
Reese Witherspoon Interview
George Clooney Interview
Ang Lee Interview

‘'Crash' Surprise Oscar Winner

"Crash," featuring a huge cast in crisscrossing story lines over a chaotic 36-hour period in Los Angeles, rode a late surge of praise that lifted it past the cowboy romance "Brokeback Mountain," a film that had won most other key Hollywood awards. Philip Seymour Hoffman and Reese Witherspoon won acting honors. .

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