Eastwood Oscars favourite after DGA win

Clint Eastwood has become the odds-on favourite to claim the Best Director Oscar next month after beating rival Martin Scorcese again at the Directors Guild Awards (DGA) on Saturday.

Mon, 31 Jan, 2005 - 10:15

Clint Eastwood has become the odds-on favourite to claim the Best Director Oscar next month after beating rival Martin Scorcese again at the Directors Guild Awards (DGA) on Saturday.

Eastwood claimed the Best Picture prize over Scorsese, Taylor Hackford, Marc Forster and Alexander Payne for his acclaimed boxing movie Million Dollar Baby.

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