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Hilary Swank wins second Oscar through sweat and tears
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HOLLYWOOD (AFP) — Like her determined boxer character in "Million Dollar Baby," Hilary Swank, who walked off with her second best actress Oscar in five years, knows what it means to struggle.
While she is in rare company as a double Oscar winner at the tender age of 30, Swank has faced some of the same challenges as Maggie Fitzgerald, her driven character in Clint Eastwood's heart-wrenching film.
The straight-taking brunette, who snagged her first best actress award in 2000 for her role as a sexually ambiguous woman in "Boys Don't Cry," has fought her way back from adversity several times in a few short years.
"I don't know what I did in this life to deserve all this. I'm just a girl from a trailer park who had a dream. ... I am eternally grateful for this...
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