OSCAR STUNNER: COTILLARD NAMED BEST ACTRESS

LOS ANGELES — “Thank you life and thank you love. It is true — there are some angels in this city,” said Marion Cotillard after her darkhorse win as best actress at the 80th Annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles.

Cotillard’s explosive performance as iconic French singer Edith Piaf as earned her international critical acclaim. Even critics who didn’t actually like the film couldn’t help but praise Cotillard’s haunting performance in the biopic directed by Oliver Dahan.