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In addition to his best picture win this year, Eastwood nabbed the trophy as best director for a second time and was also recognized with an acting nomination for his performance as gym owner Frankie Dunn.

“Million Dollar Baby” took home four Oscar statues, but alongside that success, the movie raised the ire of some conservative groups for its underlying and perhaps unintentional stance on assisted suicide. Unfazed, Eastwood says his latest film speaks for itself.

With a resume spanning westerns like “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” to perhaps his most famous role as the bad cop in 1971’s “Dirty Harry,” Eastwood’s career— which includes a brief political stint fighting bureaucracy as the mayor of historic Carmel, California in the '80s— is nothing if not diverse.

At 74 years old, Clint Eastwood became the oldest winner ever of the best directing Oscar and he shows no signs of slowing down. Now the iconic actor-director is about to make Chris Matthews' day.

Matthews and Eastwood will square off on Hollywood and the red states, the culture wars, and his experience in politics.

Links:

• Million Dollar Baby Official Site
• Eastwood.net Fan Site

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