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BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Bill Cosby answered critics when he offered to bankroll two top high school grads – Loren M. Wilder (left, on the Cos's private jet) and Jimmy L. Hester – at Virginia's Hampton University. The actor, who on July 1 chastised black parents for raising children "going nowhere," sympathized with the young men after reading about their struggle to support themselves after growing up in unstable homes. "Here's a guy who has millions of dollars and he's focusing in on the two of us," Wilder said. "It's a good feeling."