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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - And they're off.

A new crop of Oscar prospects crammed the red carpet at what is widely considered Tinseltown's award-season starting gate: the Hollywood Awards.

"I think I was extremely naive when I showed up here tonight," giggled New Hollywood Award winner Gabourey "Gabby" Sidibe, who plays the title role of an abused daughter in "Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Saffire."

"This is a big thing," she said.

Among the other honorees walking the media gantlet Monday night: Hilary Swank ("Amelia"), Julianne Moore ("A Single Man"), Carey Mulligan ("An Education") and Christoph Waltz ("Inglorious Basterds").

Presenters included Sandra Bullock, ...

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