"The Departed" wins best film Oscar

LOS ANGELES, Feb 26 (Reuters) Crime thriller ''The Departed,'' director Martin Scorsese's tale of corruption among the Boston police, won the Oscar for best film.

''The Departed'' competed for the world's top film award with four other movies including cultural drama ''Babel,'' comedy ''Little Miss Sunshine,'' World War II saga ''Letters From Iwo Jima'' and ''The Queen,'' about the British royal family.

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