Least Happy Winner
Joaquin Phoenix
When he heard his Ladder 49 costar John Travolta announce he'd won the Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy prize for playing Johnny Cash in Walk the Line, Phoenix did not seem elated. In fact, he appeared vexed, terribly vexed. ''Whoever thought I'd win in the comedy or musical category?'' he asked. Tablemate Ryan Phillippe apparently did — revealing a previous bet when he yelled to the stage, ''Pay up!'' Phillippe also nearly upstaged his wife, Reese Witherspoon, who won the Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy award for playing June Carter Cash in the same film. ''My husband just hit me so hard I almost fell over,'' she said at the podium. ''Like a linebacker.''