Grant Heslov, from left, Ben Affleck, and George Clooney pose with their award for best picture for "Argo" during the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday Feb. 24, 2013, in Los Angeles. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP)
Grant Heslov, from left, Ben Affleck, and George Clooney pose with their award for best picture for "Argo" during the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday Feb. 24, 2013, in Los Angeles. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP)
Ben Affleck (right) and George Clooney arrive for the BAFTA Film Awards at the Royal Opera House on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013, in London. (Ki Price/Invision/AP)
Ben Affleck (right) and George Clooney arrive for the BAFTA Film Awards at the Royal Opera House on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013, in London. (Ki Price/Invision/AP)
President Obama (left) calls actor George Clooney a good friend whom he got to know during Mr. Clooney's work on Sudan. (Associated Press)
President Obama (left) calls actor George Clooney a good friend whom he got to know during Mr. Clooney's work on Sudan. (AP Photo)
President Obama (left) calls actor George Clooney a good friend whom he got to know during Mr. Clooney's work on Sudan. (Associated Press)
Actor George Clooney (center); Rep. James P. Moran (back), Virginia Democrat; and Mr. Clooney's father, Nick Clooney (right), are arrested on Friday, March 16, 2012, during a protest at the Sudanese Embassy in Washington. The demonstrators were protesting the escalating humanitarian emergency in Sudan that threatens the lives of 500,000 people. (Associated Press)
George Clooney answers questions from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on horrors he saw while visiting Sudan. With him are human rights activist John Prendergast (center) and Jonathan Temin of the United States Institute of Peace. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
