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General Category => Literature, Music, Art & Entertainment => Topic started by: Harrowby Hall on March 05, 2018, 08:54:58 AM

Title: Academy Awards
Post by: Harrowby Hall on March 05, 2018, 08:54:58 AM

I awoke this morning to learn that Gary Oldman has been awarded the Oscar for the best performance by an actor in a leading role.  He won it for his portrayal of Winston Churchill. I struck me that the most recent British Oscar winners have each received their award for playing a historical, real, person than for a fictional character:

2009   Colin Firth               George Vi

2012   Daniel Day-Lewis     Abraham Lincoln

2014   Eddie Redmayne      Stephen Hawking

2017   Gary Oldman           Winston Churchill


Is this some aspect of cinematic drama which British actors have claimed for themselves?

Title: Re: Academy Awards
Post by: Nearly Sane on March 05, 2018, 12:40:41 PM

Not completely, if is certainly one of the ways that Oscars get won in Best Actor, though the recent examples are a run of Brits.  Other examples:

2008 - Sean Penn - Harvey Milk

2006 - Forest Whittaker -Idi Amin

2005 - Philip Seymour Hoffman - Truman Capote

2004 - Jamie Foxx - Ray Charles

Title: Re: Academy Awards
Post by: Nearly Sane on March 05, 2018, 07:11:25 PM

Why didn't Paddington 2 win Best Picture?

Title: Re: Academy Awards
Post by: Walt Zingmatilder on March 05, 2018, 08:02:24 PM

Quote from: Nearly Sane on March 05, 2018, 07:11:25 PM

Why didn't Paddington 2 win Best Picture?

It bearly qualifies.

Title: Re: Academy Awards
Post by: Nearly Sane on March 05, 2018, 08:20:30 PM

Quote from: Private Frazer on March 05, 2018, 08:02:24 PM

It bearly qualifies.

are you Peru?

Title: Re: Academy Awards
Post by: Rhiannon on March 05, 2018, 11:18:53 PM

I rarely give a stuff but I have to say that I find from Hollyoaks to Oscar winner impressive.