Brad Pitt wins his first Oscar as a performer in the category of best supporting actor
Brad Pitt has been in charge of opening the gala. The actor was the first to collect his Oscar in the category of best supporting actor for his role in Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood. The interpreter, a veteran of Hollywood and one of the best-known faces of the seventh art, competed with Joe Pesci, Tom Hanks, Anthony Hopkins and Al Pacino. Without a doubt, a luxury cast.
Best Supporting Actor
The actor was the favorite to win the award, especially after winning the Golden Globe, the Bafta and the SAG Screen Actors Guild awards. Finally, the forecasts have been fulfilled and he has been able to collect the award that he had long longed for, since it is the first statuette that the artist achieves in the interpretive categories of the Hollywood Academy Awards. Before, he had an Oscar in his window but he went to the best picture for being one of the producers of 12 Years a Slave (2013). "This is incredible, really incredible," said Pitt, who was greeted with great applause from the audience.
The actor was the favorite to win the award, especially after winning the Golden Globe, the Bafta and the SAG Screen Actors Guild awards.
In addition, his speech has not left anyone indifferent. He has started it by dedicating his award to "Quentin‘ drunk ’Tarantino" and has said of the filmmaker that he is “original and one of a kind of him”. "The movie industry would be a much more arid place without you." He also fondly remembered his partner in Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood Leonardo DiCaprio and the rest of the cast.
Likewise, he has asked that the work of action specialists in the cinema be more appreciated, a job that he knew well thanks to his role in this feature film. Finally, he has dedicated the Oscar to his children: "I adore you."
Pitt has asked for more appreciation for the work of action stunts in the cinema, a job he knew well thanks to his role in this feature film.
Set in Los Angeles in the late 1970s, Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood tells the story of Rick Dalton (DiCaprio) and his stunt double (Pitt), who seek their niche in an industry that is living its final moments golden age. The film is also nominated in the category of best picture, as is its director, Quentin Tarantino, who could also win the award.
Of the six times, not counting this year, in which he had been a candidate for the Oscars, three were as an actor and in none of them did he take the statuette: Twelve Monkeys (1995), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008 ) and Moneyball (2011). The other two options were also as a producer in the category of best film: Moneyball and The great bet (2015).
