DiCaprio and Scorsese were again left without

Video: DiCaprio and Scorsese were again left without

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

Oscar favorite - Martin Scorsese's The Aviator - was left without awards: Clint Eastwood's Million Dollar Baby became the best film of the year, it was recognized as the best film of 2004.

This was announced at the 77th American Film Academy Awards, which ended in Los Angeles at the Kodak Theater. In total, the tape, which tells about a girl who dreams of becoming a boxing champion and about the tragic choice that life puts before her and her coach, was nominated in seven categories and won this prestigious award in four - for the best directorial work.

The award was presented to Clint Eastwood, who was both the producer and director of the film, and also wrote the music for it and played the main role in it. Producers Albert Ruddy and Tom Rosenberg accepted the award with him.

Directorial work on "The Million Dollar Girl" has already earned Clint Eastwood a Golden Globe for Directing and an American Directors Guild Award.

Among the actresses nominated for the Oscar for Best Actress, Hilary Swank was named first of all. She had very strong rivals - Annette Bening and Kate Winstlett, as well as English actress Imelda Staunton and Catalina Sandino Moreno from Colombia. However, the forecasts came true here. Hilary Swank won the Oscar for Best Actress. This award brought her her role in the film "The Million Dollar Girl" directed by Clint Eastwood. Swank has created the unforgettable and critically acclaimed portrayal of Maggie Fitzgerald, who dreams of becoming a boxing champion. For the 30-year-old actress, this golden statuette became the second. The first Oscar was brought to her by her role in the 1999 film Guys Don't Cry, ITAR-TASS reports.

Her role in "The Million Dollar Girl" has already earned Swank a Golden Globe and an American Screen Actors Guild Award.

The author of "Aviator" (Aviator, The) - Martin Scorsese - does not yet have a single "Oscar", and many believed that he will certainly receive it at this ceremony. However, the work of Clint Eastwood was rated higher. As a result, Aviator received five Oscars, but none in the prestigious category: Best Artist's Work, Best Editing, etc.

The Oscar for Best Supporting Actress is Cate Blanchett, who portrayed the famous American actress Katharine Hepburn in Aviator. For the 35-year-old performer of the role, this golden statuette was the first, although it was nominated for the Oscar for the second time. The first nomination brought her a role in the 1998 film "Elizabeth". Her role in Aviator has already earned Cate Blanchet an American Screen Actors Guild Award and a Golden Globe nomination.

"Oscar" in the category "Best Foreign Film" was awarded to the Spanish film "The Sea Inside" directed by Alejandro Amenabar. For the fourth time, the representatives of Spain become the owners of the golden statuette. In total, films from this country were nominated 19 times.

"The Sea Inside" received the highest critical acclaim and was previously awarded the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film. Just a day before the Oscars, the film won another award - the Independent Spirit award.

In total, 50 countries have submitted their films to the competition this year. The film "Night Watch" was nominated from Russia, however, unfortunately, he dropped out of the fight, not being included in the number of nominees.

The competition was very strong in the Best Actor category. Here Leonardo DiCaprio, Jamie Fox, Johnny Depp, Clint Eastwood and Don Cheadle claimed the gold statuette, and no one dared to predict who would get the Oscar. As a result, Jamie Foxx won the Oscar for Best Actor. This award brought him his role in the film-biography of the famous American singer and musician Ray Charles "Ray". Jamie Fox brilliantly played the main role in this film. For the 37-year-old actor, this golden statuette was the first. Jamie Fox was nominated for an Oscar this year for the first time, however, in two categories at once - for the best leading role in the film Ray and the best supporting role in the film Accomplice, ITAR-TASS reports.

His role in Ray has already earned the actor a Golden Globe and an American Screen Actors Guild Award, as well as the most rave reviews from film critics.

The honorary "Oscar" for outstanding contribution to the development of cinematography was presented to the famous filmmaker Sidney Lumet. He was awarded this honor "for his enormous services to screenwriters and actors and for his contribution to the art of cinema." This is the first "Oscar" of the famous master. Lumet started out as a theater actor in the 30s of the last century, and in 1939 he got his first film role. In 1950, he began working as a director on television, and in 1957 he directed his first feature film, 12 Angry Men. Filmed in just 19 days, this film earned him his first Oscar nomination as a director. After that, he was nominated three more times for the Academy Award as a director - for the films "Dog Afternoon" / 1975 /, "Television" / 1976 / and "Verdict" / 1982 /, and also once - for the script of the film "Prince of the City" / 1981 /. All in all, Sydney Lumet has about 40 directorial works, including such famous films as Murder on the Orient Express, Serpico, Gloria, Night over Manhattan, and Necessary Care.

Morgan Freeman won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. This award brought him his role in the movie "The Million Dollar Girl". Morgan Freeman created the image of coach and former boxer Eddie Dupree. For the 67-year-old actor, this golden statuette was the first. All in all, Morgan Freeman was nominated for an Oscar four times. His role in "The Million Dollar Girl" has already earned the actor an American Screen Actors Guild Award and a Golden Globe nomination.