Mark Rylance is the victor of the best supporting actor Academy Award for his role as a Russian operative in “Bridge of Spies”. The movie stars Tom Hanks as an attorney who negotiates the exchange of Rylance’s character for Francis Gary Powers, a captured American pilot whose spy plane was shot down by the Soviet Union during a reconnaissance mission. He said that working with “one of the best storytellers of all time” Steven Spielberg was a huge honor. While I do have him at second place in my predictions for Best Supporting Actor behind Mark Rylance (“Bridge of Spies”), I think he is far from the lock that the experts, editors and users are making him out to be.
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Sylvester Stallone may have lost out on an Academy Award on Sunday, but he’s still a victor in our eyes – and on the red carpet! “I’ve always just adored stories”, he said.
Mark Ruffalo was nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Oscar at the 2016 Oscars for his compelling performance as Mike Rezendes, a reporter for The Boston Globe who helped investigate the sexual abuse scandal surrounding priests in the intense movie Spotlight.
Chris delivered a hard-hitting monologue about the Oscars diversity row, and punctuated the show with jokes about racism.
Asked backstage about her choice of Oscars outfit, Beavan said: “I am very happy to talk about it. I don’t do frocks and absolutely don’t do heels, I have a bad back”. “And then you arrive here and have so many people you don’t know say nice things to you. This was a homage to Mad Max and I obviously didn’t get it quite right at the Baftas, the scarf was meant to be an oil rag”. If you would like to discuss another topic, look for a relevant article. He appeared in theatrical performances of “Much Ado About Nothing”, “Twelfth Night” and “Boeing Boeing” among many others.
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“I feel more like I’m a spokesman when I win and there are so many other wonderful actors that weren’t in the category, Idris Elba, Paul Dano”, he explained. “I know it’s true in the Shakespeare world where I work, that there aren’t the King Lear parts for the great actresses”. “And unlike the leaders we’re being presented with today, he leads with such love”.
