Brad Pitt won the Oscar for best supporting actor on Sunday night. It is the first time that the 56-year-old Hollywood veteran has won that prize for his acting.
Pitt won the Oscar for his role as a kind-hearted and fearless stuntman Once Upon a Time … In Hollywood. The Quentin Tarantino film has been nominated for a total of ten Oscars.
After a brief criticism of recent developments in the American senate, Pitt thanked the director and opponent Leonardo DiCaprio during his speech.
Shortly after the animation film Toy Story 4 Willemijn Verkaik received her moment on stage during Into the Unknown. That Oscar-nominated song from Frozen 2 was sung by voice actresses from different countries. Verkaik made herself heard for Germany, because she provided the voice of protagonist Elsa in two languages.
Tarantino brings with Once Upon a Time … In Hollywood an ode to the classic American film industry, which in 1969 is drastically changing. Leonardo DiCaprio plays a western actor who seems to have had his best time, Brad Pitt is his stuntman and best friend. Together they see not only a threat from young and foreign stars, but also from a cult led by Charles Manson.
1917 is currently in the lead with three Oscars, followed by Ford v Ferrari and Once Upon a Time … In Hollywood. They each have two. Meanwhile walked Joker (eleven nominations) and The Irishman (ten nominations) different prizes.
– .
