That justifies why most of the wonderful Oscar winners in history are from the United States. Of course, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is located and is headquartered in Beverly Hills (on Los Angeles Cienega Blvd.). What many people don’t realize is the fact that there are actually many great celebrities who are from other countries in the world.
Heath Ledger, an Australian, posthumously took the best actor award last year for his remarkable portrayal of the insane Joker in The Dark Knight, a Batman movie unlike any other ever made. It was sad and ironic that, immediately after a fast but amazing run, Ledger won the prize but didn’t live to get it. It was a completely clean sweep that year for foreign Oscar winners, as British actress Kate Winslet (Titanic) was awarded Best Actress for her role as a German woman who seduces a man and is later found to have connections. with the Nazis and is tried as a collaborator. . Additionally, she received a Golden Globe, a BAFTA, and a SAG Award the same year.
In 2008, France’s Marion Cottilard joined the growing list of international Oscar winners when she picked up Best Actress for her stunning portrayal of Edith Piaf in La Vie en Rose. Also, in 2008, yet another Australian celebrity, Cate Blanchett, was nominated for Best Actress honors for her role as the Trapped Queen in the film Elizabeth: The Golden Age. Spanish-born heartthrob Javier Bardem won Best Supporting Actor in the ultraviolent No Country for Old Men, which also won Best Picture.
In 2003 another actress from Australia, the fabulous Nicole Kidman, won Best Actress for The Hours. Another Oscar winner that same year was Welsh Catherine Zeta-Jones, who received the Best Supporting Actress award for her role in Chicago, the musical, in which she played Velma Kelly. Many more non-US Oscar winners include Jim Broadbent, who won Best Actor in 2003 for an unseen foreign film called Iris, and 2002 saw New Zealander Russel Crowe win awards for Best Actor. Best Actor for the movie everyone saw. , Gladiator. This also won Best Picture that year. The award for Best Supporting Actor in 2002 went to flexible Puerto Rican actor Benicio del Toro, who captivated viewers in 2010 as El hombre lobo. In 2002, British actor Michael Caine finally joined the ranks of Oscar winners when he bagged Best Supporting Actor for his role as the beloved doctor in the film’s poignant House Rules. cider, a fantastic movie.
Over the years, many foreign-born actresses and actors have been counted as Oscar winners and exactly the same can be assumed in the future. The United States does not have a lock on the probability of receiving this award, regardless of its origin. Movie making right now is facing the toughest problem it has ever faced, the economic downturn and problems all over the world. We are vulnerable to losing this highly desired industry and people should go out and help support the making of movies by spending to see these movies once they hit theaters.