For the record books! Meryl Streep, Halle Berry and Jordan Peele was among the stars who made history at the Oscars during the great history of the prestigious award show. From the youngest winners to the most nominees, actors and films have made their mark at the Academy Awards in more ways than one.
Berry became the first African-American woman to win best actress in 2002 for her role Monster’s Ball. He gave a heartwarming speech upon receiving the award. “This moment is bigger than me,” he told the audience. “This moment is for Dorothy Dandridge, Lena Horne, Diahann Carroll. It’s for the woman standing next to me: Jada Pinkett, Angela Bassett, Vivica Fox. And to every nameless and faceless woman who now has a chance because tonight the door has been opened.
Fifteen years later, the Die Another Day star reflects on achievement amid #OscarsSoWhite controversy. “I was sitting there and I thought, ‘Wow, it’s such a waste of time,'” he said Teen Vogue in June 2017. “It makes no sense. I thought it was something, but I thought it was pointless.
Berry called the revelation one of his “shortest moments”, adding: “It was disturbing, to say the least.”
Streep, for her part, once surpassed the record for most Oscar nominations received by an actor. Therefore, when he received a nod of 20 in 2017 for Florence Foster Jenkinshe responded with a GIF yourself dancing.
Movies have made history as much as individuals at the Academy Awards. Chute became the first South Korean film to be nominated for Best Picture in 2020 – and later the first foreign film to win the evening’s top category.
Bong Joon-ho, who also won for Best Director, expressed his desire to work to open a world of possibilities for the same project. “Korean cinema has a long history,” he said variety in November 2019. “There are many masters who have not been introduced to Western audiences. It would be better if people were more interested in Korean cinema because of my nomination.
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