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However, she is still focusing on her craft: "I just hope I can keep finding the parts because a lot of times I think it's about the role." You can check out the rest of the interview with Glenn Close above, thanks to the Popcorn with Peter Travers YouTube channel. Glenn Close has a strong opinion on Gwyneth Paltrows 1999 Oscar win for Shakespeare in Love, which she shared while promoting her new movie Hillbilly Elegy. When discussing an awards show during a public health crisis, Close thinks it will be "sad" if people aren't able to get together and celebrate. Close has been nominated for The Wife, Albert Nobbs, Dangerous Liaisons, Fatal Attraction, The Natural, The Big Chill, and The World According to Garp. "I'm very proud of the times that my peers have felt that my performance was worthy of attention," she said. Glenn Close has been nominated for an Academy Award 7 times and has never won over the course of her lengthy career. READ MORE: Jim Carrey’s New ‘Memoir’ Portrays Gwyneth Paltrow As. Many saw it as one of the weaker Oscar-winning features of all time. I have to be philosophical about it, if I was upset about it." Harvey Weinstein put a lot of attention into the marketing of the movie and reportedly strong-armed the cast and crew into doing every interview. Though Paltrow was obviously beloved in the film, there were people who questioned why Shakespeare in Love was actually the night’s big winner, bringing home seven trophies, including Best Picture. Publicity, how much money did they have to put it out in front of everybody's sight. Glenn Close says she was surprised by Gwyneth Paltrow's Shakespeare in Love Oscar win this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. Glenn Close says, "So I think who wins has a lot of things to do with how things have been, you know, whether it has traction or whatever. Glenn Close said this week that Gwyneth Paltrow’s 1998 Best Actress Oscar for Shakespeare in Love just doesn’t make sense. The 1998 Academy Awards has been talked about a lot over the years, with the primary focus on Shakespeare in Love. Gwyneth Paltrow was also up against Cate Blanchett for Elizabeth, Meryl Streep in One True Thing, and Emily Watson in Hilary and Jackie. Shakespeare in Love is often deemed the worst movie to ever win Best Picture. The "incredible actress" that Glenn Close is referring to is well-known Brazilian actress Fernanda Montenegro, who won awards from the Berlin International Film Festival, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, along with others for her performance in Central Station.
While on Popcorn With Peter Travers Glenn, 73, dished that she thought. "I've never understood how you could honestly compare performances, you know? I remember the year Gwyneth Paltrow won over that incredible actress who was in Central Station and I thought, 'What?' It doesn't make sense." Glenn Close confessed that Gwyneth Paltrow's best actress Oscar win for Shakespeare In Love did not 'make sense' to her. You can read what Close had to say below. At the 1999 Academy Awards, this dark-horse costume comedy sneaked off with seven Oscars, besting the highly favored Saving. However, she does see some faults in the award ceremonies and how they are structured. One of the most winning and intelligent romantic comedies of the 90s, Shakespeare in Love is filled with such good will, sunny romance, snappy one-liners, and devilish cleverness that its absolutely irresistible. "I honestly feel that to be nominated by your peers is about as good as it gets," Close says. The all-consuming nature of Paltrow’s acceptance speech meant she had little time for anything else, leading to an indiscriminate choice of husband, and the naming of her first child after a fruit.įurther movie roles became problematic, as directors struggled to weave Paltrow’s acceptance speech into their scripts, before they finally gave up and just cast her in ‘Iron Man’ and ‘the Avengers’ where no one listens to the dialogue anyway.Īfter over 16 years of thank yous, and enough tears to break the California drought, Gwyneth finished her speech on a deeply personal note saying, “and in conclusion, no f*cking thanks whatsoever to that uncoupling bastard Chris Martin”.In a new interview, Glenn Close talked about being recognized for her acting work over the years. The emotional speech started at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion on 21 March 1999 as Paltrow tearfully thanked a number of her fellow actresses, movie industry figures, and family members both living and dead.Īs Gwyneth was led off the stage, she mumbled, “and my fans, I’d like to thank my fans” as she proceeded to thank all her fans individually by name, before moving onto individually thanking her fan’s friends and family. 16 years, 5 months, and three days after being presented a best actress Oscar for ‘Shakespeare in Love’, Gwyneth Paltrow finally finished her acceptance speech.