Annette Bening may be fifth time lucky as she gets another nomination and wins this year's Oscar. nyad.
Bening remembers his first Oscar in 1991, although he left the awards show empty-handed four times before. grifters.
the actress said Times of London All the women in her category – Whoopi Goldberg, Diane Ladd, Mary McDonnell and Lorraiine Bracco – came together before the presentation to seal the deal.
Benning said:
“We got together a little bit and said, ‘Okay, let’s all have dinner next week. ‘Whoever wins, let’s pay,’ he said. So Whoopi Goldberg won. [for Ghost] Then, they each sent us a flower arrangement and a card that said, 'Let's meet at this or that restaurant at a certain time next week.' And we all showed up and had dinner and she gave us chocolate Oscars and gardenias.”
As to why the story did not make it to the press at the time, Bening reflected on the changes between then and now: “Technology has exploded and there is so much space on the Internet that needs to be filled. It used to be considered bad form to promote yourself, but now it’s considered bad form not to.”
This year, Bening is an outsider in the Best Actress category for her role as endurance swimmer Diana Nyard, who swam 110 miles from Havana, Cuba, to Key West, Florida, in 2013 at the age of 64.
Bening trained for a year for the role and looked convincing on screen, teaming up with American Olympic swimmer Rada Owen. and she said times She almost refused any help from stunt doubles during production.
“I also knew it would look strange if someone else went into the water. We all know that when we look at something, we think, 'I don't think that's that person.' You can say that, but I didn't want it. But it's also a case of 'this is mine, I have to do this'. It’s like ego!”
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