Oscars 2020: Brad Pitt Wins His Maiden Academy Award For Acting
The 56-year-old actor was recognised in the best supporting actor category for his role in the 1960s-set drama, which received a total of 11 nominations at Oscars 2020.
Superstar
Brad
Pitt,
who
has
been
this
award
season's
darling
with
his
funny,
self-deprecating
speeches,
won
his
maiden
acting
Oscar
for
his
performance
as
stuntman
Cliff
Booth
in
Quentin
Tarantino's
Hollywood
memory
capsule
"Once
Upon
a
Time
in
Hollywood".
The
56-year-old
actor
was
recognised
in
the
best
supporting
actor
category
for
his
role
in
the
1960s-set
drama,
which
received
a
total
of
11
nominations
at
the
92nd
Academy
Awards
on
Sunday
night.
The
win
marks
the
first
acting
Oscar
for
Pitt,
who
took
home
the
trophy
as
the
producer
of
best
picture
winner
"12
Years
a
Slave"
in
2014.
Pitt,
who
was
presented
the
trophy
by
last
year's
best
supporting
actress
winner
Regina
King,
dedicated
his
award
to
"one
of
a
kind" and
"original"
Tarantino,
co-star
Leonardo
DiCaprio,
Hollywood's
stunt
people
and
his
children.
"I
loved
the
ethos
of
Cliff
Booth.
Look
for
the
best
in
people,
expect
the
worst
but
look
for
the
best.
Leo,
I
will
ride
on
your
coattails
any
day
man," Pitt
said
in
his
acceptance
speech.
The
actor
was
up
against
acting
giants
Anthony
Hopkins
("The
Two
Popes"),
Joe
Pesci
("The
Irishman"),
Al
Pacino
("The
Irishman")
and
Tom
Hanks
("A
Beautiful
Day
in
the
Neighborhood").
Pitt,
who
has
had
a
great
2019
courtesy
"Once
Upon..." and
James
Gray's
"Ad
Astra",
impressed
both
the
audiences
and
critics
with
his
portrayal
of
Booth,
whose
dangerous
side
hides
beneath
an
easy-going
persona.
The
role,
which
made
many
believe
that
Pitt
was
Tarantino's
muse
in
the
film,
helped
the
actor
win
all
the
precursor
awards
including
the
BAFTA,
the
Golden
Globe,
the
SAG
and
the
Critics
Choice
Award.
Pitt's
journey
to
his
first
acting
Oscar
has
been
a
roller-coaster
ride.
In
his
two
decade
long
career,
the
actor
has
been
nominated
seven
times
by
the
Academy.
He
received
his
first
Academy
Award
nomination
in
1996
in
the
best
supporting
actor
category
for
"12
Monkeys",
but
lost
to
Kevin
Spacey
("The
Usual
Suspects).
The
actor
got
his
second
nod
in
the
best
actor
category
for
"The
Curious
Case
of
Benjamin
Button".
He
again
got
nominated
for
the
best
actor
trophy
in
2012
for
"Moneyball".
He
was
also
up
for
best
picture
award
in
the
year
2012
("Moneyball")
and
2016
("The
Big
Short").
From
being
the
heartthrob
of
the
industry
in
'90s
to
staying
away
from
media
glare
during
his
divorce
from
actor
Angelina
Jolie
and
then
bouncing
back
as
the
renewed
crush
of
the
Hollywood,
Pitt's
journey
in
the
movies
came
a
full
circle
this
award
season.
The
actor
has
not
announced
his
next
acting
gig
yet,
but
will
be
serving
as
producer
on
Jon
Stewart's
political
comedy
"Irresistible" and
Andrew
Dominik-directed
"Blonde"
based
on
Joyce
Carol
Oates'
novel
of
the
same
name.