US EditionDel Toro Says One Battle After Another Has 'Heart'
Benicio del Toro's role as a protector of migrants in 'One Battle After Another' earned 13 Oscar nominations, spotlighting immigrant struggles through his brief but impactful performance.
- The 98th Academy Awards will air live on RT� One from 11:00pm on Sunday, 15 March, with 'One Battle After Another' leading with 13 nominations and being a front-runner for best picture.
- Del Toro said he was drawn to the role to re-team with Anderson after Inherent Vice, and Anderson sent him a tiger photo to pitch the part, with his breakthrough coming in 1995 with The Usual Suspects.
- The 59-year-old actor acknowledged surprise at the reception for a role with less than 15 minutes of screen time and said, 'I felt very, very, very, very strong about it' and 'I felt like it needed to be treated with humanity... with respect.'
- Del Toro will vie for Best Supporting Actor alongside Sean Penn, Stellan Skarsgård, Jacob Elordi and Delroy Lindo, and he told AFP 'There is a lot of me in there'.
- The character evolved from an aide to Ferguson into a fighter for the underdog and protector of migrants in Paul Thomas Anderson's politically charged thriller about leftist revolutionaries, white supremacists, and immigration raids.
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Puerto Rican Benicio del Toro aspires to win in the 96th edition of the Oscars his second statuette, for his work 'One Battle After Another'
Del Toro says One Battle After Another has 'heart'
Benicio del Toro won his first Oscar 25 years ago for Traffic. This year, he is once again in the Academy Award conversation for his soulful turn as karate dojo owner - and part-time saviour of immigrants - Sergio St Carlos in One Battle After Another.
‘One Battle After Another’ Wins American Society Of Cinematographers Award
Michael Bauman has won the American Society of Cinematographers Award for a theatrical feature film for his work in ‘One Battle After Another’. Bauman beat out ‘Sinners’ Autumn Durald Arkapaw for the award, thereby setting him up as the front-runner to win the Academy Award in a week. Bauman also won the BAFTA Award for Best Cinematographer, while Arkapaw dominated the ‘Critics Awards’ circuit. She’d be the first woman ever to win the Best Cinem…
Benicio del Toro says One battle After Another carries strong heart
Oscar-nominated actor Benicio del Toro recently shared his thoughts about his latest film One Battle After Another. According to him, the film stands out because it carries a strong emotional core. He believes the story is not only about conflict or struggle. Instead, it focuses on humanity, compassion, and the strength people show during difficult moments. During a recent conversation about the film, del Toro explained why the project means a l…
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