Brad to ‘abstain’ from promoting his Oscar considerations
Actor Brad Pitt has made it clear that he is not going to participate in the Oscar campaigns of his films — Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and Ad Astra.
The 55-year-old actor has received overwhelming reviews for his performance as Cliff Booth, the friend and stunt-double for Leonardo DiCaprio’s character, Rick Dalton in Quentin Tarantino’s comedy-drama and is expected to be nominated in best supporting actor category at the 92nd Academy Awards.
In James Gray’s space epic, the critics have hailed Pitt’s grounded turn as an astronaut searching for his father in the outer reaches of the solar system, making him a potential candidate for the best actor award at the next Oscars.
Pitt, however, has no plans of running an Oscar campaign for either of his films, saying that he has never chased award glory. “Oh, man. I’m gonna abstain. I mean, you never know, and it’s really nice when your number comes up. But the goal is for the film to land, to speak to someone whether it’s now or a decade from now. I find chasing it actually a disservice to the purity of your telling a story, and a shackling thing to focus on,” he said to Entertainment Weekly. Pitt has had his fair share of experience with the Oscars. He won in 2014 for his work on 12 Years A Slave and has received five nominations, till now. PTI
Oh, man. I’m gonna abstain... I find chasing it actually a disservice to the purity of your telling a story, and a shackling thing to focus on.
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