Willem Dafoe - 'The Florida Project'

Awards Chatter

Scott Feinberg

Tv & Film, Film Interviews

4.8 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 13 February 2018

⏱️ 93 minutes

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One of the most recognizable and admired big screen character actors of the last 30 years reflects on decades of juggling experimental theater and films, his unconventional face and why he so often lands in edgy projects like the one for which he recently received his third Oscar nom. But first: Adam Irving, a filmmaker who received a best first documentary feature Critics' Choice Documentary Award nom for his 2016 directorial debut 'Off the Rails,' joins Scott to discuss this year's Oscar snubs of 'Jane' and 'Kedi,' doc Oscar theories of Adam Benzine and Bryan Glick and the power of Netflix in the awards sphere. But first: Adam Irving, a filmmaker who received a best first documentary feature Critics' Choice Documentary Award nom for his 2016 directorial debut 'Off the Rails,' joins Scott to discuss this year's Oscar snubs of 'Jane' and 'Kedi,' doc Oscar theories of Adam Benzine and Bryan Glick and the power of Netflix in the awards sphere. Credits: Hosted by Scott Feinberg, recorded and produced by Matthew Whitehurst. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi everyone and thank you for tuning in to episode 205 of awards chatteratter, the Hollywood Reporters Awards
0:14.0	podcast. I'm the host Scott Feinberg and my guest today is one of the most
0:18.0	recognizable and admired big screen character actors of the last 30 years.
0:23.2	A three time Oscar nominee each time in the category of best supporting actor
0:27.8	who this year might take home the gold for the first time.
0:31.3	Willem Def Foe.
0:33.0	The 62-year-old's film credits include Walter Hill Streets of Fire,
0:37.0	William Friedkins to live and die in LA, Oliver Stone's platoon,
0:41.0	for which he received his first Oscar Nomm in 1987, and born on the 4th of July,
0:45.9	Alan Parker's Mississippi Burning, Martin Scorsese is the last temptation of Christ, David
0:50.8	Lynch's wild at heart, Brian Gilbert's Tom and Viv, Anthony Mengele is the English Patient,
0:56.0	E. Elias Merheges Shadow of the Vampire,
0:58.0	for which he received his second Oscar Nomm in 2001.
1:01.0	Sam Ramey Spider-Man, Paul Schrader's Autofocus, Wes Anderson's The
1:05.8	Grand Budapest Hotel, Lars Von Traer's Antichrist, and most recently, Sean Baker's The Florida Project, my favorite film of 2017, for which just a few weeks
1:16.7	ago he received Oscar NOM number three, and for which just a few weeks from now he might well
1:22.1	win. His portrayal in the film of
1:24.4	Bobby an Orlando area motel manager with a rough exterior but a heart of gold
1:28.8	already has been recognized with best supporting actorzes from the National Board of Review,
1:34.1	the National Society of Film Critics, the New York Film Critics Circle, and the Los Angeles Film Critics Association,
1:40.1	as well as with Gotham Critics Choice Golden Globe and SAG Award Noms.
1:44.3	It's also BAFTA nominated as well.
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