Jessica Lange presenting Nicolas Cage the Oscar® for Best Actor for his performance in "Leaving Las Vegas" at the 68th Academy Awards® in 1996. Introduced by host Whoopi Goldberg.
Cage was a great actor, our younger contemporaries don't know control of emotions, they don't know what is research, they don't actually care if something is true or not...just spoil the person's reputation first, then let's not see if it was true or not...even the biggest news channels, tabloids do the same...most people seem to be getting stupider or not in line with the progress smarter people are making ...most people now have attention spans of not more than 2 minutes, and as I have said this, everyone will insult me as well, since most of them are vindictive considering life didn't treat them well due to lack of intelligence
Right? I really respect that. Because I know the actors in that room definitely didn't think Nick should have won. Or atleast imo I don't think they did?. So her standing and making others stand is a moment of true friendship and compassion. Don't matter wether she was a co star or not. That's a commendable moment.
@@joshuat5140 Well she knows how hard it is to embody a role to the point you no longer see the person you know but the character he plays and she appreciates his effort. Nic deserved it undoubtedly.
A lot of people are talking about "forgetting he won and Oscar" but it's not just that, he won one, get nominated to another, had a lot of highly praised performances, was an A lister that starred in a lot of big action movies
If you've seen Leaving Las Vegas you'd know this was a much deserved oscar. The first 15 mins is the greatest opening to a movie ever and sealed the deal for Cage's Oscar.
I was CEO of Lumière, the company that solely produced and financed "Leaving Las Vegas." I will never forget the night at the Oscars when Nic won the Best Actor award, and it was a thrill that he thanked my company during his acceptance speech.
It's clear that many people in the comments section have not seen Leaving Las Vegas. Nicolas Cage does have a tendency to star in a lot of crappy movies, but when he's on, damn right he is ON. He managed to deliver one of the greatest Oscar-Winning performances ever. His performance as Ben Sanderson is tragic, heartbreaking, and haunting. For those who are bashing this win and haven't seen this film, watch it because he is still a good actor regardless of the crap he's starred in nowadays.
"I hope that there will be more encouragement for alternative movies where we can experiment and fast forward into the future of acting." Spoiler alert: there wasn't. Cage remains, as Ethan Hawke said, "the only actor since Marlon Brando that's actually done anything new with the art of acting." And he's taken endless shit for it, from critics from journalists from the public. That someone in the performing arts can't innovate and experiment and be creative without being mocked for it is a sad commentary on society. Still, he courageously remains true to himself and is still "the only actor since Marlon Brando that's actually done anything new with the art of acting." As a result he is by far the most entertaining and thrilling movie performer.
While I understand the point you are making, I feel you cant deny Daniel Day Lewis's method acting talent as arguably the greatest ever. I also feel certain movies, not necessarily actors, do experiment in acting i.e. the movie Her. It was such an original experimental storyline even if one did not like the movie.
@@DBBMed right, he’s great at it, but method acting is far from a “new” or “innovative” development in the field. It’s undeniable that guys like D.D. Lewis are powerhouses in the acting world and they deserve respect, but they don’t exactly offer a “new” take on the acting process in the same way that Nic Cage does
Since I was young, I had thought Nicolas Cage was all action and guns. When I watched Leaving Las Vegas, I was so totally moved by his and Elisabeth Shue's performances! They were incredible! He really deserved this one, regardless of what he became lately.
Read the book as well. The movie is excellent, but the book is (1). way different, (2). Explains alot that the film didn't and couldn't, (3). O'Brien was one of the most underrated of American authors. Imagine if he would've stuck around for all the acclaim.
I'm literally re-watching Leaving Las Vegas and I'm balling my eyes out at the sheer acting.. but also just how touching and convincing both of their performances are.. I'm only half way in and I forgot how powerful this movie was! I just had to take a small break and re-watch him winning an Oscar for his work. I'm sure Sean Penn didn't bother to show up because he also knew Nic's performance was just too good. Watch this movie again! And if you've never.. oh my god.. watch it tonight!
The best movie Nicolas ever starred in. You can say whatever you want about him, about his acting career that went all the way down someday, but the way he portrayed Ben in this film is beyond measure. The whole movie, the story in the book is way beyond measure. Some of you people will never EVER fully understand the whole concept unless you have been through experience of being a full-blown, desperate and totally suicidal alcoholic. And my oh my, I hope you will never have.
Cyril Ivanov so your saying that you have to be a suicidal to understand his brilliance. That’s pretty dumb. He won that Oscar because people think he acted well in that movie which I agree with.
Those of you dissing Nicholas Cage for winning this oscar, clearly haven't seen 'Leaving Las Vegas.' What a masterpiece. Brilliant and unique acting by Cage! And Shue.
A great performance 100% worthy of an Oscar. But Shue should've won as well. She transcended from being an actress by not acting but feeling the entire part. Such a towering performance. Probably one the greatest I've ever seen.
Leaving Las Vegas is one of my favourite movies and I'm glad that Nic got an Oscar for this role. But Elisabeth Shue is a revelation for me and one of my favourite actresses as well.
The most truthful and vicious portrayal of the most depressing outcome of alcoholism there is. Watching this movie might make you think twice about partying. Lived it, know it, respect it.
This is one of the best most haunting performances ever. I felt upset at the end of the movie and I actually “forgot” that I was watching Nicholas Cage.
This performance, along with de Niro in Raging Bull , Hillary Swank in Boys Dont Cry and Daniel Day Lewis in Lincoln, was extremely good. He almost made me drunk by just looking at him. When you get the audience emotionally involved like this you deserve the award
Nicolas Cage is just a total film nerd who loves acting. He gives it his all every time. Even the less than desirable roles. He never phones it in, and that’s why we salute him.
No, he's an actual individual who says a big 'fuck you' to all the toolboxes out there. Like you, it would seem, who can't see past the end of your nose and dismiss anyone who thinks and lives outside the small-minded constraints of generic sensibilities 'insane'.
Prior to Leaving Las Vegas, Cage did 23 movies (not counting being an extra in Fast Times at Ridgemont High). 14/23 had positive reviews, 2 were nominated for multiple Academy Awards (Moonstruck & Peggy Sue Got Married), he was received 2 Golden Globe Nominations (Moonstruck, Honeymoon in Vegas), and 8/23 made a profit at the Box Office) Post Leaving Las Vegas(1996) to Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2011), Cage did 34 movies. 13/34 had positive reviews, 25/34 made a profit at the Box Office, he received 1 nomination for Best Actor (Adaptation) by Academy, Golden Globe, etc), and 1 movies nominated for Best Picture (Adaptation). From 2012 to present, Cage has been in 24 movies. 8/24 have positive reviews, 4/24 have made a profit at the Box Office, 16/24 are Video on Demand/Direct to Video films, and no awards to speak of. So in summary, Cage's career has been a rollercoaster of sorts with ups and downs in different categories. 35/81 (43%) of his movies have positive reviews (pre-IRS problems was 54%), 37/81 (46%) have made a profit (pre-IRS problems was 59%), 2 nominations by Academy Award for Best Actor (1 win), and 4 Golden Globe nominations (2 Best Actor, 2 Best Supporting Actor) winning once. Verdict : Not elite, but has had a solid acting career spanning 35 years and an Academy Award to prove it.
I wrote a paper on Leaving Las Vegas. It was such a moving depiction of alcoholism. He truly deserved the award. His portrayal really helped me understand what a disease it is.
His performance was brilliant, and it was because of her. He was right to share that award with Elizabeth Shue, and with Mike Figgis. Together they made a Genius film.
He was nominated in 2002 for Adaptation (which is was great in). However, that year had stiff competition with Daniel Day-Lewis, Adrian Brodie, and Jack Nickelson
Massimo Troisi postponed heart surgery so he could do the role in The Postman. With all do respect to Cage, that trumps all. He died the day after filming ended.
Actually, that is a personal decision, and is irrelevant to the vote. The best performance of that year was clearly Cage and he wholly deserved his Best Actor win.
So fucking what?? Just as RichHomieTom said, he should´ve taken the surgery.. That´s an award for outstanding performance, not for being extremely stupid!!
Cage is one of the most underrated actors ever. People see him as a guy who does nothing but overreact but I see a talented actor and a charismatic man.
@H.K.5 He's been in many a great movie too mind. Moonstruck, Kick-ass, Con-air, Adaptation, Lord Of War, Raising Arizona, Wild At Heart, 8MM, Bringing Out the Dead, Leaving Las Vegas. Then there's othere that I think are a lot of fun like Face-Off, It Could Happen To You, The Rock & The Family Man. Cage is nearly always great to watch even in his crap movies.
ive seen Nixon but not Dead Man Walking i want to though and might rent it soon or something and yes Hopkins was great as Nixon of course you know Penn went on to win 2 oscars for Mystic River and Milk which i feel are overrated performances having said that i do like Sean Penn a lot
ive now seen Dead Man Walking and i still feel Nic Cage was better there was so much going on in the performance to play an alcoholic like that was truly an artist at work it was amazing
I'm watching this movie right now for the first time....say what you will about Nicholas Cage, but he will always be able to say: "I, Nicholas Cage, have won the Oscar for Best Actor".
I watched Leaving Las Vegas just a month back. I hadn’t googled about the movie. I saw no reviews prior to watching it. It was on my laptop and I just saw it. The film started out good, meandered into okay-ness and it was good overall at the end. But I was just completely minblown and emotionally shattered by Nicholas Cage’s performance. And I thought to myself as the movie was running, “this certainly is an easy Oscar worthy performance” and after the movie ended was I glad to see that it had gotten a great a deal of recognition not to mention an Oscar for Nic Cage’s performance!
@@thecollector427 He also made a great performance in Joe. He was also very good in Lord Of War and Matchstick Men and several others. The man really can act.
I really miss these old movies. I actually watched Leaving Las Vegas last week for the first time in 20 years and this came in my recommendation page. Google is watching everybody...EVERYBODY!
Look we all know Penn is a great actor, but Cage deserved the win. This was his best work in a film. Leaving las Vegas is such a great, dark memorable movie. The music in it really great also btw.
I'm happy he won 1 Oscar in his career, didn't know he did. I thought he was one of those really good actors that never got to win one just like DiCaprio, Cruise and Carrey. But I'm glad he did, I find him to be a great talent, although he's not starring in great movies these days. Btw another great actor who sadly wasn't even there at the Oscars that year but made it to be nominated anyways is Massimo Troisi, as shown in the video. I admire and respect him a lot and he was another great actor.
What's interesting about the 1996 Oscar winners for lead acting (Susan Sarandon & Nicolas Cage) is that their then-spouses would later go on to win Oscars for supporting roles - Tim Robbins for "Mystic River" (2003) and Patricia Arquette (3:07) for "Boyhood" (2014)
Adaptation, Moonstruck, Matchstick Men, Raising Arizona and this film feature some of the greatest performances of all time. I don't think we should judge him for some of the films he has done for a paycheck. Remember he lost a lot of money in that Bernie Madoff thing and we don't know what life for him is like. I think for every Left Behind he does, he tries to do a good film like Joe to compensate. Way to go, Nicolas Cage!
I think everyone has a "most hated Nicolas cage film that makes us hate him "...after watching ghost rider 2,i told to myself. Really? Was this the guy from Adaptation?
I think he still does a lot of good movies. Kick Ass, Seeking Justice, Knowing, Bad Lieutenant, The Frozen Ground, Joe, The Trust, Snowden, and Dog Eat Dog. These are all movies he did in the last ten years that I thought were pretty good. Although Rage, Left Behind, and Outcast were complete and utter garbage.
Massimo was literally dying during production of IL Postino - it’s an incredible performance considering that ever scene his is in was the first of second take.
Agreed. If it aint cool the lets rip apart peoples hard work because we are so thick we don;t understand it. Cage done alot of great roles way before this
i just want to thank jessica lange for that inspired, heart-felt award presentation. it really gives you goosebumps when you see someone so thrilled and obviously honored to be on stage in front of an audience of the biggest stars on the planet and tens of millions of people at home.
I saw all of them. I still think he deserved it. He had a tremendous performance that still “haunts” me. I walked out of the theatre and I was actually upset for the rest of the day. Semi-depressed
This Oscar was so well deserved!what a masterpiece of a movie, of a script, of a cast, of a sound track...the muli talented Élisabeth Shue should have won as well. I still love every second of it in 2023
I really enjoyed Nicolas Cage in Leaving Las Vegas and that has nothing to do nor can be compared to what he's been doing now... But Massimo Troisi?... The Postman was one of the most moving movies I've ever seen in my life and he was an amazing actor, he was sick during the movie and he postponed his surgery to finish the film and he died 12 hours after the last scene. That is commitment and true passion, and you could see it in that performance, I will never forget him.
That moment you forgot Nic Cage won an Oscar
huh? what's the moment?
@@callmeishmael4659 ever since he shouted *nOT THE THE BEES, AHHH MY EYES, MY EYESSS*
froboythestud same 🤣💯
Seconds after you´ve watched it on youtube.
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Laugh at Cage all you want. Anyone who's actually seen Leaving Las Vegas knows he clearly deserved the award.
Leaving Las Vegas have a correct portrayal of someone with alcohol addiction and suicidal tendencies.
@jlalewicz I would say Penn and Cage are tied.
Cage was a great actor, our younger contemporaries don't know control of emotions, they don't know what is research, they don't actually care if something is true or not...just spoil the person's reputation first, then let's not see if it was true or not...even the biggest news channels, tabloids do the same...most people seem to be getting stupider or not in line with the progress smarter people are making ...most people now have attention spans of not more than 2 minutes, and as I have said this, everyone will insult me as well, since most of them are vindictive considering life didn't treat them well due to lack of intelligence
bigjosh2517 I’ve never seen it. But I know he can be good.
He was great, but I'd still give it to Penn.
1:41 Kevin Spacey: "I should stand."
1:42 Kevin Spacey: "Nah, I'll sit down."
1:43 Elisabeth Shue: "Stand up, everybody!"
1:44 Kevin Spacey: "FML."
Lmao
Haahhahahhaahaa
He saw a hot boy actor in the next line
He wanted to get a clear view of her head so he could let Brad know what’s in the box
Matheus Camargo not funny
Elisabeth Shue telling everyone to stand up for her co-star is the cutest thing.
She won a golden globe, but deserved an Oscar as well.
@@starkillerclub3755 I didn't know that. She is a great actress and a wonderful woman. I've seen her in the saint, cocktail, palmetto, hollow man.
Right? I really respect that. Because I know the actors in that room definitely didn't think Nick should have won. Or atleast imo I don't think they did?. So her standing and making others stand is a moment of true friendship and compassion. Don't matter wether she was a co star or not. That's a commendable moment.
@@joshuat5140 Well she knows how hard it is to embody a role to the point you no longer see the person you know but the character he plays and she appreciates his effort. Nic deserved it undoubtedly.
Love her, adventures of a babysitter when I was a kid 👦 love her voice too.
I forgot that Cage won an Oscar but I’m not surprised. Dude is a Legend.
Best reactors ever, he'd make great movie with Tommy from the room
Will Smith Moment 👽
I love you for this!
Didn't he also get it for Moonlight?
Yeah, he's on top of his game, every role he takes on. He definitely 'gets into character '.
Alot of people forget this, but just before winning this oscar, Nicholas Cage slapped Adam Sandler in the face.
Lol.
*Nicolas cage
So I guess you have to slap a few people in the face to win an Oscar huh
As is tradition.
O nome do cara
A lot of people are talking about "forgetting he won and Oscar" but it's not just that, he won one, get nominated to another, had a lot of highly praised performances, was an A lister that starred in a lot of big action movies
Cage is one of the best actors ever.
He’s awesome. Serious roles. Blockbuster action movies. Quirky character roles. Then he was blacklisted in Hollywood, but he’s kept at it.
Loved him in Moonstruck as well.
He just take all movie offer wether the script is good or not lol, with good script nic cage is certaintly an A lister
His 1995-2005 is pretty undeniable, literally everything he did is next level. Any genre, he hit every quadrant
1:41 - Kevin Spacey Deciding If he should stand up or not.
That's just the kid moving under his seat
i believe the old granny behind him fingered his asshole
Catastrophe Cause lol
Salman Memehood Smh, that thought is stuck in my head now.
He's probably having a raging gay hard-on for Nicolas Cage on the stage!
If you've seen Leaving Las Vegas you'd know this was a much deserved oscar. The first 15 mins is the greatest opening to a movie ever and sealed the deal for Cage's Oscar.
Also the ending, and the part where he wakes up in the middle of the night and desperately goes to the refrigerator to get vodka and orange juice
Such an awesome film, I'm not even huge on romantic dramas but Leaving Las Vegas and American Beauty are exceptions
Opening scene of The Godfather is better
Gramztoker true dat . plus u got to see ally from the Karate kids'tits so... yeah theres that too !
Davey boy she’s not even that hot. And she practically gets naked in every movie she’s in
Shue was disturbingly realistic in her part, really a tremendous performance.
she really deserved the Oscar
Cage in Leaving Las Vegas was one of the best performances I've ever seen.
I was CEO of Lumière, the company that solely produced and financed "Leaving Las Vegas." I will never forget the night at the Oscars when Nic won the Best Actor award, and it was a thrill that he thanked my company during his acceptance speech.
"Sir Anthony Hopkins,you are nominated for oscars. Are you excited?"
"I am hungry"
Tasnim Ahmed hes hungry to eat someone’s liver
Cage " i want to thank the Academy. All i can say now is I'M A VAMPIRE ... I'M A VAMPIRE.... I'M A VAMPIRE...."
Will Smithsucks NOT THE BEEEEEES!!!! AARRGHH THEY'RE IN MY EYES, THEY'RE IN MY EYEEEESSS!!!!
LMFAO
Will Smithsucks Should’ve randomly gone on his ABC rant. Lmao. Vampire’s Kiss rules.
Christopher Greig caveman sounds
SCRAPING OUT THE DOOR!
*sCrApInG oUt ThE DoOoAaAr!i!i!i*
Nicolas Cage has great acting in Leaving Las Vegas.
+jwelch5742 "Yeah, we noticed."
- The Academy
you dont say
Stop posting the same thing all the time you fucking robot.
And "It Could Happen To You"
He is so handsome and discent.
@@langdonalger9219 Why don't you keep my opinions to yourself?
Well-deserved Oscar. As a child of an alcoholic father, this film really hit home.
Same. Broke my heart.
Was I the only one that expected Nic Cage to lose his shit in the middle of his speech?
I thought he did...
He sort of "lost his shit." It was rambling. Not one of the better oscar speeches.
I bet he wasn't expecting to win the oscar.
For sure i thought he was gonna go haywire like his role in FaceOff as Castor Troy
Keep in mind this was before the crazy age of Nic Cage.
one of the most genuine Oscar acceptance speeches I've heard
Rest in peace Massimo Troisi. You were a great actor and everyone will remember you
who?
I don't
♥️
Hungry
@@whitedom2041 💀 bruh
This movie was a masterpiece and Cage and Shue deserved the Oscar.
It's clear that many people in the comments section have not seen Leaving Las Vegas. Nicolas Cage does have a tendency to star in a lot of crappy movies, but when he's on, damn right he is ON. He managed to deliver one of the greatest Oscar-Winning performances ever. His performance as Ben Sanderson is tragic, heartbreaking, and haunting. For those who are bashing this win and haven't seen this film, watch it because he is still a good actor regardless of the crap he's starred in nowadays.
Thank. You.
He's great in even the crappy movies, since he always tries his hardest, he makes bad movies much more bearable because of his presence alone.
Uhm. No.
PrinceBags also he’s also wonderful in Matchstick Men
@@MrAkashvj96 moron's leaving this comment everywhere. We just don't agree dude. Get a life now!
nicholas cage says "you can never, ever tell me to stop acting"
"I hope that there will be more encouragement for alternative movies where we can experiment and fast forward into the future of acting."
Spoiler alert: there wasn't.
Cage remains, as Ethan Hawke said, "the only actor since Marlon Brando that's actually done anything new with the art of acting." And he's taken endless shit for it, from critics from journalists from the public. That someone in the performing arts can't innovate and experiment and be creative without being mocked for it is a sad commentary on society.
Still, he courageously remains true to himself and is still "the only actor since Marlon Brando that's actually done anything new with the art of acting." As a result he is by far the most entertaining and thrilling movie performer.
so true
It's crazy how often he'll give himself to a director taking on such bizarre films as Mandy.
But it's coming around for him now. Pig was fantastic and nobody can deny that. Mandy was amazing too. He is a phenomenal actor.
While I understand the point you are making, I feel you cant deny Daniel Day Lewis's method acting talent as arguably the greatest ever. I also feel certain movies, not necessarily actors, do experiment in acting i.e. the movie Her. It was such an original experimental storyline even if one did not like the movie.
@@DBBMed right, he’s great at it, but method acting is far from a “new” or “innovative” development in the field. It’s undeniable that guys like D.D. Lewis are powerhouses in the acting world and they deserve respect, but they don’t exactly offer a “new” take on the acting process in the same way that Nic Cage does
2010-2020 Nic Cage had to do shit movies to pay his taxes. The 2020’s is his comeback decade.
I mean Mandy and Color out of space were brilliant, and pig looks to be an interesting one as well
@@t.r.magness9512 Pig will be an Oscar nomination
@Rowland Yeah you’re probably right. They really should just list the same amount of nominations of actors as they do with best picture.
@@francisalbert1799 THIS
Bad Lieutenant Brilliant flick.
Since I was young, I had thought Nicolas Cage was all action and guns. When I watched Leaving Las Vegas, I was so totally moved by his and Elisabeth Shue's performances! They were incredible! He really deserved this one, regardless of what he became lately.
Read the book as well. The movie is excellent, but the book is (1). way different, (2). Explains alot that the film didn't and couldn't, (3). O'Brien was one of the most underrated of American authors. Imagine if he would've stuck around for all the acclaim.
Karen San Diego plus - we got to see Shue 's TaTa's . so yeah great film !
Another incredible performance from him is Adaptation. He was nominated for best actor for that role as well
Leaving Las Vegas is just a pure heartbreaking brilliance.
I'm literally re-watching Leaving Las Vegas and I'm balling my eyes out at the sheer acting.. but also just how touching and convincing both of their performances are.. I'm only half way in and I forgot how powerful this movie was! I just had to take a small break and re-watch him winning an Oscar for his work. I'm sure Sean Penn didn't bother to show up because he also knew Nic's performance was just too good. Watch this movie again! And if you've never.. oh my god.. watch it tonight!
He was also nominated in 2002 for Adaptation. He was amazing in that too.
The man knows how to act
He's a great actor, but stars in garbage films
and then he proceeded to steal all of Steven Seagal's roles.
Johnny Blaze Seagal's a fat ass. That's the only reason. lol
OMG
Almost became a superman
Johnny Blade lol, true
Johnny Blade I disagree, he did plenty of great work after “Leaving Las Vegas” & gave plenty more great performances.
He was brilliant in Adaptation
ggj2545 also Matchstick Men
Apparently, he has to play the screenwriter to be good in a movie.
@@dimkkv he was also great in Bringing out the dead(Scorsese film) where he played the role of a paramedic. He is highly director dependent.
@RockMeAmadeus Agreed 👍
Agree. Thought more award worthy than Leaving Las Vegas though can't complain, both great performances.
I can’t actually watch this without crying, he’s just so full of life and happiness
He's one hell of an actor. Say what you want about him, he'll always be my favorite. Well deserved win. ❤
The best movie Nicolas ever starred in. You can say whatever you want about him, about his acting career that went all the way down someday, but the way he portrayed Ben in this film is beyond measure. The whole movie, the story in the book is way beyond measure. Some of you people will never EVER fully understand the whole concept unless you have been through experience of being a full-blown, desperate and totally suicidal alcoholic. And my oh my, I hope you will never have.
+Ryan W underrated comment :D
Everybody should definitely read this comment before criticizing Cage
Phillip Pirowkowski Ramble much?
@40 Phil P No one gives a fuck about you.
Cyril Ivanov so your saying that you have to be a suicidal to understand his brilliance. That’s pretty dumb. He won that Oscar because people think he acted well in that movie which I agree with.
Those of you dissing Nicholas Cage for winning this oscar, clearly haven't seen 'Leaving Las Vegas.' What a masterpiece. Brilliant and unique acting by Cage! And Shue.
A great performance 100% worthy of an Oscar. But Shue should've won as well. She transcended from being an actress by not acting but feeling the entire part. Such a towering performance. Probably one the greatest I've ever seen.
I agree she was wonderful
They were both incredible
He was outstanding in this movie. One of the most deserving Best Actor wins ever.
great actor, shit movies, that sums up Cages career in the last 15 years
+john doe Bull shit, Cage is a great actor.
Nic Cage is a shit actor, lets face it
666weena just stfuu and dont ever think ok fuck shit.
666weena Clearly you did not see him in Leaving Las Vegas
+Calvin Candie thats literally his only good role
Leaving Las Vegas is one of my favourite movies and I'm glad that Nic got an Oscar for this role.
But Elisabeth Shue is a revelation for me and one of my favourite actresses as well.
Massimo Troisi should had won that award, if he wasn’t dead at that moment hollywood would be crazy for him. Rest in Peace Massimo
The most truthful and vicious portrayal of the most depressing outcome of alcoholism there is. Watching this movie might make you think twice about partying. Lived it, know it, respect it.
This is one of the best most haunting performances ever. I felt upset at the end of the movie and I actually “forgot” that I was watching Nicholas Cage.
This performance, along with de Niro in Raging Bull , Hillary Swank in Boys Dont Cry and Daniel Day Lewis in Lincoln, was extremely good. He almost made me drunk by just looking at him. When you get the audience emotionally involved like this you deserve the award
Brilliant speech and subliminal performance. I wish the audience would have stood up.. the performance was that great
u either need to be a legend or do something stupid to get a standing ovation from these mean people at the Oscars
majo be Jennifer Lawrence got a standing ovation coz she fell not bcoz her performance was great or she deserved it
Nicolas Cage is just a total film nerd who loves acting. He gives it his all every time. Even the less than desirable roles. He never phones it in, and that’s why we salute him.
This guy is fucking brilliant, seriously, he totally blows apart the entire concept of celebrity culture. Oh no wait, he's just insane.
Edit: Grammar
No, he's an actual individual who says a big 'fuck you' to all the toolboxes out there. Like you, it would seem, who can't see past the end of your nose and dismiss anyone who thinks and lives outside the small-minded constraints of generic sensibilities 'insane'.
Prior to Leaving Las Vegas, Cage did 23 movies (not counting being an extra in Fast Times at Ridgemont High). 14/23 had positive reviews, 2 were nominated for multiple Academy Awards (Moonstruck & Peggy Sue Got Married), he was received 2 Golden Globe Nominations (Moonstruck, Honeymoon in Vegas), and 8/23 made a profit at the Box Office)
Post Leaving Las Vegas(1996) to Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2011), Cage did 34 movies. 13/34 had positive reviews, 25/34 made a profit at the Box Office, he received 1 nomination for Best Actor (Adaptation) by Academy, Golden Globe, etc), and 1 movies nominated for Best Picture (Adaptation).
From 2012 to present, Cage has been in 24 movies. 8/24 have positive reviews, 4/24 have made a profit at the Box Office, 16/24 are Video on Demand/Direct to Video films, and no awards to speak of.
So in summary, Cage's career has been a rollercoaster of sorts with ups and downs in different categories. 35/81 (43%) of his movies have positive reviews (pre-IRS problems was 54%), 37/81 (46%) have made a profit (pre-IRS problems was 59%), 2 nominations by Academy Award for Best Actor (1 win), and 4 Golden Globe nominations (2 Best Actor, 2 Best Supporting Actor) winning once.
Verdict : Not elite, but has had a solid acting career spanning 35 years and an Academy Award to prove it.
At 2:39 I thought Cage was about to Cage-out, but he pulled back. What a shame.
Nice Michael Shannon pic.
That man in your profile deserves award more than him
When I see him in this movie I knew why he change the family name... He don't want die young by his family...
I wrote a paper on Leaving Las Vegas. It was such a moving depiction of alcoholism. He truly deserved the award. His portrayal really helped me understand what a disease it is.
loved that Elisabeth insisted them to stand up.
His performance was brilliant, and it was because of her. He was right to share that award with Elizabeth Shue, and with Mike Figgis. Together they made a Genius film.
Before I die, Nicolas Cage will earn his second Oscar(R).
I hope you survived Covid-19
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He was nominated in 2002 for Adaptation (which is was great in). However, that year had stiff competition with Daniel Day-Lewis, Adrian Brodie, and Jack Nickelson
We can be immortals
Gotta love all that breathtaking enthusiasm Jessica Lange put to present the award.
My favourite Nick Cage movie is "The Family Man". Thanks for all your great performances Mr. Cage.
Maye McDonald my favorite movie...
I have been watching this movie every christmas eve since 2003
Did you watched The Weather Man ? It's one of his better
Massimo Troisi postponed heart surgery so he could do the role in The Postman. With all do respect to Cage, that trumps all. He died the day after filming ended.
Actually, that is a personal decision, and is irrelevant to the vote. The best performance of that year was clearly Cage and he wholly deserved his Best Actor win.
Should have taken the surgery
@@GX2re damn man reading your comment made me laugh. Now I feel like a terrible human being.
So fucking what?? Just as RichHomieTom said, he should´ve taken the surgery.. That´s an award for outstanding performance, not for being extremely stupid!!
@@wolfwind1 I honestly think Cage is overrated there. Shue was better actually deserved to win. Cage was better in Bring Out The Dead.
Very deserving win. His performance was excellent. He also seems like such a nice guy.
His performance is indeed worthy .. I'm glad he won
His performance was so soul shaking , I didn't want to see it again ... I hope that makes sense as a compliment. He was so good.
My favorites movie actors:
- Denzel Washington
- John Travolta
- Nicolas Cage
But the best of all time is Jack Nicholson.
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Just wanna say He really did deserve this award- he also deserves happiness peace and true love - I hope this man finds it -
You never want this movie to end
Swear to god I didn’t know nick cage won an Oscar, good for him
Star in ten thousand films and you're bound to get lucky.
I thought he should’ve won for family man, adaptation, face off, city of angels, lord of war ect.
@@charlesswitzer8378 Still is, even in bad films he is the most memorable part.
@@MikeNaples If that’s what it takes shouldn’t Danny Trejo and Jeremy Piven have at least a dozen?
0:56 "Nicolas Cage in Leaving Las Vehhhhgas"
hahah. mr holland's ooohpus. lolz
hahhaha that cracked me up badly
You put that timestamp a little seconds too late
She looks.wasted
Yeah, what the fuck was that?
I am happy that he finally started to act in good movies like Mandy and Spiderverse. I think he finally started to choose scripts more wisely
What about lord of war, raising Arizona, Peggy sue got married, the rock, kick ass, Joe, matchstick men
2023 and did not know that this happened. Never even heard of this movie. Gonna have to check it out now.
Cage is one of the most underrated actors ever. People see him as a guy who does nothing but overreact but I see a talented actor and a charismatic man.
How random I come across you here. 😂😂
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@H.K.5 Love this movie & Cage here is arguably Mt favourite performance of all-time which is no mean feat given the amount of films I've seen.
@@1977Suspiria Cage is a great actor who’s been in too many rubbish movies. I would say he’s the most underrated Oscar winner ever.
@H.K.5 He's been in many a great movie too mind. Moonstruck, Kick-ass, Con-air, Adaptation, Lord Of War, Raising Arizona, Wild At Heart, 8MM, Bringing Out the Dead, Leaving Las Vegas.
Then there's othere that I think are a lot of fun like Face-Off, It Could Happen To You, The Rock & The Family Man. Cage is nearly always great to watch even in his crap movies.
i have finally seen Leaving Las Vegas and he was amazing
Have you seen Nixon or Dead man Walking? Because I felt Sean Penn and Anthony Hopkins gave much superior performances.
ive seen Nixon but not Dead Man Walking i want to though and might rent it soon or something and yes Hopkins was great as Nixon of course you know Penn went on to win 2 oscars for Mystic River and Milk which i feel are overrated performances having said that i do like Sean Penn a lot
ive now seen Dead Man Walking and i still feel Nic Cage was better there was so much going on in the performance to play an alcoholic like that was truly an artist at work it was amazing
Nicolas Cage is one of my favorite actors.
I'm so glad to see him get an award.
Nick is a natural both on and off the scene.
I'm watching this movie right now for the first time....say what you will about Nicholas Cage, but he will always be able to say: "I, Nicholas Cage, have won the Oscar for Best Actor".
I’m a prickly pear!!!
Massimo was and still is the best. ever..
Leaving las Vegas is a masterpiece. Nic Cage is simply the definition of extra.
I watched Leaving Las Vegas just a month back. I hadn’t googled about the movie. I saw no reviews prior to watching it. It was on my laptop and I just saw it.
The film started out good, meandered into okay-ness and it was good overall at the end.
But I was just completely minblown and emotionally shattered by Nicholas Cage’s performance. And I thought to myself as the movie was running, “this certainly is an easy Oscar worthy performance” and after the movie ended was I glad to see that it had gotten a great a deal of recognition not to mention an Oscar for Nic Cage’s performance!
Truly one of the greatest acting performances of all time.
Always hated Cage...then I watch Leaving Las Vegas for the first time and am blown away by his acting chops...well deserved Oscar.
I know how you feel. I was so freaked out with Vampires Kiss that I refused to see him in anything.
See Adaptation. Another great performance.
@@thecollector427 He also made a great performance in Joe. He was also very good in Lord Of War and Matchstick Men and several others. The man really can act.
Nice cage ain't all that bad he has talent in the right roles
you must be very young and clearly have not seen FACE/OFF. Or you probaby have by now.
He was married to Patricia Arquette?
Every boy that watched True Romance wanted her as a girlfriend. Gorgeous
tastes like a georgia peach
I really miss these old movies. I actually watched Leaving Las Vegas last week for the first time in 20 years and this came in my recommendation page. Google is watching everybody...EVERYBODY!
Look we all know Penn is a great actor, but Cage deserved the win. This was his best work in a film. Leaving las Vegas is such a great, dark memorable movie. The music in it really great also btw.
amazing, very versatile actor. doesn't matter, he is always memorable. One of my favorites unironically
I'm happy he won 1 Oscar in his career, didn't know he did. I thought he was one of those really good actors that never got to win one just like DiCaprio, Cruise and Carrey. But I'm glad he did, I find him to be a great talent, although he's not starring in great movies these days. Btw another great actor who sadly wasn't even there at the Oscars that year but made it to be nominated anyways is Massimo Troisi, as shown in the video. I admire and respect him a lot and he was another great actor.
DiCaprio has one
Grazie mille ❤️ We love him and we miss him so much.....
Hes starring in great movies again
What's interesting about the 1996 Oscar winners for lead acting (Susan Sarandon & Nicolas Cage) is that their then-spouses would later go on to win Oscars for supporting roles - Tim Robbins for "Mystic River" (2003) and Patricia Arquette (3:07) for "Boyhood" (2014)
Even his Acting in the "Face-Off" deserved an oscar
Adaptation, Moonstruck, Matchstick Men, Raising Arizona and this film feature some of the greatest performances of all time. I don't think we should judge him for some of the films he has done for a paycheck. Remember he lost a lot of money in that Bernie Madoff thing and we don't know what life for him is like. I think for every Left Behind he does, he tries to do a good film like Joe to compensate. Way to go, Nicolas Cage!
Maybe he tries, but it feels more like for every seven bad films he does he does a good one.
I think everyone has a "most hated Nicolas cage film that makes us hate him
"...after watching ghost rider 2,i told to myself. Really? Was this the guy from Adaptation?
I think he still does a lot of good movies. Kick Ass, Seeking Justice, Knowing, Bad Lieutenant, The Frozen Ground, Joe, The Trust, Snowden, and Dog Eat Dog. These are all movies he did in the last ten years that I thought were pretty good. Although Rage, Left Behind, and Outcast were complete and utter garbage.
rockysocky mom and dad and wild at heart was great
No one’s gonna mention Wild at Heart?
The 90s was the best decade for Nick Cage and Jim Carrey
The fact that he takes the time to promote alternative films speaks volumes, such a great guy.
I love Nicolas Cage. Every performance he gives is Oscar worthy
I love this! He was talking about wanting to do more experimental and indie movies back then. Glad he's been getting to pursue that more.
Massimo was literally dying during production of IL Postino - it’s an incredible performance considering that ever scene his is in was the first of second take.
I agree completely! Such a short yet blazing career. This is before his death right?
@@rusemode No sadly, he died of a sudden heart attack 12 hours after wrapiing "Il Postino"
It's crazy how the actor who is connected with memes the most wins an oscar
Back then there were no Memes.
It's just shows you how gullible young people are.
Agreed. If it aint cool the lets rip apart peoples hard work because we are so thick we don;t understand it. Cage done alot of great roles way before this
yep people who replied cocky just know him from memes
He’s a brilliant odd ball actor pushing the. envelope of his art.
Leaving Las Vegas is like catching lightening in a bottle. A tremendous character development by an actor. He does wear his heart on his sleeve.
i just want to thank jessica lange for that inspired, heart-felt award presentation. it really gives you goosebumps when you see someone so thrilled and obviously honored to be on stage in front of an audience of the biggest stars on the planet and tens of millions of people at home.
She is Just shy😂😂 in
One of the most difficult ones to pick for this category... every nominee in that year was amazing and inspiring in each film..
I saw all of them. I still think he deserved it. He had a tremendous performance that still “haunts” me. I walked out of the theatre and I was actually upset for the rest of the day. Semi-depressed
Great speech…succinct, heartfelt, shared the credit, celebrated the craft of acting. Note perfect.
If I had million awards I would give him all of them. I love Nicolas Cage so much.
Nicolas is super talented and I hope to see more movies this coming year...
You should watch Dying of the Light.
"Step away from the bike."
-the wicker man
how it get burned?
NOOOO NAHT THE BEES!!! ALL OVER MY EYES
+Roddy Munoz oh god, oh mah god, oh mah god
How it get burned?! HOW IT GET BURNED?!!! HOW IT GET BURNED?!!!!
ELISABETH SHUE IS THE QUEEN OF MY HEART.
This Oscar was so well deserved!what a masterpiece of a movie, of a script, of a cast, of a sound track...the muli talented Élisabeth Shue should have won as well. I still love every second of it in 2023
I love Cage movies even the ones that are not 'popularly well received'. He is such a cool human.
The fact Nicolas Cage won and beat the system just makes him my hero.
Leaving Las Vegas is the most beautiful Movie I have ever SEEN... And the Soundtrack is Super Amazing....
I really enjoyed Nicolas Cage in Leaving Las Vegas and that has nothing to do nor can be compared to what he's been doing now... But Massimo Troisi?... The Postman was one of the most moving movies I've ever seen in my life and he was an amazing actor, he was sick during the movie and he postponed his surgery to finish the film and he died 12 hours after the last scene. That is commitment and true passion, and you could see it in that performance, I will never forget him.
verissimo!!!
The Postman is one of my favourite pictures, very tender and a lot of message