LOS ANGELES (AP) — The emotional epic from Japan “Drive My Car” won the Academy Award for best international feature film Sunday night.
He then thanked his actors, “especially Toko Miura, who drove the Saab 900 beautifully in the film," and paused again for applause. The win for the three-hour journey through grief, connection and art spawned its own mini-drama when Hamaguchi took the stage at the Dolby Theatre to accept it. “Just a moment," he said, to laughs from the audience.
The Latest on the Oscars (all times local): 6: 35 p.m. Japan's “Drive My Car” has won the Oscar for best international feature.
“But the reality is there’s so many people that are involved in creating a performance and creating a film, and I need to acknowledge and admire each one of them.” Some stars, including Chastain, have said they won’t do red carpet interviews if it means missing the presentation of awards like best hair and makeup, for which the artists of “Tammy Faye” are nominated. The winners of eight Oscars bestowed in the first hour will be weaved into the main broadcast that begins at 8 p.m. Eastern on ABC. “You may not know this but the word ’Oscar nominated’ can be used by a skilled 17 year old as an insult,” he said. “Tammy Faye in our film goes through three different decades and she changed a lot throughout those decades, so they really helped me with that.” “The Golden Globes.” She becomes the first Afro-Latina and openly LGBTQ actor win in the category. But when Hawk disagreed with that sentiment -- “really, dude?” White asked -- the crowd broke up into laughter. The film beat out fellow animated nominees “Flee,” “Luca,” “The Mitchells vs. “The Godfather” — which won best picture — was released March 24, 1972. “I want to be a vessel for love,” he said. It’s the first Oscar for Chastain in three nominations.
"Given that the mainstay of the Academy Awards is American movies, I'm really happy that a Japanese film was able to win this prestigious award," said 60-year- ...
The film, which has garnered other prizes including a screenplay award at Cannes, became Japan's second regular winner in the International Feature Film category and the first since "Departures" in 2009. read more Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com
driving my car It is a beautiful Japanese psychological drama about loss and grief. driving my car It is about the ups and downs of actor and stage director ...
It’s also a space for the viewer to process it all. The death of Ryûsuke’s wife is horrific and hangs like a dark cloud over the rest of the film. Body language is very important, as is the space a director creates. This is basically the story of the movie driving my car by Risuki Hamaguchi. The film’s script is based on a short story by Haruki Murakami. The epic movie is also three hours long. The way he uses silence is a revelation. driving my car It is about the ups and downs of actor and stage director Yosuko Kafuku (Hidetoshi Nishijima). He was given a director’s job for two months in Hiroshima. Young Misaki (Toko Myoza) transports the exit in his red Saab car.
The critical support for "Drive My Car," from Japanese director Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, powered it to a surprisingly strong Oscar showing.
The three-hour Japanese drama has been a favorite of critics (including best of the year prizes from the Los Angeles Film Critics Ass n., the New York Film Critics Circle and the National Society of Film Critics), and even made former President Obama’s list of the year’s best movies, since its Cannes Film Festival debut last year. Evidence of its unique international appeal came by way of the four Oscar nominations it received (best picture, directing, international feature film and adapted screenplay). Director Ryûsuke Hamaguchi recognized himself in his protagonist, a man finding escape from unresolved tragedy through his work.