I never question the way Hollywood loves a good biographical film. After all, the 77th Ceremony of the Academy Awards, held on February 27, 2005 at the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles, offers all the test it needs. The main actor not only went to Jamie Foxx for playing Ray Charles in “Ray”, but the victory of the cast actress went to a star performance by Cate Blanchett for playing the Legend Katharine Hepburn.
Flying high
By granting the Oscar to Blanchett for portraying Hepburn in “The Aviator” by Martin Scorsese, the Academy established a new milestone. Blanchett's prize was the first time an artist won an Oscar for a representation of a previous Oscar winner. Hepburn, who died in 2003, was nominated 12 times and finally won four Oscar, all in main roles. And those who enjoy synchronicity could enjoy knowing that Hepburn was often known as “the great kate”, something that Cate Blanchett probably appreciates.
Over the years, Blanchett has made it a habit of being nominated to play real people: she played Queen Elizabeth and twice in “Elizabeth” and “Elizabeth: The Golden Age”, and was nominated for them in 1999 and 2008; And she played a facet of Bob Dylan in “I'm Not There”, collecting a nomination in 2008.
This was Blanchett's second nomination (she has eight in total) and her first victory. She would win again in 2014 as the leader in “Blue Jasmine”.
By accepting the prize of presenter Tim Robbins, he made sure to refer to the source of inspiration for his role. After thanking his family and husband, producer Andrew Upton, he said: “When you play someone as terribly known as Katharine Hepburn, it is a collaborative effort; You need as much help as you can. And thanks, of course, Miss Hepburn. The longevity of his career, I think, is inspiring for all. ” Then he thanked Scorsese and added: “I hope my son married his daughter.” Scorsese, at the audience, laughed with all my heart.
The director had seen Blanchett two decades earlier in the Golden Globes, as Vanity Fair reported. And as Scorsese observed her in the dance hall, she realized that she would be perfect for a film she was developing: “The aviator.” He and his wife agreed simultaneously: “We both looked at each other and said: 'Katharine Hepburn, there it is.'
Back
With that as a backdrop, it is difficult to imagine that the other actresses in the race had many possibilities. Three of the nominees were in their first assent: Virginia Madsen, for playing a waitress who went out with a couple of wine drinkers in “Sideways”; Sophie Okonedo as the wife of a hotelier who protects the victims of a genocide at the “Hotel Ruanda”; and Natalie Portman as the duplicita Alice/Jane in “Closer”. Portman would win in 2011 by “Black Swan” and would be nominated again in 2017 for “Jackie”. The others have not been nominated since then.
Laura Linney completed the list in the second of her three nominations, her first and unique so far in a secondary role, for playing the research wife of the main character of “Kinsey.”
