Brad Pittjust won his first Oscar for acting — and he’s dedicating it to his kids!
Pitt, 56, was honored with the award in the Best Supporting Actor category on Sunday aftersweeping all the awards leading up to the big night. His win comes for his critically acclaimed performance in Quentin Tarantino’sOnce Upon a Time… In Hollywood.
The actor beat outAnthony HopkinsforThe Two Popes,Tom HanksforA Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,Al PacinoforThe Irishmanand Joe Pesci forThe Irishman.
While on stage, Pitt used his time to thank many of the special the people he has worked with, including Tarantino, fellow costarLeonardo DiCaprio, and the rest of the cast and crew ofOnce Upon a Time… In Hollywood.
“Listen, I’ve been gobsmacked. I’m not one to look back but this has made me do so,” he told the audience. “And I think my folks taking me to the drive in to seeButch and Sundanceand loading up my car and moving out here and Geena and Ridley giving me my first shot to all the wonderful people I’ve met along the way to stand here now.”
“Once upon a time in Hollywood, ain’t that’s the truth,” he went on. “And to my kids, who color everything I do, I adore you.”
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Though Pitt is already an Oscar winner for producing 2014’s Best Picture12 Years a Slave, this is the first time the actor has won for his own performance in a film.
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InOnce Upon a Time … in Hollywood, Pitt plays Cliff Booth, a stunt double for and close friend toLeonardo DiCaprio’s Rick Dalton, a one-time television star working to stay relevant in the business.
Pitt also starred in Tarantino’s 2009 filmInglourious Basterdsand appeared inTrue Romance, which Tarantino penned but did not direct.
source: people.com
