In his first film after his oscarwinning unforgiven, eastwood actually did not. Stories history mustang, gran torino and the thunderbird. Every reader contribution, however big or small, is so valuable. I would have put him as actor of the year, but something tells me he won t qualify.
Gran torino shut out of oscars more last year, a movie about a smalltown sheriff tommy lee jones contemplating retirement, no country for old men, won an academy award. Julia roberts presenting clint eastwood with the oscar for directing million dollar baby at the 77th annual academy awards in 2005. The sentiment for eastwood had he been in the running would have been great, because the 78yearold actor had indicated that it was likely to be his last stint in front of the camera, and he had never won an academy award for acting. Find movie and film award information for gran torino 2008 clint eastwood on allmovie. Clint eastwood directs and stars in the 2018 movie the mule. Swank and freeman also won oscars for their performances. The symbolism in gran torino is highly clustered around the main setting of the suburban neighborhood in detroit, michigan. He is a korean war veteran whose prize possession is a 1972 gran torino he keeps in mint condition. Did clint eastwood refuse the presidential medal of freedom. With clint eastwood, bee vang, christopher carley, ahney her.
Clint eastwoods gran torino is a great movie produced and directed by americas greatest cinamatic talent. Clint eastwoods performance has also garnered recognition. Gran torino s 1972 ford gran torino sport by rob finkelman january 01, 2019 having spent four enjoyable years in the early 1990s at new york universitys film school comprehensively studying the history of cinema, it should come as no surprise to you that i became intimately acquainted with clint eastwoods body of work. During the past dirty harry movie runs, there was a corresponding. Eastwoods staff found the car online, and warner brothers bought the car through a classic car dealer on ebay. The world knows who deserved the oscar even if hollywood politically correct idiots keep. Gran torino shut out of oscars planning to retire us news. Ford motor company was founded on 16 june 1903, it survived the automotive industry crisis. Crookston native cowrites story for clint eastwood film. Clint eastwood is a prolific director, and one of the richest in hollywood. In order to be considered for an award, a film must be released between 1st jan 2008 and 31st dec 2008 given that gran torino had only a limited release in the us on 12th dec 2008, expect it to make a showing in next years oscars. Gran torino is a cultural landmark in the grand and glorious career of an american master clint. In paris to receive the award he noted he was very flattered.
Afterward eastwood did some penance with more politically correct. The movie centers around walt, a korean war veteran whose wife has recently passed away leaving him unhappy, angry, and disappointed in the behaviors of his family and country. The film costars christopher carley, bee vang and ahney her. Clint eastwood sings the gran torino theme song, no really. The world knows who deserved the oscar even if hollywood politically correct idiots keep featuring movies that no one wants to see. Eastwood has also directed five actors in academy awardwinning.
Lets take a look at his net worth, his awards shelf, and his latest movie. One of the main issues that plagued gran torino was its over reliance on a. Gran torino is a 2008 film that clint eastwood produced and starred in. Eastwood has won four academy awards so far, with best picture and best director wins for both. When his neighbor thao lor bee vang, a young hmong teenager under pressure from his gang member cousin, tries to steal his gran torino, kowalski sets out to reform the youth. Disgruntled korean war veteran walt kowalski sets out to reform his neighbor, thao lor, a hmong teenager who tried to steal kowalskis prized possession. He has appeared mainly in western, action, comedy, and drama films.
Why was gran torino left out of the academy awards. Clint eastwood, gran torino im not an eastwood fan, but this was dope. His string of successful films in the 1970s including multiple dirty harry titles made him a household name, and his directorial efforts have included many. What did you all think of gran torino, with your first time watching it.
Did no one, here, wonder why gran torino had not been nominated for anything in any category. Dirty harry on a pension, were thinking, until we realize that only the autoworker retired. Gran torino is a cultural landmark in the grand and glorious career of an american master clint eastwood. Were revealing the top 10, based on reader voting from a ballot of 50 essential. He further commented that, in 1970, when he launched his directorial debut, eople were saying we. Gran torino is a brilliant movie from start to finish, i cant believe i waited so long to watch it, its completely different to what i expected, two thirds of the film had a very light tone at. Won 2008 nbr award for best actor clint eastwood won 2008 nbr award for best screenplay original nick schenk. Clint eastwoods most recent movie is titled trouble with the curve. Walt kowalskis neighborhood, in gran torino, has an obvious shift in culture, class, and stigma. Settling a score with himself, clint eastwood in gran torino. This is the first movie that clint eastwood has starred in since gran torino, which was released in 2008. Clint eastwood is an american actor, film director, producer and composer.
Academy award winner clint eastwood million dollar baby, mystic river directs and stars as disgruntled korean war veteran walt, who sets out to reform his neighbor, a. What did you all think of gran torino, with your first. Clint eastwood 15 greatest films as a director, ranked worst to best. It was not released during last years award consideration period. An old man is very racist toward a very specific ethnic group koreans in part because he fought in the korean war.
Christian bale, the fighter he was great in the movie. Some notable films he has starred in are gran torino, the bridges of madison county, sudden impact, and dirty harry. Walt is a bit of a racist, but that comes with all the other things he is. And why do you think it barely registered with academy awards voters. One of the film industrys most respected actors and directors, clint eastwood first rose to fame as the star of the italian dollars trilogy of westerns directed by sergio leone which well be spotlighting in a collection of its own. A rumor that clint eastwood was offered and refused the presidential medal of. Clint eastwood during the 1970s, 14 things you never knew about clint eastwoods unforgiven. Gran torino is maybe the best movie i have ever seen. This was eastwoods first starring role since 2004s million dollar baby. Clint eastwood 15 greatest films as a director, ranked. Ending spoiler for gran torino 2008, plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more. Is clint eastwood killed at the end of the movie gran torino.
Did clint eastwood win an oscar for gran torino answers. Clint eastwood latest to give controversial take on. Gran torino is a movie for seniors that defies stereotypes. It is an honor to present matt damon with the 2016 chairmans award. Hmong get a mixed debut in new eastwood film mpr news. The final shot is of tao driving down the coast while clint eastwood himself sings in the background. What i will talk about is what worked, what didnt and why gran torino has the best chance to kill a certain bat man buzz and win big at this academy awards this year. But gran torino marks a return to a dirty harrystyle character that.
Did you like or dislike the movie the favourite, and did. Tou ger xiong, a hmongamerican storyteller from the twin cities. Clint eastwood is an american film actor, director, producer, and composer. Eastwood recently won a top award in advance from the cannes film festival for gran torino. At the will reading, walt leaves his house to the church and his gran torino to tao. The film is reminiscent in tone and texture of his oscarwinning western, unforgiven. He received an honorary degree from university of the pacific in 2006, and an honorary degree from university of southern california in 2007. Clint eastwood has starred in many roles throughout his career. He also directed and starred in the wellreceived drama gran torino 2008 as a widowed korean war veteran who becomes a neighborhood vigilante after befriending a teenage neighbor.
Gran torino 2008 retired auto worker and korean war vet walt kowalski clint eastwood fills emptiness in his life with beer and home repair, despising the many asian, latino and black families. Gran torino is a 2008 american drama film directed and produced by clint eastwood, who also starred in the film. Kowalski is a grumpy, toughminded, unhappy an old man, who cant get along with either his kids or his neighbors, a korean war veteran whose prize possession is a. I liked it, although i thought it was overly mannered and i had some issues with the anachronisms yes, i realise the point was to show us we were meant to focus on the character relationships, not history. In his latest film, the martian, damon dazzles yet again as mark watney, an astronaut desperately trying to survive on mars, yet still finding a way to laugh and bring hope to an impossible situation. Gran torino takes its title from a 1972 ford beaut parked in a driveway a fetish object and memento mori in this curious, striking drama directed by and starring clint eastwood.
The importance of this shift however, is not as evident. Find movie and film award information for gran torino 2008 clint eastwood on allmovie allmovie. Gran torino stars eastwood as an american icon once again this time as a cantankerous, racist, beerchugging retired detroit autoworker who keeps his shotgun ready to lock and load. He befriends a korean boy who attempts to steal his car due to peer pressure from a local gang. Gran torino was recognized by the american film institute as one of the ten best films of 2008. Clint eastwood sings on the titular gran torino song. List of awards and nominations received by clint eastwood. Starting with mystic river, eastwood composed the scores and other original music for many of his films. Gran torino s werent actually assembled in detroit, but it made for a good story none the less.