Julianne Moore takes best actress Oscar for 'Still Alice'
Entertainment | Mon Feb 23, 2015 6:20am EST
(Reuters) - Julianne Moore won the best actress Oscar on Sunday for her role as a university professor with Alzheimer's disease in "Still Alice".
The win marked Moore's first Academy Award after being nominated four times previously. The 54-year-old actress was favored to win this year's prize after picking up Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild and BAFTA awards earlier this year.
"I read an article that said that winning an Oscar could lead to living five years longer," Moore said while accepting her award. "If that's true I'd really like to thank the Academy because my husband is younger than me."
In "Still Alice," the veteran actress plays a brilliant lecturer and beautiful redhead who is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease at 50. The small budget film was picked up for distribution by Sony Pictures only in September, thanks to Moore's award-winning potential.
Last year, she said she was attracted to the role because she had never seen Alzheimer's portrayed from the point of view of the patient.
The film was adapted from the novel "Still Alice" by Lisa Genova and was directed by Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland.
Moore has been among Hollywood's most celebrated actresses for the last 20 years, earning Oscar nominations for previous roles in "Boogie Nights," "The End of the Affair," "The Hours" and "Far from Heaven."
She also won an Emmy in 2012 for her acclaimed turn as politician Sarah Palin in the television movie "Game Change."
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WHO-Julianne Moore
WHAT-won the best actress Oscar
WHEN-Sunday
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WHY-her role as a university professor with Alzheimer's disease in "Still Alice"
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- BAFTA:英國電影和電視藝術學院
- veteran:經驗豐富的
- acclaimed:受到讚揚的
Alice Howland is really a true heroine, she will bring the courage to those who also have Alzheimer. I couldn't imagine that if I have Alzheimer, what situation would be, let alone Alice is such a successful professor. And I agree what the film wants to tell us--- live in the present. Since we do not know what will happen in next minute, all we have to do is live in the present and accept what you have. It is a very meaningful film to me!
回覆刪除Julianne Moore plays well in this movie. It is undoubtedly that she takes the best actress Oscar. It is a movie about a disease, Alzheimer. There are many unpredictable things will happen in our lives, especially diseases. We can not know when the disease will happen. However, when it happen, do not feel depressed. Try to live in the present, like the movie wants to tell us. Anyway, I think it is a good movie worthy seeing.
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