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Nicolas Cage was one of the presenters at the Academy Awards for the Best Actor category, and while his colleagues weaved lyrical introductions for the other nominees, theGhost Riderstar chose to make a joke about Paul Giamatti.
The latter starred in Alexander Payne’sThe Holdoversas Paul Hunham, a classics professor at the all-male boarding school Barton Academy. The comedy-drama film was nominated in five Oscars categories, including Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay.
Nicolas Cage Cracks A Joke About Paul Giamatti’s Lazy Eye At The Oscars
During theOscarsBest Actor introduction, actorNicolas Cagerevealed howPaul Giamattigot his lazy eye inThe Holdovers. He took a jab at his method acting and admitted he would also do the same (viaDeadline Hollywood):
“This past year, Paul Giamatti was so committed that for the character to have a lazy eye, he wore a soft contact lens during the entire shoot, which made him blind in that eye while filming. Would have I done that? Hell yes. But the point is, you did do it, Paul! And you were brilliant, again. Bravo!”
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In a conversation withComingSoon, the actor was asked how exactly he achieved the defect in his eye. As expected, Giamatti refused to divulge the information.
“It’s a mystery that I can’t reveal. It’s all just the magic of film and acting. I can’t tell you exactly how we did that. I’ve been sworn a secrecy, sir.”
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TheAmerican Splendorstar did not take home the award asOppenheimer’sCillian Murphywon the Oscar for Best Actor. Regardless, Giamatti was all smiles knowing he did a fantastic job inThe Holdovers.
The Enigmatic Acting Style Of Nicolas Cage
Cage subtly hinted at his own way ofmethod actingwhen he stood and spoke on stage at this year’s Oscar event. Fans know that theCity of Angelsactor has a unique yet bizarre way of getting into his movie character. He explained about his acting discipline called ‘Nouveau Shamanic’ viaOn Demand Entertainment:
“I’ve been told that all actors really hail from the early medicine men and the shamans in the villages pre-Christianity where they would put on masks and act out, and they were probably pretty crazy, but they would go in and find answers to questions.”
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Cage added that using this method not only helped him get into the persona of his character but also affected his costars in a way that was effective for the film.
“It was an idea of trying to stimulate or trick my mind into believing I was this character from another dimension, and I would walk on the set and wouldn’t speak to anybody, wouldn’t say a word, so I projected this aura of horror which created fear in my fellow actors, which then inspired me to believe I really was this character.”
Indeed, had Cage been in Paul Giamatti’s shoes inThe Holdovers, he would no doubt do the same and blind his eye for the sake of acting.
The Holdoversis available to stream via Peacock.
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