Robert de Niro He finally turned why he was not present for his first of his kind Oscar Victory.
“I didn’t think much about it,” the 81 -year -old de Niro of Tuesdsay, March 11, an episode of Late night with Seth MyersS
De Niro received his first Oscar award for the best support actor for Don Vito Corleone in 1974. The Godfather Part IIS During his interview with the host of a late night SethHe revealed that the reason why he is not present is that he is busy making a movie in Italy. In fact, he didn’t even realize that he had won an Oscar until the next morning.
“I did (1976 Historical drama) 1900 with (director) Bernardo Bertolucci in northern Italy. It’s nine hours later, so I called early in the morning that I won the Academy Award, “he remembered.
Martin Scorsese and Robert de Niro were not always impressed by Leonardo DiCaprio’s improvisation choice while shooting killers on the colored moon. “From time to time, Bob and I would look at each other and throw our eyes a little. And we would say (Leo): “You don’t need this dialogue,” said the 80 -year -old Scorsese in front of Wall Street Journal (…)
When Myers asked if De Niro was considering watching the Oscars on television, he admitted, “I don’t know, in those days, if you can watch it (in other countries) … I didn’t think I would win.”
De Niro remembered that he had a very short and negligent phone call with someone in the United States, where he thanked the caller for informing him about the creepy career. He was the only most supportive nominee for an actor who disappeared on Oscar night when Ryan O’Neal and his daughter Tatum o’neal declared the winner in the categoryS
The Godfather Part II Director Francis Ford Coppola – Who won the best director and the best photo tonight – was called on stage to accept the award on behalf of De Niro.
Robert de Niro during an interview with Seth Meyars during Late Night with Seth Meyers on March 11, 2025.
Lloyd Bishop/NBC“I think this is a very richly deserved award,” said the Coppola of viewers. “I think Robert de Niro is an exceptional actor and he will enrich the films that are made for years to come.”
De Niro won his second Oscar six years later, this time for the best actor as a recognition of a game of leakage boxer and out Jake Lamota in a director Martin ScorseseSports drama from 1980 Raging bull. De Niro was present on Oscar night to Personally accept the trophy For the second time around.
“I want to thank my mother and my father for having me, and my grandfather and my grandmother for having them,” he joked before he announced, “I love everyone!”
De Niro received nine Oscar nominations throughout his famous career, recently received the most supportive actor nod in 2024 to present the chief of crime in Oklahoma William King Hale in The killers of the colored moonS
Elsewhere, the actor recently offered some behind -the -scenes insights for Another of his classic rolesWhen he confirmed Live with Kelly and Mark In February, his unforgettable “Do you take me?” scene Taxi driver It was partially improvised.
“Some of the best things, not always, are when they are improvised,” he revealed in the interview.
There were remarkable cases of The Hollywood stars who are embarking on The Academy of Cinema Arts and Sciences (AMPA) in the Oscars – the Marlon Brando Sending a radical activist Sacheen Littlefeather to deliver a protest statement on his behalf when he won the best actor Godfather In 1973
