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Robert de niro He eventually dealt with why he did not participate in his first Oscar win.
“I didn’t think much about that,” De niro, 81, on Tuesday, March 11, episode. Late night with Seth Meyers.
De Niro received his first Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor to play Don Vito Corleone in 1974 The Godfather Part II. During his conversation with the host at night Seth MeyersHe revealed that the reason he did not participate was that he was busy filming the film in Italy. In fact, he didn’t even find that Oscar won until the second morning.
“I did (historical drama 1976) 1900 with (director) Bernardo Bertolucci in northern Italy. It is there nine hours later, so I called early in the morning that I won the Academy Award, ”he recalled.
Martin Scorsese and Robert de Niro were not always amazed by the improvement of Leonard DiCaprio when shooting the killers of the flower moon. “Sometimes we looked at each other and turned a little eyes.” And we would say that: “You don’t need the dialogue,” said Scorsese, 80, said Wall Street Journal (…)
When Meyers asked if De Niro was considering watching the Oscars on TV, he admitted, “I don’t know, at that time if you could watch it (in other countries) … I didn’t think I would win.”
De Niro remembered a very short and occasional telephone call with someone in the US to thank the caller for informing him about the moment of defining his career. Was the only best nominated actor at night when he disappeared at night Ryan O’Neal and his daughter Tatum O’Neal announced the winner of the category.
The Godfather Part II director Francis Ford Coppola – Who won the best director and the best picture that night – was called to the stage to receive a prize called de Niro.
Robert de Niro during an interview with Seth Meyers during “late night with Seth Meyers” 11 March 2025.
Lloyd Bishop/NBC“I think this is a very richly deserved price,” Coppola told the audience. “I think Robert de Niro is an extraordinary actor and will enrich the films that have been produced for the coming years.”
De niro won his second Oscar six years later, this time for the best actor, as recognition for playing a boxer Jake Lamotta in the director Martin ScorseseSports drama from 1980 The bull rages. De niro participated in the Oscar night Personally accept the trophy The second time.
“I want to thank my mother and my father for having me and my grandfather and grandmother for having them,” joking before saying, “I love everyone!”
DE NIRO received nine overall Oscar nominations during his recognized career, last gained the best supportive actor nod in 2024 for displaying Oklahoma Crime Boss William King Hale in Flower -moon killers.
Elsewhere the actor recently offered a behind -the -scenes insight Another of his classic rolesWhen he confirmed Live with Kelly and Mark In February that his unforgettable “you take me?” scene Taxi driver was partially improvised.
“Some of the best things, not always, is when it is improvised,” he revealed in an interview.
There are remarkable cases Hollywood Stars of Snub Academy of Film Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in Oscars – especially Marlon Brando Sending an Indian activist Sacheen Littlefeather give a statement of protest on behalf of when he won the best actor Godfather In 1973.
