“I just won an Oscar, but will that help me earn a living?” So asked F. Murray Abraham in a note sent to me in 1984 – one that I have faithfully saved. Unlike some Oscar winners, Abraham was both m…
at the SAG Awards. Where some stars may stumble over their fame, Brad and Leo deploy their celebrity to advance both their talent and their social conscience; even Brad’s personal peccadillos serve his cause – witness his playful backstage interactions with ex-wife Jennifer Aniston.
While Pitt and DiCaprio relish the awards rituals, other stars, and indeed companies, are troubled by the time and money that fuel the now greatly shortened process. Actors cherish their kudos, but still ask if the statuettes realistically advance their careers relative to the demands placed on their lives.
There are storied examples: Sean Penn’s courageous but all-consuming philanthropic forays in Haiti and Mexico; or Tom Cruise’s decision to take over United Artists and its decision-making machinery; or Ben Affleck’s decision to follow the award-winningEven a generation ago, the awards process seemed to bewilder rather than benefit some stars – witness Marlon Brando or even Jimmy Dean.
In purely financial terms, Oscar victories have not automatically translated into better roles and bigger salaries – Halle Berry did not benefit exponentially from, subsisted as a character actor at that pay scale.
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