They Won For That? Al Pacino

Oscar Wild

English - April 28, 2022 10:00 - 47 minutes - 45.9 MB
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Following their celebration of ‘The Godfather,’ Nick and Sophia thought it would be quite fitting to begin their new series by admiring the career of Academy Award winner Al Pacino. Firstly, they look back at some of his performances from his rich 50+ year career before concentrating on his sole Oscar win for ‘Scent of a Woman.’ Was this performance a deserved win? Why don’t some people like this win? Why did Pacino win for this particular role? (13:18) Lastly, find out what each of them would would have chosen him to win for instead (32:22).

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Music: “The Greatest Adventure” by Jonathan Adamich