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Sir Mark Rylance shades ‘really boring’ Oscars and says he won’t be going
Sir Mark bagged an Oscar in 2016 (Picture: Getty)
Sir Mark Rylance has provided a refreshing shot of honesty after saying he won’t be attending this year’s Oscars as he finds the annual ceremony ‘really boring’.
The actor stars in Netflix’s environmental catastrophe comedy Don’t Look Up, alongside Leonardo DiCaprio, Meryl Streep and Jennifer Lawrence.
He plays quirky billionaire tech entrepreneur Peter Isherwell, who prevents destruction of the earth-destroying comet in order to mine it for precious elements.
The film is nominated for four awards, including best picture, at the 2022 Academy Awards.
Sir Mark previously won the best supporting actor in 2016 for his performance in Bridge of Spies, alongside Tom Hanks.
But speaking to the Radio Times, the acclaimed performer said: ‘I don’t think awards are a serious marker of what the greatest or most inspiring things are, but it’s nice to be celebrated.
The actor appears in Don’t Look Up, which is up for four Oscars this year (Picture: Niko Tavernise/Netflix)
‘I won’t be going this year. To be honest, they’re actually really boring.’
Asked if his award was on display at his home, he said: ‘I don’t like to be ostentatious about that kind of thing.
‘It was in a box for a long time. I think it’s now on a shelf.’
The BFG and Dunkirk star, 62, is also a three-time Bafta winner and a Golden Globe and Emmy nominee.
Known for his prowess on stage in productions such as Boeing-Boing and Jerusalem, he boasts three Tony awards and two Olivier awards as well, from multiple nominations across the years.
Sir Mark won for his performance in Bridge of Spies, and is pictured here with fellow acting winners Brie Larson, Leonardo DiCaprio and Alicia Vikander (Picture: Steve Granitz/WireImage)
His comments align with those of Seth Rogen, who recently shared that he doesn’t understand why Hollywood expects people to care about the Oscars.
‘I don’t get why movie people care so much if other people care what awards we give ourselves,’ the Pam & Tommy star told Insider, adding: ‘I don’t care who wins the automobile awards. No other industry expects everyone to care about what awards they shower upon themselves.’
Seth Rogen was also pretty frank about the awards ceremony’s appeal (Picture: Frank Micelotta/PictureGroup for Hulu/Rex/Shutterstock)
The Academy, which will host its 94th annual ceremony on March 27, recently came under fire after announcing it had cut the number of categories it would televise live.
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Oscars for production design, sound, original music score, makeup and hairstyling, film editing, documentary short, live action short, and animated short are being handed out ahead of the telecast but edited into the live programme.
West Side Story director Steven Spielberg, a 19-time nominee, was among those who criticised the decision, telling Deadline that ‘one craft is just as indispensable as the next’ and ‘there is no above the line, there is no below the line’.
Read the full article in this week’s Radio Times.
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