Director and co-producer Guillermo del Toro, left, and Toronto producer J. Miles Dale, pose with their Oscars after their movie The Shape of Water won best picture and best director at the 2018 Academy Awards in Los Angeles.
Several Canadians will attend the Academy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday hoping to take home a gold statue and an impressive title: Oscar winner. But after the glitz and glamour of the ceremony is over, what does winning an Oscar really get you? Five Canadians share how it impacted their lives.Director and co-producer Guillermo del Toro, left, and Toronto co-producer J. Miles Dale pose with their Oscars after winning best picture for The Shape of Water in 2018.
Dale remembers as soon as the Ontario-shot film hit festivals, something felt different. Audiences and critics were responding, and momentum built as the movie debuted at different festivals.From Mary Pickford to Ryan Gosling, here's every Canadian actor ever nominated at the Oscars Del Toro and Dale talk on the set of their movie Nightmare Alley, which would go on to be nominated for best picture at the 2022 Academy Awards. "To be able to shine a light on those people and their careers and their accomplishments was really gratifying," said Dale.Composer Mychael Danna agrees "the effect it has on the people around you" is by far the most lasting part of winning an Oscar.
On the other hand, many have speculated about the so-called "Oscar curse," where a winner has a string of bad luck or bad roles, cutting a promising career short after a win.in 1976 and didn't have much of a movie career afterward. More recently, Adrien Brody and Halle Berry have raised eyebrows over their tepid box office numbers following their big wins in 2002 and 2003, respectively.
"Your average young person can aspire to try and aim for an Oscar or awards or festivals just to get their voice heard," said Snowden.Oscar-winner Ben Proudfoot is back in Los Angeles this week to try to win a second statue.about a group of people who repair musical instruments for students in Los Angeles.
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