Nicolas Cage winning Best Actor

[Guigley]

In my opinion, Cage has given three Oscar-worthy performances: 1) "Leaving Las Vegas," 2) "Adaptation," and 3) "Matchstick Men." I consider Cage to be the Christopher Walken of our time. He is capable of giving great performances when he commits himself, but most of the time he chooses lousy-yet-hilarious films just to have fun and give audiences guilty pleasures. I think he deserved the Oscar for "Veags," though; he was amazing in it.

[haroof]

Jessica Lange seems so out of it all the time. I love it.

[DAVEGUTIERREZ93]

Nic cage's reaction when he won

"Wow" - Vampire's Kiss

[HagiGheorgheForever]

back when actors didn't show up to academy awards even when they were nominated for best actor....!

[bioletsmakeiteasy]

i love how anthony hopkins is badass enough to eat during the ceremony and not even care that he lost lol

[eaglecity1337]

Nicolas Cage was once my favorite actor, but he has made too many B-movies. I am mainly referring to films like Season of the Witch, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice and Ghost Rider 2, but he will always be one of my favorite actors. He has an incredible talent if he occasionally gets a good character role in a good film. He was phenomenal in films like Port of Call: New Orleans, Adaptation, Leaving Las Vegas, but also in the film Knowing, which is underrated as hell.

[UrchineSLICE]

@eaglecity1337 I thought Nic Cage did a fine job in Ghost Rider 2. Honestly thought it was his best action performance since face off

[TheGamerH0lic]

I don't understand why Nicolas Cage gets so much hate for his acting. He's my favourite actor of all time and I think he deserves a lot more credit than what he gets. People who disagree with me should watch Knowing, it was a really clever film with Nicolas Cage as the lead.

[yankolvich]

los vagas

[fra2603]

LMAO to the blond that fails lauching the standing ovation

[geddoe316]

@fra2603 that blonde was elisabeth shue, his costar in the movie

[masterbassist93]

nic really is a talented actor, its just the scripts and the roles he chooses. his performance in bad lieutenant: port call of new orleans is oscar worthy.

[Duchmol90]

Nic cage at the academy awards , the good old times .

[TheAlbertChannel]

PLEAS FUCKING COME BACK NICK TO THE ACADEMY AWARDS

[JasperKenneth06]

Jessica Lange is epic in American Horror Story.

[megasebi5445]

Nicolas Cage is for my the best actor all over the World

[megasebi5445]

für mich ist Nicolas Cage der beste Schauspieler der ganzen Welt und wird es auch immer bleiben

[YayoForKids]

should be given to Massimo Troisi, in my opinion.

[arkk1]

god damn hes so cool

[LordRaymondx]

Nicolas Cage can't make a bad movie.

[arkk1]

@LordRaymondx i completely agree

[greencarlsberg]

@LordRaymondx Have you seen Ghost Rider 2?

[LordRaymondx]

@greencarlsberg Yes I did. I enjoyed it.

[VCarter151]

Whats in the bag? A shark or something?

[cavalierfan2008]

Hey Nicolas Cage is acting while receiving the award!!... he didn't deserve it...

[ayansb]

Judging by some of the comments, I doubt many of you have actually seen "Leaving Las Vegas." Nicolas Cage is absolutely amazing in the film. Just a memorable performance. His Oscar was very much deserved.

[TheNelenaxoxo]

I love how in the middle of the video when he's running on stage there's this one woman who stands up, then she tells all the audience to stand up! I don't know who she is I think that might've been Elizabeth Shue who co-starred with him in Leaving Las Vegas.

[siriusminx]

Pls. don't forget "Moon Struck"... Nick and Cher. Fabulous movie!!

[ultrazman14]

Elizabeth Shue is so hot.

[LEVIEDELSIGNORE]

MASSIMO THE BEST ...

[owenopoliss]

If Nicolas "I'm going to steal the Declaration of Independence" Cage can win an Oscar then anyone can

[0bdlkrm]

Lol we live in a world where nicolas cage wins an oscar and ryan gosling even doesnt get nominated. hahahahahahahhaha just crazy.

[yazento]

Living las Vegas Viva Nicholas!!!!.....

[dlitner5]

16 years later and he's the highest paid actor in hollywood. funny how he urged the growth and appreciation of smaller-budget, intelligent films but decides to instead tackle just about anything as long as he gets paid a lot.

you either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain

[UnderdogFilms666]

When she says "Vegas" at 0:54 she says it in a Yorkshire accent!!!

[Utubeman67]

Nicolas Cage deserved the oscar. His performance as Ben Sanderson was dark, powerful, and heartbreaking. It's a shame that the haters of Nicolas Cage bash him without even seeing Leaving Las Vegas because it shows that he can really act.

[simpsonlover23]

When you're sitting in the front row, it's pretty much a given.

[geok1033]

I'm sorry I know that Nicholas Cage is important to a lot of you but I don't think he deserved it.

[Dooaklar]

Mmm, Nicolas Cage won an Oscar and Peter Sellers didn't win any Oscar. WEIRD or just INCOMPETENT

[BigImaginationDoll16]

*Ahem* And WHERE is Leonardo DiCaprio's long overdue Oscar? Tsk tsk Academy.

[lstogner]

wow. nicolas cage is so astronomically less talented than those other guys.

[MajicPictures]

@lstogner Doesn't matter, his performance was better, regardless of his body of work.

[rosepuff321]

OMG he is so young in this :O

[tonedef11]

"Now that I have won this, I vow to make cheese ball, post-apocolyptic movies for the rest of my career. DRIVE HARD!"

[johnlennon1970]

The day Nicholas Cage won an Oscar was the day Hollywood died! ...RIP to great movie actors!

[Stranglehold432]

@johnlennon1970 Did you even watch Leaving Las Vegas? Not the best film ever, but he was very good in it.

[jmj540]

@johnlennon1970 stfu, Nicolas Cage is easily of the most talented actors in Drama. He just picks bad films.

[BongleBot]

hahaha she say Vegas funny :)

[Matty415100]

He completely deserves it. You can make fun of him all you want. He could be in the worst movies ever for the rest of his career and to me he will always be a legend. His performance in Leaving Las Vegas is the 2nd greatest performance I have ever seen in cinema. Only Kevin Spacey was better in his flawless performance during American Beauty.

[JaViNrY14]

@Matty415100 Nice coment!! im agree, Nicolas cage is so amazing in this movie, and yeah Kevin Spacey is a monster jajaja, its my favourite actor...

[Hubahubatime]

this man is a genius

[JS8700]

"Oh boy....oh boy." My thoughts exactly, Nic. How can one person fall so far, so fast LOL

[Roman02011]

why am I not in that movie?

[AmericanGraffiti1962]

Bullshit Mel Gibson should have won for Braveheart!

[martyxcallsiefer]

YOU DON'T SAY?

[zevywevy25]

IM A VAMPIRE IM A VAMPIRE IM A VAMPIRE

[meta9luigi]

Sean Penn is so nervous he literrally can´t move!

[SantaBantaVEVO]

not the BEES, NO NO NO

[watdafawkz]

he was great in matchstick men

[GerQ133]

"Arglghglhgh!!! Not the beees!! Gragblablrginmyeyes!!! Ahhh!" "HOWDITGETBURND??? HOWDITGETBURND???" nuff said... :D

[mariahrose210]

@GerQ133 KILLING ME WON'T BRING BACK YOUR GODDAMN HONEY!

[JaayyB]

No. Just no.

[supermouse321]

well he is the best actor ever love ya

[MrMoneyclips]

In his head "yesss,, now I can get ANY ROLE I WANT"

[3Axy10Est13]

Sean Penn deserved it

[lhorvei]

he is a faggot

[jigsaw9919]

I laughed my face off when he won

[nflhester3]

andy samberg

[HardikG121]

@RichardElden Yeah I agree. Nicolas Cage's acting is dry, mediocre, and monotone. He can hardly do facial impressions.

[lucioforzanapoli]

Massimo Troisi had to win

[travelinpicker]

just keep pressing 5 dude, worth it.

[MassTransit999]

hell did freeze over...wow

[mrgerry123]

Nicolas Cage is one of the funniest actors ever. He is ready to give anything a go and doesn't take himself too seriously.

[bettythorny]

R.I.P. Nick. I didn't like all your movies but you had a couple good ones and overall you will be missed.

[DonRMB]

"NOOOOOOO!!!! NOT THE BEES!!!!!!!"

[TheVeryDarkLady]

I love the way Jessica Lange says Vegas. 0:53

[learntospellpeople]

@TheVeryDarkLady yes, me too.

[coolbrett]

Leaving Las Vahgess?!

[kittycat0100]

oh nick. what has happened to you?

[InsideTheMirror]

AGHHH! SOMEONE TRYING TO KILL ME MAN!

[gaddes01]

he beat anthony hopkins....wow

[42cosmonauts]

@gaddes01 it's cage.

[Stranglehold432]

@gaddes01 I love Hopkins, but I think he was miscast in ''Nixon''

[JinrohDFLL]

fuck you! fuck you! fuck YOOOOUUUUU!

[myers82]

Great Nic, one of my favourite actor

[LukeNAESA10]

He isn't dead it's just asshole attention seekers.

[varsavaable]

he used to be the best actor of his generation. WTF Cage?

[jazz4]

Jessica is a cougar...kinda

[Sergeantspoon]

Rest in Peace, Nick you were great.

[MarekPick]

@Sergeantspoon You suck

[lorentina10]

what do you mean RIP .dod he die

?

[bigpapykane]

@lorentina10 He aint dead, he's just mackin!!

[Shyreenify]

@lorentina10 No I think he/she means that he kinda died as an actor because he keeps choosing those shitty movies.

[lorentina10]

what do you mean RIP .dod he dei?

[MrFatBasturd]

LMAO Nicolas ain't dead you dumb shits!

[94grapevine94]

Damn I didnt know that he was gone? but for how long?

[Cokain3]

He isn't dead -.-"

[Rosvolainen]

The reason he won here is probably the only reason he didn't win for The Wickerman. "Not the bees!" Come on!

[magicolivier]

Jessica Lange is soooooooooooo HOT !!!

[hotchowder]

@magicolivier I noticed her for the first time in American Horror Story, she's hot even for an old chick in that... Shame I missed her all these years.

[Demba414]

love this actor



[WtfCloud95]

R.I.P Nicolas. You were a great actor. <3

[lovebaked]

RIP

[GermanLulatsch]

Good night sweet price!

R.I.P.

[Aurelyx]

R.I.P. Nicolas :'(

[RavnoUK]

R.I.P cage, to bad it came that young.

[RavnoUK]

R.I.P cage, to bad it came that young.

[0MrAnon2]

RIP Nick

[ryodan133]

Rest in Peace Nick... You were one of the best... Why too early man?

[wayatyourface]

RIP nick

[TheHockerman]

Lol

[blackbeast974]

jhdguhfuhg



[MsChamallow]

now it's impossible to cage to get an oscar !

[95Godfather]

Nicholas Cage is a great actor, he just needs to stop acting in bad movies

[Gwynnbleid030]

NOT THE BEEZ !!!

[asabih01]

NOT THE BEES!!! AUUGGGHHH

[Zetsunami]

NOT THE BEESS!!!

[SalamanderTalent]

Leaving Las Vegas is a great.



[StraberrYKiler6789]

He more than deserves it

[CRAZYAZZBISHES]

Nicolas Cage is sooo sexy :D

[powerniman]

Cage was sooo great in this role.

[LAExcitement]

no homo.

cage has some nice cheek bones

[EpicMixTV]

@LAExcitement why does everyone always has to say NO HOMO, i'm not gay either but i'm confident enough to call another man handsome without to be scared of what others think

[r4rvi]

off beat actor....

[XxCYRAXANDERMACxX]

to bad hes dead rip nicolas

[Sizzlik]

@XxCYRAXANDERMACxX

LOL..wtf you talk about? Cage is not dead..lulz

[morningbeverage]

Amazing performance. But has the academy ever seen Matchstick Men?

[Revengeofthestorm61]

What a lots of bullshit..... British conspiracy to say for me would justify as i am a brit. Mel Gibson should have got this oscar by all means.

[Blaynne1]

Richard Dreyfuss deserved because Mr. Holland Opus was the best film of his career!

[sitiosanguinem]

Anthony Hopkins was so unbelievably great in Nixon...

[MrRedrum91]

Troisi avrebbe dovuto vincere.

[MrRedrum91]

Why not Massimo Troisi?

[MrRedrum91]

I'm sorry but this price should be won by Massimo Troisi, in my opinion.

[ritsfata]

@MrRedrum91 The PRICE, hmm?????

[poturrate]

lol he DOES love acting hahaha

[piterscott]

Sean Penn only appears when he is sure to win your Oscar xD

[bigbrogiant4]

Is that Elisabeth Shue directing the standing ovation?

[zzee0001]

is that oscar silver?



[cobbax9916]

I have only seen some of NC's movies but the wicker man was intriguing and kept you spellbound. Nicholas Cage is a really good underrated actor. We shall be watching some of his movies over Christmas. Anthony Hopkins would send me to sleep and

the others maybe too. Just watched Nicholas in Lord of War the other day good movie too.

[hawchcf1]

@cobbax9916 Are you for real he is up there with cardboard as an actor. Is he receiving this award in character? Oh wait no, this is how he is in all is films. How does this guy keep getting work?

[DanimalLawlz]

@hawchcf1 Nic Cage is one of the hardest workers and best actors of all time!!!! YOU GO TO HELL YOU FUCK!

[MichaelChapman18]

It's ironic that he was sitting next to the wife of Tom Hanks, because Tom Hanks won Best Actor the previous year.

[cbgflygirl]

Richard Dreyfuss should have won for Mr. Holland's Opus.

[TheScriptTV]

@RichardElden I think his performance is exceptional :)

[sjconker64]

ah back when nick cage made good movies

[SolemHours2825]

Jessica Lange sounds oh so very tired..

[FelixFigWatkins]

As an actor I find him a bit cagey

[locks69]

Hey I just won an oscar so how bout you cut me SOME FREKKIN SLACK!

[v4lkyr]

how the hell did that happen

[notdeadjustlazy]

In terms of the biggest challenge for an actor, large volume of material, travelling all over the emotional map, having to find many nuances of the personality & the situations they find themselves in, Hopkins in Nixon is miles ahead of all those other nominees.

[AtCw593]

The academy award never just GOOOOOOOOOOOes away

[MetalPatrick93]

@AtCw593

THAT GOD DAMN ACADEMY AWARD IS SOMEWHERE IN THOSE GODDAMN! FUCKING! GOLDEN GLOBES!

[rhersh2011]

Leaving Las Vegas and Weather Man was really good too

[johnchannetshow]

His peak

[rvenom300]

Richard Dreyfuss deserved it. I hate Nicolas Cage.

[UDubFootballFan]

The foreign guy never wins

[UDubFootballFan]

The foreign guy

[kjrandoo]

I love how he doesn't get a standing ovation.

[SwiftyPanther]

Sean Penn was probably pissed Nic Cage won on Oscar before he did.

[hayesism]

Lol at Sean Penn's reaction.

[LilFlais]

Massimo Troisi was the best!!

[itputsthelotion1]

Not the bees!

[HotBroodish]

I love how Anthony Hopkins is stuffing his face like "I don't give a shit, I'm not gonna get it.. Bla bla, Oh good job Nick- can I get some more cashews?"

[alicealimoh]

I miss the oscars when it still held the dignity and the poise it lacks today.