Paul Giamatti praised for crying during Da’Vine Joy Randolph's speech in heartwarming Oscars moment
Paul Giamatti has been praised for becoming emotional during Da’Vine Joy Randolph’s acceptance speech at this year's Oscars.
The actor was seen reduced to tears while watching co-star Da'Vine Joy Randolph accept her award for 'Best Supporting Actress' for her breathtaking performance in The Holdovers.
The co-stars worked together to create the electric performance which stormed the Oscars, with Randolph playing the role of a grieving mother who receives unexpected support from Giamatti's protagonist in the movie.
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The award was presented by Black Panther actor Lupita Nyong’o, who praised Randolph's performance while on stage, sharing with the audience: "Your performance is…also in tribute to your grandmother whose glasses you wore in the film,” she said. “What an honour to see the world through her eyes, and yours.”
Rudolph became teary-eyed listening to the speech, and was then helped to the stage by Giamatti to receive the prestigious award.
The 37-year-old, who wore a glitter sequinned dress to celebrate the night, took to the stage as she thanked the academy, family and fellow co-stars.
Overcome with emotion, she said: "For so long I have always wanted to be different. And I now I realise I just needed to be myself, and I thank you for seeing me."
She continued: “I didn’t think I was supposed to be doing this as a career, I started off as a singer, and my mother said to me, 'go across that street to that theatre department, there’s something for you there'. And I thank my mother for doing that, I thank all those people who have been there for me, ushered and guided me. I am so grateful to you beautiful people out there.”
The camera then panned to co-star Giamatti, who appeared to be holding back tears while clapping in support of his co-star's win.
Giamatti himself was also up for one of the biggest gongs of the night, as he battled it out with Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr in the Best Actor category.
However it was Robert Downey Jr who ended up bagging the award for his role in box office giant Oppenheimer.
Viewers were also elated to see Ryan Gosling take to the stage to perform 'I'm Just Ken', a musical score from the film Barbie, which was also nominated for Best Picture.
Oscars 2024 winners
Best director
Anatomy of a Fall - Justine Triet
Killers of the Flower Moon - Martin Scorsese
Oppenheimer - Christopher Nolan - WINNER
Poor Things - Yorgos Lanthimos
The Zone of Interest - Jonathan Glazer
Best actor
Bradley Cooper - Maestro
Colman Domingo - Rustin
Paul Giamatti - The Holdovers
Cillian Murphy - Oppenheimer - WINNER
Jeffrey Wright - American Fiction
Best actress
Annette Bening - Nyad
Lily Gladstone - Killers of the Flower Moon
Sandra Huller - Anatomy of a Fall
Carey Mulligan - Maestro
Emma Stone - Poor Things - WINNER
Best picture
American Fiction
Anatomy of a Fall
Barbie
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Oppenheimer - WINNER
Past Lives
Poor Things
The Zone of Interest
Best supporting actress
Emily Blunt - Oppenheimer
Danielle Brooks - The Color Purple
America Ferrera - Barbie
Jodie Foster - Nyad
Da'Vine Joy Randolph - The Holdovers - WINNER
Best animated short
Letter to a Pig
Ninety-Five Senses
Our Uniform
Pachyderme
War Is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko - WINNER
Best animated feature
The Boy and the Heron - WINNER
Elemental
Nimona
Robot Dreams
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Best original screenplay
Anatomy of a Fall - WINNER
The Holdovers
Maestro
May December
Past Lives
Best adapted screenplay
American Fiction - WINNER
Barbie
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
The Zone of Interest
Best make-up and hairstyling
Golda
Maestro
Oppenheimer
Poor Things - WINNER
Society of the Snow
Best production design
Barbie
Killers of the Flower Moon
Napoleon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things - WINNER
Best costume design
Barbie
Killers of the Flower Moon
Napoleon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things - WINNER
Best international feature
Io Capitano
Perfect Days
Society of the Snow
The Teachers' Lounge
The Zone of Interest - WINNER
Best supporting actor
Sterling K Brown - American Fiction
Robert De Niro - Killers of the Flower Moon
Robert Downey Jr - Oppenheimer - WINNER
Ryan Gosling - Barbie
Mark Ruffalo - Poor Things
Best visual effects
The Creator
Godzilla Minus One - WINNER
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Napoleon
Best film editing
Anatomy of a Fall
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer - WINNER
Poor Things
Best documentary short
The ABCs of Book Banning
The Barber of Little Rock
Island In Between
The Last Repair Shop - WINNER
Nǎi Nai and Wài Pó
Best documentary feature
Bobi Wine: The People's President
The Eternal Memory
Four Daughters
To Kill a Tiger
20 Days in Mariupol - WINNER
Best live action short
The After
Invincible
Knight of Fortune
Red, White and Blue
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar - WINNER
Best cinematography
El Conde
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Best sound
The Creator
Maestro
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Oppenheimer - WINNER
The Zone of Interest
Best original score
American Fiction
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer - WINNER
Poor Things
Best original song
'The Fire Inside' - Flamin' Hot (Diane Warren)
'I'm Just Ken' - Barbie (Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt)
'It Never Went Away' - American Symphony (Jon Batiste, Dan Wilson)
'Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People)' - Killers of the Flower Moon (Scott George)
'What Was I Made For?' - Barbie (Billie Eilish, Finneas O'Connell) - WINNER
Topics: Oscars, Film and TV, News
Chelsea Connor