Penelope Cruz presenting Christoph Waltz with the Oscar® for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in "Inglourious Basterds" at the 82nd Annual Academy Awards®.
2007: Javier Bardem - No Country for Old Men 2008: Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight 2009: Christoph Waltz - Inglourious Basterds Three consecutive years the best supporting actor win goes to performances that were 100% well deserved; and all three were villain roles
Eric Harper He is such a humble man. His acting talent is so refined and extraordinary, and he is such a well-spoken man. There are many people whom I am surprised at how well-spoken they are, and Christoph Waltz is one of them. He totally deserved both Oscar wins.
Well one would imagine that no one stood a chance against his performance. But the Academy has a way of absolutely getting it... _WRONG!_ But fortunately not this time. Sehr gut Herr Waltz und die Academie
I like how Christopher Waltz wasn't a Hollywood actor before 'Inglorious Bastards'.... he only acted in German television and such. That's why this was his first nomination to an Oscar. Very well deserved.
@@stopstalkingyouspookybastard bro Jeff bridges performance isn't even in the top 3 for the decade, where as Christoph waltz performance is compared to heath ledgers
@@Wh4L205 - Nah, Heath's performance was very memorable. I don't know anyone who thought he could pull the Joker off the way he did. Waltz was great too though. Both memorable. While we're on the subject of memorable performances, Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lector is extremely memorable. The acting is superb.
I want a tape with Christoph Waltz reading the longest book ever written. I want him to read it in all languages ever spoken. and I swear I won't die until I can get what I want.
He reads a book in german “die kleine Weltgeschichte für junge Leser” it is a kids history Book and as a Child i listened to it over and over again. I am so attached to his voice every time I hear it I get this comforting feeling of being a child and imagining the worlds history in my head
I just saw "Django Unchained" (after I saw "Inglorious Basterds" of course) and this man he just simply devours both filmes in each scene he appears. I mean how many actors have you seen speaking English, French, German and Italian in one single movie? And all of them fluently? Christoph, you're just incredible. You killed in both films and these 2 well deserved Oscars are the perfect proof of your genius.
Revisisland241000 inglorious basterds was one of his best performances ever. He portrayed his character so well and every seen he was in he completely stole the spotlight, the movie almost started to revolve around him. His mere presence when appearing in a scene changes the entire motion of the film. In my opinion he carried the film. Now in django he had the spotlight then when leo came in his character slowly died down and leo became the center of attention. Mainly due to all the tension surrounding that character. But nonetheless between him and leo i feel he had the better performance although i do think it was close.
Revisisland241000 well yea but thats mainly because of the script and the roles they played. When leo was on screen he was acting not anyone else. He was the spotlight cause it was supposed to be that way for the film. Think about this. What if their roles were reversed. When they were introducing chris' character then he was taking over the film. Throughout the beggining of the film until the middle chris was the star. Once after jamie foxx and chris teamed up then they were both given equal attention. Once leo came out then the entire film revolving around him. Remeber Its not only the acting but its also the screen time and attention the actor is given.
The film was literally almost cancelled because they had troubles finding a good fit for Landa. Then they found Christoph and we are thankful of that for and incredible masterpiece
I don't understand why he only got 'Best Supporting Actor'. To my mind, he had the lead role in this film. Who was supposed to be the lead? Shoshanna or Aldo?
I love the fact that whenever he speaks, he speaks with such wise words, and with so many detail on linguistic genious. It just blows my mind how his way of expression is alway's spot on. And to think that this is not even his mother language makes it mesmerizing.
I think he spoke four languages in Inglorious Basterds, Somewhere I read he won 27 awards for that performance. I think it is more than 27, actually. Since I saw this speech, I've reposted every year during Oscar time. Waltz' speech here is the BEST I have ever heard at the Oscars--clean, well timed, short, thankful.
its a huge factor that u can express yourself much better in german language. For example for one word in english we have sometimes up to 5 words in german for, which all include more details depending on what u are trying to say. So if u know english vocabulary and u are not a dumb german or austrian person u will always watchout for a expression that comes close to german one. Ofc its still not perfect! We all need a lot more words in our language to describe some feelings or things. Whatever iam proud of Christoph Waltz and what he achieved and will achieve in big america!
The fact that Quentin Tarantino thought that he had written a character that couldn't be cast just goes to show how incredible Christoph Waltz' performance was.
I watched Inglourious Basterds at the theatre with my cousin. And at the very moment the film ended, I turned to him and said, "I just saw an Oscar-winning performance"; few things have I felt more certain of in my life than Waltz eventually lifting the gold man. He was unbelievable.
Christoph Waltz at 2010 as "Col. Hans Landa" and Heath Ledger at 2009 as "Joker". For me, these are the 2 most deserved Oscars in a supporting role of all ages !!!!
1. Christoph Waltz, 2. Marlon Brando (as Vito Corleone) , 3. Heath Ledger, 4. Javier Bardem. Their amazing performances are more iconic than any leading actor if you ask me (only Meryl Streep was superior in Sophies choice, but to me its greatest performance ever).
***** The two performances where I actually prefer the antagonist. I fell in love with these films due to the edgy, despicable, and near perfect performances. Anyone who claims Ledger only won due to his death is a moron.
I love this speech, poetic and beautiful. I just noticed at the end, holding the envelope he is shaking so much. Everytime he talks about winning the oscars he has only said was a delightful suprise it was. < 3 very much deserved.
0:56 Damn he's so handsome!!! But seriously, it's so weird seeing him get so nervous/excited (his hands are trembling in the end) since he's always "the man in charge". Well deserved!
Some people liked Inglourious Basterds (like myself), some didn't, but everybody liked Christopher Waltz as Landa. By the way - that's acting, people. Some of those super famous actors are capable of acting out some emotions pretty dar well, have a couple of great scenes in most of their movies, but acting is when every seccond of your performance is commited to that character - every tiny facial expression, posture, every seccond of your voice. That's what I saw in Inglourious Basterds and Christoph Waltz seems to aim for this every movie.
Those that didn't was because of the marketing in my opinion. Go watch the trailer, and you'll see it advertised as a movie almost exclusively about Brad Pitt and his gang of Nazi hunters. So people felt that they were mislead.
So well put. He didn’t act, he was a character creator and every moment on screen was utter magic. I go as far as saying his was the best performance ever. The opening scenes in the French country house were so outstanding I remember thinking at my first viewing I hope this guy is in more scenes, never imagining I was about to witness the best performance I’d ever seen.
This actor totally captivated me and I’m so happy the Academy felt the same. His portrayal was nothing short of excellent. His speech endeared me even more. He moved so effortlessly through the many layers that made up SS Hans Lander’s personality. He didn’t act, he was a true character creator.
one of my favorite actor ever the best villain ? well i think you may have forgotten Heath Ledger as the Joker in The Dark Knight But he is one of the greatest villain ever
First of all, this is a no brainer. It's Darth Vader. Secondly. If anyone could point me in the direction of how Q.T. found C. Waltz, I would be very grateful. That performance was beyond great. Where has he been hiding (from the world that is). I know he is a much lauded actor in certain portions of Europe but a gem like Chris has to be shared with others. And what an incredibly brilliant, thoughtful, and intelligent speech. I though it was a very well made movie and was not at all tasteless.
lazerlazer yes basically he is not a native english speaker.. he was born in Austria for that character in Inglorious Basterds directer sought a perfect person who is well skilled and able to speak multiple languages especially german... so fortunately he got chance......
TheXCore360 First of all, WHY IN THE WORLD IS IT NECESSARY TO USE FOUL LANGUAGE? You are allowed to make comments without trying to demean the other person by insulting them. People have to grow up here. It's getting ridiculous! Anyway, I was 18 years old and I was visiting relatives in Chicago when I saw the first Star Wars movie is 1977. I am now in my mid 50's, do not follow Star Wars, but I could only assume "Star Wars Fanboys" are what we use to call "groupies" in the 70's. But tell me this. Where in the world can you go, that when you play THAT MUSIC when Darth Vader is coming, that people do not recognize the character it is associated with as well as the fear it put into people a long, long time ago. Just kidding. A little tongue and cheek there.
Maybe Christoph Waltz secretly thought: "Ok, I'm the favorite. But, if she say 'Christopher', I won't take the risk in hearing 'Christoph'. I'm going to wait for the 'Waltz' ". That's what his reaction timing looks like.
I’ve watched the opening questioning scene to Inglorious Bastards so many times and I must say that it is TRULY a masterpiece, in the words of Landa it is “BRAVO”, the angles, the dialogue, the acting, everything was perfect and it excites me ever time I watch it and Christoph Waltz definitely deserved the Oscar, possibly my favorite character of all time he played it so incredibly well, AMAZING
Speaks 4 languages. Has amazing acting skills. Has amazing speech skills. Is a damn good detective and one of the best gunslingers in the wild west. Christoph Waltz is PERFECT
An acceptance speech that delivered like a memorable scene in a timeless movie given by a superbly technical actor for playing one of the most memorable character ever written and brought to life in possibly the best Tarantino movie, one that will likely never be forgotten. What a moment in time this was.
Christoph not only won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in Inglourious Basterds and Django Unchained, but he also received Golden Globe and BAFTA awards for each movie. 3 awards for each performance. Incredible.
He is extremely handsome.. Leaving on a side his amazing talent and his attitude (humble, funny, a truly gebtleman) just his looking...... He is so attractive
One of the best supporting actor performances I've ever seen. I have to admit that I didn't want him to win for Django Unchained but his performance in Inglourious Basterds was indescribable.
He was a success in Europe--this fine performance made him a first tier film actor. He won DOZENS of awards for this role--incredible, and well deserved.
Big actor very down to the earth very simple man,highly deserves it❤️one hell of acting,Waltz put magic in his amazing roll,one of the Best actor of Hollywood👍👍👍👍