UNITED STATES: Nick Nolte, supporting actor in "Warrior," reacts to his Oscar nomination

Record ID: 540772

  • Title: UNITED STATES: Nick Nolte, supporting actor in "Warrior," reacts to his Oscar nomination
  • Date: 25th January 2012
  • Summary: MALIBU, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (JANUARY 24, 2012) (REUTERS) (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACTOR NICK NOLTE, SAYING: "It's a nice icing on the cake. In fact, it's a treat to be 70 and still be working. To get a nomination, I didn't imagine that. I didn't expect it, so it's nice. I'm comfortable with it. I don't know how to explain it, the feelings about it. It's really good. Always before, it was a little spooky. These awards are really after the fact. The work is so different that in public appearance, you're really working in private. If you got a good director, he creates an environment that protects the actors."
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  • Story Text: Nick Nolte's work on "Warrior" earned him an Oscar nomination for best supporting actor on Tuesday (January 24) in Beverly Hills, California. The 70-year old actor did not expect the Oscar nod and was pleasantly surprised.
    "It's a nice icing on the cake," Nolte said. "In fact, it's a treat to be 70 and still be working."
    "Warrior" centers on a young mixed martial arts fighter who is trained by his father to compete in a tournament against his brother. Nolte plays the protagonist's recovered alcoholic father who was a former boxer. While the three-time nominee is grateful for the Academy's recognition, he is more focused on the work that he puts out.
    "It's not so much the validation," Nolte said. "I think the validation is just an extra bonus on it. It's the feeling that you're still doing something that's connected to the human heart."
    The actor's previous nominations were for "The Prince of Tides" and "Affliction" for the best actor categories. "Warrior" was released on DVD last month and has an 83 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
    The 84th annual Academy Awards take place on Sunday, February 26 at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood.
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