That's obviously what he was nominated for, and he should have received it; the glazed look of helplessness as he reaches that point where he can't tell Lowenstein that he was being raped while his mother and sister were being raped is an incredible acting moment. This was Nolte's big moment in a career of fine performances and the Academy should have honored him thus. Too bad they didn't.
shareHe was wonderful, I agree, but, it was going to be hard for anyone to beat Anthony Hopkins that year for his performance in Silence of the Lambs.
I'm glad I didn't get a vote, because I don't know who I would have voted for, both were excellent performances.
I felt the same way the year that Tom Hanks won for Philadelphia, and his competition that year was Liam Neeson for Schindler's List.
Powerful movie--love it
shareYeah , Hopkins was just an incredible performance . He would've won any year . Nolte was great though .
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