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Apr 30, 2023 · At the 1975 Oscars, Art Carney - surprisingly - beat Al Pacino, Jack Nicholson, Dustin Hoffman, and Albert Finney to pick up Best Actor.
- Mike Shutt
Paul Mazursky’s Harry and Tonto is a sentimental, life-affirming serio-comedy, lifted above a routine TV of the Week by the lead performance of Art Carney, who won the Best Actor Oscar. It was Carney’s first and only Oscar nomination.
- John Carney Outlined The Film in Five minutes.
- It Was Originally Envisioned as A Vehicle For Cillian Murphy.
- Glen Hansard Really Had to Be Convinced to Act in The Film.
- Guy’S Girlfriend Is The Director’s Girlfriend.
- The Script and The Music Were Written in Concert with Each other.
- A Lot of It Is Improvised, Mostly For Practical reasons.
- A Lot of It Was Shot Without Permits.
- A Theatrical Release Wasn’T Part of The Original Plan For The Film.
- Carney Predicted The Movie’S Oscar Win.
- We Never Learn The Lead Characters’ Names.
Oncetells the story of an aspiring musician (Glen Hansard) who, when he’s not fixing vacuum cleaners, is busking for loose change in the streets of Dublin. One evening, his music catches the attention of a female flower-seller (Markéta Irglová) who has a vacuum in need of fixing and some musical chops of her own. The two form a fast friendship that...
Considering how integral Hansard’s music is to the narrative of Once, it’s hard to imagine anyone else in the film’s lead. But Carney originally developed the project as a starring vehicle for Cillian Murphy, with whom he had worked on 2001’s On the Edge. “I originally wanted Cillian Murphy for the role,” Carney told CHUD.com. “I know Cillian, and ...
Though Hansard had a small role as Outspan Foster in Alan Parker’s The Commitments, he didn’t consider himself an “actor” and wasn’t particularly interested in becoming one. But Once would be full of his music and, as Carney told The New York Times, “He sells the songs better than anybody.” Still, as Hansard told CHUD.com, “I was terrified, for a f...
In a montage, there are flashback scenes of Guy and his ex-girlfriend. In real life, Guy’s girlfriend was Carney’s girlfriend.
“It was a very collaborative process,” Carney said of the music-writing for Once. “I liked being able to work with the songwriter of the musical. In the classic musicals, the songs were already there, and you couldn’t really touch it and you wrote a story around these songs. I liked that I knew Glen and I could communicate with him and say, what do...
Because neither Hansard nor Irglová were trained actors, Carney let the actors improvise in order to encourage the most natural performances. “There was a lot of self-deprecation from John on the set,” Hansard told Reverse Shot. “He would say a line he had written was bullsh*t, and ask us to get the idea across in a believable way. It needed to be ...
An indie film in the truest sense of the word, The Washington Post wrote that, “The movie was shot guerrilla-style on the Dublin streets: no permits, no lighting, no production designers, no wardrobe, no paid extras, no location scouts, no production trailers—just a tiny crew using natural light, a couple of Sony-HD cameras and real places and peop...
The fact that the film became a hit was as much a surprise to its makers as it was to anyone—especially as they hadn’t even intended to release it in theaters. According to The New York Times, the plan was to have a limited theatrical run in Dublin, but then go straight to DVD in most other markets, and to allow Hansard and the other featured music...
After filming the scene where Hansard and Irglová sing “Falling Slowly” in a music store, Hansard recalledthat, “John said, joking, 'And the Oscar for Best Song goes to …' and we all started laughing because of the ridiculousness of the budget we were working on and the way we were shooting this film. We just laughed.” Following the announcements o...
One of Once’s most remarkable achievements is its intimacy; the way the film is acted and shot makes the viewer feel like part of the action. One way Carney extended the relatability of these characters was by never giving them names; they’re simply known as Guy and Girl in the credits.
When Glenda Jackson announced Carney as the winner, he did a delightful little dance on his way to the podium. He had broken into the world of film in the biggest and best way possible. Oddly, it would be his first and only trip to the Academy Awards.
Although this was his only Oscar, Carney received critical acclaim and awards throughout his career. He appeared on The Honeymooners from 1951 to 1957. During that time he was awarded three Emmy Awards for Best Supporting Actor.
Nov 12, 2003 · Art Carney, who won a best-actor Oscar for “Harry and Tonto” and originated the role of fussy Felix Ungar in “The Odd Couple” on Broadway, but who is best remembered as Jackie Gleason’s lovable...
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Art Carney wins the Oscar for Best Actor for Harry and Tonto at the 47th Academy Awards.
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