The story is against the actor Joaquin Phoenix when it comes to fighting for the Oscar for best performer in this next edition, since only on one occasion did the winner of the Volpi Cup in the Venice Film Festival He has also won the statuette for that same film.
Also, that has not happened since 1936, the year in which Paul muni received both awards for his role in the film «The history of Louis Pasteur»Directed by William Dieterle.
The Volpi Cup and the Oscar have coincided on a very rare occasion, so in the women's section they have only received both awards for the same film, Vivien Leigh in 1951 for "A Streetcar Named Desire" and, more recently, in 2006 Helen Mirren by "The Queen."
In recent years some performers have been favorites for the Academy Award, but apparently winning the Volpi Cup left them without Oscar for best actor.
This is the case, for example, of Michael Fassbender who last year was one of the great favorites to end up winning the Oscar and after receiving the award for best actor in the Venice Film Festival ended up without even getting the nomination.
Or that of Colin Firth in 2009 who won the Volpi Cup for his role in "A Single Man," but eventually losing the Oscar to Jeff Bridges.
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