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She was nominated eight times, but won an Oscar for Shakespeare in Love.  She played it for 8 minutes

She was nominated eight times, but won an Oscar for Shakespeare in Love. She played it for 8 minutes

Some try for many years to be noticed by the American Film Academy, while others only need a few minutes to receive an Oscar. This group includes Judi Dench, who made a sensation with a supporting role in “Shakespeare in Love”.

made her screen debut at the age of 25, and today she is one of the most popular British actresses in the world. She has created many excellent characters, both in films and series, as well as on the stage of theatres. Many of them have brought her prestigious awards, including two Golden Globes and seven Laurence Olivier Awards.

She worked for her success in Hollywood for a long time. Today, he has many great roles to his name

Although today she can boast the status of a true Hollywood star, her career path was long and bumpy. Initially, she played mainly cameos and minor roles for the plot, but this helped her to establish an unwavering position in the industry. As a leading actress, she was first recognized for her performance in the film Four in the Morning, for which she won a BAFTA award.

However, the biggest breakthrough came when she was 51 years old. Back then, she portrayed Miss Lavish in EM Forster’s film adaptation of “A Room with a View,” directed by James Ivory. She gained international recognition soon after, thanks to the role of Queen Victoria in the melodrama “Her Majesty Mrs. Brown”. Critics praised her talent and outstanding portrayal of the character, giving her her first nomination for the . Eventually, the statuette went to another actress, but only a year later it was Dench who celebrated the victory.

She appeared on the screen for a few minutes. Then she got an Oscar

In March 1999, the premiere of the American-British costume comedy “Shakespeare in Love” directed by John Madden took place. The plot focuses on the fate of the young playwright William Shakespeare, who received a commission for a new play at a time when he is undergoing a creative crisis. While selecting the cast, she meets a young man whom she decides to cast in the lead role. Soon, however, he discovers that the actor is not really a man, but a woman with the graceful name of Viola. A fiery romance breaks out between them, but the happiness will not last long.

In Madden’s production, Dench was cast among the biggest Hollywood stars, creating the character of Queen Elizabeth. Although she only appeared on the screen for 8 minutes, it was enough to gain critical acclaim and win the hearts of viewers. Everyone was almost in agreement that the Oscars gala would belong to her and they were not wrong. It was then that she received her first and so far only statuette in her career. Later, she received several nominations, including for productions such as “Chocolate”, “Iris”, “Mrs. Henderson”, “Notes on a Scandal”, “Philomena’s Secret”, “Belfast”, but none of them ended up in her hands.

Source: Gazeta

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