Best actor nomination for Farinelli and the King comes hours after winning Academy Award for best supporting actorThe “double O” category in Britain has traditionally been associated with James Bond. But the actor note Rylance on Monday established an acting equivalent by adding an Olivier award nomination to the Oscar he had won less than 12 hours earlier in Los Angeles.
Rylance has achieved his double with the combination of a cinematic best supporting actor prize – for his appearance in Steven Spielberg’s Bridge of Spies – and a theatrical best actor nod for his role as the mentally unstable King Philip V of Spain in the play Farinelli and the King. Impressing in parts of contrasting size in two different media confirms the range of his talent.
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Source: theguardian.com