I went to see Troy tonight (speaking of- I wonder if I’m the only person ever to notice that Brad Pitt is absoluckingfutely gorgeous?) and was wondering this during Priam’s scenes. This is the best role in a big-budget film that Peter O’Toole has had in years and would probably have won him an AA nomination because it’s a movie and he’s Peter O’Toole. It would very probably win him the AA itself as one of those “maybe he wasn’t the best actor in the category but he’s 70, a great actor, and has never had an AA” awards (e.g. Judi Dench, Al Pacino, etc.) were it not for the fact that he won a Lifetime Achievement Oscar last year.
Has any actor/actress ever won a Best Actor/Actress or Best Supporting Actor/Actress Oscar AFTER winning a Lifetime Achievement Oscar, or is the Lifetime Achievement a kiss-of-death award?
Incidentally, Peter is 71 years old but could pass for 90 easily. His haggard face and beautiful eyes look like they’ve already worn out 7 bodies and are negotiating for an 8th.