At 97, Mel Brooks receives the Lifetime Achievement Oscar. Humor genius with an unparalleled surreal style, known for writing the screenplays for “Frankenstein Junior” and “Please Don’t Touch Old Women”
Mel Brooks the inimitable brilliant actor, director and comedian has received during a private event the Lifetime Achievement Oscar. The prestigious Award is nothing other than profound praise for his brilliant and historic cinematographic career. The event (the 14th Governors Awards) saw the presence of great prominent figures of cinema such as Martin Scorsese, Christopher Nolan, Leonardo DiCaprio, Penelope Cruz, Natalie Portman e Bradley Cooper.
With indelible successful films such as Please Don’t Touch Old Women (dated 1969 and winner of the first Statuette); Brooks has consistently maintained a high level of creativity and impactcapable of shaping the contemporary comedy scene in a lasting way.
Mel Brooks and the Lifetime Achievement Oscar: over sixty years of success
When your peers appreciate your work and honor you with this golden statue it means a lot and it means a lot to me
With these words Mel Brooks commented the prestigious Oscar to Career awarded by Academy members. A warm tribute to the over sixty years of successas with the aforementioned debut film, Please Don’t Touch Old Women (which won the first Oscar in 1969), continuing with the inevitable screenplay of Frankenstein Junior.
Born in Brooklyn to Jewish parents, children of immigrants from Germany and Russia, Melvin Kaminsky (the name recorded in the registry office), immediately felt the spirit of having to give comedy and laughter to all people. Immediately gaining a place of honor for his surreal and self-deprecating spirit, upon returning from the war he began his long apprenticeship in New York City.
The evening, introduced by the evening’s presenters Nathan Lane e Matthew Broderickthen continued with his heartfelt speech with these words:
A long time ago I was given a choice: I had a job offer as a trainee accountant or as a coffee carrier in show business. Even today I am happy I chose coffee
Marked as among the most loved and respected icons in the history of comedy; The Lifetime Achievement Oscar highlights his lasting influence and ability to bring joy and laughter to millions of viewers around the world.
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