William Hurt Wins Best Actor: 1986 Oscars

Sally Field presents William Hurt the Oscar for Best Actor for Kiss of the Spider Woman at the 58th Academy Awards.
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[@BootsandUtes]

RIP William Hurt. You truly were a versatile actor.

[@leandroportillo4393]

I'm very sorry 😞😞😞😢😢

[@aye_its_karate6169]

People like you make me sick. You don’t care that he died, you just want to comment it in every video so you can get likes🙄 cringy is your middle name.

[@AlexiHolford]

@@aye_its_karate6169 you make me sick!!

[@Hiheywhy]

Shut up

[@dr.barrycohn5461]

Hurt was a brilliant actor.

[@HAL-st4ll]

R. I. P. to one of the underappreciated greats of his generation. He was sadly kind of forgotten after the 80s, but getting 3 nominations back to back is no small feat and should be remembered

[@devanshepard9118]

those 80s movies are so good especially Body heat. i legit watched it last month and it was still good

[@LumpyAdams]

Getting an Oscar nomination for ten minutes, if that, of screen time in A History of Violence isnt easy as well.

[@uppercaseLOGO]

@@LumpyAdams I know right I was kinda surprised because it’s literally just one scene he’s in for that movie and got a nomination

[@LumpyAdams]

He was so good in it though. I still quote his lines to this day lol​@@uppercaseLOGO

[@HLHReviews]

I felt that Raul Julia should’ve also shared a nomination with William Hurt, he too was amazing in The Kiss of the Spider Woman.

[@Boygonebad]

That was first thing he acknowledged

[@sims3edits557]

Such a sad day when creators leave this earth. Thank you William Hurt for all the art you helped bring to life.

[@luigilawliet9301]

He was an incredible actor. May God rest his soul. R.I.P William Hurt.

[@jayceewriter7826]

He deserved two more Oscars but definitely for this one. He had all the gifts. RIP.

[@johnboy32064]

How awesome is Sally that she can make fun of herself? She’s the best.

[@amelieholbrook3001]

I agree!

[@waynej2608]

Great lady, real class. And, a tremendous actress. Easy on the eyes, too.

[@MsVie2012]

Really really awesome

[@JavaScriptJolt]

She’s such a great actress! Loved her and James Garner in Murphy’s Romance.

[@cindys5426]

Love her.Was kinda pulling for James Garner. Murphy's Romance is still one of my faves.

[@bigneon_glitter]

William Hurt's performance in _Kiss Of A Spider Woman_ is one of the finest ever captured on film.

[@frankieseward8667]

And a milestone as his character was the first openly gay character to win an Oscar

[@marcelodecon4167]

William Hurt is one of the finest actors Hollywood ever given to the world

[@izCCCPvPoccuu]

I've only seen him in one movie. But he played fantastic.

[@pjangels609]

I agree, see Altered States or Broadcast News!

[@blabla48076]

He has appeared in so many great films, either in big or small parts... Altered States, Body Heat, The Big Chill, Gorky Park, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Children of a Lesser God, Broadcast News, The Accidental Tourist, The Doctor, Second Best, Smoke, Dark City, One True Thing, Sunshine, A.I. Artificial Intelligence, Tuck Everlasting, The Village, A History of Violence, Syriana, The Good Shepherd, Mr. Brooks, Into the Wild, several Marvel movies... Simply an amazing actor with an amazing body of work.

[@silviaspini4318]

@@izCCCPvPoccuu watch The Elephant Man (1980). Amazing movie

[@pabloiranzo3371]

@@silviaspini4318 John Hurt

[@davidyoung5114]

1:32 A young Angelina Jolie with her father, Jon Voight!

[@jeanettesmith765]

I noticed that.

[@conephompany]

Nice catch

[@iggy082]

Sing until your lungs hurt Dance until your feet hurt Act until you're William Hurt.

[@maxipaz5597]

Lost in Space was a bad movie for him

[@prashneetmani]

Modern Family 😂

[@tinab3627]

Love this ❤️

[@waynej2608]

That 'hurt'.

[@nongthip]

Many many people are re-living/visiting memories of a great iconic unique actor and human being. Thank you William Hurt for touching and enriching so many of our lives. Rest In Peace.

[@m.e.d.7997]

Talented,handsome and modest

[@LPMAN02]

RIP William Hurt (March 20, 1950 - March 13, 2022), aged 71 You will be remembered as a legend.

[@amparonarbona5142]

I love Harrison Ford's reaction to William's win.

[@keinname8053]

Amparo Narbona lmao

[@drstrangelove6558]

Me too. He looked stunned!

[@pedrobakale7180]

so stoic

[@SOS-ct9mv]

Harrison ford isn't there.

[@davidaparicio3867]

@@SOS-ct9mv sarcasm

[@carlosmanmz1993]

RIP William Hurt, such a great actor and human being

[@bowtoyoursensei554]

@Aldo Flores Bonilla The statement says "natural causes," so very likely it was at least related.

[@gregwatson8219]

RIP. William and Thank you

[@Zxx459]

Not a great human being...he abused his wife. ...physically .

[@MarshallStrider]

He was really surprised! Such a great and honest reaction! RIP William Hurt!

[@JC-dz3kv]

I’m sorry to hear of William Hurt’s passing. He was one of the greats. I love that their mics were hot and we could hear what they were saying to each other.

[@MarshallStrider]

I couldn't understand a word to be honest haha

[@clarencepeterson8646]

"I am very proud to be an actor. Thank you very much." I like that.

[@vinnayt]

"I share this with Raul" *massive applause*

[@chandlerverastro3569]

One of THEE most deserving wins in Oscar history.

[@pudgeuncle]

One of the most idiotic choices ever. He was not convincing for one second as playing a Latin.

[@memoelizalde]

Nick Mayor aaaajajajajajajajajajajaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[@jornalistarafaelmedeiros]

Best actor in Cannes

[@gauravw6947]

Nick Mayor Yeah, we believe you know a lot about acting. LOL

[@jameswilliams-zr8co]

nope lol harrison ford shouldve won for witness, he got so robbed

[@krautgazer]

One of my teachers in college was the executive producer in "Kiss of the Spider Woman" :)

[@sweaq123]

I liked his speech. He truly didn't have anything planned, and just said what came to mind. No over the top cliche speech.

[@TimeIdle]

Yeah but forgetting to thank the director is unfortunate.

[@fromthehaven94]

And at the other end of the spectrum, you have Cuba Gooding Jr, in his win for Jerry Maguire. Probably not having a speech either, but naming everyone in existence between family, friends, and costars/crew of the movie.

[@dkelly26666]

@@TimeIdle Babenco looked so thrilled and was happy for and hugging Hurt before he went up there, and then Babenco did NOT look too happy at the end... :(

[@globaltvandmovies4905]

William Hurt, a truly outstanding Actor. Well deserved.

[@martabernardino583]

Amazing William Hurt. Rest in peace.

[@dollywiz]

Homage to a wonderful actor who will be truly missed. One of my all-time favourite movies is The Accidental Tourist. His sensitive portrayal of a grieving, depressed, and disoriented man who finds a new spark in life touched me deeply.

[@dawnemerson3604]

Me too Patryce Kidd

[@Redlinesixtynine]

Back when these things were still not only watchable, but enjoyable. RIP Bill Hurt.

[@m.e.d.7997]

Life is fleeting and it goes by fast. Sad to see these people go..

[@philipc67]

Terrific performance and a well deserved win in a strong year. You gotta love Jack, he looks stoned during the whole thing!

[@TheChannelTV-bt8em]

+philipc67 1985 was a "strong year" for actresses only. It was one of the worst on record for male leads. Hurt's brilliant performance almost won by default. The competition was sad. If his costar Raul Julia and Sean Penn in The Falcon ad the Snowman had been up, it would have been a considerably more interesting contest.

[@KL0098]

@@TheChannelTV-bt8em Have you ever seen Jon Voight in Runnaway Train? kzbin.info/www/bejne/iIGueoSwhJqBecU

[@Starkardur]

Not very strong for male actors. Nicholson got nominated for Prizzi's Honor? Mediocre performance in a miscast role.

[@waynej2608]

@@TheChannelTV-bt8em Agreed. I like Garner and Ford's ok, but Penn and certainly Julia, would've been the better choices, that year.

[@doloreswallin4381]

Jack won the national society of film critics award for Prizzis Honor. He wasn't mediocre in it.

[@loveanimals6981]

Interesting to see Marlee Matlin (who was a complete unknown to the public at the time) sitting beside Hurt in the audience as his date. When just the following year she TOO would be on that very stage winning Best Actress for Children of a Lesser God and becoming a star.

[@kerriethompson2073]

That's so cool! Never noticed that!

[@CEH477]

And William Hurt treated her like garbage after she won that award.

[@loveanimals6981]

@@CEH477 Yes, sadly, I've heard those accounts made by Matlin. I think Hurt maybe did apologize for his actions towards her, but it was still unfortunate. No doubt jealousy and egotism (because of her newfound fame and success at the time) played into his behavior (which was inexcusable, of course).

[@waynej2608]

Wtf. I wonder what the deal was with Hurt and Matlin. Why in the hell would her winning a best actress anger him? I mean, clearly he's already an established actor, having won the award himself. He should've been proud of her. His ability probably aided her performance. Well, I dunno, we weren't there. I just don't get his beef. But, he's gone now. He was a highly skilled actor.

[@iwaisman]

He treated her as a lucky newcomer, undeserved winner.

[@bacilo19]

William Hurt is amazing, unrepeatable....and Raul....Kiss of the spider woman is masterpiece....R.I.P. Raul Julia, Hector Babenco ( whose films I love very much )

[@JLOOP4422]

One of the most deserved Oscars of all time

[@gaiabandini8145]

His true humble reaction to the unexpected win speaks volumes on how intensely this man was feeling life and his profession. There is NO movie he played in, which doesn't show his greatness and deep capability of getting involved into the character he was interpreting. Very underrated and underestimated actor, as usual when it comes to real greatness. A big loss.

[@fabiolopesdasilva9103]

Great to hear him saying 'saudade', which corresponds to something like 'I miss you'. People say that the exact meaning of this word can only be expressed in Portuguese.

[@amiquigonzales7917]

Ele tem saudades do Brasil.

[@anamariaaninha]

RIP William Hurt.A Fantastic Actor

[@inurarea4181]

"I share this with Raúl" awh 🥺❣️

[@kellymathews6615]

I will never forget the first time I saw William Hurt on film. My dad recorded had the movie Altered States on VHS. I liked science fiction movies so put it on from my dad's library. I was scared out of my mind and home alone, lol. Thank goodness it all turned out ok in the end. My favorite WIlliam Hurt roles were in Accidental Tourist and Gorky Park. I always wished they made more Detective Arkady Renko books into movies. They seem relevant even today. And yes, Altered States. However, I always wished I could have seen him in the theater live, from what I've read he was even more exceptional.

[@clauderenaud229]

One of the most deserved of all of these awards!

[@dsgregg]

I give the Academy a lot of credit for this choice. Hurt was brilliant in the movie and to chose him went against the grain a little.

[@brazinterma1900]

RIP William Hurt Thank you for coming to Brazil and playing Luis Molina. Brazil will also feel "saudade".

[@DiaDeLaDead]

Rest In Peace, William Hurt.

[@johna.cassese9359]

He looks so genuinely happy. Love his reaction

[@hnrbdrh]

"Saudade, Brasil". 🖤

[@RafaelSilva-cf2bw]

Belchior 😁

[@davisonronald3877]

Belchior quantas saudades

[@Dylan-fb8cy]

Brought this to us at just the right time, algorithm. RIP William Hurt, you were a true legend

[@fabioneiros]

R.I.P, William! You're a legend!

[@erickandresdelaguila8047]

I did not realize that Marlee Matlin was in this ceremony too… so they were a couple before Children of a lesser god …. Woow! who would say that the next year would be her acting debut and and in those times an new actress would win the Oscar. Amazing Marlee Matlin ❤️‍🔥

[@purebloodmania5622]

I share this with Raul! ♥️

[@longmemory1620]

they shared the NBR

[@carolharris1041]

The only movie of his I’ve ever seen is “Body Heat.” It was enough! He was a wonderful actor. RIP, William Hurt.

[@conephompany]

Check out 'rare birds

[@nWo315]

even though William Hurt deserved and won the oscar, Raul Julia at least deserved a nomination

[@jeanettesmith765]

Raul Julia was brilliant.

[@waynej2608]

Absolutely!

[@dalmationham]

Jon Voigt is sitting next to his daughter, ANGELINA 1:31

[@aboodash9008]

It's a real shame I didn't get to see him in more roles other than Thaddeus Ross. RIP William Hurt. You will always be remembered as a great actor.

[@devanshepard9118]

omg you should see Body heat its still good by todays standards

[@zoinomiko]

I HIGHLY recommend both Dark City and the first season of Humans, really phenomenally nuanced character (and both fantastic pieces of sci-fi )

[@KGBeast.]

Now he is gone just like that 😢 tommorow is never promised guys live and enjoy every moment, don't focus on the present don't dream about the future focus on the present, and what will be, will be. Rest in peace William Hurt

[@jamest7500]

Sally Field is beautiful

[@longmemory1620]

was

[@m.e.d.7997]

She looks great.

[@sillyboy2223]

Trump 2020 she looks great for her age now

[@dudagorter3945]

James T Yeah! She is indeed and what a great actress she is.

[@fozzieatdetourbillnye5514]

I met her

[@dill7260]

Rest In Piece William Hurt

[@CYP0]

1:52 one year later he would present the Oscar to his girlfriend. Talking of partnership.

[@SuperKhalid95]

Aunt May giving General Ross an Oscar.

[@eggizgud]

All top actors. Rest in peace, William Hurt.

[@lfh.8545]

We lost him yesterday. A great actor! 🙏🌟✨☁️🕊️

[@anaclet]

the way Angelica Housten looks at Jack Nicholson @ 1:15.. you can read what's on her mind!

[@shawthingfilms]

Only jack nicholson could get away with wearing sunglasses at the oscars. Gotta love him

[@patrickfloresenciso526]

Que descanse en paz, William Hurt... Extraordinario actor.

[@LumpyAdams]

Damnit 😢. RIP to one of the greatest of all time.

[@greenjack6950]

A time when movies were still good and the Oscars entertaining...😀

[@AndromedonThanks]

Because most entertainers were all around* entertainers. It was all magical wasn’t it!

[@anamariaaninha]

So Cute he hugging Sally

[@maridepp53]

What a genuine, heartfelt hug!

[@seanvogt221]

RIP William Hurt (1950-2022)

[@eroinverzo1102]

This is the most candid reaction to an award so far. Congrats William hurt !!! I'm going to stream your movies.

[@plumeria66]

I have watched the Kiss of the Spiderwoman many many times. All because of William Hurt. RIP.

[@angc1456]

RIP Willian Hurt . I really loved your acting. You are one of the best.

[@independentfilmchannel1476]

Had to come back here to re-share this moment. Such a deserved Oscar for a beautiful and gutsy performance. Mr Hurt was one of my 3 or 4 favorite actors from the eighties. Why his stardom did not continue at that level afterward I will never understand, but he left us with indelible work in Body Heat, Children of a Lesser God, Broadcast News, The Accidental Tourist (the closeups of his eloquent eyes in that one were penetrating), The Doctor, A History of Violence, etc. R.I.P.

[@danilotristao8598]

All Brazil salutes you dear William Hurt. SAUDADE!

[@TheatreFilmBuff]

William Hurt is one of the finest actors around and one that I highly respect for how he is always willing to go back to acting classes to work on his craft. This Oscar was very deserved, easily one of the best given out. I have to say that I also highly respect him for acknowledging the great Raul Julia, who was snubbed unfairly that year. He was worthy of a nomination and probably the only person who would have deserved to win over Hurt.

[@jorgevidal6984]

Eu vi "O Beijo da Mulher Aranha" em Belém do Pará, no Cine Olympia. Jamais esquecerei. Belo filme. Raul Julia e William Hurt deram show de interpretação. Sônia Braga memorável performance também. O grande filme de Hector Babenco, a quem tive a honra de conhecer em Belém, durante as filmagens de "Brincando nos Campos do Senhor", produzido por Saul Zaentz.

[@WhiteFlowerLei76]

It looks so very 80's, the clothes and hair LOL. I love that you can see Angelina Jolie sitting next to her father in the audience.

[@trfreitas1983]

He was such a handsome and beautiful person. SAUDADE, WILLIAM HURT! It's what this Brazilian feels now. R.I.P. 👏🙌😞😔💚💛💙🤍

[@bigsnowewf4886]

Saudades Mr. Hurt❤🇧🇷

[@penelopedinkledongs7178]

Raul Julia, gone way too soon. RIP ♡

[@donnya.oryankingdonny230]

Valentin Arregui

[@garyaugustus1009]

I'm hip..... He was so funny in, 'Moon Over Parador' as Roberto Straussmann. "Too many damn poontas.."

[@michaellomeli8096]

Rip William Hurt 1950-2022.

[@desperatehowlingdemon3059]

William Hurt deserved the award!! Kinda wished that Raul was in that ceremony too AAAA that would've been so cute

[@starsareangels]

I love William Hurt

[@robbhahn8897]

Always enjoyable to watch William Hurt. Especially liked him in the underrated film Mr Brooks where he played the physical manifestation of Kevin Costner's' serial killer subconscious. What a hoot!

[@LumpyAdams]

You could tell he had a blast with that role. It almost seemed like he was playing an exaggerated performance of himself.

[@mat.phoenix]

Great movie, in many ways... Even Costner surprised me in that role...

[@malafakka8530]

Just watched Kiss of the Spider Woman. I am generally not a fan of Oscars or treating art as a competition in general, but this one was well deserved.

[@DisasterOnline]

Jon Voight hands down deserved his nomination. Runaway Train is a powerful film and his portrayal of the heavily conflicted criminal really hits you deep.

[@SJB-cm7jg]

+DisasterOnline Totally agree, love Bill hurt especially in the Doctor, but Jon Voight performance in Runaway Train was hands down the best and he should of won.

[@TheChannelTV-bt8em]

+SJB1717 Bullshit to both of you. Voight chewed up the scenery in that movie and nearly choked on it. He was almost as embarrassing as Nicholson in Prizzi's Honor. Hands down you say? William Hurt was splendid in KOTSW and he deserved his Oscar HANDS DOWN. His costar Raul Julia should have been nominated too along with Sean Penn in The Falcon and the Snowman in place of those two hambones Voight and Nicholson.

[@ronaldh8446]

It was Voight's best role. Completely different from every performance he had given before. He was near the end of his Golden Boy persona and Runaway Train launched him into the 2nd phase of his career.

[@robertposusta5955]

W.Hurts performance is one of the greatest of the history of film period...he is right Raul was almost just as great...of course Sonia had nominations also.....other performances not even close, Kiss of the Spider Women is a Masterpiece, please check out how it became a movie from a play...and what everyone had to overcome to make....and goodnight

[@RSLindsay]

When William Hurt's name is announced, he is sitting beside Marlee Matlin, his girlfriend at the time. She won the Oscar the following year, for "Children of a Lesser god."

[@Psifonian2]

He is so overjoyed, and he definitely deserved it - though I wish Raul Julia was nominated as well.

[@NauvalYazid]

Love it when Sally Field made fun of her own joke in accepting her Oscar the year before. And look at the women these nominees brought with them! All Oscar winners: William Hurt dated Marlee Matlin (the following year's winner), Jack Nicholson dated Anjelica Huston (the winner earlier that nite), and Jon Voight brought along his daughter, Angelina Jolie (a winner herself 14 years later from the night of the ceremony). Incredible!

[@jimmichaud8487]

And this is where the misconception of Sally Field's infamous speech came from. In the original, she said only "you like me, right now, YOU LIKE ME!". But as one can see here, the following year Field prefaced her remarks by saying "let's see which one you like, you really, really like.". She never said "really" in her original speech.

[@lascreen3198]

She's mocking her own speech from the year before...repeating "you really like." She didn't say in this clip, "Let's see who you like...right now."

[@jimmichaud8487]

@@lascreen3198 I knew that already.

[@lascreen3198]

@@jimmichaud8487 I meant she's confirming in that clip that she had originally said "you REALLY like me" by saying "REALLY" in the following year's remarks.

[@jimmichaud8487]

@@lascreen3198 have a nice day

[@dorarouzi]

Simple and humble speech as it always should be.

[@chiefscheider]

Second only to Joe Pesci's "It's my privilege, thank you."

[@loveanimals6981]

William Hurt's career was white hot for a span of about five years. He had three CONSECUTIVE Best Actor nominations in '85, '86, and '87, and was thisclose, I think, to having four with The Accidental Tourist in 1988. VERY impressive.

[@TheTVNetworks]

+Love Animals He did get a fourth years later in the supporting category for a brief but sharp appearance in a History of Violence.

[@loveanimals6981]

+TheChannel Yes, I knew that. George Clooney beat him for Syrianna.

[@natedoggg2002]

Jon Voight should have won that Oscar for Runaway Train. He acted his ass off in that movie! Glad the Golden Globe recognized his amazing performance!

[@dcasey77]

@natedoggg2002 You've got to be joking!!! Voight's performance was laughable in places. He was lucky to even get nominated.

[@longmemory1620]

voight had already won

[@dcasey77]

@@longmemory1620 You are allowed to win more than once.

[@HoldenNY22]

natedogg- I also liked his performance in Runaway Train. I still love that line- "I'm worse than an Animal. I'm Human." I do think it is interesting that he is a right wing Guy now ( I don't know how right wing he was then), but both Runaway Train and "Coming HOme" were Left=Wing. films. Runaway Train is about Prisoners and it takes a sympatheitic look at them. I would say that is liberal.

[@svendbosanvovski4241]

"Last night when we were young love was a star, a song unsung Life was so new, so real, so right. Ages ago last night" Wonderful to see William Hurt in his prime. May be rest in peace.

[@franciscovieira2924]

Thank you, Willian! From Brazil!

[@longmemory1620]

1:31 Angelina jolie !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@CYP0]

BRAD PITT she looks entertained.

[@evarociogordilloortega505]

It's Anjelica Huston!!

[@strandgirl1000]

ja, als Teenagerin!

[@nacht98]

she was still a child!!

[@Yellowrose8]

That was one beautiful man...my goodness. I always thought he was. Rest in Peace, your gift of acting will always live on.

[@emiliobello2429]

In memory of William Hurt

[@jeffreyturner7678]

William hurt looks AMAZINGLY HOT!

[@foxygirl1977]

I love these Oscar clips. Please keep them coming. They are very enjoyable.

[@KOHF34]

Interesting note: William Hurt and Raul Julia nearly swapped roles, but the idea was rejected by the director. Smart move too, William Hurt is a fabulous actor.

[@DayseCabralOficial]

Uma das premiações mais emocionantes que já assisti. Torci muito para que fosse o vencedor. Sua atuação é memorável e brilhante.

[@davisonronald3877]

Concordo plenamente com você. Amo encontrar comentário feitos há quase uma década.

[@Luciano19020]

RIP William Hurt, one great actor.

[@viantzpradz4771]

His hair so smooth and silky look!!!

[@chiefscheider]

It left him too soon 😔

[@anthonybirkholz6104]

Rest in Peace William Hurt. He passed away today 3/13/22

[@starrystarrynight9822]

William Hurt was SO talented. I really enjoyed him in his roles. RIP