How Tommy Lee Jones’ ‘Fugitive’ Performance Anchored One of the Best Oscar Races of All Time
06.08.2023 - 16:41
/ variety.com
Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor In the vast tapestry of Oscar history, specific years define instants of talents converging to produce a constellation of extraordinary performances. 1993 was one such epoch when the best supporting actor lineup at the 66th Academy Awards ceremony showcased an assembly of unparalleled depth.
The roster included Leonardo DiCaprio for “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape,” Ralph Fiennes for “Schindler’s List,” John Malkovich for “In the Line of Fire,” Pete Postlethwaite for “In the Name of the Father,” and ultimate victor, Tommy Lee Jones for “The Fugitive.” Looking back on the 30th anniversary of Warner Bros’ taut thriller, “The Fugitive” from director Andrew Davis, Variety reflects on how Jones’ win anchored one of the single best Oscar lineups of all time. Each nominated actor found themselves in unique career positions and created unforgettable characters that have left indelible marks in cinema.
Any of them could have won the category and would stand tall as one of the premier winners in the category’s history. In 1993, the young DiCaprio, then 19, was coming off his 23-episode stint as the homeless teenager Luke Brower on TV’s “Growing Pains” and his first biopic role in “This Boy’s Life” as a young Tobias Wolff, who his stepfather abuses in the 1950s.
In Lasse Hallström’s coming-of-age drama, he played Arnie Grape, an intellectually disabled teenager, demonstrating the promise of the star becoming one of the finest actors of his generation. Opposite Johnny Depp, Juliette Lewis, and an Oscar-snubbed Darlene Cates, he brings authenticity to a role that could have ended a career in the wrong hands.
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