Silence of the lambs is one of only three films in history who have won all the five big Oscars, best male and female, best director, best script and best film. The others are One flew over the cuckoo's nest and It happened one night.
Jodie Foster is a genius. A straight-A student and valedictorian of her 30-member class at L.A.’s rigorous Lycée Français, Jodie applied to Yale, Harvard, Princeton, Columbia, Berkeley and Stanford. Eventually she found out she had scored a collegiate grand slam. Astonishingly, she was accepted by all of those schools. she's simply the best
@@charliedameliodunkinfanpag6462 Not all women get pregnant! Maybe she didn't want to be pregnant, maybe she wasn't fertile. Gay couple can take each other's surnames, and if she was male (which she isn't; there is footage of young Jodie being a girl, to young to have been on estrogen), that wouldn't make her a man, nor would it make her any less a woman.
Honestly, In my honest opinion, it was only a masterpiece the first time seeing it. The 2nd and 3rd time i saw it, it was tame, predictable and completely lost its shock value.
Lt. Col. Frank Slade Blasphemy! Just kidding :). I disagree though. I've watched it at least a dozen times and it never gets old. I think I'm more interested in the overall look, atmosphere and feel of the film. It's very dark and unsettling.
Lt. Col. Frank Slade The cinematography and darkness of the film itself, not the plot. How do you not think buffalo bills basement isn't dark and unsettling? It's creepy as hell.
Why would you ever need to imply your sexuality? She's never been an outsider struggling for acceptance & validation. She's been in the biz most of her life. This was the 90's not the 50's. By this time conservatives had more to fear from black listing then homosexuals & still do. Stop making drama where it didn't exist anymore.
@@falconeshield Delusional? She's been in the biz her whole life & people in power knew she was gay long before this. Just stop with the fake oppression.
Jodie is an actress who is exceptionally articulate and natural. She's smarter than the norm, speaking with both intelligence and grace. She attended a French-language prep school, the Lycée français in Los Angeles (and consequently speaks French fluently). She also was awarded a Doctor of Fine Arts from Yale.
Noe Berengena I like her but she doesn't sound that intelligent just normal. She went to a French-Language prep school. Well that would sound really smart for those who aren´t French that is.
She is a prodigious human and not only french she also speaks Italian, Spanish and German fluently, she scored in 600s in her SATs and was accepted at all Ivy League Universities as well as Stanford and graduated Yale with magna cum laude, she also started to talk at 9 months and taught herself to read at 3 years and graduated high school as a valedictorian, she's otherworldly
Jodie Foster is an unequivocal definition of a young achiever, first Oscar nomination at 14, two Oscars by 29, first directorial venture at 25 and feature film debut at 28, she's simply stunning
My opinion: Every actress should have received the Oscar that year. It was one of the best line-ups I can recall. But so happy Jodie won. She was marvelous as the dedicated and fearless FBI agent.
Perhaps the greatest irony of The Silence of the Lambs is that some people believe that this movie about the marginalization of women was stolen by a man. And sure enough, Anthony Hopkins gave an iconic performance as Hannibal “The Cannibal” Lecter, a slithering serial killer whose good manners give way to despicable violence. But this rich and filling motion picture - one of my very favorites - is not his movie. It is Jodie Foster’s. It is Foster we see running the FBI training course at the beginning of the film, proving herself worthy from the opening frames and then spending the rest of the film showing her work. Every eye is upon her, lascivious or pitying, condescending or predatory. It says a lot about the world of The Silence of the Lambs that the only man in the movie who doesn’t view her as “less than” for her sex is a homicidal maniac. (And that is, if you think about it, the only reason we truly like Lecter at all. Only he and the audience can recognize Clarice Starling’s finer qualities.) Jodie Foster plays her role in The Silence of the Lambs like a master chess player, always on the defense and always on the attack. She knows when to make sacrifices and she knows when to stand up for herself. She grows in confidence over the course of the movie, as one mentor fails her and another, more unlikely mentor gives her the strength she needs to carry on. And she does it all while fighting back a hint of an accent. Clarice Starling is a real person, and she is also an act, and she is acted by one of the greatest of all actresses, operating at the peak of her abilities, giving a performance for he ages.
I sincerely believe that without either Jodie Foster or Anthony Hopkins the movie wouldn't have won so many awards. Truly a masterpiece with legendary casting.
I guess that's why no one talks about the sequel Hannibal while Silence of the Lambs has been cemented in film history as one of the greatest of all time.
She looks so petite and fragile and girly with her gorgeous pink clothing and then she talks and you get that lovely deep voice with the special accent that no one expects to hear from her. So elegant, classy and talented! Also love that she's wearing gloves.
I will forever love Jodie Foster because of this role. This was the role that turned me into a fan of hers for life. I will watch anything with Jodie in it.
I believe Jodie Foster was offered the role of Thelma, but turned it down to play Clarice. The writer of Thelma and Louise had Jodie Foster in mind for Thelma and Cher as Louise.
One of my favourite actresses. She was incredibly talented as a child and she grew up well adjusted, no drugs or alcohol problems that derailed so many other child stars' careers. And I'll always bless her for turning down the piece of shit that was Hannibal. One more Oscar and she's up there with Meryl!
I thought it was dreadful. A lack of suspense, and it totally demystified Lecter. And don't get me started on the 'brain eating' scene... Did you like it?
HackneyShark I've never seen it, but I agree that Lecter has lost his mystique since HANNIBAL, HANNIBAL UPRISING (which recounted his woeful childhood/youth), and the recent HANNIBAL TV series. I hate the trend of trying to justify or redeem villains, e.g. Wicked Witch of the West in WICKED, Maleficent, Michael Meyers in HALLOWEEN remake, etc.
+HackneyShark I totally agree with you. She didn't want to work in Hannibal because she felt that she would be betraying Clarice by doing this piece of trash and playing such a different character. I also admire her even more for that. And I agree with everything you said, she's definetely one of the greatest.
" Not just for his talent but his goodness, I promise you". Beautiful respect and love to the late great Johnathan Demme. I love this speech so much and the film even more.
When they played the opening song of The Silence in the Lambs, I had goosebumps. This movie gave the viewers chills and excitement at the same time. Chills because of the superb role of Anthony Hopkins as Dr. Hannibal Lecter. I could watch this movie all over and over again...🖤
Actually, I saw some Videos tht the Actor who played the Real Serial Kidnapper and Killer that Claric is tracking down- I think his first name was Ted was really great in the MOvie and greatly underrated. He later did a supporting Role on the TV Series- Monk
We watch this movie a few times a year. It's definitely a favorite. I remember when it was first released. We were living in northern MN and my husband went to WI to attend a work conference. While there, he and a co-worker went to see "Silence of the Lambs". The minute he got home, he told me about the movie. He was so exhilarated after seeing it.
I have always respected Jodie Foster for not bowing down to media and public pressure and talking about her private life in interviews in which she is only required by contract to sell the film she’s currently staring in.
This is unequivocally the smartest and most confident speech I have heard at any award show, no awkward pauses, no paper, no unwanted political statements (like they do now), Jodie is a remarkable woman and a perfect human : smart, beautiful and great in her job
Lol! She's wearing a red ribbon in support of fighting AIDS after the US government swept the epidemic under the rug. She then thanked everyone for embracing a feminist heroine. 😂
Clarice Starling (as portrayed by foster) is one of the greatest film performances of all time, what a masterpiece and what a role for a woman 👍👍 Jodie rules
Everyone knows Jodie was a gifted child and is smart and highly intelligent and that always reflected on her choice of roles. Even as a young actor from her teens she did films like Taxi Driver, Little Girl Who Lives Down The Lane and then as a young adult when actresses of her age like Demi Moore or Meg Ryan were doing fine but somehow stupid romantic comedies, she was doing The Accused, The Silence Of The Lambs, Nell and then she was directing as well which was seldom those days to see a young female + actor to helm a film as a director, she's a complete genius and a role model everyone should have, her extraordinary career is something to behold and her cerebral qualities are to be worshiped, I hope she gives acting more time now like she gives to directing.
Agreed.. but Meg Ryan is very underrated by the way, and held still in the "cuteness" stereotype which hadn't opened for her any chances to show how great she is at acting. She also made a wonderful performance in When a man loves a woman as an alcoholic.
Jodie impresses me most because of her kindness and not talking down to those who are of average intelligence. To me that is true genious and I will always love her for this.
Jodie Foster truly deserved this win. Geena Davis and Susan Surandon were amazing in "Thelma and Louise", but Jodie Foster gave the most incredible performance by an actress that year.
IMO one of the best performances of all time! I think this was a role that was almost destined to be upstaged by Anthony Hopkins. Foster completely held her own, if not surpassed Anthony, the subtlety of her performance is extraordinary!
+sonicdeatmonkey Yes. Incredible performances which lead to them becoming icons in their own right, some characters can be replaced but not the ones played by hopkins and jodie foster for sure.
Any sane person who isn't aware about the fact that Miss Foster's a genius, could very easily say that she's a gifted human solely based on her iconic performance as Clarice Starling, her fierce intellect imbues throughout
I love that how excited/nervous she was and yet so eloquent and genuine. I love every word with which she chose to express herself! I loved her face, too-- boy is she ever beautiful! AS IF she wouldn't have won for Silence of The Lambs. Though it is too bad for Thelma and Louise.
jitkasuarez trivia, the writer of Thelma and Louise wrote thelma with Jodie Foster in mind but Ridley Scott found her too young to play the part so she was passed over
She's that only person who defies the fact that child actors don't turn out to be successful adult actors 👍👍👍👍 and she's so beautiful and elegant, her physical transformation form teenage to adulthood is 👍
I saw SOTL in a dark movie theater when i was 16 yo and couldn't sleep for days . That's how powerful it was when it came out. It wasn't just a movie it was an experience.
One of the few films the Oscars actually got right. Both actors deserved Oscars both got one. Today the Oscars largely are not about performance but name recognition.
She was legitimately scared to death of meeting Anthony Hopkins in character in person. And she nailed it above all expectations. That fact alone was enough for me to know she deserved this win more then anybody else.
When I saw this movie a long time ago, I was so overwhelmed by Anthony Hopkins that I thought only Lecter had any appeal in this movie, but when I watched it again recently, I realized what a great performance Jodie Foster gave.... She's also a really great actress!
I remember watching the Oscars when this first aired, and I was rooting for Foster to take the Oscar. I was beyond thrilled when her name was announced. An amazing, stunning performance that deserves that award.
Unfortunately it was up against Silence of the Lambs which is an absolutely brilliant movie. I was absolutely glued to the screen from the opening frame. One of the real Champs!
If they relased a year later or before than they might had a chance bcoz no could stand stiff in front of the brilliance of Jodie Foster's Clarice Starling
So Im french and lived in New Zealand for 30 yrs and returned to France 3 yrs ago to live. I struggle to Watch English speaking movies on french TV because they're all dubbed and it sucks but I was once at my sisters and we were watching a movie with Jodie Foster and I was blown away with the voice of the "dubber" as it was just like Jodie's… Turns out she's fluent in french and dubs all her movies in french
I'm literally in love with the way she gets up from her seat and proceeds towards the stage, even her she exhibits she's a genius with such rapid reception
they should have stood for her as they did Anthony Hopkins. as always here she just oozes grace and incredible confidence and humanity in speaking to a room. she is just amazing and in my opinion no actress has been as consistently powerful in their acting since she was in her prime
I agree but she's pretty & strong. was just looking up what she was in everything from television to movies. so much. I like Nell & Silence of the Lambs im not sure but they may have thought she very young ok lets make her just out of the academy might have been a role for a woman 5 or 10 years older. very innocent and evil is the silence of the lambs.
winning 2 academy awards allows someone the right to pick and choose different roles-Contact, Anna and the King, Nell, Panic Room, Inside Man and The Brave One are pretty solid performances, you could say the same thing about Hiilary Swank
The more I think about it the more Foster really deserved this Oscar. It takes a strong performance to be able to hold the screen with somebody who knocked it out of the park like Anthony Hopkins did.
Jodie's performance as Clarice Starling in the movie is one of the most subtle and brilliant performances every especially those one of one jousts sessions with lector or her's and that basement scene in final is a masterclass of acting , such a well deserved Oscar
Jodie foster is a wonderfull actrees and unforgettable she got a enormous character is beautiful person she was strong woman when revealed was gay im still think she is amazing and she knows god bless jodie!
Jodie Foster was brilliant in this role! I heard that director, Jonathan Demme, was initially interested in Michelle Pfeiffer for the role, but Jodie ended up getting it. I love Michelle Pfeiffer but Jodie Foster was born to play this role. I would've loved seeing Susan Sarandon winning here a few years earlier than she did (because I love her, too... and especially in Thelma and Louise), but there's no disputing Jodie's win as being deserving.
Jodie seems to like these macabre films like CONTACT, SILENCE of the .. ETC and i think michele PF. would somehow take away from the seriousness of the film. I think she can turn any piece of crap into something noteworthy just by being there.
Love Animals weirdly, Jodie Foster and Michelle Pfeiffer were the first choices to play Thelma and Louise, with screenwriter having written the role of Thelma with Jodie in mind but Ridley Scott found her a bit younger for the part
@@peshmadscientist1833 You should rent "The Brave One", Jodie was even BETTER than Silence. But the movie tanked at the box office, so her performance went unnoticed.
Just finished watching The Silence of the Lambs for the first time. Let's be honest; both Sir Anthony Hopkins and Jodie Foster more than deserved their Oscars. Fantastic acting; fantastic actors; phenomenal movie.
I find it interesting how Jodie Foster is winning a second oscar at 28 and at least three actors of her age (tom cruise, brad pitt, demi moore) are sitting just behind of her & are literally in shock & awe of her achievements.
Jodie Foster is an actor of exceptional talent, depth and beauty who was always ahead of her peers, by the time actors of her age were in their diapers she was making commercials, by the time they learned to speak, she was making movies for Disney, by the time they starting going to the school, she was winning awards and getting nominated for the Oscars, by the time they decided to enter films, Jodie decided to leave it behind and enjoy the ivy league world which she graduated with magna cum laude, by the time her peers had their breakthrough she already had won two Oscars and transitioned to the director's chair. An extraordinary talent, who's contribution to cinema is unparalleled and exquisite. A sheer gift to the world of acting and filmmaking
Silence of the lambs is one of only three films in history who have won all the five big Oscars, best male and female, best director, best script and best film. The others are One flew over the cuckoo's nest and It happened one night.
Informative comment , Thank you :)
David Levi dang really? That's an awesome fact! What were the other films?
he just said it
Steven Moosa one flew over the cuckoo's nest and it happened one night
David Levi hilariously enough I disagree with the best actress wins in all of them.
Jodie Foster is a genius. A straight-A student and valedictorian of her 30-member class at L.A.’s rigorous Lycée Français, Jodie applied to Yale, Harvard, Princeton, Columbia, Berkeley and Stanford. Eventually she found out she had scored a collegiate grand slam. Astonishingly, she was accepted by all of those schools. she's simply the best
@@charliedameliodunkinfanpag6462 What the fuck lmfao
@@charliedameliodunkinfanpag6462 she is a man?
@@charliedameliodunkinfanpag6462 Not all women get pregnant! Maybe she didn't want to be pregnant, maybe she wasn't fertile. Gay couple can take each other's surnames, and if she was male (which she isn't; there is footage of young Jodie being a girl, to young to have been on estrogen), that wouldn't make her a man, nor would it make her any less a woman.
@@charliedameliodunkinfanpag6462 bruuuhh the point of being in a lesbian relationship is not having a man in it 1😂
@@charliedameliodunkinfanpag6462 You must to be stupid. Pretty stupid, a whole lot of a stupid
Silence Of The Lambs is a masterpiece. The film is very deserving of its recent induction into AFI 100 greatest films ever made.
Definitely. Legendary
Honestly, In my honest opinion, it was only a masterpiece the first time seeing it. The 2nd and 3rd time i saw it, it was tame, predictable and completely lost its shock value.
Lt. Col. Frank Slade Blasphemy! Just kidding :). I disagree though. I've watched it at least a dozen times and it never gets old. I think I'm more interested in the overall look, atmosphere and feel of the film. It's very dark and unsettling.
Justin Hopkins
i only thought it was dark and unsettling the first time i saw it, not the second and third time
Lt. Col. Frank Slade The cinematography and darkness of the film itself, not the plot. How do you not think buffalo bills basement isn't dark and unsettling? It's creepy as hell.
Fun fact: at 28, Jodie Foster became the youngest two-time Oscar winner
Great fact ☝🏻👌🏻
Now, Billie Ellish is the youngest at 22
We are speaking a well deserve winner not someone that get just because is getting her 15 fame mnts @@falconeshield
Geez, her voice is so...elegant...
I know, right? I totally love her.
Yes! She has a great speaking voice
zapface94 it slays
No. There's something elegant about the way she speaks, the accent.
So true!!
I loved that she wore gloves. No one does that anymore, unfortunately.
Because they look ridiculous, mainly.
She kinda gave a Clarice Starling vibe with it
The gloves look classy
Only queens wear those gloves not all of the chicks in hollywood deserve this
@@vladanciaga3707 Not really, it's just for the rich and not the poor.
Jody is without question pure class. Young actors can learn a lot from her. But many think they know everything so they won't.
Charles Rinehart You got that right man...
+LiberianStreetwalker Thanks.
Agree
She might be good actress...but not to win the Oscars for Lambs or Accused...
mia. Oh please shut up!
“The survivors, the pioneers, the outcasts”, how difficult must it have been for her to even imply her sexuality at that time
Konstantinos Stavrakos such a class act.
Had she said that back then she would have been on the evening news.
@@turntableone4356 Evening? She would've been blacklisted for daring to love a woman.
Why would you ever need to imply your sexuality? She's never been an outsider struggling for acceptance & validation. She's been in the biz most of her life. This was the 90's not the 50's. By this time conservatives had more to fear from black listing then homosexuals & still do. Stop making drama where it didn't exist anymore.
@@falconeshield Delusional? She's been in the biz her whole life & people in power knew she was gay long before this. Just stop with the fake oppression.
shes so charming & cute not pretentious at all
Evelyn Akua True
@Ghost that doesn’t make her any less great
No entendi !!
Pero al ver su rostro iluminado de alegria llore !!
Ella es maravillosa !!
@Ghost who even says something like that?
@Ghost What cult are you in?
I'm happy both Anthony Hopkins and Jodie won at the Oscars that year.
the movie won the big five oscars
Marqus Nuffsaid And Jonathan Demme!
Marqus Nuffsaid they had to. no secret the acting in "Silence of The Lambs" was high caliper.
@@937dboy
" Caliber "
They're so amazing.
Jodie is an actress who is exceptionally articulate and natural. She's smarter than the norm, speaking with both intelligence and grace. She attended a French-language prep school, the Lycée français in Los Angeles (and consequently speaks French fluently). She also was awarded a Doctor of Fine Arts from Yale.
Yeah, they're normally stupid cunts
***** This made me laugh out loud.
Noe Berengena I like her but she doesn't sound that intelligent just normal. She went to a French-Language prep school. Well that would sound really smart for those who aren´t French that is.
She is a prodigious human and not only french she also speaks Italian, Spanish and German fluently, she scored in 600s in her SATs and was accepted at all Ivy League Universities as well as Stanford and graduated Yale with magna cum laude, she also started to talk at 9 months and taught herself to read at 3 years and graduated high school as a valedictorian, she's otherworldly
Gunnhild Edwards are u on weed or something, this speech is evident enough that she's smart and articulate
Anthony and Jodie defiantly deserved their Oscars
'defiantly' or definitely?
Not true...
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@@jackstevens3123 dont wait for answer..negative...😡😡😡😡😡
Jodie's performance as Clarice Starling is one of the greatest film performances ever and quite frankly the greatest subtle performance ever
Jodie Foster is an unequivocal definition of a young achiever, first Oscar nomination at 14, two Oscars by 29, first directorial venture at 25 and feature film debut at 28, she's simply stunning
I got chills watching her accept the award. Totally deserved it. Made michael douglas' ridiculous blubbering worth watching.
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Yea i agree
Heyyy leave Michael Douglas alone!
Jodie Foster is so beautiful...
She won’t blow you off
My opinion: Every actress should have received the Oscar that year. It was one of the best line-ups I can recall. But so happy Jodie won. She was marvelous as the dedicated and fearless FBI agent.
If Jodie Foster had not won it would have been a travesty of injustice. Her performance is amazing!
Perhaps the greatest irony of The Silence of the Lambs is that some people believe that this movie about the marginalization of women was stolen by a man. And sure enough, Anthony Hopkins gave an iconic performance as Hannibal “The Cannibal” Lecter, a slithering serial killer whose good manners give way to despicable violence. But this rich and filling motion picture - one of my very favorites - is not his movie. It is Jodie Foster’s.
It is Foster we see running the FBI training course at the beginning of the film, proving herself worthy from the opening frames and then spending the rest of the film showing her work. Every eye is upon her, lascivious or pitying, condescending or predatory. It says a lot about the world of The Silence of the Lambs that the only man in the movie who doesn’t view her as “less than” for her sex is a homicidal maniac. (And that is, if you think about it, the only reason we truly like Lecter at all. Only he and the audience can recognize Clarice Starling’s finer qualities.)
Jodie Foster plays her role in The Silence of the Lambs like a master chess player, always on the defense and always on the attack. She knows when to make sacrifices and she knows when to stand up for herself. She grows in confidence over the course of the movie, as one mentor fails her and another, more unlikely mentor gives her the strength she needs to carry on. And she does it all while fighting back a hint of an accent. Clarice Starling is a real person, and she is also an act, and she is acted by one of the greatest of all actresses, operating at the peak of her abilities, giving a performance for he ages.
Oh hell yeah
*dialect
@@nicolesong6199 absolutely!! Congrats on an amazing comment there !
Brilliant comment
Then Clairce falls for Lector later but I'm sure that in better adaptations the awkward transition from mentor to lover could be handled better
I sincerely believe that without either Jodie Foster or Anthony Hopkins the movie wouldn't have won so many awards. Truly a masterpiece with legendary casting.
Even with one of them out of the mix, the prestige is gone . . . "Hannibal" (2001.)
@@TheIndependentLens exactly
I guess that's why no one talks about the sequel Hannibal while Silence of the Lambs has been cemented in film history as one of the greatest of all time.
@@Bookwasbetter also it wasn't as faithful to the book
She looks so petite and fragile and girly with her gorgeous pink clothing and then she talks and you get that lovely deep voice with the special accent that no one expects to hear from her. So elegant, classy and talented! Also love that she's wearing gloves.
People speak of her talent and intelligence, but she also seems like a genuinely nice person, decent and kind.
She's talented, and she's mesmerizingly beautiful. It's a rare gift.
I will forever love Jodie Foster because of this role. This was the role that turned me into a fan of hers for life. I will watch anything with Jodie in it.
Phenomenal role for phenomenal actress Jodie Foster! That year was really strong for this category but Jodie was an obvious winner
@BitterVoid Susan Saradon
Loved Thelma & Louise so badly... But Clarice... Oh la la Clarice, I love your suit... STILL
not so strong...only sarandon who could have easily won as well..
Michael Donovan no geena Davis had the best chance for sure
I believe Jodie Foster was offered the role of Thelma, but turned it down to play Clarice. The writer of Thelma and Louise had Jodie Foster in mind for Thelma and Cher as Louise.
One of my favourite actresses. She was incredibly talented as a child and she grew up well adjusted, no drugs or alcohol problems that derailed so many other child stars' careers. And I'll always bless her for turning down the piece of shit that was Hannibal. One more Oscar and she's up there with Meryl!
HackneyShark What was wrong with Hannibal?
I thought it was dreadful. A lack of suspense, and it totally demystified Lecter. And don't get me started on the 'brain eating' scene... Did you like it?
HackneyShark I've never seen it, but I agree that Lecter has lost his mystique since HANNIBAL, HANNIBAL UPRISING (which recounted his woeful childhood/youth), and the recent HANNIBAL TV series.
I hate the trend of trying to justify or redeem villains, e.g. Wicked Witch of the West in WICKED, Maleficent, Michael Meyers in HALLOWEEN remake, etc.
Hannibal was a fantastic movie. It followed the books except it should've let clarice and hannibal run away together at the end ;)
+HackneyShark I totally agree with you. She didn't want to work in Hannibal because she felt that she would be betraying Clarice by doing this piece of trash and playing such a different character. I also admire her even more for that. And I agree with everything you said, she's definetely one of the greatest.
One of the best performances in history. The whole film is as close to perfect as a movie can get.
Miss Foster's performance as Clarice Starling is a masterpiece of subtlety
@angel omar soto True
She burns the podium everytime with her incredible poise and confidence 👍👍👍 what an inspirational woman
" Not just for his talent but his goodness, I promise you". Beautiful respect and love to the late great Johnathan Demme. I love this speech so much and the film even more.
And just goodness is what defines to this actress, she is a good person and that is what makes her more attractive
She totally deserved this Oscar, she was SO GOOD as Clarice!
When they played the opening song of The Silence in the Lambs, I had goosebumps. This movie gave the viewers chills and excitement at the same time. Chills because of the superb role of Anthony Hopkins as Dr. Hannibal Lecter. I could watch this movie all over and over again...🖤
Actually, I saw some Videos tht the Actor who played the Real Serial Kidnapper and Killer that Claric is tracking down- I think his first name was Ted was really great in the MOvie and greatly underrated. He later did a supporting Role on the TV Series- Monk
We watch this movie a few times a year. It's definitely a favorite. I remember when it was first released. We were living in northern MN and my husband went to WI to attend a work conference. While there, he and a co-worker went to see "Silence of the Lambs". The minute he got home, he told me about the movie. He was so exhilarated after seeing it.
1:39 “ah damn i need to hug anthony”
1:40 “ah shit he’s still hannibal. better go”
Damn, on point!
Jodie is so damn beautiful.
Yep
I have always respected Jodie Foster for not bowing down to media and public pressure and talking about her private life in interviews in which she is only required by contract to sell the film she’s currently staring in.
This is unequivocally the smartest and most confident speech I have heard at any award show, no awkward pauses, no paper, no unwanted political statements (like they do now), Jodie is a remarkable woman and a perfect human : smart, beautiful and great in her job
Marlon brando supported a political statement decades ago
She did make some Feminists Statements, but I guess that is considered OK and was not too intrusive.
Funny, she made more than one "political" statements in that speech.
Lol! She's wearing a red ribbon in support of fighting AIDS after the US government swept the epidemic under the rug. She then thanked everyone for embracing a feminist heroine. 😂
Her political statement was the subtle red ribbon for AIDS awareness. She's a class act.
Clarice Starling (as portrayed by foster) is one of the greatest film performances of all time, what a masterpiece and what a role for a woman 👍👍 Jodie rules
Everyone knows Jodie was a gifted child and is smart and highly intelligent and that always reflected on her choice of roles. Even as a young actor from her teens she did films like Taxi Driver, Little Girl Who Lives Down The Lane and then as a young adult when actresses of her age like Demi Moore or Meg Ryan were doing fine but somehow stupid romantic comedies, she was doing The Accused, The Silence Of The Lambs, Nell and then she was directing as well which was seldom those days to see a young female + actor to helm a film as a director, she's a complete genius and a role model everyone should have, her extraordinary career is something to behold and her cerebral qualities are to be worshiped, I hope she gives acting more time now like she gives to directing.
Agreed.. but Meg Ryan is very underrated by the way, and held still in the "cuteness" stereotype which hadn't opened for her any chances to show how great she is at acting. She also made a wonderful performance in When a man loves a woman as an alcoholic.
Jodie Foster kicks ass man! I love this Bitch!
She's not a Bitch!!!
Dino P. what are you talking about she's a Bitch and i love her too
No, i don't think so.
did you ever heard her little lesbian speech
What?
Jodie impresses me most because of her kindness and not talking down to those who are of average intelligence. To me that is true genious and I will always love her for this.
Unequivocally the most elegant speaking voice I have ever heard
I don't know if we will ever receive another actress or person like Miss Foster. What a woman, what a legend.
Jodie Foster truly deserved this win. Geena Davis and Susan Surandon were amazing in "Thelma and Louise", but Jodie Foster gave the most incredible performance by an actress that year.
One of my favorite actresses she's, so natural
IMO one of the best performances of all time! I think this was a role that was almost destined to be upstaged by Anthony Hopkins. Foster completely held her own, if not surpassed Anthony, the subtlety of her performance is extraordinary!
+sonicdeatmonkey Yes. Incredible performances which lead to them becoming icons in their own right, some characters can be replaced but not the ones played by hopkins and jodie foster for sure.
While Jodie deserved the Oscar she got, she was no where near as good as Anthony Hopkins in TSOTL.
Any sane person who isn't aware about the fact that Miss Foster's a genius, could very easily say that she's a gifted human solely based on her iconic performance as Clarice Starling, her fierce intellect imbues throughout
She's a talented actress! She acted well and filled with so much soul 👍 The right script came in at the right time.
She has always been beautiful and intelligent.
I love that how excited/nervous she was and yet so eloquent and genuine. I love every word with which she chose to express herself! I loved her face, too-- boy is she ever beautiful! AS IF she wouldn't have won for Silence of The Lambs. Though it is too bad for Thelma and Louise.
jitkasuarez trivia, the writer of Thelma and Louise wrote thelma with Jodie Foster in mind but Ridley Scott found her too young to play the part so she was passed over
She's that only person who defies the fact that child actors don't turn out to be successful adult actors 👍👍👍👍 and she's so beautiful and elegant, her physical transformation form teenage to adulthood is 👍
Chandrabhan Singh My Name Is Talulah, My First Rule Of Thumb, I Don’t Say Where I’m Going, Or Where I’m Coming From 🤷🏼♂️
*coughJosephGordonLeavittcough*
Jennifer Connelly too
She was beautiful . :P She has also gotten a unique voice.
She's still beautiful for her age
Gotten se transforma en supersayayin
@@ronfield8258"For her age" is nothing but an insult, regardless of the age or the person being referred to. Just say she looks beautiful.
I feel so bad for actress who has to nominated with Jodie Forster they feel like they knew already that Jodie is gonna win.
I just love how the older she gets, the more beautiful she is. In 2021, she’s our best actor. Love how happy and healthy she is
I saw SOTL in a dark movie theater when i was 16 yo and couldn't sleep for days . That's how powerful it was when it came out.
It wasn't just a movie it was an experience.
3/17/23: Jodie is so well spoken, and I love hearing her speak. I still wish her congrats for her win that year. She deserved it.
On a side note - RICHARD GERE - God, I forgot what a looker he was.
John Gable Smith I was wondering who that was lol thanks
He was always a looker even from the beginning!
One of the few films the Oscars actually got right. Both actors deserved Oscars both got one. Today the Oscars largely are not about performance but name recognition.
and both Jodie and Anthony well well-known, when they were up for their awards that year.
Very subtle,nuanced actor I have ever seen, she is actually multi talented.
Susan Sarandon's face after he messes up her name is priceless. Reminds me of when Rue McClanahan's name got messed up by Howie Mandel at the Emmy's.
Michael Douglas jinxed her.
Or when Ricky Martin said aaliyahs name wrong at the Video Music Awards in 2000 haha
@@Sapsche Michael Keaton's real name.
I was literally scrolling forever for a comment on this. Yeah she looked really pissed lol.
".....and ofcourse the reason that I am here ANTHONY HOPKINS , quid pro quo doctor..." ~Great couple
Don't you just love Jodie Foster! From Taxi Driver to True Detective, what a great actress.
She was legitimately scared to death of meeting Anthony Hopkins in character in person. And she nailed it above all expectations. That fact alone was enough for me to know she deserved this win more then anybody else.
When I saw this movie a long time ago, I was so overwhelmed by Anthony Hopkins that I thought only Lecter had any appeal in this movie, but when I watched it again recently, I realized what a great performance Jodie Foster gave.... She's also a really great actress!
Wow.. She is one of the coolest and calm oscar winner ever!! Love her..
That razor sharp intelligence, inherent talent and flawless grace made her the legend she is 👍👍👍👍 the greatest actress ever
👍👍👍👍
I remember watching the Oscars when this first aired, and I was rooting for Foster to take the Oscar. I was beyond thrilled when her name was announced. An amazing, stunning performance that deserves that award.
i'm 15 and i'm in love with her. i mean i have only seen tsotl and i'm already convinced she is the best actress ever to have come. love her
+Tanisha Jess I wish 15 y.o me could've appreciated silence of the lambs also, you have great film taste young one ;)
+Tanisha Jess that should inspire you to act!!!!
vazmo14850 it actually does. cause i want to do something in the showbiz
I envy her because she's incredibly intelligent, beautiful, eloquent and elegant. Not to mention, she has achieved a lot and very successful.
Thelma and Louise definitely deserved more awards than it got!
Unfortunately it was up against Silence of the Lambs which is an absolutely brilliant movie. I was absolutely glued to the screen from the opening frame. One of the real Champs!
If they relased a year later or before than they might had a chance bcoz no could stand stiff in front of the brilliance of Jodie Foster's Clarice Starling
It was released the wrong year
They were brilliant yes.
It was a tough choice in this year for best actress - they were all amazing talents
So Im french and lived in New Zealand for 30 yrs and returned to France 3 yrs ago to live. I struggle to Watch English speaking movies on french TV because they're all dubbed and it sucks but I was once at my sisters and we were watching a movie with Jodie Foster and I was blown away with the voice of the "dubber" as it was just like Jodie's… Turns out she's fluent in french and dubs all her movies in french
I'm literally in love with the way she gets up from her seat and proceeds towards the stage, even her she exhibits she's a genius with such rapid reception
Jodie Foster is the best actress I have ever seen.
The brilliance of miss foster's performance as Clarice Starling is inexplicable
they should have stood for her as they did Anthony Hopkins. as always here she just oozes grace and incredible confidence and humanity in speaking to a room. she is just amazing and in my opinion no actress has been as consistently powerful in their acting since she was in her prime
Aaron Wilkins Very much agreed.
👍👍 but they only stand for blacks or old grandpa
It was her second Oscar is 3 years, so they might have felt that she's enriched enough.
Aaron Wilkins so true but in the end they no she's superior to all of them and it can be sidelined coz she's young
Totally deserved...considering she should have won for The Accused too
A second (and well deserved) Oscar at 28, is a massive deal
Definitely showed she beat the "child star" curse.
remember, she won her first nomination at the age of 13, and won 2 in a row
That's literally one hell of a music to get up, walk the stairs and accept an Oscar
Such a great actress but sometimes her film choices have let her down, where's she been the last 20 years..?
I agree but she's pretty & strong. was just looking up what she was in everything from television to movies. so much. I like Nell & Silence of the Lambs im not sure but they may have thought she very young ok lets make her just out of the academy might have been a role for a woman 5 or 10 years older. very innocent and evil is the silence of the lambs.
winning 2 academy awards allows someone the right to pick and choose different roles-Contact, Anna and the King, Nell, Panic Room, Inside Man and The Brave One are pretty solid performances, you could say the same thing about Hiilary Swank
heard abt orange is the new black?
mateusz dudzinski You Sir are class one jackass!
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The more I think about it the more Foster really deserved this Oscar. It takes a strong performance to be able to hold the screen with somebody who knocked it out of the park like Anthony Hopkins did.
I adore Jodie and I adore this movie
you know who wins before it's announced. they're always the closest to the stage
Jodie's performance as Clarice Starling in the movie is one of the most subtle and brilliant performances every especially those one of one jousts sessions with lector or her's and that basement scene in final is a masterclass of acting , such a well deserved Oscar
Jodie Foster has great acting in Silence of the Lambs.
that's such a smooth acceptance speech, damn
Back when they would let them just ramble on and on and on and on.
I miss those days. it's just an acting award, not "hey I save humanity and animals" award
RJ D she only spoke for like a minute and a half....
But if u have a smart and well spoken person like Jodie rambling then it's a pleasure
get over it
Shesaid it26 he wasn't sitting there coz his category came up before her
This woman is complete perfection and Hollywood secretly envies that
Yet they also rewarded her with a stellar career in it. Hm...
1:28 they all look so BEAUTIFUL and youthful 😢
She's 28 here
@@siddharthnaagar7028 ok? 28 is still youthful
Jodie foster is a wonderfull actrees and unforgettable she got a enormous character is beautiful person she was strong woman when revealed was gay im still think she is amazing and she knows god bless jodie!
She is such a classy, beautiful lady.
She's so humble.
She was the first one who thanked her AGENT. That is rare.
I swear she is the best at giving a speech so gracious,articulate and yet humble , and she doesn’t take up al, the time to get it out , love her ❤️💜
Jodie Foster was brilliant in this role! I heard that director, Jonathan Demme, was initially interested in Michelle Pfeiffer for the role, but Jodie ended up getting it. I love Michelle Pfeiffer but Jodie Foster was born to play this role. I would've loved seeing Susan Sarandon winning here a few years earlier than she did (because I love her, too... and especially in Thelma and Louise), but there's no disputing Jodie's win as being deserving.
Love Animals Michelle Pfeiffer was first choice in those days to play a lot of great roles. Turning this one down probably came back to haunt her.
Jodie seems to like these macabre films like CONTACT, SILENCE of the .. ETC and i think michele PF. would somehow take away from the seriousness of the film. I think she can turn any piece of crap into something noteworthy just by being there.
Love Animals weirdly, Jodie Foster and Michelle Pfeiffer were the first choices to play Thelma and Louise, with screenwriter having written the role of Thelma with Jodie in mind but Ridley Scott found her a bit younger for the part
@@peshmadscientist1833 You should rent "The Brave One", Jodie was even BETTER than Silence.
But the movie tanked at the box office, so her performance went unnoticed.
@@siddharthnaagar7028 He's right, she was too young for the part.
The genius of Jodie foster is inexplicable
I never thought genius would ever be a word used for an actor or performance but not unless you are Jodie Foster
Just finished watching The Silence of the Lambs for the first time. Let's be honest; both Sir Anthony Hopkins and Jodie Foster more than deserved their Oscars. Fantastic acting; fantastic actors; phenomenal movie.
I find it interesting how Jodie Foster is winning a second oscar at 28 and at least three actors of her age (tom cruise, brad pitt, demi moore) are sitting just behind of her & are literally in shock & awe of her achievements.
Jodie Foster is an actor of exceptional talent, depth and beauty who was always ahead of her peers, by the time actors of her age were in their diapers she was making commercials, by the time they learned to speak, she was making movies for Disney, by the time they starting going to the school, she was winning awards and getting nominated for the Oscars, by the time they decided to enter films, Jodie decided to leave it behind and enjoy the ivy league world which she graduated with magna cum laude, by the time her peers had their breakthrough she already had won two Oscars and transitioned to the director's chair. An extraordinary talent, who's contribution to cinema is unparalleled and exquisite. A sheer gift to the world of acting and filmmaking
"Anthony Hopkins ! quid pro quo Doctor..!" charming Jodie ❤ wish i saw anthony's reaction