@@aarone1038 paul newman was good in the verdict but ben kingsley was superb in gandhi. that year he swept up most of the critic awards, golden globe, and bafta, he was the deserving oscar winner.
I saw Gandhi again today, for the 16th time in my life, and it never gets old for me. Ben Kingsley deserved the Oscar for it. I don't think any actor alive today can match his role as Gandhi.
***** I know the lineup was amazing. Dustin Hoffman in Tootsie, the dudes you mentioned, Jeremy Irons in Moonlighting (sucks he wasn't even nominated). But he is so dead-on as Gandhi, it is perhaps the closest real-life film portrayal ever.
What a line up. Somehow these things doesn't happen anymore. It's so rare that an entire line up is deserving of an Oscar. Now it's mostly two or three that truly deserves it.
+Damian Bailey just his opinion (maybe) because he's a bitter loser. If it's all popularity, how do you explain so many deserving winners and nominees? It's the people who pay the least amount of close attention who do most of the bitching. Many academy members are really turned off by the ads.
I think people have realised the Academy Awards are largely a joke ever since "Shakespeare in Love" won Best Picture. It's an open secret that the award was largely paid for (which Gervais even jokes about in one of his Golden Globes speeches), especially clear when you look at the other nominations for Best Picture that year, all of which were significantly better films than Shakespeare
+CaptainObvious And The Greatest Show On Earth winning over High Noon, and Oliver winning over 2001: A Space Odyssey didn’t already make people feel that way?
No contest, Gandhi was Godfather-level epic movie magic at its finest and Ben actually BECAME Gandhi in the most thorough way an actor can ever portray a subject
Raghupathi Ragav musical in the background, gave me goosebumps. Its great that he mentioned visionaries like Nehru, mentioning Ambedkar would have been icing the cake.
He mentioned Nehru and other people because they helped in the creation of the film. The film was dedicated to Nehru and the other two people because Attenborough actually contacted them and got support from them. Ambedkar was long dead before this film was made.
The other nominees were legendary actors deserving of utmost respect, but Sir Ben Kingsley's win remains as one of the best decisions ever made by the Academy.
Even though I'm a Sri Lankan , hearing that music made me cry.. It just remembered me how much of good Great Mahathma Gandhi have done for all of us and what kind of sufferings he went through . And after all of this 😢
He was by far the least known nominee that year, as he was nominated with four men who were already legends and he was still legend to come in future, but all those legends stood no chance against his performance in Gandhi. That performance was simply perfection.
All nominees were Oscar-winning performances, no doubt about that, especially Dustin Hoffman and Paul Newman, but they simply stood no chance against Ben Kingsley's performance in Ghandi. That performance was perfection.
Definitely a well-deserved Oscar-winning performance. 1982 considered to be one of the best years of leading acting. Although, Albert Finney's Shoot the Moon was criminally overlooked. It is simply phenomenal performance, as always he made acting seem natural.
@@djokerdevil fyi it represents his culture, as Gandhi is Indian, u know, so is The guy.. To be represented by Americans without stereotype at that era is quite rare instance
As a Hindu and a hyper nationalist I feel ashamed of distorted version of Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram of Gandhi. The real bhejan has no Allah in it. Godse zindabad. Subhash Babu Zindabad. Savarkar Zindabad
My goodness, Gandhi was one of the greatest films of all time. Kingsley in the role of a lifetime. Well deserved award... and great kudos to the runners up. A strong year to be sure.
RIP Paul Newman (January 26, 1925 - September 26, 2008), aged 83 RIP Jack Lemmon (February 8, 1925 - June 27, 2001), aged 76 RIP Peter O’Toole (August 2, 1932 - December 14, 2013), aged 81 You will always be remembered as legends.
Gandhi has become a film forgotten in the public consciousness, but remains one of the greatest ever. It's a shame that the legacy of E.T. (how it came to be, I don't know) has overshadowed such a tremendous film. For all of the British actors who the American public lauds incessantly, Kingsley seems perpetually lost in the shuffel, which is a massive shame. This performance remains one of the greatest to claim Oscar gold, and what a worthy actor Kingsley was for the role of Gandhi.
Ben Kingsley: "I don’t know why I wore a white jacket. I just thought: 'Well, I’m not going to win so I might as well enjoy dressing up.' I got it in the sales and it was a little tight. I went to the barber the night before; I had grown a thin moustache for a stage role and had a bit of hair back then, which needed a trim. The barber suggested some tan for my face; by the time I got back to my room and looked in the mirror my face was orange. Lifting my Oscar, with the jacket and the moustache and the orange face, I looked like a mad wine waiter asking: 'Who ordered the chardonnay?'"
I just finished watching Ghandi not more than an hour ago, looked up Ben Kingsley, saw this video and cheered. Watching this clip was like a current Oscar event to me, haha! So glad he won!!
All of the Best Actor Nominees of 1982 except for Peter O' Toole have won at least 1 Oscar: Ben Kingsley: Gandhi Paul Newman: The Color of Money Dustin Hoffman: Kramer vs. Kramer and Rain Man Jack Lemmon: Mister Roberts and Save the Tiger
That year was one of the MOST difficult years ever...... Dustin, Ben, Jack, Paul and Peter, this will NEVER repeat in Oscar history, god bless all of them and R.I.P to Jack and Paul.
🇮🇳 It's a pity India with its powerful film industry has still not made a movie on Gandhi which people say 'wow'. For a Indian film maker, this is a golden opportunity.
And I hope we never make one cuz our biopics are nothing but distorted facts and drama....plus I don't think most Indians can relate to the philosophy and methods of Gandhi.
The craziest thing about it all is that the role of Gandhi was never originally meant for Ben Kingsley. It is well known fact that it was originally offered to Dustin Hoffman, who declined in favor of Tootsie. It was only than that somebody suggested to Richard Attenborough to go and watch than unknown stage actor Ben Kingsley in a play. No matter how amazing Hoffman is as an actor, it would never have worker out.
He has played much more shitty roles than in dictator. E.g. Idiot villain in Iron man 3, vampire in bloodrayne, etc. I think he accepts all roles for money.
@@th-hannibal because after a certain age that's what you have to in order to make money. Stranger things have happened like Robert De Niro doing Dirty Grandpa.
Thank you for the upload. What an amazing lineup. Mr. Newman wanted it so badly for this performance and deserved it, it was his 6th time up to bat, spanning 4 decades. He transcended his honed skills into effortless art with this role. Wish it had been a tie, but Mr. Kingsley was quite magnificent.
Ben Kingsley could have waited a couple more years to win he deserved it but Paul Newman was so overdue he should have one for The Hustler when he finally won for The Color of Money he chose not to attend and when asked by the press how he felt about it was very blase I don't blame him
An incredible year - arguably career best work from ALL of the nominees. Personally I think Jack Lemmon in MISSING is the finest english language performance of the last 50 years, but one could make a case for any of the other four - Peter O'Toole is absolutely hysterical in MY FAVORITE YEAR.
The man needed no introduction to the world.. but Ben Kingsley introduced Gandhi to the western world.. Mahatma Gandhi with his undying love for truth and his experiments proved more than ever in year 2020 that his vision saw Globalalised world.. tallest leader India produced and among the greatest in simplicity World produced
1982 was one of the toughest years in this category. The TV ratings for the Oscar Show were never the same after Ghandi beat out Tootsie, ET and The Verdict for Best Picture and on the same night another acting loss for Paul Newman.
He looks older in 1983 than he does today!
+ricarleite Who? Kingsley or Travolta?
he looked much more Indian in those days.
Copacetic
That would be right.
His real name is Krishna Bhanji .
Look it up
He looks older than he did when he played Gandhi as an old man.
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Ben Kingsley was phenomenal as Gandhi. No other deserved the win as much as him.
Have you not seen The Verdict?
@@aarone1038 seems interesting
But I guess he didn't get good roles post this one
@@aarone1038 paul newman was good in the verdict but ben kingsley was superb in gandhi. that year he swept up most of the critic awards, golden globe, and bafta, he was the deserving oscar winner.
Ben looked just like Ghandi
I saw Gandhi again today, for the 16th time in my life, and it never gets old for me. Ben Kingsley deserved the Oscar for it. I don't think any actor alive today can match his role as Gandhi.
You've met mahatma gandhi?
I've Never Seen! 😳
I saw it yesterday for the 1st time and it was a really good movie!
😃👍
are you still alive today? if yes then what is your age?
Anyone notice as Ben Kingsley got older he started to look a lot less Indian
Because he started losing hair
He is Indian. His real name is Krishna Pandit Bhanji
It's the same with Michael Jackson
@@amukherjee9514 to be fair, he is "only" half Indian.
Give him a break. He's mixed race.
Ben Kingsley, Paul Newman, Jack Lemmon, Peter O'Toole, Dustin Hoffman WOW
+MrRonaldorealmadrid True!
+K Browne I know. One of the most impressive lists of names ever in one year.
in the end... all of these nominees got their oscars.. including Honorary one.. :-)
K T All top grade actors!
A E Not in their Class!🤨🎭🎬🎞️🎥
Ben Kingsley is half indian.Dad was a Dr..He perfected the Gandhi role.Amazing!!!!!
wonderful speech! what a classy man!
A truly well-deserved Oscar. Kingsley's performance is the greatest example of truly capturing the man he was portraying.
One of the very few times where it was an easy win. Despite a killer line-up, NOBODY surpassed Kingsley as Gandhi.
***** I know the lineup was amazing. Dustin Hoffman in Tootsie, the dudes you mentioned, Jeremy Irons in Moonlighting (sucks he wasn't even nominated). But he is so dead-on as Gandhi, it is perhaps the closest real-life film portrayal ever.
+Charles H sub-par?
To be honest I think this was one of the very few times when all were equally deserving
I saw the movie Gandhi the other day. Superb film!
What a line up. Somehow these things doesn't happen anymore. It's so rare that an entire line up is deserving of an Oscar. Now it's mostly two or three that truly deserves it.
Yes. It's a popularity contest now. "Those who sell the most posters, win"-Billy Bob Thornton
+Damian Bailey just his opinion (maybe) because he's a bitter loser. If it's all popularity, how do you explain so many deserving winners and nominees? It's the people who pay the least amount of close attention who do most of the bitching. Many academy members are really turned off by the ads.
I think people have realised the Academy Awards are largely a joke ever since "Shakespeare in Love" won Best Picture. It's an open secret that the award was largely paid for (which Gervais even jokes about in one of his Golden Globes speeches), especially clear when you look at the other nominations for Best Picture that year, all of which were significantly better films than Shakespeare
+CaptainObvious And The Greatest Show On Earth winning over High Noon, and Oliver winning over 2001: A Space Odyssey didn’t already make people feel that way?
@@uncreativelynamedchannel5887 Shakespeare in Love won over Saving Private Ryan lol
What a class speech...just amazed how he pronounces Indian leader's names so clearly. Respect from India
😃👍
@@universeofopulence Yes, it’s good that someone who is part Indian and (Guju like Gandhi) plays Gandhi
@@universeofopulenceWhere did you heard that? Have you even seen his real name
Ben Kingsly really is one of the greats
Carson Moore The Dictator
Guys watch the movie 'Sexy Beast'
It's with him and he's brilliantly funny
Got an oscar nom
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No contest, Gandhi was Godfather-level epic movie magic at its finest and Ben actually BECAME Gandhi in the most thorough way an actor can ever portray a subject
Well played Ben. British do admire Gandhi. Even though he was against British rule. Truth always wins.
Shashank Pawar no we don’t lol. He was a hypocrite.
He was great
These are Americans
And he had British friends and disciples (Mirabehn, Charlie Andrews).
@Uym O sanghi spotted....
John Travolta should win an Oscar for that hairstyle, no joke
Vikraal 😂
What a nice hair
Amazing hair indeed.
@@dora1980 and pulp fiction
And for announcing the winner with proper haste
Raghupathi Ragav musical in the background, gave me goosebumps. Its great that he mentioned visionaries like Nehru, mentioning Ambedkar would have been icing the cake.
He mentioned Nehru and other people because they helped in the creation of the film. The film was dedicated to Nehru and the other two people because Attenborough actually contacted them and got support from them. Ambedkar was long dead before this film was made.
The other nominees were legendary actors deserving of utmost respect, but Sir Ben Kingsley's win remains as one of the best decisions ever made by the Academy.
My Goodness, what enormously outstanding performances all of them! Where are we now?
Sir Ben Kingsley is adored by us Indians because he represented our Hero Gandhi Ji so well. Thank you Sir Ben Kingsley .🙏❤🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮
Gandhi is no hero. Gandhi was a selfish prick.
Anyone Heard the Music When Ben Kingsley Walking on Stage :)
Its Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram.
That was the title track of the movie. The song Raghu Pati Raghav which was the signature tune for the film.
Even though I'm a Sri Lankan , hearing that music made me cry.. It just remembered me how much of good Great Mahathma Gandhi have done for all of us and what kind of sufferings he went through . And after all of this 😢
Goosebumps...
Yes
oh man, what a humble and classy speech... one of the best Oscar speeches by far!
Everything classy and great about this video EXCEPT JOHN TRAVOLTA.
would had been classy had he been dancing...
What did he do wrong in this video?
Wow this was a KILLER lineup
Maybe one of the best line-up nomination, with 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2001, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2013 ,
+alex kanyima Your memory doesn't go back very far, does it? This is what young people usually refer to as "all-time."
TheChannel.TV well I said the nomination is great
He was by far the least known nominee that year, as he was nominated with four men who were already legends and he was still legend to come in future, but all those legends stood no chance against his performance in Gandhi. That performance was simply perfection.
In my mind.... There was never a question.. This award went to the best actor.. for the best role... of the best Man in my time...
May be the best group of nominees in Oscar history !
If any one from India here could easily identify Raghupati Raghav playing in background.
All nominees were Oscar-winning performances, no doubt about that, especially Dustin Hoffman and Paul Newman, but they simply stood no chance against Ben Kingsley's performance in Ghandi. That performance was perfection.
What a strong year for actors! Anyone of them deserved that award.
Definitely a well-deserved Oscar-winning performance.
1982 considered to be one of the best years of leading acting.
Although, Albert Finney's Shoot the Moon was criminally overlooked. It is simply phenomenal performance, as always he made acting seem natural.
"Raghupati raghav raja ram" played at the Oscars. Who would have thought about it ?
It's because of Gandhi, the philosophy, the ideology..
Why are you proud of something that you have no contribution to?
OMG...even here...
@@djokerdevil fyi it represents his culture, as Gandhi is Indian, u know, so is The guy.. To be represented by Americans without stereotype at that era is quite rare instance
As a Hindu and a hyper nationalist I feel ashamed of distorted version of Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram of Gandhi. The real bhejan has no Allah in it. Godse zindabad. Subhash Babu Zindabad. Savarkar Zindabad
John Travolta does a great job of summarizing the best actors and their characters in the movies
You mean:
'John Travolta does a great job of reading off the autocue.'
@@ppuh6tfrz646 👍
My goodness, Gandhi was one of the greatest films of all time. Kingsley in the role of a lifetime. Well deserved award... and great kudos to the runners up. A strong year to be sure.
Iam so proud to hear that "ragupathi Raghava raja ram " in the background....
To be in the same category as Dustin Hoffman, Jack Lemmon, Paul Newman and Peter O'Toole and beat them. That's quite an accomplishment.
It's like when Adrien Brody beat in 2003 Daniel Day Lewis, Nicolas Cage, Jack Nicholson and Michael Caine
"Nicolas Cage" lol
Paul Newman in The Verdict was terrific
Ben Kingsley is brilliant in Gandhi
He looks older here than he does 2014, lol.
It's obviously the illuminati right?
"GANDHI" is an extraordinary movy !
Ben deserved OSCAR !
One of my favorite movies. I did not know the man was truly bald.
Sincere congratulations Mr. Kingsley. 1983 Forever.
RIP Paul Newman (January 26, 1925 - September 26, 2008), aged 83
RIP Jack Lemmon (February 8, 1925 - June 27, 2001), aged 76
RIP Peter O’Toole (August 2, 1932 - December 14, 2013), aged 81
You will always be remembered as legends.
Wonderful Performance
The English are always the most class when accepting awards.
Anyone who sees the movie is watching Gandhi's spirit in Ben Kingsley....a role where you are truly transported
Gandhi has become a film forgotten in the public consciousness, but remains one of the greatest ever. It's a shame that the legacy of E.T. (how it came to be, I don't know) has overshadowed such a tremendous film. For all of the British actors who the American public lauds incessantly, Kingsley seems perpetually lost in the shuffel, which is a massive shame. This performance remains one of the greatest to claim Oscar gold, and what a worthy actor Kingsley was for the role of Gandhi.
One of the top 10 performers in any actor of any movie of all time. Truly a film
"If I knew I was going to win, I would not have gone dressed as a waiter."
~ Ben Kingsley
What Is Your Worldview? - Creation or Evolutionism? Thats actually pretty offensive.
TK723 Wrestling Fan stfu
the most effectively spoken words of grattitude
Ben Kingsley: "I don’t know why I wore a white jacket. I just thought: 'Well, I’m not going to win so I might as well enjoy dressing up.' I got it in the sales and it was a little tight. I went to the barber the night before; I had grown a thin moustache for a stage role and had a bit of hair back then, which needed a trim. The barber suggested some tan for my face; by the time I got back to my room and looked in the mirror my face was orange. Lifting my Oscar, with the jacket and the moustache and the orange face, I looked like a mad wine waiter asking: 'Who ordered the chardonnay?'"
GustafGouda I think he knew he was going to win, since he had already won the Golden Globe, the BAFTA, and most of the critics' awards that year
Maybe he thought he could serve drinks.
John Travolta looks so handsome here. I just love him. His Oscar will come one day. He deserves one, he is such a great actor.
Ben absolutely embodied Gandhi. Amazing movie, and excellent work!
Wow, humility, dignity, optimism - a great portrait, and portrayal, of a Great man.
We had to watch "Ghandi" in 7th grade and I thought I'd hate the movie...I LOVED IT!!!!
Pity you can't spell it.
Marvellous actor Ben Kingsley totally deserved this academy award!😀
I just finished watching Ghandi not more than an hour ago, looked up Ben Kingsley, saw this video and cheered. Watching this clip was like a current Oscar event to me, haha! So glad he won!!
All of the Best Actor Nominees of 1982 except for Peter O' Toole have won at least 1 Oscar:
Ben Kingsley: Gandhi
Paul Newman: The Color of Money
Dustin Hoffman: Kramer vs. Kramer and Rain Man
Jack Lemmon: Mister Roberts and Save the Tiger
That background music when his name was announced. 😍😍 Raghupati rahav raja ram.
Awesome 😘😘great actor
All the nominees are legends today
With all due respect to Kingsley, my winner was Paul Newman in "Verdict". Great performance!
What a voice he has, and what a marvelous actor he is.
Happy 70th Birthday Ben Kingsley!
One of the greatest performances of all time. Ben Kingsley deserved more than an oscar for that :)
Love Ben Kingsley. Class act.
That year was one of the MOST difficult years ever...... Dustin, Ben, Jack, Paul and Peter, this will NEVER repeat in Oscar history, god bless all of them and R.I.P to Jack and Paul.
We need more men like Gandhi, peace makers ❤
This is the best award accepting speech i ever heard
🇮🇳 It's a pity India with its powerful film industry has still not made a movie on Gandhi which people say 'wow'.
For a Indian film maker, this is a golden opportunity.
And I hope we never make one cuz our biopics are nothing but distorted facts and drama....plus I don't think most Indians can relate to the philosophy and methods of Gandhi.
Golden Opportunity. Are you Melania?
I'd rather not have a Gandhi movie filled with 5 minute song and dance interludes every half hour.
A truely deserved award!
and the winner is the wickedly talented Bill Kittyzee
Hey John!! It's okay to smile when you hand over the award to Ben. Damn dude...lighten up!!
The craziest thing about it all is that the role of Gandhi was never originally meant for Ben Kingsley. It is well known fact that it was originally offered to Dustin Hoffman, who declined in favor of Tootsie. It was only than that somebody suggested to Richard Attenborough to go and watch than unknown stage actor Ben Kingsley in a play. No matter how amazing Hoffman is as an actor, it would never have worker out.
All wonderful actors. All of them.
1982: Acts as peace and independence activist in "Gandhi"
2012: Acts as corrupt head of security and uncle in "The Dictator"
He has played much more shitty roles than in dictator. E.g. Idiot villain in Iron man 3, vampire in bloodrayne, etc. I think he accepts all roles for money.
@@th-hannibal because after a certain age that's what you have to in order to make money. Stranger things have happened like Robert De Niro doing Dirty Grandpa.
simply one of the best performances ever
Different times, different america, different oscar.Gone those dayz a little fast.
Gandhi is an amazing movie!! Ben completely deserved this award.
The Winner is Pen Kitzingley
omg i forgot how ADORABLE john travolta was!!!
Bruce Willis as a courtroom extra at 0:55 in The Verdict. They later starred in Nobody's Fool together.
Oh my goodness!! Thanks for pointing that out... that is really cool..
Thank you for the upload. What an amazing lineup. Mr. Newman wanted it so badly for this performance and deserved it, it was his 6th time up to bat, spanning 4 decades. He transcended his honed skills into effortless art with this role.
Wish it had been a tie, but Mr. Kingsley was quite magnificent.
Ben Kingsley could have waited a couple more years to win he deserved it but Paul Newman was so overdue he should have one for The Hustler when he finally won for The Color of Money he chose not to attend and when asked by the press how he felt about it was very blase I don't blame him
As much as The Verdict elicited one of Paul Newman's strongest performances, no one stood a chance against Kingsley's iconic role.
Same as Hoffman
When I saw him in Iron Man 3 ..
And now watching this...
An incredible year - arguably career best work from ALL of the nominees. Personally I think Jack Lemmon in MISSING is the finest english language performance of the last 50 years, but one could make a case for any of the other four - Peter O'Toole is absolutely hysterical in MY FAVORITE YEAR.
jack lemmon won cannes best actor for 'Missing'
With due respect, buddy... these guys are the masters. Superstars & great actors at the same time. All legends today.
The man needed no introduction to the world.. but Ben Kingsley introduced Gandhi to the western world.. Mahatma Gandhi with his undying love for truth and his experiments proved more than ever in year 2020 that his vision saw Globalalised world.. tallest leader India produced and among the greatest in simplicity World produced
Best acting ever I never see gandhi ji in real life but your acting mesmerising me
1:28 raghupati raghav as background music
All 5 are equally deserving. What a bunch of talents.....
I admire Ben Kingsley...
A wonderful thank you speech, filled with humility, which pays homage to the people portrayed in the movie.
... and the winner is Brian Keezy
Fantastic line-up. Kingsley and Hoffman were great in very flashy roles, but Newman and Lemmon gave colossal, mature performances.
1982 was one of the toughest years in this category. The TV ratings for the Oscar Show were never the same after Ghandi beat out Tootsie, ET and The Verdict for Best Picture and on the same night another acting loss for Paul Newman.
Ben Kingsley remains unmatched.
John Travolta only 28/29 at that time...!!!
All great actors, all great interpretations. They all deserved to win!
Ben Kinglsey, a masterful actor.
He so deserved it. It was an exemplary body of work...Just mind blowing in performance and direction.