It's no secret that in the United States every year the ceremony of awarding the most prestigious Oscar in the world film industry is held.
Millions of actors, directors and other cinema figures dream of becoming owners of the coveted figurine. And those lucky ones who nevertheless receive this award become the object of envy of their colleagues and the subject of adoration for the majority of fans.
And of course, after receiving the Oscar, the fees from the actors increase several times. And even if after that any of the Oscar-winning artists decides to star in the series, the likelihood that this project will be successful with the audience increases several times.
Therefore, large media companies that create series, are increasingly resorting to this method to earn the sympathy of the public.
We represent 10 foreign series in which the actors won the Academy Award.
List
- 10. Kevin Spacey, “House of Cards”
- 9. Francis McDormand, “What Does Olivia Know?”
- 8. Matthew McConaughey, The True Detective
- 7. Rami Malek, "Mr. Robot"
- 6. Timothy Hatton, "Rob the Loot"
- 5. Adrian Brody, Sharp Visors
- 4. Diane Keaton, Young Dad
- 3. Chiwetel Ejiofor, “Dancing on the Edge”
- 2. Eddie Redmayne, “Pillars of the Earth”
- 1. Olivia Colman, “Night Admin”
10. Kevin Spacey, “House of Cards”
The ambitious Democratic Party congressman Frank Underwood, believing the oath of victory in the election to appoint him Secretary of State, helps Garret Walker get the post of US President.
But after the election, the head of the presidential administration, Linda Vazquez, tells Underwood that he cannot see the position as his own ears.
Discouraged by insolent betrayal, Frank and his wife are ready to sacrifice everything so that retribution overtakes the newly minted president.
9. Francis McDormand, “What Does Olivia Know?”
Thirteen related stories, the central character of which is the rude and stale pensioner Olivia Kittridge. It is her eyes that show the life of the small fishing town of Crosby.
Naturally, Crosby, like most of the seemingly quiet settlements, can have its frightening secrets and skeletons in the closet.
8. Matthew McConaughey, The True Detective
The action of the series revolves around the high-profile affairs of teammates-detectives, their personal, moral and professional upheavals.
Each season is a separate detective line, so here the characters change from season to season.
In the first season, we are talking about the case of a serial maniac who kills young girls. These terrible events took place in Louisiana, simultaneously in 1995 and 2010.
7. Rami Malek, "Mr. Robot"
At the center of the story is Elliot Aldersen, he is a gifted programmer who suffers greatly from social phobia. It is difficult for him to communicate with people, but every night he breaks into the virtual pages of his acquaintances in order to find out more information about them.
Elliot works for a company that specializes in cybersecurity. At some point, a series of powerful DDoS attacks on the company's servers begins, and after that Elliot meets the mysterious Mr. Robot, who is trying to recruit him into a secret hacker cell ...
6. Timothy Hatton, "Rob the Loot"
Nate Ford used to be an investigator for an insurance company. And now he is at the head of the group, which includes: hacker Hardison, a thief and a rather eccentric person Parker, actress and swindler Sophie, a specialist in general profile Elliot.
This group helps people who are victims of theft ...
5. Adrian Brody, Sharp Visors
The plot of the series is based on real events that occurred in the English city of Birmingham in the 20s of the last century.
Events unfold around the Shelby family, which is engaged in the alcohol business. Over the course of four seasons, the viewer will observe how the former criminals go towards their success.
The Shelby family consists of several brothers, one of whom in the past was the leader of a criminal gang. Insolence and determination helped him quickly take a leading position in the criminal world of Birmingham.
In criminal circles, they were nicknamed “sharp peaks,” because of an intricate headgear in which, as many believed, sharp blades were sewn.
4. Diane Keaton, Young Dad
The incredible happened in the Vatican: the American became the new Pope due to intrigue. Lenny Belardo took the name of Pius XIII and decides to turn the entire holy throne upside down, violating its ancient orders.
The eccentric, cynical, impetuous pontiff will surprise the whole world from series to series with his extravagant antics.
He plans not only to expose the old corrupt group of cardinals who are afraid of everything new, but also something else.
Only who he really is is not known to anyone, and even his close friend, sister Mary, cannot accurately answer this question ...
3. Chiwetel Ejiofor, “Dancing on the Edge”
London in the early thirties of the last century amid the financial crisis experienced a real dawn of the entertainment industry: art paintings, magazines, pop music - all this is very popular in society and jazz takes the world by storm.
Music journalist Stanley Mitchell is doing his best to promote the rise of Olympian fame to the jazz band Louis Lester. He almost from the basement ends up in the legendary Imperial Hotel.
A more conservative audience, consisting for the most part of people of the older generation, perceives with hostility such music itself and black musicians. And young and progressive aristocrats, on the contrary, welcome Art Nouveau and invite musicians to a private party ...
2. Eddie Redmayne, “Pillars of the Earth”
The series takes place in England of the XII century. A difficult, gloomy era, stale hearts ... The differences between good and evil are becoming more and more conditional, so it is very simple to make a fatal mistake when making decisions on a national scale.
The constant struggle for power, ongoing wars, betrayal of the church ... A wonderful film adaptation of Ken Follet’s novel of the same name will not leave anyone indifferent!
1. Olivia Colman, “Night Admin”
Retired British soldier Jonathan Pine hired by Burr intelligence officer. Two intelligence agencies, located in Whitehall and Washington, decide to send Pyne to the arms trade syndicate.
He will have to rub into the trust of the seller with the weapons of Richard Roper, his mistress Jed and assistant Corcoran.