The talented Angelina Jolie is the owner of a filmography full of titles that have allowed her to demonstrate her full potential and acting range. Thanks to this, on several occasions she was recognized with different awards, including an Oscar, where she gave a particular and controversial speech.
Angelina Jolie's career took off in 1993 when she became the protagonist of Cyborg 2. Her first approach to cinema came in 1982, when she participated alongside her father, Jon Voight, in the film Lookin' to Get Out. After these two films, the performer little by little obtained new roles that allowed her to increasingly display her talent.
This is how she starred in films like Hackers, Desert Moon, Hell's Kitchen, and Gia, among others. This last film earned her a lot of recognition and thanks to it, she obtained a role in what would be one of her most remembered films: Girl, Interrupted.
This film was released in 1999 and was directed by James Mangold. In addition to the presence of Angelina, it featured several actresses who were experiencing the best moments of their careers: Winona Ryder, Brittany Murphy, Elisabeth Moss, and Whoopi Goldberg, among others.
Girl, Interrupted introduced us to Susanna Kaysen (Ryder), a young woman who was admitted to a psychiatric hospital after being diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. There, she meets a group of young people who also suffer from mental disorders, among them Lisa, a girl who has sociopathic characteristics and who will lead her astray.
Angelina Jolie was in charge of playing Lisa, a rebellious young woman who has been in the hospital for more than eight years due to denying and refusing to treat her condition. After this performance, the actress was highly praised and thanks to this, she ended up obtaining a nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the Oscars.
After having won the Golden Globes and the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards, Angelina did the same at the Academy Awards, where she obtained her first and last recognition for her performance (her second Oscar was for her work humanitarian). But in addition to having gone down in history for having won the statuette, Angelina Jolie gave a lot to talk about with her controversial speech.
When the actress went on stage to receive the award, she uttered a phrase that continues to be remembered to this day: “God, I'm surprised that no one has ever fainted up here. “I’m in shock and I’m so in love with my brother right now.” she began her. For those who don't know, the actress is the sister of actor James Haven, also the son of Jon Voight and Marcheline Bertrand.
The duo of brothers went down in history during that awards ceremony, because after that revealing speech that left more than one person surprised, they raised the stakes when they posed in front of the cameras giving each other a kiss on the lips. That shocked the entire industry, and both were even accused of incest, something they later denied.
“He grabbed me and told me that he loved me and I know that he is very happy for me. And thank you for that” Jolie added on stage while accepting the Oscar Award from her. Then, she continued to thank the rest of her castmates and at the end, she again dedicated a few words to her family, to her mother, to her father, and at the end, she returned to talk about James. “Jamie, without you I have nothing. You are the strongest, most amazing man I have ever met and I love you. Thank you very much” concluded the speech of the protagonist of Maleficent.
The truth is that that speech and that confession left everyone in shock, and said moment went on to become one of several moments of popular culture that live in the public's memory. Over time, the relationship between Angelina and her brother began to relax to the point that they barely speak to each other today.
