Sylvester Stallone Golden Globe Nomination: Creed, Rocky
- 8 years ago
A scrappy underdog everyone has written off works hard, gives the performance of his life and finds himself holding his own against the biggest and best star in his field ... oh, no, wait that's Rocky Balboa we're talking about.
This particular story about an underdog who surprises everyone to find himself being hailed as one of the greatest in his profession is about Sylvester Stallone , who was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Golden Globe on Thursday for reprising his most iconic role in the Rocky spin-off Creed , which Stallone called an "unexpected honor" in a statement.
The original film was a small indie that became a sleeper hit, grossing more than 200 times what it cost to make, and even beat out critical darlings like Network and Taxi Driver to win the 1977 Oscar for Best Picture - which forced critics and audiences to take Stallone seriously as an actor just like the bout against Creed forced the boxing world to treat Rocky as more than a scrappy underground fighter from Philly.
This particular story about an underdog who surprises everyone to find himself being hailed as one of the greatest in his profession is about Sylvester Stallone , who was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Golden Globe on Thursday for reprising his most iconic role in the Rocky spin-off Creed , which Stallone called an "unexpected honor" in a statement.
The original film was a small indie that became a sleeper hit, grossing more than 200 times what it cost to make, and even beat out critical darlings like Network and Taxi Driver to win the 1977 Oscar for Best Picture - which forced critics and audiences to take Stallone seriously as an actor just like the bout against Creed forced the boxing world to treat Rocky as more than a scrappy underground fighter from Philly.