Nicolas Cage Pays Tribute To “Genius Actor” Val Kilmer: “He Should Have Won The Oscar For ‘The Doors’”
Nicolas Cage has described his Bad Lieutenant co-star Val Kilmer as a “genius actor” in a written tribute following news of his death at age 65.
“I always liked Val and am sad to hear of his passing,” Cage said in a statement sent to Deadline. “I thought he was a genius actor. I enjoyed working with him on Bad Lieutenant, and I admired his commitment and sense of humor. He should have won the Oscar for The Doors.”
The Doors — Oliver Stone’s biopic of 60s rocker Jim Morrison — was one of Kilmer’s defining roles. The film has gone on to become a cult classic, but in 1991, the year of its release, it didn’t land a single Oscar nom. That year, the Best Actor Oscar was won by Anthony Hopkins for Jonathan Demme’s classic horror The Silence of the Lambs.
Kilmer’s death was confirmed by his...
“I always liked Val and am sad to hear of his passing,” Cage said in a statement sent to Deadline. “I thought he was a genius actor. I enjoyed working with him on Bad Lieutenant, and I admired his commitment and sense of humor. He should have won the Oscar for The Doors.”
The Doors — Oliver Stone’s biopic of 60s rocker Jim Morrison — was one of Kilmer’s defining roles. The film has gone on to become a cult classic, but in 1991, the year of its release, it didn’t land a single Oscar nom. That year, the Best Actor Oscar was won by Anthony Hopkins for Jonathan Demme’s classic horror The Silence of the Lambs.
Kilmer’s death was confirmed by his...
- 02/04/2025
- par Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
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