COSA remains of a prize if it is divided into two? A question only apparently rhetorical, the one that Matilda De Angelis places the public and to the film industry After the His victory at the 2025 silver ribbons as best asset actress for the film Out by Mario Martone. The recognition, in fact, He was awarded ex aequo with Elodie. And the actress did not hide her dissent: «It is very strange to win an award with another person. I find it very disrespectful, in the sense that each of us is a single individual». Net declarations, which must be straight to the heart of the meaning of “uniqueness” in the work of the interpreter.
Former Aequo to the silver tapes: Matilda De Angelis dissent
The exit of Matilda De Angelis, released to The daily facthe turned on a reflection on a far from rare practice: that of shared prizes. Also this year at the tapes, for example, Yuri Tuci won ex aequo with Pietro Castellitto in the best comedy actor category. But De Angelis’s position is clear: «When you take off the singularity, remove the personality, the commitment, the uniqueness, the peculiarity. For me it is senseless to give a shared prize with another person ». His is a defense ofAutory of the individualin an era where group work is often tended to reward, even at the cost of sacrificing personal recognition.
Matilda De Angelis: “Premiums are not the reason why you act”
It is not just a matter of pride. Matilda De Angelis has questioned the very sense of public recognition, explaining: “The prizes are not that they are worth nothing, but they are not the reason why I do my job”. In the center, for her, there is always the human value of interpretation, and not the trophy itself. His story of the filming in the Rebibbia prison shows it: «Mario (Martone – ed) told me beautiful things about when they went to Rebibbia, that the Inmate they got excited, they recognized, they revised, cried, laughed. This is the meaning of what we do». A way to bring attention to the empathic strength of cinema.
The movie Out And the test of Elodie: between debut and prizes
The movie Outpreviewed in Cannes, is set in a women’s prison and revolves around the figure of the writer Goliarda Sapienzaplayed by Valeria Golino. Matilda De Angelis and Elodie give face and body to two of the prisoners. Just Elodie, in one of her first actress roles, surprised public and criticism. But for De Angelis, actress sailed with international experiences (The Undoing) and Italian (Fast as the wind), a good debut is not enough to justify a shared prize. Behind dissent, More than rivalry, there seems to be a stance on what it means to be an actress today.
Cinema and Artistic Identity: do you awards the individual or collective?
To speak to clarify the position of the organization was Laura Delli Colli, president of the silver tapeswhich he declared to Republic: “No prize is halved, choral work must be recognized”. An institutional reply, which emphasizes the synergy between interpreters, often decisive for the success of a film. But Matilda De Angelis’ message remains strong, because it goes beyond the prize itself: it is an invitation to reflect on how much value is given, today, to professional identity. “I am an actress because I enjoy, otherwise it would be among the ugliest jobs in the world”he said. And perhaps this is precisely this, in the end, the real prize: to continue choosing your job every day, with passion and authenticity.
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