Winona Ryder: Angelina Jolie Never Thanked Me for Girl, Interrupted Role
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Winona Ryder is not holding any grudges toward Angelina Jolie -- even though she says the star never thanked her for helping her win an Oscar for their 1999 mental hospital drama Girl, Interrupted.
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"I feel like it won't read in print very nicely if I say that wasn't really her style," Ryder, 38, tells BlackBook magazine's December issue. "But she seems to be a completely different person now."
Ryder, who was the film's lead star and executive producer, says that she "never had any bad feelings about" Jolie, 34.
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"I was hurt that people thought that," she says. "Everyone assumed I was really jealous because I thought this would be my vehicle. We said from the very beginning that the actress who played Lisa would probably win an Oscar, because it was the big, great, showy part. But I always related to Susanna…"
In fact, she says she "fought very hard" for Jolie to get the part of Lisa. (Ryder has also said that at the time they worked together, she actually felt bad for Jolie because she was still struggling to be taken seriously as an actress despite her "beautiful" looks.)
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Her only regret?
"I never really felt like I got the chance to know her," Ryder says.
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58yeah...i remember jolie did thank winona in one interview..at least, she mentioned about it briefly just once.
i think that was between winona and angelina. of course, winona is entitled to comment since she's involved and jolie did take the spotlight off from the rest in that movie. beside that, girl, interrupted was made almost one decade ago...so it's history. just let it be! others should mind their own business.
Winona was really good! It's true that the role makes a difference! Angie is good at stealing other people's husband, i don't like her acting! She always have the same face and big lips, feels like the same movie
angie is a loser!
Ryder was really good. It was the role that makes a difference sometimes. Stop with Angelina! Her strength is stealing other people's husband!
She also said Jon Voight was a great father in that speech.
Actually I agree with you on that one, I thought I was the only one too as no one seemed to mention her performance. It was a big part of what made the film powerful for me, especially in the scenes with angelina because she held her own better than Wynona did in some scenes. You knew something was going on and that it was uncomfortable to watch, which can be credited to her acting.Its a waste of talent when you look at some of her films but I suppose they have to take whats on offer.
Probably the only one who felt this way but I felt that Brittany Murphy gave a stunning performance in Girl Interrupted. I think she was overlooked because the part was relatively small in comparison to Ryder and Jolie's parts, but wow, that girl really had emotional depth. I felt that her performance was just amazing. Subtle yet brilliant and entirely underrated. She had a lot of flops since then but she showed her true acting prowess in that role. As for not thanking her, maybe she meant on a personal level on one one. Who cares either way? I doubt she meant it nastily.
angelina jolie thanked her in her ACCEPTANCE SPEECH FOR THE ACEDEMY AWARD!!!!!!
winona needs the publicity. if she can't get it by dating robert pattison, then she'll get the attention by dishing out on angelina! hell, i'm surprised that she didn't dish on brad pitt.
career went downhill?? bahahahah! Angie just got yet ANOTHER Oscar nod earlier this year. wtf are some of you jealous cows talking about - way to go Winona.
From latimes blogs,you can see the video. Angelina Jolie DID thank Winona Ryder for 'Girl, Interrupted.' At the Oscars! Contrary to Winona Ryder's apparently flawed memory, Angelina Jolie did thank her for her support in "Girl, Interrupted." As you can see from the above video, she thanked Ryder in front of about a few million viewers onstage at the Oscar telecast back in 2000. Read Winona's complaint here! Thanks to our Dish Rag readers for pointing this video record out. And yeah, maybe it wasn't the kind of personal suck-up Ryder wanted but that speech definitely contains a thank you. Ryder told BlackBook that she was responsible for Angelina
regardless who won what, I loved the movie.............
winona and jen anniston should team up as the jealous pair! angelina doesnt need to thank anybody for where she is today.
Winona Ryder did sleepwalk through that movie. Angelina Jolie made it watchable
Another actress with a movie to promote speaking about Angelina Jolie for publicity. Its called jealousy. Angelina's career went downhill after winning the Oscar for Girl, Interrupted. She doesn't owe Winona Ryder anything, who is clearly holding a grudge against the poor woman. Envy is not a good thing.
Winona and many other women are jealous of Angelina, (or wanting Angelina). How can you resist it when she is sooooo beautiful, talented, and giving to the world. Get over it women!!!
Winona Ryder must be living in a dream world, because if you watch Jolie's acceptance speech for the Oscar she won for Girl, she clearly and Thank you Winona, and then something to effect that she owed it to her.. .
This is such old news, surely Wino is wining about it. Who even cares today?? I'll bet it it Us rag mag making up this title. Angie said thank you at the awards ceremony.
Wow, Clepto looks so much younger then Angelina and Angie is four years younger. Way to take care of yourself Clepto.