Simon Rex Wins Best Actor At Independent Spirit Awards
First thing he said was
"What the fuck?"
He was completely shocked to win - continuing
“Thank you, Film Independent, for recognizing my fake penis. Where do I begin? Sean Baker… you took a shot on me when I could not get a callback for a Geico commercial.”
He continued: “He decided to give me a shot and I didn’t want to let him down and honestly, my career was in the toilet. I gave up. I moved out to Joshua Tree and said, ‘Maybe it’s all over.’ And all of a sudden I get a phone call out of the blue from Sean and he just gave me a shot.”
Rex explained that they made Red Rocket — about a washed-up porn star who returns to his small hometown in Texas, although no one wants him there — with a very low budget and a 10-person crew during the pandemic. He thanked the cast and crew and gave a shoutout to “every local actor who was a first-time actor, and they blew me away.”
“We were hiding from police. We were hiding from neighbors. I was running down the street butt naked. Like, if this doesn’t embody the spirit of independent film, I don’t know what does,” Rex said. “Thank you. Thank you. I’m truly humbled and honored.”
| by Anonymous | reply 38 | March 22, 2022 6:01 PM
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Here is his speech from earlier today
| by Anonymous | reply 1 | March 7, 2022 1:21 AM
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Simon is tall and appears to be in good shape. Bravo for him.
| by Anonymous | reply 2 | March 7, 2022 1:27 AM
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He does look great. I was happy he won. Just goes to show you can go from solo jerk off videos to being respected in the independent film community. He’s living proof virtually anything is possible in the entertainment industry. Hope he gets some good film offers and doesn’t sink back in to oblivion.
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | March 7, 2022 1:57 AM
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Well deserved. He looked GREAT.
Noticed that Kristin Stewart is really flat chested - good for her for not getting a boob job. Keep it natural.
| by Anonymous | reply 4 | March 7, 2022 12:55 PM
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Proof that you are only one project away from success in the entertainment industry. I’m happy for him. He hustled early on and hung in during the lean times, all the while seemingly keeping his sense of humor.
| by Anonymous | reply 5 | March 7, 2022 1:28 PM
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[quote]He hustled early on and hung in during the lean times
Emphasis on the hung.
| by Anonymous | reply 6 | March 7, 2022 1:38 PM
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| by Anonymous | reply 7 | March 7, 2022 1:46 PM
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Is he nominated for an oscar as well?
| by Anonymous | reply 8 | March 7, 2022 1:56 PM
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Grace Kelly let guys ass fuck her yet she became a Hollywood goddess then European Princess!
| by Anonymous | reply 9 | March 7, 2022 6:02 PM
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Ridiculous win for a shit movie and a mediocre performance.
| by Anonymous | reply 10 | March 7, 2022 6:04 PM
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Udo Kier deserved it over Simon.
| by Anonymous | reply 11 | March 7, 2022 6:13 PM
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The nominations this year for the ISA's were so fucking anemic, it's not surprising he won. They gave that cow Maggie Gyllenhaal three awards.
| by Anonymous | reply 12 | March 7, 2022 6:18 PM
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She cried about it sanctimoniously, like it was a César Award.
| by Anonymous | reply 13 | March 7, 2022 10:04 PM
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I love the way that as he was coming to the stage, the announcer said he got his start in pornographic films.
| by Anonymous | reply 14 | March 7, 2022 10:10 PM
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Google it, you lazy whore ^
| by Anonymous | reply 16 | March 8, 2022 1:11 AM
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R15 I've read mixed reviews on the movie itself, but most reviews have praised Rex's performance in it.
| by Anonymous | reply 17 | March 8, 2022 2:03 AM
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Aging druggie perv pornie playing an aging druggie perv pornie. Tres avant-garde!
| by Anonymous | reply 18 | March 8, 2022 2:14 AM
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R18 What the hell is that from?
| by Anonymous | reply 19 | March 8, 2022 2:31 AM
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Are we still celebrating this brief moment?
| by Anonymous | reply 22 | March 8, 2022 4:18 AM
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It was a bad movie and he was bad in it.
| by Anonymous | reply 23 | March 8, 2022 4:30 AM
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R23 Just curious what is your idea of a good film?
Belfast? CODA?
| by Anonymous | reply 24 | March 8, 2022 7:54 AM
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Suppose that as he is now an award winning grand artiste he demands a rubber cock.
| by Anonymous | reply 25 | March 10, 2022 3:32 AM
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"Noticed that Kristin Stewart is really flat chested"
Not flat, just normal.
| by Anonymous | reply 27 | March 10, 2022 3:40 AM
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I want him inside me quite deeply
| by Anonymous | reply 28 | March 10, 2022 4:49 AM
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So, he wears a prosthetic dick in the Red Rocket?
| by Anonymous | reply 29 | March 10, 2022 8:07 AM
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R3, I mean Tom Hardy had a slutty gay hustler myspace and he is now a big star.
| by Anonymous | reply 30 | March 10, 2022 8:20 AM
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That was a nice, humble, thoughtful speech. And for a well-deserved performance.
I loved Udo Kier's work in Swan Song as well.
| by Anonymous | reply 31 | March 10, 2022 8:55 AM
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Cinesnatch is a pompous virtue signaling twat
| by Anonymous | reply 32 | March 10, 2022 1:01 PM
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Why is he saying he used a fake penis? Did he, after showing his solo fap to everyone. Why did they bother?
| by Anonymous | reply 33 | March 10, 2022 1:57 PM
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R33 It has to do with the character he plays in the movie - he was famous in porn for his huge dick.
| by Anonymous | reply 34 | March 10, 2022 2:40 PM
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I think he's better looking now than in ca. 1992 when he did those porno videos.
| by Anonymous | reply 35 | March 10, 2022 3:11 PM
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Damn, other than the bad dye job, he looks incredible.
| by Anonymous | reply 37 | March 22, 2022 5:55 PM
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If you hang around long enough a old whore like bad architecture becomes distinguished.
| by Anonymous | reply 38 | March 22, 2022 6:01 PM
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