JOHN
TRAVOLTA has been honored twice with Academy Award nominations,
most recently for his riveting portrayal of a philosophical hit
man in Quentin Tarantino's Pulp
Fiction. He also received a Golden Globe nomination for
this highly acclaimed role and was named Best Actor by the Los Angeles
Film Critics Association, among other distinguished awards. He was
equally praised as a Mafioso-turned-movie-producer in the comedy
sensation Get Shorty, singled
out by many critics as one of the best performances of the year
and garnering a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture,
Musical or Comedy. In 1998, Travolta was honored by the British
Academy of Film and Television Arts with the Britannia Award. Also
in 1998, Travolta received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the
Chicago Film Festival. In 1999, he won the prestigious
Alan J. Pakula Award from the U.S. Broadcast Film Critics Association
for his performance in A Civil
Action. He was also nominated again in 1999 for a Golden
Globe for his performance in Primary
Colors.
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Thinking-man's killer: Travolta won accolades for his surprising portrayal of "existential" hit man Vincent Vega in 1994's Pulp Fiction.
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