Awards
On being an actor, Willem Dafoe says, “I still love doing what I do, because it’s always different. For me, it always gets deeper. It teaches me things. It’s a beautiful job to have.”
Dec. 19, 2023
Movies
Vasilis Katsoupis’ art heist gone wrong ‘Inside’ takes a disturbing and provocative look at aloneness and the art of survival.
March 16, 2023
Entertainment & Arts
For a fight scene in “The Lighthouse,” Willem Dafoe pushed Robert Pattinson to hit harder because he was padded.
Dec. 9, 2019
Longtime collaborators Abel Ferrara and Willem Dafoe come together for a semi-autobiographical tale of the filmmaker’s quiet new life in Rome, still driven by an inner anguish.
June 5, 2020
Willem Dafoe is the very definition of a working actor with dozens of roles to his credit.
Oct. 10, 2017
Acting, says Willem Dafoe, “is a wonderful vehicle for becoming a better human in an active way.”
Oct. 31, 2019
Sept. 9, 2023
Willem Dafoe snagged his third Oscar nomination Tuesday morning and his first in 17 years, this time for “The Florida Project” in the supporting actor category.
Jan. 23, 2018
“The Florida Project” may not be getting the love it deserves in the various year-end awards derbies, but the one field where Sean Baker’s masterful drama has rightly dominated has been the supporting actor race, where most of the prizes have gone to Willem Dafoe for his wonderfully lived-in performance as a harried motel manager.
Jan. 11, 2018
Youth-friendly, English-language directors and film personalities from Asia will anchor the main competition jury at the Cannes Film Festival when it gets underway next month.
April 28, 2014