andrew garfield played the main character in hacksaw ridge.
andrew garfield played the main character in hacksaw ridge.
who plays the main character in hacksaw ridge?
andrew garfield
following a year-long absence from the screen, garfield had starring roles in two films of 2016, martin scorsese's drama "silence" and mel gibson's war film "hacksaw ridge". in the former, based on shūsaku endō's 1966 novel of the same name, garfield played sebastião rodrigues, a portuguese jesuit priest in the seventeenth century who travels to japan to spread his faith. garfield spent a year with james martin studying to be a jesuit priest and went on a silent retreat in wales. the film's arduous principal photography took place in taiwan and to achieve his character's physicality, garfield lost 40 pounds. kate taylor of "the globe and mail" disliked the film and wrote that garfield "is sweetly resolute and gently anguished as the missionary rodrigues but any hope that the actor might elucidate the psychology of philosophical certitude or the pain of religious doubt proves vain". at the box office, it earned less than half of its $50 million budget. "hacksaw ridge", however, was a commercial success, earning over $175.3 million worldwide. in it, garfield portrayed desmond doss, a combat medic during world war ii, who was the first conscientious objector in american history to be awarded the medal of honor. writing for "usa today", brian truitt labelled the film as "brutally intense and elegantly crafted"; he thought that the central role allowed garfield to bring depth to his career and praised him for portraying doss with both "simple sweetness" and "steadfast mettle". he received a nomination for the academy award for best actor for "hacksaw ridge".
andrew garfield
bullet::::- academy awards, best motion picture of the year, for "hacksaw ridge" (2017)









































bullet::::- golden globes, best motion picture - drama, for "hacksaw ridge" (2017)









































bullet::::- awards circuit community awards, best motion picture, for "hacksaw ridge" (2016)









































bullet::::- broadcast film critics association awards, best picture, for "hacksaw ridge" (2016)









































bullet::::- ofta awards, best picture, for "hacksaw ridge" (2017)









































bullet::::- pfcs awards, best picture, for "hacksaw ridge" (2016)









































bullet::::- satellite awards, best motion picture, for "hacksaw ridge" (2016)









































section::::awards and honors.:won.









































bullet::::- aacta international awards, best film, for "hacksaw ridge" (2017)
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