>> reporter: yes, willem dafoe.e's still taking roles like this one, in "the life and death of marina abramovich." he picks his projects based on whether he feels challenged. the production was directed by his wife, italian actress and filmmaker jada colagrande. they live in rome and new york. dafoe's son jack from a previous relationship is a lawyer. spend any time at all with willem dafoe and you understand that he likes to disappear into his roles and his life. >> i like hollywood fine. but i don't live there. >> and that's because? >> that's because i love new york. i like being in california when i'm there because i'm usually working and i see friends and the weather's nice and all that. but i feel like i die a little. because i like the streets. i like being out. you know, it's pretty heavy being an actor in los angeles because you're always reminded of yourself. where here it's much easier to get lost. >> please welcome willem dafoe. >> reporter: so for this consummate shape shifter to emerge and play the hol

willem dafoe is also here to collect his honorary lifetime achievement award. what a career.a: you may know him from such films as the spiderman films in the early 2000's are the last temptation of christ. his career spanned many films and types of roles. he is up for an oscar this year. let us take a look at his storied career. >> i got a videotape of the kids illegally entering the utility room. >> you're out of here. >> and his most recent movie, the florida project, willem dafoe plays motel manager, bobby. the performance could win him an oscar this year. it is his third oscar nomination . willem dafoe plays an actor who takes his role as vampire a bit too seriously. >> what is the matter of you? you will not damage this production. >> willem dafoe's biggest blockbuster success came in 2002, as scientists turned him to the green goblin in the movie "spiderman." >> you are useless, you. >> set him down, tough guy. >> defoe has proved more than once he is -- dafoe has proved more than once he is a master of many roles. >> what a career he has had. he is assured to get a bea

willem dafoe will receive a golden bear for lifetime achievement the festival is presenting a selection of his best movies including the one thousand nine hundred eighty five classic to live and die in l.a. in which he plays counterfeiter master. and shadow of the vampire a fictitious account of the shooting of a classic sign of monks were outlined with willem dafoe in vampire mode. calling for the festival opens with wes anderson's animated isle of darks doodle a dangerous dark flute the canine population is rounded up and banished to trash island where the tare is a young boy whose path has been seen and he goes to the island in search of his beloved spot. and i'm joined now by its caustic the billion dollar festival director i love dogs first ever and the imation to open the first of all was a difficult decision how did that come about no it was not a difficult decision definitely not a difficult decision to open up. best and that's in film and this is a very specific case and as in film and the main cost and the main stars are box and i have to say the box teaches a lot of fun but a

just off on book and it is our great pleasure to welcome the three time oscar nominee a us actor willem dafoe you. were in concord relations her on receiving your gold bearer for lifetime achievement here what does it mean to you to get this prize from the police not only say it's a great honor i have a long history with the other nominees also i have a long history with women so all i feel very at home here it's a place special to me so to be recognized for. you know we're contributing something. be it makes me feel useful you've played a wide variety of roles lead to all supporting roles here cameos on song how do you choose your roles and how do you choose the projects that you get involved in it's intuitive. it has a lot to do with the director and the situation i look at the whole project because i maintain that you don't really know what a role is until you do it. and look very much to the people understand that you were a little skeptical about playing jesus christ i would then feel so skeptical it was more about the process would be very particular because we have so many ideas of who

and the honorary golden bear this year for lifetime achievement is going to the american actor willem dafoe who you'll probably remember from his roles in films like platoon or mississippi burning which we can see here in this short clip he's had an unforgettable. slew of roles and a brilliant career over many decades and the festival will be having a retrospective showing how many of his major films in his on are willem dafoe is also currently in the running for the oscar for best supporting actor for his role in in the florida project so this is a busy couple of weeks for him right and since we are in germany so was looking for a job in films this is good very very good in fact because we've got twenty four films in the competition section four of which are actually by german directors for instance transit we can have a look here is the latest offering from the celebrated in our times director chris pet so as this film is adopted from the world war two novel of the same name so transit that's what loves to play with identity mysteries this tells the story of a young man who assumes the id

in his most recent movie the florida project willem dafoe place motel manager bobby . any money is. huge the performance could win him an oscar this year it's his third oscar nomination after the war movie platoon and the nosferatu shadow off the vampire. family to try and place the character on max check an actor who takes his role as vampire a bit too seriously. you get the stomach muscular i think that sort of about right with great expense you will not damage this production. when i'm to phyllis biggest blockbuster success came in two thousand and two a scientist turned villain green goblin and the marvel movies spider-man. you said i'm down to. the wire me to we're in this together it's just show has proved more than once that he's a master of many roles. and what a career he has had and he isn't the only hollywood star that has been down there at the tell us a little bit more about today's big film. well a little earlier we saw joaquin phoenix walk the red carpet he was here for his new movie directed by gus van sant it's called don't worry he won't get far on foot this is qui

. >> reporter: willem dafoe had a question for susan sarandon in "the hunger." >> how about it?ouble nominee, mary j. blige 20 years ago on the jaime fox show. then it was laurie metcalf, getting her big screen start in "desperately seeking susan." >> she is taking the car keys. that little sneak. what did she say about me? >> reporter: and long before taking on winston churchill, gary oldman played in 1986's "sid and nancy." from when he sang a northwested version of "my way." ♪ i did it my way >> reporter: chris conley, abc news, los angeles. >> and somehow he's never won an oscar. >>> can we guess. >> that is so far. >> so this was someone who was homecoming queen, lead in every musical in french club and counsel. helen mirren. meryl streep. so we were wrong. these birds once affected by oil are heading back home. thanks to dawn, rescue workers only trust dawn, because it's tough on grease yet gentle. i am home, i am home, i am home >>> okay. so you know those people always say money doesn't bring happiness? there's a recent study that found money does bring happiness. so if

well one thing that we're definitely looking forward to this evening is actor willem dafoe is here you may know him from such films as last temptation of christ or platoon or even the spiderman films and he is here getting the honorary golden bear for lifetime achievement and there's really no better villain been willing to for is there really is just looking out that is like oh yeah real dastardly and he's in really good company with this honorary lifetime achievement award other people who have also gotten to include meryl streep ken loach macao was there in mckellen to try to remember if i run into. him and so we're really looking forward to soon to throw in just a little bit our day that we use david leavitt's and my a schrader for us at the berlin international film festival thank you both. back to ben now in media outlets in the u.s. and india say this next story amounts to a serious a conflict of interest well the trump family is taking its famous name on a marketing blitz to india or trump jr has arrived in delhi to flog luxury apartments and glad the wealthy indians who have a

utility room with thermal scan you're right here in his most recent movie the florida project willem dafoe place motel manager bobby. the money isn't a real huge the performance could win him an oscar this year it's his third oscar nomination after the war movie platoon and the nosferatu a shadow of the vampire. in fact much different place the character marks check an actor who takes his role as vampire a bit too seriously. this time last year look i think that what is the matter. with any great expense you will not damage this production. when i'm to feel its biggest blockbuster success came in two thousand to a scientist turned villain green goblin and the marvel movies spider-man. two are you serious she said i'm down to. be and yet why are married and you two were in this together it's just full has proved more than once that he's a master of many roles. great great actor guys ok i'm going to put you on the spot what movies do you think are the contenders for a bear at this stage. well i have to say i was really impressed by wes anderson's new movie the animated film isle of dogs in j

sure and the already golden bear for lifetime achievement this year is going to american actor willem dafoeand his performances in in films like platoon or or mississippi burning we have a bit of a clip here remain unforgettable a brilliant career and the festival will have a retrospective showing many. of his major films and well into foes also in the running of currently for the oscar for best supporting actor for his film the florida project so this is a busy couple of weeks for him. smiling as you're told it will be for there on the stretcher spread out supporting if he's the green goblin but a lot of. green is going to go jesus you know last temptation of christ so he's got a very very low because he has already. here we are in germany that i was looking at this year for german films it's looking really good actually because we've got twenty four films in the competition section and four of those are actually from german directors so that's really quite a good number and there are of course german films in the other sections but transit is one that's highly awaited from the celebrated

. >> reporter: 1982 willem dafoe haed a question. >> hay lady houb about it?ae. >> reporter: that's double nominee mary j. blige. 33 years ago, laurie metcalf getting her big screen start with madonna in "desperately seeking susan." >> hi ya. >> gary she's taking the car keys. diary. that little sneak. what did she say about me? ♪ hello ♪ ♪ and now the end is near ♪ >> reporter: long before taking on winston churchill gary oldman played sid vicious. he sang a twisted version of "my way." ♪ and now much more than this i did it my way ♪ >> reporter: all right, guys. let's see if you can recognize a couple of oscar-anymore to nated faces from become fa the day. first, this one. a johnny winter album in her hands and a big career ahead of her. who is that? >> anybody? any guesses? >> allison janney. >> it is. congratulations. >> all michael. nice. >> hey, chris, you can tell by how i answered the question with a question that i was really sure. >> reporter: you gotta love those '9 0s yearbook pictures. a drum major rhett in high school. has bravely marched to the