Veteran actor Denzel Washington not too long ago made it identified that he now not does it for the Oscars, and he doesn’t take up roles due to that award.
Washington, 70, expressed his disinterest within the prestigious award throughout the press tour for his Highest 2 Lowest film, The Impartial reported.
“I don’t do it for Oscars. I don’t care about that type of stuff,” the Gladiator II star advised Jake Hamilton on Jake’s Takes. “I’ve been at this a very long time, and there’s time after I gained and shouldn’t have gained after which didn’t win and will’ve gained. Man provides the award. God provides the reward.”
Washington’s appearing profession spans nearly 5 a long time. Throughout that interval, he has earned 10 Oscar nominations and gained two. In 1990, he was awarded the Finest Supporting Actor for Glory and gained Finest Actor for Coaching Day in 2002.
“I’m not that excited by Oscars,” Washington emphasised. “Individuals ask me, ‘The place do I hold it?’ Properly, subsequent to the opposite one. I’m not bragging! Simply telling you ways I really feel about it. On my final day, [Oscars] aren’t going to do me a bit of excellent.”
Hamilton, on a lighter notice, additionally stated: “I don’t suppose God ever asks, ‘What number of Oscars do you’ve got?’”
“He would possibly go, ‘That’s why I gave you an additional week.’ [As] lengthy as he says, ‘Now, get on up right here,’ I’m alright,” Washington stated.
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Regardless of Washington’s present stance, he beforehand admitted that he felt “bitter” after Kevin Spacey gained an Oscar over him in 2000. On the time, Washington had earned a nomination for his position in The Hurricane.
“On the Oscars, they referred to as Kevin Spacey’s identify for American Magnificence,” the Equalizer star stated in a 2024 interview with Esquire. “I’m positive I went dwelling and drank that night time. I needed to,” he added.
“I went by a time then when [my wife] Pauletta would watch all of the Oscar motion pictures – I advised her, ‘I don’t care about that. Hey, they don’t care about me? I don’t care. You vote. You watch them. I ain’t watching that. I gave up. I obtained bitter. My pity occasion.”
Washington was tipped to earn an Oscar nod this yr for his position as Macrinus in Gladiator II. However that was not the case, although Washington advised The New York Instances that he was content material along with his profession following the snub.
“I used to be sitting there smiling, going: Take a look at you. On the day you didn’t get a nomination for an Oscar, you’re engaged on Othello on Broadway,” stated Washington. “Are you kidding me? Awww. Oh, I’m so upset,” he continued sarcastically.
Washington added: “I’m pleased for all that did, and I’m pleased with what I’m doing. Hear, I’ve been round too lengthy. I’ve obtained — I don’t wanna say different fish to fry, however there’s a actuality at this age. The start of knowledge is knowing. I’m getting wiser, engaged on speaking much less and studying to grasp extra — and that’s thrilling.”
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