Denzel Washington Says He “Got Bitter” After Losing Best Actor Oscar to Kevin Spacey
Denzel Washington is recalling his reaction to losing the best actor Oscar to Kevin Spacey in 2000.
The Gladiator II actor, who had already won one Oscar and scored three other nominations before that year’s ceremony, received another nomination for his role as Rubin Carter in 1999’s The Hurricane. He was up against Spacey for American Beauty, Russell Crowe for The Insider, Richard Farnsworth for The Straight Story and Sean Penn for Sweet and Lowdown; however, the Academy Award ultimately went to Spacey (Washington won the Golden Globe for best actor in a motion picture drama that year).
“At the Oscars, they called Kevin Spacey’s name for American Beauty,” he recalled to Esquire magazine. “I have a memory of turning around and looking at him, and nobody was standing but the people around him. And everyone else was looking at me. Not that it was this way. Maybe that...
The Gladiator II actor, who had already won one Oscar and scored three other nominations before that year’s ceremony, received another nomination for his role as Rubin Carter in 1999’s The Hurricane. He was up against Spacey for American Beauty, Russell Crowe for The Insider, Richard Farnsworth for The Straight Story and Sean Penn for Sweet and Lowdown; however, the Academy Award ultimately went to Spacey (Washington won the Golden Globe for best actor in a motion picture drama that year).
“At the Oscars, they called Kevin Spacey’s name for American Beauty,” he recalled to Esquire magazine. “I have a memory of turning around and looking at him, and nobody was standing but the people around him. And everyone else was looking at me. Not that it was this way. Maybe that...
- 11/20/2024
- by Carly Thomas
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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