Denzel Washington says he was ‘bitter’ after losing Oscar to Kevin Spacey: ‘They don’t care about me? I don’t care’

Denzel Washington says he was 'bitter' after losing Oscar to Kevin Spacey: 'They don't care about me? I don't care'

November 20, 2024 02:11 PM IST

Denzel Washington and Kevin Spacey were nominated in the Best Actor category in 2000 for The Hurricane and American Beauty, respectively.

Denzel Washington is receiving a lot of praise for his performance in Gladiator II. The actor, who has been a part of many acclaimed films and won several awards for his work, considered his Oscar loss a special year. That was the year 2000, when he was nominated for his performance in The Hurricane. In a new interview with SirDenzel talked about how he became ‘bitter’ after losing to Kevin Spacey. (Also Read: Gladiator 2 early reactions: Critics hail Denzel Washington’s performance as worthy of another Oscar)

Denzel Washington reacts to losing Oscar to Kevin Spacey.

What did Denzel say?

During the conversation, Denzel reflected on the Academy Awards night and said, “I think I won a Golden Globe for Hurricane — look, I barely remember now, isn’t that crazy? But then again, at the Oscars , He called out Kevin Spacey’s name and I looked back at him, and no one else was standing there looking at me. it like this Maybe that’s how I felt like everyone was looking at me. Thinking about it now, I don’t think they were. “

‘I gave up. I became bitter. My pity party.’

He added, “I’m sure I went home that night and drank alcohol. I had to. I don’t want to say, oh, he won my Oscar, or anything like that. It was not so. And you know, there was talk in town about what was going on across the street, and that’s between him and God. I have nothing to do with him. I pray for him. It’s between him and his creator. I went through a time when Pauletta watched all the Oscar movies – I told her, I don’t care. Hey: They don’t care about me? I don’t care. You vote. You keep an eye on them. I’m not seeing that. I gave up. I became bitter. My pity party. So I’ll tell you, for about fifteen years, from 1999 to 2014, when I poured drinks, I was bitter.

Two years after this loss, Denzel finally won a Best Actor Oscar for the crime thriller Training Day. He won an Oscar in the Best Supporting Actor category for Glory (1989). He has been nominated for an Oscar eight times.

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