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Denzel Washington is an actor who doesn’t require the validation of Oscar awards to prove himself as an actor. Starring in several iconic roles in notable movies back in the early 2000s and 2010s, Washington has more than enough movies in his name to prove himself.
Talking about how he is a humble guy, Denzel Washington wasn’t disappointed when he didn’t win an Oscar back in the 1990s. In an interview, the actor revealed that Al Pacino had been nominated eight times before, so he knew beforehand that Pacino was going to win this time but Washington didn’t mind.
Denzel Washington Knew Al Pacino Deserved To Win
With prominent roles, Denzel Washington and Al Pacino have starred in equally iconic roles in famous movies. Although Pacino found fame earlier, Washington understood that the fellow actor deserved every award that came his way because he had earned it.
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Back in 1993, Al Pacino was nominated for the award of Best Actor in a Leading Role. During that same time, Washington was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role forMalcolm X.In an interview withVariety, the actor talked about how he already knew that the Oscar was meant for Al Pacino and not Denzel Washington.
“It’s because Pacino should have won a bunch in the ’70s. That was his eighth nomination. How could Pacino get eight nominations and not win?”
Not only that but after the actor won two Oscars, he would let other people hold them and give Oscar speeches out of his goodwill, as recalled by screenwriter Virgil Williams.
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Later on, the actor found two Oscars to his name for the category of Best Actor in a supporting and leading role. Screenplay artist Virgil Williams described toVarietywhat it was like working alongsideDenzel Washingtonfor the 2021 filmA Journal for Jordan.
Williams revealed that in one meeting, he went to Washington’s library and asked him if he could hold his Oscar for a while. Washington, in turn, supported him to hold both the Oscars and would not sit up till Virgil Williams gave an Oscar speech!
“He sat there and did not move until I gave an Oscar speech. When I was finished, he said to me: ‘OK, let’s go back to work.’ I’ll carry that day with me for the rest of my career. In this industry, I’ve never been able to directly, face to face, look up to a Black man.”
With awards and accolades to his name, the actor was last seen in the 2023 film titledThe Equalizer 3.Denzel Washington is also attached toGladiator 2which is currently in pre-production. The 2023 film is currently screening in select theaters across the U.S.
Source:Variety
Visarg Acharya
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Visarg Acharya is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 3000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past three years and a copywriter at a corporation. Visarg usually covers news and theories on the MCU and the DCU, with an emphasis on Avengers and Superman; Game of Thrones, and more.A Tarantino fan, Visarg, spends his time critiquing various directors’ filmographies and watching them with curiosity. Medieval fantasy like The Lord of the Rings or sci-fi movies like Interstellar, watching the latest horror movies, and listening to Hans Zimmer become his comfort zone. When idle, he can be found reading fantasy novels with a terrible cup of coffee in hand.
