Regardless of having two of his personal and the potential for an additional, Denzel Washington isn’t involved with the Academy Awards.
The actor, whose Spike Lee joint Highest 2 Lowest premieres Aug. 15 in theaters and Aug. 22 on Apple TV+, not too long ago admitted he’s “not that excited about Oscars” after a virtually 50-year display screen and stage profession.
“I’ve been at this a very long time, and there’s instances after I’ve received, shouldn’t have received, didn’t win, ought to have received,” he mentioned on Jake’s Takes. “Man offers the award, God offers the award. I’m not that excited about Oscars. Folks say, ‘Nicely, the place do you retain it?’ I say, ‘Subsequent to the opposite one.’”
Washington added, “I’m not bragging. I’m simply telling you ways I really feel about it. On my final day, it ain’t going to do me a bit of excellent.”
The remark comes after Washington received Greatest Supporting Actor for Glory in 1990 and Greatest Actor for Coaching Day in 2002, along with nominations for Cry Freedom (1987), Malcolm X (1992), The Hurricane (1999), Flight (2012), Fences (2016), Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017) and The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021).
A reinterpretation of Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 Japanese movie Excessive and Low, Lee’s newest directorial outing stars Washington as a titan music mogul, extensively generally known as having the “finest ears within the enterprise,” who’s focused with a life-or-death ransom plot. The movie additionally stars A$AP Rocky, Jeffrey Wright, Ice Spice and Wendell Pierce.
Lee mentioned Washington has “been speaking about retirement,” which may make this their last collaboration.
