Should Denzel have won a Oscar for Malcolm X?

[nieman]

Easily, no? Pacino and Robert Downey Jr - that was a tough year. Plus Pacino had "Compensation Award" going for him. He had an L for Serpico, Godfather 1 & 2, Dog Day Afternoon...

 

[Dr. Narcisse]

I think so. He acted that part. I know people like to say Spikes filming style and certain liberties they took with portraying Malcolm cost him the Oscar but....Denzel acted the shyt out of that role. It was an Oscar worthy performance period.

His performance was miles better than Pacino’s.

He basically crushed three different roles in one film. He deserved it. I did think Downey was good that year as well.

However, whats this Spike liberties yall talking about

Did black people back in the day think Spike cost him the Oscar

 

[mastermind]

However, whats this Spike liberties yall talking about

Did black people back in the day think Spike cost him the Oscar

no and no

Denzel lost because they kept robbing Pacino in the 70s and had to finally give it to him.

Look at this shyte:
47th Academy Awards - Wikipedia

 

[Rhapscallion Démone]

He basically crushed three different roles in one film. He deserved it. I did think Downey was good that year as well.

However, whats this Spike liberties yall talking about

Did black people back in the day think Spike cost him the Oscar

I was arguing with someone on Facebook one day about Denzels best movie. Almost everyone was saying training day while me and about 5 others said Malcolm X. We said he didn't win the Oscar for malcolm because the academy was prejudice and the others argued that it was Spikes fault and that we were being sensitive.

 

[zayk35]

Definitely....he played that role so good that when they show a real picture of Malcolm X...I be like that ain't Malcolm ...my brain auto- corrects the picture in my mind to Denzel

 

[Ziggiy]

fukk Al Pacino.

Denzel was straight up ROBBED that year. He easily outacted and outclassed everyone on that list. His portrayal of Malcolm X from petty street hustler to a leader and forefather of black pride and militancy was absolutely phenomenal.

The Academy didn’t give him the award, AND they snubbed Spike Lee for a Best Director nomination, because of the subject matter of the film. Pure and simple. Wasn’t no WAY in 1993 that they were going to award a movie that called out White Supremacy from the opening credits. The moment he uttered “I CHARGE THE WHITE MAN!” was the moment both Spike and Denzel knew there wasn’t gonna be no Oscar love

 

[nieman]

fukk Al Pacino.

Denzel was straight up ROBBED that year. He easily outacted and outclassed everyone on that list. His portrayal of Malcolm X from petty street hustler to a leader and forefather of black pride and militancy was absolutely phenomenal.

The Academy didn’t give him the award, AND they snubbed Spike Lee for a Best Director nomination, because of the subject matter of the film. Pure and simple. Wasn’t no WAY in 1993 that they were going to award a movie that called out White Supremacy from the opening credits. The moment he uttered “I CHARGE THE WHITE MAN!” was the moment both Spike and Denzel knew there wasn’t gonna be no Oscar love

Nah, cause even if you can say fukk Pacino for Scent of a Woman, Robert Downey Jr as Chaplin and Denzel were neck and neck.

 

[feelosofer]

Denzel Washington has been robbed out of maybe 3 Oscars.

But Malcolm X was the biggest travesty and they knew.

Al Pacinos Oscar that year was a legacy Oscar.

You could have made an argument for Robert Downey Jr. in Chaplin but he was considered something of a neophyte.

 

[Roid Jones]

I go back and forth with this, Pacino killed it in Scent of a Woman and that should not be forgotten, to say that Denzel should have won it easily or it was a clear choice is being disingenuous, either performance is worthy, hell any other year RDJ probably wins, it's crazy how people forget Chaplin.

 

[FocusedDaily]

Yup.

WINNER
AL PACINO
Scent of a Woman
NOMINEES
ROBERT DOWNEY JR.
Chaplin
CLINT EASTWOOD
Unforgiven
STEPHEN REA
The Crying Game
DENZEL WASHINGTON
Malcolm X

Tough year.

That's what I came to say. Pacino winning is still eeh.
But it was a really tough year, so I can't call outright shenanigans

They gave it to Pacino that year as a legacy cause he got robbed for his noms for both Godfathers, Dog day afternoon and Glenngarry Glenn Ross.
This is Al's only Oscar. In 1992 it was still the beginning of Denzel's' run, and the end of Pacino's so they weren't that pressed to give a 2nd to Denzel in a short period is the reality.

edit: I see a couple people beat me to it.

 

[R=G]

This gives me a spin idea over two other controversial "losses".

 

[x-factor7]

Yea, he deserved it that year. It actually makes the Academy look worse when you see that Pacino never won before 92, when he's had legendary acting performances since the 70s, so he got the make-up Oscar. Denzel could've won in 99 too for the Hurricane.

 

[kingdarius]

uh DUH.....the way denzel embodied malcolm alone should've given him the oscar. Plus the importance of the story and just how much better the film was than the others on that list. I love scent of a woman but it doesnt resignate anywhere close to what malcolm x did. Thats just cacs being cacs tho.

 

[75 Others]

And for Fences.

Dude wrong me the wrong way with that film

 

[hex]

The fact that he didn't win for this....and Pacino did, because they retroactively owed him an award....which lead to Denzel gettting one for "Training Day"....because they retroactively owed him one for "Malcolm X"....

This is basically why I don't fukk with award shows. The whole process is convoluted as hell for no reason.

Fred.