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No doubt about it, many people, and not just African-Americans were
pulling for Denzel at this years Oscars. We received numerous
letters expressing dissatisfaction with the Oscar choices, and even
some comments questioning why we need the Oscars anyway? The
consensus was that Denzel should have won but no one dissed Kevin
Spacey, because our community only hates the game and never the
playa. Here is what you had to say.
“I watched most of the Oscars last night and can't say that I
disagree with any of the chosen except for one. Kevin Spacey
played a character, while Denzel Washington recreated a person on
screen. I am not sure if the recreation of a real character is
looked upon in a pleasing light by the Academy. If that were the
case then Jim Carrey should have been nominated for his performance
in Man on the Moon. I believe that voting members may use
their prejudices against the characters to judge the performance
rather then seeing the performances as a whole. It is much easier
to see the flaws in a real person as opposed to a purely fictional
one. I believe that the performances in movies should be separated
more greatly by type. For instance, fiction and non-fiction. It
would be impossible to judge the merits of a book contest if all
books were lumped into one category. Why wasn't Denzel nominated
as best actor in a documentary as opposed to best actor? I know
that these are all nit picky reasons that I am using to justify the
Academy's problems, but I feel that they are legitimate.”
- Brian Dorsey
BSDCELL1@aol.com
“What in the world is up with Warren Beatty and that blabbering
speech of his? And who thought he deserved such an honor? The
Oscars, although I love them, can be such a political joke
sometimes.”
- Tonya Baltimore
tonya_baltimore@hotmail.com
“Why do we need affirmation from the Academy to say that we did
an outstanding job? We have the NAACP Image Awards. What, these
awards aren't good enough? Why do we need white people to tell us
what is good or bad? The Academy Awards is a political event. It
doesn't have anything to do with Denzel. They have ignored other
great black films and actors yet the awards are not suppose to be
about race. It really should be about the best, but who is to say
that in their minds (the voters)that their choices don’t harbor
slightly upon race?”
- Stacy Miller
SMiller@mc.cc.md.us
“Stop beating yourself up over Denzel Washington. Some of the
very best in the 20th century were nominated 5, 10, even up to 15
times even before getting an Honorary Oscar. And then all of
sudden, they win three in the past eight years. Look at Clint
Eastwood. And like Clint, Denzel won't be forgotten I'm quite sure.
Please don't call this best actor thing racism. It is a tad played
out. Trust me, Denzel will receive best actor sooner than you
think and from an even better script.”
- Jeff Grossman
JCG555@aol.com
“Robbed again.”
- Phillip Dye
PDye@svcffx.egginc.com
Got something on your mind? Let us know. Sound-off to
mailto:info@blackfilm.com.
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