Spike Lee recently talked about Denzel Washington’s Snub Oscar for his role in Malcolm X.
During a Cannes press conference for his new film The highest 2 the lowest On Tuesday, May 20, the 68 -year -old American director highlighted his five collaborations with the Oscar -winning actor and stressed that he should have received an Oscar in 1993 for his representation of Malcolm X In the 1992 dramatic film of the same name instead of Al Pacino for its performance Perfume of a woman.
Speaking of Washington, Lee joked, “” Malcolm X “, which he did with this film was incredible. And no lack of respect for my brother Al Pacino, I love him. But Denzel, in my opinion, should have won. ”
Although the Gladiator 2 Star finally received an Oscar in 2002 for the 2001 criminal thriller film Training dayTHE Interior The director said Washington does not need awards to prove his greatness.
“With these awards, it’s like basketball, where the referee breathes a call and you have to make an appeal. So make it a call, I think it was the training day ”, for which he won an Oscar. But we are not doing our job for rewards, which are pleasant, but it is the work that will remain above all prizes,” said Lee in his reflections.
