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Tresix - March 7, 2010 at 12:41 PM
Washington should have won for MALCOLM X, Crowe should have won for A BEAUTIFUL MIND.
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ISTILUSTI - February 19, 2010 at 6:06 AM
Washington was great as Malcolm X. Would have liked to see him win for X than Training Day.
Report This Comment bekka - February 13, 2010 at 1:03 PM
I completely disagree with the Pacino/Washington comment. The HUGE wrong was Washington over Crow in a Beautiful Mind. That should have been Crow...
Report This Comment sldsa4251 - February 13, 2010 at 10:18 AM
Pacino's win for best actor for Scent of a Woman over Washington's performance in Malcolm X was one of the biggest rip-offs in Oscar history in my ...
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Pacino over Denzel and other bad calls
By Alexis L. Loinaz, Special to Metromix
The Oscars. That venerable cultural institution known for celebrating the most illustrious cinematic achievements: "Gone With the Wind." "Lawrence of Arabia." "The Godfather." "Crash." Or, as the last film is more popularly known, "The Crapfest That Beat Brokeback Mountain."
Over its 80-year history, the Academy Awards have delivered their fair share of "WTF?" moments, doling out statuettes to films and actors who—in hindsight—didn't deserve them, while ignoring nominees and performances that went on to become iconic.
Who knows why Oscar voters screw up? Hype? Guilt? Awards-season fatigue? One thing we do know: The horror that is Roberto Benigni should never be unleashed on an award show ever again.
