Practically 35 years after his first Oscar win, Denzel Washington isn’t in it for the trophies.
The 2x Oscar winner just lately stated he’s “been round too lengthy” to be upset that his newest efficiency as Macrinus in Ridley Scott‘s Gladiator II was passed over for an Academy Award nomination.
“Are you kidding me? Awww. Oh, I’m so upset,” he joked to The New York Times about being snubbed. “I’m completely happy for all that did, and I’m pleased with what I’m doing.
“Pay attention, I’ve been round too lengthy. I’ve bought — I don’t wanna say different fish to fry, however there’s a actuality at this age. The start of knowledge is knowing. I’m getting wiser, engaged on speaking much less and studying to know extra — and that’s thrilling,” added Washington.
Washington beforehand received Finest Supporting Actor for Glory (1989) and Finest Actor for Coaching Day (2001), having additionally acquired eight different nominations, most just lately for Finest Actor in The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021).
LONDON, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 13: Denzel Washington attends “Gladiator II” The Royal Movie Efficiency and International Premiere at Leicester Sq. on November 13, 2024 in London, England. (Picture by Samir Hussein/WireImage)
In the meantime, his Gladiator II efficiency earned him a Golden Globe nomination for Finest Supporting Actor — Movement Image.
Washington may have loads extra possibilities for an additional Oscar (and perhaps a Tony) as he beforehand advised Deadline what he’s working on after Gladiator II.
“I’m producing and starring in Hannibal subsequent fall. I’ll do Othello onstage beginning in February, and it appears like Gladiator II was preparation for Othello, which will likely be preparation for Hannibal,” he stated in November. “I’m within the health club now. I checked out {a photograph} of myself at an Academy Awards, and I used to be 250 kilos. These days are over. I’m on my strategy to 180, and I’ll be prepared for my Hannibal becoming. I’m not the place I need to be, however I ain’t the place I used to be.”
