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Post by Toasted Cheese on Jul 19, 2020 1:04:58 GMT
Denzel already had a previous Oscar win. He was either the alternate choice to Crowe, a back to back would have been sensational hype, or it came down to Academy grandstanding for two major black wins. Sensational also. Did all the voters in the acting branch feel this way that year? Best Actress was a weak year too. Then why weren't the Supporting Actor/Actress winners black too? Surely there were roles in 2001 to choose from? Again, if you haven't seen 1 of the 2 performances when talking about who deserved it more, then you can't have much credibility. Look at me. I'm not discussing MONSTER'S BALL because I haven't seen it. At the time, it was a lot less common than today for a foreign film to be popular among the masses, making AMELIE an exception. It would've been sensational hype for it to win Best Foreign Film, but it didn't. Poitier’s was an Oscar for his contribution to film, although he wasn’t on the screen much throughout the latter part of the century, and for his dignity in industry representation. Why Poitier? Because he's considered to be one of the best actors of his generation. If you don't like him, that's fine, but you're a minority. These awards are only given when the person is old. As they get older, they get less job opportunities. Also, he's not the only person receive one, so it's not like he had some kind of preference over other more-deserving candidates. There were no black supporting roles for 2001. They used the lead category for the agenda. I haven't seen Monster's Ball either and never will.
Nowhere did I say did I not like Poitier. I used the example of his inexplicable honorary Oscar as part of the variable of what is contextually transparent with the 2002 Oscar ceremony. Poitier had only starred in 4 cinematic features since the mid 70's, when he came out of semi retirement. He had not been "denied" an Oscar win and was hardly active in the industry on the visual front line for over 2 decades. He was also responsible for directing Ghost Dad. The Academy went for a black image.
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