Denzel Washington No longer By way of ‘Gladiator II’ Oscar Snub

Some will have been shocked by way of Denzel Washington‘s exclusion from the most productive supporting actor race on the 2025 Academy Awards, however he’s now not shedding sleep over it. Amid a chaotic Oscar season, Washington spoke to the New York Instances about his response to being snubbed by way of the Academy for his efficiency in Ridley Scott’s “Gladiator II.”

“Are you kidding me? Awww. Oh, I’m so disenchanted,” Washington joked. “I’m glad for all that did, and I’m pleased with what I’m doing.”

“Pay attention, I’ve been round too lengthy. I’ve were given — I don’t wanna say different fish to fry, however there’s a truth at this age,” he endured. “The start of knowledge is figuring out. I’m getting wiser, running on speaking much less and finding out to grasp extra — and that’s thrilling.”

Washington added that acting the position of “Othello” on Broadway is rewarding sufficient, Oscar nomination or now not.

“I used to be sitting there smiling going: ‘Take a look at you. At the day you didn’t get a nomination for an Oscar, you’re running on ‘Othello’ on Broadway.’”

Regardless that the Academy didn’t acknowledge Washington for the efficiency, his flip as energy dealer Macrinus in “Gladiator II” earned him nominations for best possible supporting actor on the Golden Globes, Critics Selection Awards, NAACP Symbol and Satellite tv for pc Awards. He’s no stranger to successful Oscars, both. Washington in the past gained best possible supporting actor for 1990’s “Glory” and best possible main actor for “Coaching Day” in 2002.

Washington wasn’t the one member of the “Gladiator II” forged and workforce absent from 2025 Oscar nominations: the movie earned only a unmarried nod, for Janty Yates and David Crossman’s gown design.