Dennis Perrin wrote:
> Hey all --
>
> Caught Spike Lee's "Malcolm X" on HBO the other day. Hadn't seen it in
> ages. Easily Lee's best film, and Denzel Washington's finest
> performance. Is it me, or did Denzel get robbed by not getting the
> Best Actor Oscar for it? He was nominated, but lost to Al Pacino (for
> "Scent of a Woman"!).
Pacino's oscar was probably compensatory for all those oscars he deserved but didn't win: Godfather, Serpico, Dog Day Afternoon. And, yeah, I'm sure MalcomX didn't thrill them a bit, artistic merit or no.
Joanna