Samuel L. Jackson had a little rant against the Academy of Oscars, while supporting Spider-Man : No Way Home.
There is no doubt that Samuel L. Jackson is one of the most popular and appreciated American actors of his generation, as the latter will have marked pop culture with a hot iron with his outrageous performances in various genres and for various filmmakers. Whether obviously in Quentin Tarantino (Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown, Django Unchained), but also at M. Night Shyamalan (Unbreakable, Glass), or at Spike Lee (Do The Right Thing), when he does not play the iconic Nick Fury at Marvel and its Avengers.
But as he’s set to receive a statuette of honor at the upcoming Academy Awards to be held at the Dolby Theater on March 27, 2022, Uncle Sam wanted to let it be known that he was not happy at all, and when Samuel L. Jackson has something to say, he makes it clear. Indeed, in an interview with the magazine TimesSamuel L. Jackson has returned to his one and only Oscar nomination, Best Supporting Actor for his crazy performance in the cult Pulp Fiction by Tarantino, which was eventually handed over to Martin Landau for Ed Wood.
Uncle Sam has a message for the Academy…
The actor also cited his role as a drug addict alongside Wesley Snipes in Jungle Fever, for which he was not even named, for the benefit in particular of Harvey Keitel and Ben Kingsley in Bugsy by Barry Levinson. And Samuel L. Jackson continues to assert that he should have had his statuette:
“I should have won. […] My wife and I went to see Bugsy. Slim ! They were named for that and not me? I guess black people usually win for doing some despicable stuff on screen. Like Denzel [Washington] as a horrible cop in Training Day. All the great things he’s done in uplifting roles like Malcolm X? No. We’ll give it to him when he plays that motherfucker. So maybe I should have won one. But the Oscars don’t move the decimal on your check. It’s the number of butts you manage to move in the halls that makes your cachet and I did a good job on that. »
He’s also amazing in John McTiernan’s Basic
And by the way, the actor also wanted to defend the Marvel team to which he is still so loyal, more particularly Spider-Man : No Way Homewhich should, according to him, be rewarded with an Oscar, namely “the one of the most popular film” :
“He did what films know how to do: bring people together in a big dark room… All films are valid. Some go to the movies to get emotional dearly. Some like superheroes. There are people who have had successful careers but no one can recite a single line from just one of their roles. Me, I’m the guy who says ‘shit’ and we put on t-shirts! »
In short, a rant from Samuel L. Jackson as we like it, and which reflects his philosophy rather well. Most Spider-Man : No Way Home does he deserve an Oscar? We tell you that in our review.