Eddie Murphy Loses Oscar, Bolts From Show (Sore Loser Alert)

Fox News ^ | February 27, 2007 | Roger Friedman

[PJ-Comix]

Eddie Murphy did not like losing the Academy Award for best supporting actor to Alan Arkin last night. He split the show — exit stage left! — as soon Arkin’s name was announced.

Murphy didn’t stay to see Jennifer Hudson win best supporting actress in "Dreamgirls" or his fellow castmates Hudson, Beyonce, Keith Robinson and Anoki Noni Rose perform the show’s nominated songs in a stellar staging by "Dreamgirls" director/writer Bill Condon, who wasn't an Oscar nominee.

That may have been the problem with "Dreamgirls" all along, as I’ve suggested before: Much as the movie depends on a song called “We Are A Family,” the cast could not be marketed that way. From the beginning, Murphy acted as a loner. He was the lone holdout at the Cannes Film Festival last year when 20 minutes of the movie was shown to distributors and press.

[Leo Farnsworth]

Would you want to hang around with those people any longer than you had to?

[GeorgefromGeorgia]

I haven't watched the Oscars in 30 years. I found that I didn't care who won. I didn't care seeing which starlet was with which star or wearing whatever dress. I particularly didn't like the creeping left wing politics of the Oscars.
Eddie Murphy's movies (most of them) are funny. I enjoyed Beverly Hill's Cop, but he still irritates me and his vile humor is awful.

[gridlock]

They voted for Marlon Brando and for George Scott. Both are soreheads.

Yeah, but they were Marlon Brando and George C. Scott. Eddie Murphy is Eddie Murphy.

[Rummyfan]

Probably went cruising on Sunset looking for one of those transvestite hookers.....

[Rummyfan]

George C Scott and Marlon Brando have both indicated that the Oscars is a long drawn out boring event and pretty much a hassle to attend.

At least Scott and Brando had the strength of their convictions and didn't even attend. In fact Scott called it a 'meat parade' IIRC.

[OpusatFR]

Didn't watch.

Did anyone consider that the racial quota system enforced by the Left had already been met?

[Rummyfan]

If he wants to win a Oscar, he needs to do a pro-abortion or anti-republican movie. He'll be a shoe in.

A gay, serial-killing but kindly abortionist, preferably a little retarded and with a physical handicap too. It's a mortal lock!

[Rummyfan]

He did a great Buckwheat too!

[RexBeach]

Eddie is an enterntainer. Alan Arkin is an actor. Big difference.

Get a grip, Eddie.

[DustyMoment]

I think he took off because it was a boring, crappy show. Why should he stay and who really gives a rat's patootie, anyway??

[WKB]

I stopped liking his work some time ago.


He peaked with "Buck Wheat" on SNL.

[jalisco555]

George C Scott and Marlon Brando have both indicated that the Oscars is a long drawn out boring event and pretty much a hassle to attend.

I don't think Scott's career ever really recovered from his snub. He peaked with Patton. Is it really so hard to sit through this thing one time, smile graciously and say thank you when you win? Movie making is very much a group effort and Scott's Oscar reflected well on the entire cast and crew. And his snub was an insult to all of them, IMHO.

As for Brando, well, he was just nuts.

[kylaka]

Eddie has said on more than one occasion, that he doesn't much care for most of the people in Hollywood. In my book that makes Eddie one of the good guys. He'll show up to collect his award (or not), but he doesn't have to rub elbows with them any longer than necessary.

[gracesdad]

"Do we have his reaction on camera like Faith Hill's was?"

They had all the nominees on camera and I specifically watched Murphy. My memory is that he smilled and applauded when the announcement was made.

[Calvin Locke]

Who give a crap.

The studio exec that sees the additional $$$ (or should that be $ZWD or $MXN) in them thar awards...

Apparently, people that vote for this crap have no sense of honesty, either.

And that leads to a culture of Nifongs, Michael Moores, and Algors.

[HEY4QDEMS]

He peaked with "Buck Wheat" on SNL.

We interupt this post with breaking news: Buck Wheat is Dead!

[WKB]

We interrupt this post with breaking news: Buck Wheat is Dead!




He drowned in a "Hot Tub" with James Brown.

[HEY4QDEMS]

Is it really so hard to sit through this thing one time, smile graciously and say thank you when you win?

It depends who you ask, if it were me I'd say yes.

[Moonman62]

Eddie has said on more than one occasion, that he doesn't much care for most of the people in Hollywood. In my book that makes Eddie one of the good guys.

I agree. He's very talented. People are being way too hard on him.

[Moonman62]

We interupt this post with breaking news: Buck Wheat is Dead!

Buckwheat was Mr. Robinson's landlord.