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To: mafree
my beef is with some who now want to chalk it up to affirmative action just because the winner is Black.

I'll do no such thing. Denzel won because he played a new type of character this year. A thug. He usually plays a good guy and was able to totally transform himself for this one role and do it wonderfully. That showed what a great actor he is and thus cemented his victory. Having said that, I still say that he should have won best actor for "Remember the Titans" 2 years ago.

2,167 posted on 03/24/2002 9:39:36 PM PST by oldvike
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To: oldvike
my beef is with some who now want to chalk it up to affirmative action just because the winner is Black.

I'll do no such thing. Denzel won because he played a new type of character this year. A thug. He usually plays a good guy and was able to totally transform himself for this one role and do it wonderfully. That showed what a great actor he is and thus cemented his victory. Having said that, I still say that he should have won best actor for "Remember the Titans" 2 years ago.

You're right- some of the best acting jobs are when an actor plays a character that goes against his image or prior roles. I recall actors like Ray Milland winning when they went against type.

2,268 posted on 03/25/2002 7:42:50 AM PST by mafree
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