Eddie Murphy believes that he never won an Oscar because of a critical speech he made at the ceremony when he presented at the 60th edition. He discussed this in his new Netflix documentary, Being Eddie. Here’s what the Beverly Hills Cop star said about not winning an Oscar.
Eddie Murphy reflects on why he hasn’t won an Academy Award yet
In his new Netflix documentary, Being Eddie, legendary Hollywood star Eddie Murphy reflected on many parts of his career. He also spoke about why he thinks he hasn’t won an Oscar despite numerous critically and commercially successful roles.
“Every now and then, somebody will see it and be like, ‘Wow. Eddie was talking s—- at the Oscars way back then?’” He said in the documentary. “I even said right before, I said, ‘I’ll probably never get an Oscar for saying this….’ And I went…. I went and did it.”
During this infamous speech, Murphy told the audience that he initially wanted to turn down the role of presenter. He said back then (via PEOPLE), “My first reaction was to say, ‘No, I ain’t going,…I’m not going because they haven’t recognized Black people in the motion pictures.” He added, “I’ll probably never win an Oscar for saying this, but hey, what the hey, I got to say it.…”
Murphy was nominated for Dreamgirls but lost the award to Alan Arkin for Little Miss Sunshine. Murphy said about this in the Netflix documentary, “I haven’t gotten an Oscar, and I’ve done everything. I’ve played everything and done everything. And I haven’t gotten an Oscar.” He jokingly added, “But I don’t think it’s because of that.”
The actor went on to recall what happened the following day. He said, “The next day, it was like I didn’t say anything. There were no pictures of me at the Oscars. There was no coverage of me.” He added, “There was no mention that I said that. It was like I wasn’t at the Oscars.”
Originally reported by Sourav Chakraborty on ComingSoon.
