Samuel L Jackson who is widely recognized for his contribution to Marvel Cinematic Universe as Nick Fury is a highly prolific actor, having appeared in over 150 films. The actor has only one Oscar nomination which he got through a supporting role in Quentin Tarantino’s “Pulp Fiction.” Though, this could be somewhat shocking taking into consideration that he had done some of the iconic roles in the industry.
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According to The Los Angeles Times, Samuel L Jackson somewhat agreed to the notion that his other roles didn’t get him Oscar nominations where the actor clarified that “I’m not doing statue-chasing movies.”
“Everything I’ve done for Quentin has a moment that’s given me an opportunity, from ‘Jackie Brown’ to ‘The Hateful Eight’ to ‘Django [Unchained],’” Jackson said. He went on to explain why he got the Oscar nominations for The Pulp Fiction explaining, “‘Django’ was probably my best shot [at an Oscar] because it’s the most evil character I’ve ever played and they generally reward Black people for playing horrendous shit.”
Samuel L Jackson Considers Oscars To Be A ‘Popularity Contest’
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According to Samuel L Jackson, the Oscars are not rewarding people for their element that is to entertain but it’s more of a popularity contest. “That is cinema! That’s what we go into the big, dark room to do — to be entertained. That’s what we’re celebrating, the big s— that happened in Hollywood. Best actor, best actress … that’s some bull—. That’s a popularity contest. Or so I heard way back when when Martin Landau got the award [for “Ed Wood”] and I didn’t. [Whispers] “C’mon, Sam. Martin’s been nominated so many times. Don’t worry. Your time is coming.” Excuse me? I didn’t know that’s how it worked. I thought it was the acting performance that made the most impact,” the actor said who lost to Martin Landau for Tim Burton’s “Ed Wood” in 1995.
Oscars ‘wasn’t a big deal for me,’ Samuel L Jackson Shared
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Samuel L Jackson shared how his belief helped him get an Oscars. “Maybe a little bit. As jaded as I wanted to be about it, you know thinking, “Well, I should have won an Oscar for this or should have won for that and it didn’t happen,” once I got over it many years ago, it wasn’t a big deal for me. I always have fun going to the Oscars. I always look forward to getting a gift basket for being a presenter. [Laughs] I give stuff to my relatives; my daughter and my wife would take stuff out. It’s cool.”
He further shared that Oscars would never define who he is as an actor saying, “But otherwise, I was past it. I was never going to let the Oscars be a measure of my success or failure as an actor. My yardstick of success is my happiness: Am I satisfied with what I’m doing? I’m not doing statue-chasing movies. You know [whispers]: “If you do this movie, you’ll win an Oscar. No, thanks. I’d rather be Nick Fury. Or having fun being Mace Windu with a lightsaber in my hand.”
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