Eddie Murphy shares his candid thoughts on losing the Oscar for Dreamgirls in his new Netflix documentary Being Eddie. He explains his annoyance at having to attend award shows when he doesn't win, emphasizing that the ceremony attendance is more frustrating than the loss itself.
Eddie Murphy at "The Pickup" World Premiere held at Regal LA Live on July 27, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Eddie Murphy is getting honest about why he was frustrated and angry about losing out on the Oscar for his role in “ Dreamgirls .
” LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 12: Eddie Murphy attends Netflix's "Being Eddie" premiere at Netflix Tudum Theater on November 12, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. The comedian was nominated in the Best Supporting Actor category in 2007 for his role as James “Thunder” Early in the musical, but lost out to Alan Arkin, who won for “Little Miss Sunshine.” Speaking in his new Netflix documentary, “Being Eddie,” the 64-year-old admitted he was more annoyed at having to attend the ceremony than losing the award. “Not winning the Oscar or not winning anything is not the mindf--k for me. The mindf--k for me is that I get dressed and come to the thing, 'cause I would usually not go to award shows." He continued, "That's... whenever I lose, I'm like, 'These mother--kers made me come all the way down.' I could have f--king lost at home. I'm all in the f--king tuxedo. What a... a waste of time. I'm never, like, 'Oh, I didn't win.' I'm like, 'Hey, make me come down here for nothing?'” Eddie Murphy at "The Pickup" World Premiere held at Regal LA Live on July 27, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. He added, "It's always wonderful to win stuff, but if I don't win, I don't give a f--k. I still come home, and it's... I'm still Eddie in the morning." Meanwhile Eddie recently insisted he isn't motivated by accolades and recognition and doesn't "think about winning trophies". LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 28: Eddie Murphy attends the world premiere of Amazon Prime Video's "Candy Cane Lane" at Regency Village Theatre on November 28, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. “What’s on my mind is just doing good stuff and only doing stuff that I’m going to have fun doing,” he told. "I don’t think about winning trophies. I got a bunch of trophies. I got everything but an Oscar, and I’m not like, 'This is going to get the Oscar.'He continued, "The fact of the matter is, if I never win an Oscar, eventually they’ll give me one of those honorary Oscars when I’m 90 years old. If they made me wait that long, I’m going to wear a sky blue tuxedo, and when they give me the Oscar, I’m going to urinate on myself while I’m giving a speech!"Trump announced on Friday that the checks would not be distributed before the holidays.Tucker Carlson said he thinks certain members of the Trump administration are covering up crucial facts about the president's attempted assassination.One person has died following a crash in East Columbus early Sunday morning.Police responded to the intersection of Tussing Road and Americana Parkway shortlyA child is recovering in a hospital after being stabbed on Columbus' east side late Saturday.Police responded to a home on Proctor Drive shortly before 11 p.m.
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