Ethan Hawke reveals why his 'Training Day' costar Denzel Washington whispered to him that it was better that he lost at the 2002 Oscars.
"You don't want an award to improve your status. You want to improve the award’s status," Hawke says.Sydney Bucksbaum is a writer at Entertainment Weekly covering all things pop culture – but TV is her one true love. She currently lives in Los Angeles but grew up in Chicago so please don't make fun of her accent when it slips out.costars were both nominated for an Academy Award — Washington was up for the Best Actor prize while Hawke was competing for Best Supporting Actor.
"You don't want an award to improve your status. You want to improve the award’s status," Hawke explained during his appearance onHawke previously compared acting with Washington to what it would be like to play baseball with Ruth. "I think when all is said and done, he's the greatest actor of our generation," he said. "The Academy Award has more power, because Denzel has a couple. It didn't elevate who he was.
All that being said, would Hawke have rather won the Oscar more than 20 years ago? "No," he said. "I mean, yeah, I guess. I was at the Oscars sitting next to Denzel Washington and nominated against Ian McKellen. I had already won. It was impossible for me not to see it any other way.
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