As the Oscars ceremony takes place at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, several Hollywood A-listers have expressed doubts about the importance of winning an Academy Award. Among them is Amanda Seyfried, who told the New York Times that a win is 'not necessary'. She said, 'Do you remember who won in the past 10 years? It's not the win that's important. It's the nomination.' Seyfried, who was nominated in 2021 for 'Mank', added that she has 'gotten this far without an Oscar' and questioned why she would need one now.
Dennis Quaid, who has never won an Oscar, echoed similar sentiments on the 'Out of Order' podcast. He said, 'I'm not trying to get an Oscar because who cares about that? I'm just doing the stuff that I love to do, and I really enjoy it.'
Two-time Oscar winner Denzel Washington also downplayed the significance of the awards. He stated, 'I don't care about that kind of stuff. Man gives the award. God gives the reward.' He added that on his last day, Oscars 'aren't going to do me a bit of good.'
Matt Damon, who won an Oscar for co-writing 'Good Will Hunting', admitted that awards season is his least favourite part of the industry. He said on Netflix's 'Skip Intro' podcast that he dislikes the campaigning aspect, calling it 'completely backwards and odd'.
Ethan Hawke, nominated for Best Actor this year for 'Blue Moon', previously criticised the Oscars in 2013, describing the competition as 'asinine'. He later clarified his comments, stating that the Oscars 'do a very good job in representing much of the great work in a given year'.
