‘I Always Thought It Mattered’: Dwayne Johnson Says Oscars Snub for The Smashing Machine 'Lit a Fire in My Spine'
Johnson said the Oscar miss disappointed him, but the response to the film’s Venice premiere and Golden Globe nods pushed him back to work.
- Dwayne Johnson was admittedly let down to be snubbed at the Oscars for his performance in The Smashing Machine, which only landed one nomination and disappointed at the box office.
- Although Johnson and Emily Blunt missed Oscar recognition, both earned Golden Globe nominations; the film received a 15.5-minute ovation at last year's Venice International Film Festival and won the Silver Lion.
- Johnson told Esquire the snub "has lit a fire in my spine," while emphasizing he never considered the award unimportant and remains motivated to "let's go back to work."
- Multiple projects await the actor: collaborations with Martin Scorsese and Darren Aronofsky are lined up, while he reunites with Safdie on the film Lizard Music.
- Profile writer Ryan D'Agostino notes Johnson's candor provides insight into his character; the actor previously kept a cancer-related testicle scan secret from colleagues while filming Jumanji.
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‘I always thought it mattered’: Dwayne Johnson says Oscars snub for The Smashing Machine 'lit a fire in my spine'
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Dwayne Johnson Opens Up About 'The Smashing Machine' Oscars Snub
After pouring his heart into his latest onscreen performance, Dwayne Johnson was admittedly let down to be snubbed at the Oscars. The Smashing Machine star recently noted that having the Academy Awards overlook his role as UFC fighter Mark Kerr in last year’s Benny Safdie-helmed A24 movie “lit a fire in my spine” to deliver […]
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