US EditionEddie Murphy Made an Early Exit From 2007 Oscars as He Didn't Want 'Sympathy' for Losing Award
Eddie Murphy left the ceremony early to avoid being the sympathy recipient after losing Best Supporting Actor to Alan Arkin, whom he praised for a career-defining performance.
- On Feb. 25, 2007, Eddie Murphy left the Academy Awards early after losing the Best Supporting Actor award to Alan Arkin.
- Murphy said he left because he didn’t want to be pitied after attendees kept consoling him, with Clint Eastwood even rubbing his shoulder, prompting his exit.
- He had predicted Arkin’s win after watching Little Miss Sunshine six months earlier and praised Arkin’s performance and career as award-worthy.
- He missed Jennifer Hudson’s Best Supporting Actress win and subsequent performances, but later addressed and dispelled exit rumors in his Netflix documentary Being Eddie.
- Murphy said attending awards felt disorienting and often regrettable, arguing Oscars reward campaigning and past work rather than just a single performance while appearing nervous as Rachel Weisz opened the envelope.
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Eddie Murphy made an early exit from 2007 Oscars as he didn't want 'sympathy' for losing award
Eddie Murphy has revealed that he left the 2007 Academy Awards ceremony early as he didn't want "sympathy" from film industry colleagues after missing out on the Best Supporting Actor prize to the late Alan Arkin.
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The real reason Eddie Murphy walked out of the Oscars after losing in 2007
Actor clarified his premature exit was not out of spite
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