Denzel Washington says he 'got bitter' after losing Oscar to Kevin Spacey: ‘They don’t care about me? I don’t care’

Denzel Washington is receiving rave reviews for his performance in Gladiator II. In a new interview with Esquire, Denzel said how he ‘got bitter’ after losing out to Kevin Spacey. Denzel Washington reacted to losing the Oscar to Kevin Spacey. What Denzel said During the chat, Denzel reflected on the Academy Awards night and said, “I think I had won the Golden Globe for Hurricane—see, I barely remember now, ain’t that crazy? So I’ll tell you, for about fifteen years, from 1999 to 2014 when I put the beverage down, I was bitter.” Two years after this loss, Denzel finally won the Oscar for Best Actor for crime thriller Training Day.