Overview

• Washington told Jake’s Takes that no acting decision he makes has anything to do with winning Academy Awards, insisting, “I don’t do it for Oscars.”
• He contrasted human honors with divine approval, declaring, “Man gives the award, God gives the reward.”
• The comments came during his press tour for Spike Lee’s Highest 2 Lowest, which opens in theaters Aug. 15 and streams on Apple TV+ Sept. 5.
• He joked that his two Oscars sit “next to the other one” but “aren’t going to do me a bit of good” on his last day.
• His remarks follow a widely discussed Oscar snub for Gladiator II and underscore a decades-long philosophy of prioritizing craft and legacy over trophies.