Overview
- Murphy says he quietly left after losing for Dreamgirls because attendees kept consoling him, citing a shoulder rub from Clint Eastwood as the moment he decided to go.
- He recalls predicting Alan Arkin’s victory months earlier after an early screening of Little Miss Sunshine and praises Arkin’s performance.
- Murphy argues that Oscar outcomes hinge on intangible factors such as campaigning, past work and industry sentiment rather than a set formula.
- His early departure meant he missed Jennifer Hudson’s supporting actress win and the Dreamgirls musical numbers later in the show.
- The remarks, shared while promoting Being Eddie on Netflix, revisit his long-running, sometimes fraught relationship with the Academy.