Succession’s Brian Cox slammed the Oscars as “absolute nonsense” after he was snubbed for a nomination.
The Scottish actor, 78, played Prime Minister Winston Churchill in the 2017 film Churchill, but failed to earn a Best Actor nomination.
By contrast, Gary Oldman’s portrayal of the British politician in 2017’s Darkest Hour earned him the Best Actor Oscar, even though the scorned Cox still believes his own performance was superior.
he said THR: ‘Our film came out in the summer and was a relatively independent film, so you don’t have the power of the studios behind you. The Oscars are absolute nonsense because everything that is judged at the Oscars is not a year’s work. It’s simply the work that comes out between Thanksgiving and Christmas.
“I think that makes those awards a fallacy, honestly, because there’s a lot of other good work done outside of what they call Oscar season. So my movie wasn’t even seen and I still think my performance is better.” ”.
Cox, who is a classically trained Shakespearean actor, never earned an Oscar nomination, but won an Emmy for 2001’s Nuremberg and a Golden Globe and two Screen Actors Guild Awards for his performance as Logan Roy in Succession.
Succession’s Brian Cox called the Oscars “absolute nonsense” after he was snubbed for a nomination.
The Scottish actor, 78, played Prime Minister Winston Churchill in the 2017 film Churchill, but failed to earn a Best Actor nomination.
By contrast, Gary Oldman’s portrayal of the British politician in 2017’s Darkest Hour (pictured) earned him the Best Actor Oscar, even though the scorned Cox still believes his own performance was superior.
Off screen, the outspoken star is known for her headline-grabbing rants.
In November, he called Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump a “monster” in a harsh interview.
When asked how he felt about the upcoming race results, Cox said on Channel 4’s US election coverage that he was “crazy… demented (and) wants to be a dictator”.
He also had a verbal dispute with former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson over Trump’s rhetoric and whether he would keep the promises he made.
“It’s the most crucial election… in my lifetime, and we have to make sure (Donald Trump) doesn’t get in because he’s a monster.” It really is,’ Cox said.
“He’s crazy, he’s insane, he wants to be a dictator.” Everything has been so clear that I don’t know why the American people aren’t listening. Some Americans are, but many are not.
‘The kind of nonsense he’s been talking… I think he’s lost it. He is deeply mentally unstable and I believe has been for quite some time. This is not a man who should be president of the United States.
“He’s not trustworthy, he’s a convicted felon, I’m horrified.” I am a lapsed Catholic and today I read that he has great support among Catholic voters. I find it extraordinary that Catholic voters would vote for such a man who is… a great sinner.
He said: “So my movie wasn’t even seen, and I still think my performance is better” (pictured in Succession as Logan Roy).
Cox, who is a classically trained Shakespearean actor, never earned an Oscar nomination, but won an Emmy for 2001’s Nuremberg and a Golden Globe and two Screen Actors Guild Awards for his performance as Logan Roy in Succession (in the photo from 2020).
“I find it all depressing and curiously ridiculous.”
Asked how much of Trump’s fiery rhetoric would come true, he chuckled and said, “He’ll do whatever suits Donald Trump.” He’s not interested in… making America great again.
“This man is completely selfish, he only cares about one thing: Donald Trump.
“He doesn’t give a damn about the United States. It really doesn’t.’
Cox then feuded with former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who claimed that Trump’s views on Ukraine and its president Volodymyr Zelensky would change if he entered the Oval Office.