Eddie Murphy Called Out the Oscars Live on Stage in 1988 for Not Awarding Black Actors, Says Robin Williams Warned Him It Might Not Be Funny: ‘Why Go There?’

Eddie Murphy recently joined Entertainment Weekly to promote his Netflix documentary “Being Eddie” and looked back to when he ...

Eddie Murphy Believes He was Blacklisted by the Academy After Talking about Racism at the 1988 Oscars

Murphy presented the award for best motion picture at the 60th Academy Awards and spoke about racism in the film industryNEED ...

Eddie Murphy reveals Robin Williams tried to talk him out of Oscar speech calling out lack of Black nominees

Eddie Murphy has shared that Robin Williams once urged him not to criticize the Academy over its lack of Black nominees at ...
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What did Eddie Murphy say at the 1988 Oscars? Actor reveals Robbin Williams tried to dissuade him from delivering critical speech at ceremony

While revisiting his early Oscar experience during a recent interview, Eddie Murphy recalled how his 1988 Best Picture ...

Eddie Murphy says Robin Williams tried to talk him out of critical Oscars speech: 'Why go there?'

The "Being Eddie" subject tells EW, his comic peer gave him second thoughts about the speech, but not because of potential controversy.
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Eddie Murphy recalls taking a jab at Oscars live on stage in 1988

Eddie Murphy is looking back on one of his boldest Oscar moments, the night he openly called out the Academy for overlooking ...
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Oscars Playback: When ‘The Last Emperor’ swept and Cher struck gold

Welcome back to Oscars Playback, in which Gold Derby editors and Experts Christopher Rosen and Joyce Eng revisit Oscar ceremonies and winners of yesteryear. This week, we cover the 60th Academy Awards ...

Eddie Murphy reveals Robin Williams tried to talk him out of Oscars speech criticising lack of Black recognition

Eddie Murphy has revealed that Robin Williams tried to talk him out of his Oscars speech regarding the lack of Black ...