Adrien Brody Says Jack Nicholson Asked Him To Boycott The 2003 Oscars Over The U.S. Invasion Of Iraq

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Jack Nicholson had plans to boycott the 2003 Oscars, as it was revealed by ‘The Pianist’ star Adrien Brody. That year, the ceremony was scheduled March 23, four days after the United States started their invasion of Iraq.The Hollywood legend, who was nominated for Best Actor, invited his fellow nominees over to his house and said he wanted to organize a protest, showing solidarity with people in Iraq and telling the actors to skip the ceremony.Brody detailed how it all went down during a recent interview, as he was the only one among the rest of the nominees who didn’t have an Oscar, including Nicholas Cage for ‘Adaptation,’ Daniel Day-Lewis for ‘Gangs of New York,’ and Michael Caine for ‘The Quiet American.’“I don’t know about you guys, but I’m going,” he said to the nominees,” adding “I kind of have to show up.

Adrien Brody knew the 2003 Oscars was going to be an unforgettable one – whether he won or not. The actor recently alleged to The Sunday Times that ahead of the ceremony, Jack Nicholson requested all the Best Actor nominees to convene beforehand in his home to discuss potentially boycotting the show amid the Iraq war.The Academy Awards was taking place that year just four days after the U.S. invasion at the time.

red carpet moments every year at the Oscars, some of the best ones have been when couples walk the red carpet together. Remember Leonardo DiCaprio and Gisele Bundchen? Or Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise? Despite the fact many of them have since broken up, there’s nothing quite like commemorating some of Hollywood’s most glamorous pairings from years gone by. Especially when there are so many celebrity couples you might have forgotten were even together at all, like Jack Nicholson and Angelica Huston, or Sarah Jessica Parker and Robert Downey Jr.

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Zack Sharf Jack Nicholson wanted to stage a boycott against the 2003 Academy Awards due to the Iraq War, revealed Adrien Brody in a recent interview with the Sunday Times (via Yahoo). The United States’ invasion of Iraq began just days before the 2003 Oscars ceremony. According to Brody, Nicholson invited all of the 2003 best actor nominees over to his house to discuss how they should respond to the war.

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Adrien Brody is looking back at the 2003 Oscars.