Denzel Washington
The Tonys Ain’t Bought Nothing On Me!!!
Revealed
Denzel Washington’s Might is off to a diabolically dismissive begin — he’s been straight-up snubbed by the Tony Awards, and TBH, that’s simply borderline legal!
The 78th annual Tony Award nominations are out, and regardless of his powerhouse Broadway return in “Othello,” Denzel was shockingly snubbed within the Finest Actor class, whereas fellow film star George Clooney waltzed in with a nom.
Denzel has been nominated for a Tony twice earlier than, so he’ll most likely be simply high-quality — however his costar Jake Gyllenhaal was additionally overlooked for his function within the present Shakespearean revival … and Robert Downey Jr. missed out on a nom for “McNeal,” in his Broadway debut.
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BTW, we bought NFL player-turned-actor Devale Ellis and his spouse out in NYC on Wednesday — the two of them are co-producing “Othello” — and so they had nothing however glowing issues to say about DW and JG.
Kieran Culkin additionally bought overlooked for his function in “Glengarry Glen Ross,” which has bought to sting, particularly since a nomination — and a win — would’ve put him one step nearer to the coveted EGOT. He would simply have wanted a Grammy to finish the duty!
Regardless of the Hollywood snubs on the theater stage, another stars nonetheless got here in sturdy — apart from Clooney, Sadie Sink, Sarah Snook and Nicole Scherzinger additionally snatched coveted noms. Additionally Audra McDonald simply made historical past — she’s now formally essentially the most Tony-nominated actor of all time!
So jazz palms out for the nominees and tissues out for the snubbed — it is already shaping as much as be a wild experience on the Tony Awards this 12 months!
