Spike Lee believes that Denzel Washington deserved his flowers from the Academy Awards for 1993 biopic Malcolm X. Washington portrayed the civil rights activist and Muslim minister in the Lee-directed film,

Spike Lee is calling out a bad call from the Academy more than 30 years later: The auteur, along with most cinephiles, is convinced that Denzel Washington was snubbed for the Best Actor Oscar for "Malcolm X.

Spike Lee spoke about his disappointment in the Oscar Awards after they presented the Best Actor award to Al Pacino instead of Denzel Washington. The director marked his presence at the Cannes Film Festival and stepped in for the press conference for his upcoming movie,