Samuel L. Jackson Says He Should've Won The Oscar For Pulp Fiction
Samuel L. Jackson thinks he should have won the Oscar for his performance in Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction. Jackson played Jules Winnfield, a religious hitman in the film which won Tarantino an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. The film became such a fan favorite that Tarantino auctioned NFTs based on unseen footage. In 1995, Jackson's work on Pulp Fiction was nominated for Best Supporting Actor, but he lost to Martin Landau for his portrayal of Bela Lugosi in Tim Burton's movie, Ed Wood. Jackson has yet to win an Oscar.
Jackson's performance in Pulp Fiction has become its own distinguished pillar within the world of cinema. In the film, Jules Winnfield is a hitman going through an ethical transformation. At first, Jules is happy to hold the oxymoronic mantle of pious assassin, loosely quoting Bible verses while wielding his gun. Jules works for Marsellus Wallace (Ving Rhames) and carries out hits with Vincent Vega (John Travolta) all while demonstrating his wit and taste for cheeseburger trivia. Jules narrowly avoids death, which begins his transformation, realizing he can't be a killer anymore now that God has spared him. It's an incredibly entertaining character arc that ends in an iconic diner speech. Fans rank Pulp Fiction highly in Tarantino's work.
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In an interview with The Times reported by ET Canada, Jackson shared how he really felt about the Oscar awards process and the different ways in which they miss the mark with their choices. He believes he "should have won that one" when it came to his role in the now-legendary Tarantino movie Pulp Fiction. He also thinks a nomination for his work on Spike Lee's Jungle Fever was in
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