When Eddie Murphy was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his role in “Dreamgirls” the following year, it was crapfest “Norbit” that most agree led to him losing. (There were billboards and advertisements all over town during the same time the Academy was voting.)
So the following year, the Academy goes and votes for “Norbit” for Best Make-Up (for special effects wizard and frequent Murphy collaborator Rick Baker). To add perfect symmetry to this story, “Norbit” didn’t win the Oscar either. Presumably Murphy stormed out of whatever room he was watching the Oscars in that year, too.
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