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Skilling Stunned After Not Receiving Oscar
Controversy continued to swirl around the 2002 Academy Awards after Jeffrey Skilling was denied the Oscar for best actor.
Skilling starred as the CEO of a major American corporation for six months and is rumored by Hollywood insiders to be in a state of disbelief after giving what he considered to be the performance of a lifetime.
His role last year as head of Enron, a make-believe, multibillion-dollar company, received widespread acclaim from investment bankers, stock market analysts and financial commentators. Many felt he was so convincing in the part that they decided to put their own money in his company, despite not knowing what it actually did.
A spokesman for the Academy, however, defended its decision. "With so many deserving performances this year, including Gary Conditâs interview with Connie Chung and Geraldo Riveraâs reporting from Afghanistan, not to mention the other leading players in Enron, we felt we should give the award to a real actor," he said.
Since the Enron show closed down last fall, Skilling has made a couple of appearances in Washington, D.C., though his reviews in the nationâs capital have been far from stellar. Furthermore, he was only provided with three lines that he had to repeat over and over: "I donât know," "I forgot" and "I just happened to have walked out of the room when that was discussed, Senator."
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