Jack Nicholson Asked Best Actor Noms to Boycott 2003 Oscars Over Iraq War, Says Adrien Brody

Jack Nicholson wanted to stage a boycott against the 2003 Academy Awards due to the Iraq War, revealed Adrien Brody in a recent interview with the Sunday Times (via Yahoo). The United States’ invasion of Iraq began just days before the 2003 Oscars ceremony. According to Brody, Nicholson invited all of the 2003 best actor nominees over to his house to discuss how they should respond to the war. Nicholson reportedly urged the nominees in the category to boycott the ceremony. “I said, ‘I don’t know about you guys, but I’m going,’” Brody told the Times. “I said, ‘I kind… Read Full Article