Samuel L. Jackson Thinks He Should Have Gotten an Oscar for 'Pulp Fiction'

Samuel L. Jackson feels he deserved an Oscar for his role in

.

Indeed, the actor had been nominated for his unforgettable performance in Quentin Tarantino's film released in 1994, but it was Martin Landau who had won the statuette for his role in

.

Samuel L. Jackson has never been in the running for a statuette since, but he will be awarded an honorary Oscar this year at the Governors Awards.

Even with this belated accolade, it can't be said that the 73-year-old actor holds the prestigious competition close to his heart.

“Maybe I should have won one.

But the Oscars don't move the decimal point on your check – it's all about being able to bring some butt back into movie seats, and I'm pretty good at that,” he told The

.

Finally, for the

star , the Academy Awards have frankly questionable logic when it comes to awarding African-American actors.

A bad inclination

“I think in general, black people win by doing despicable things on screen.

Like Denzel Washington for playing a horrible cop in

.

All the good stuff he's done in inspirational roles like

 ?

No – that motherfucker we're gonna give it to,” Samuel L. Jackson lamented.

This year, the actor will star in

, an adaptation of the eponymous novel by Ellie Conway directed by Matthew Vaughn and scheduled for release on Apple TV+.

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