55th British Academy Film Awards - Russell Crowe Controversy

Russell Crowe Controversy

After he won Best Actor Crowe gave a speech in which he quoted a poem by Patrick Kavanagh. When the show was aired the Crowe was upset that the poem was cut and blamed the director Malcolm Gerrie and confronted him about it. It was reported that the confrontation got physical and there was speculation that it would cost him the Oscar.

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