Early screenings of American Gangster have stirred up awards buzz, and with Washington, Crowe, Grazer and Zaillian already in possession of Oscars, there’s hope among the film’s team that this will be Scott’s year. The man himself is not coy about the matter. “I’m not going to be English about it,” he says. “At the end of the day, you can say it doesn’t count, but actually it does. So yeah, it would be kind of nice. Let’s just cut to the chase. It’s about being competitive, and I’m very competitive. It makes me tick, really.”
Going for Gold
After decades of frustration, director Ridley Scott takes aim at an Oscar.
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