Denzel Washington reflected on the 2000 awards season — and noted that some people in Hollywood heard rumors about Kevin Spacey years before he was publicly accused of sexual misconduct — in a new essay for 'Esquire.

Washington was candid about how the loss fueled a alcohol-fueled "pity party" before he eventually got sober in 2014.

I’m sure I went home and drank that night. I had to,” he said, adding: “I don’t want to sound like, Oh, he won my Oscar, or anything like that. It wasn’t like that. Y

Adding details about the scandalous sexual conduct that led to disgrace and a serious sexual assault charge against actor Kevin Spacey, a new account noted that the guild speculate

Denzel Washington wasn't too pleased to lose the Best Actor Oscar to "American Beauty" star Kevin Spacey — so much so, in fact, that he felt bitterness over his "Hurricane" loss for years to come. The actor (who later won the top Oscar for "Training Day") revealed in an interview with Esquire published Tuesday that the resentment of the situation lasted "for about 15 years.

There is no rivalry, but Denzel Washington did take it personally when he lost his 2000 Academy Award to Kevin Spacey. The actor, known for his roles in The Little Things and the upcoming Gladiator 2,

Denzel Washington revealed to Esquire magazine as part of a new cover story that he got bitter after losing the best actor Oscar to Kevin Spacey in 2000. The Gladiator II actor, who had already won one Oscar and scored three other nominations before that year’s ceremony,