Best actress Oscar winner Sandra Bullock's 'Blind Side' co-star Quinton Aaron was left out of her Oscar speech on off the guest list for the Governor's Ball.
Every Academy Award success story carries with it a tale of someone who’s been forgotten.
So let’s say I was a little astonished to find actor Quinton Aaron waiting for a car outside the Kodak Theatre after the Oscar show was over.
Who is Quinton Aaron? Well, while Sandra Bullock was accepting kudos for her Oscar for “The Blind Side,” someone obviously forgot that Quinton played real-life football player Michael Oher. Which is a little shocking: There would have been no “Blind Side” without him.
Aaron told me he received only one ticket to the Oscars — no date, no escort — and no ticket to the Governors Ball.
“I did get two tickets to the Vanity Fair party,” he said, “so I’m waiting for my date to come pick me up.”
Aaron is 26 years old and was born in the Bronx. He is an actor, not a football player. He is not his character. It’s funny: The first thing Gabby Sidibe said to me after the first screening of “Precious” was: Please tell everyone I am not this character. Oprah embraced her. Gabby was treated like a queen at the Oscars. But Quinton Aaron was the forgotten man.
Later, I did run into Quinton at the Vanity Fair party at Sunset Towers. He was smiling and taking pictures with fans. He was far apart from Sandy Bullock, who was in the middle of a crush of people. She waved to Quinton. But somewhow, I suspect, the Bronx actor who’s mostly played bodyguards on shows like “Law & Order” has wound up on Hollywood’s own blind side.
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8 comments:
All I can say is wow. The movie was based on the character he was portraying. I guess you cannot have too many blacks winning in one night.
The whole Oscar shit is racist!!! There are so many contradictions...how can Sandra Bullock win best actress and a razzy in the same year? I know they were two different movies...but she basically acts the same in every movie...Oh well, tell Quinton...Welcome to Hollywood!!
I haven't seen it so can't speak on the movie I just don't personally care for White Knight movies.
white woman saves black youth. over played
^^^Exactly. That's the only reason she won. Her performance didn't merit an Oscar.
I noticed that Quinton Aaron hasn't been recognized for his performance. That's really some B.S. considering without him, the movie wouldn't have been. I agree, the white knight shit is old now...
I understand the "tired of white knight comments" but IT WAS A TRUE STORY!!!!!! This really happened. Would you be happy if the rewrote what HAPPENED IN REAL LIFE and change it to a black family that saved him?
Black families "save" black youths like him ALL the time. We do this for people both inside and outside of our families. We just don't get Hollywood pictures made about it!!!
It is no interest to "main" stream America if its not a white person saving a black. America likes its stories and movies about minorities to be on the negative side....if its anything positive the hollywood producers say "we can't make it because it won't sell" and new channels say "we have to worry about our ratings."
It's so irritating because people believe what they see on camera and assume that NO one black helps other blacks. And its not true!!
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