FREEMAN WAS AFTER OSCARS FAILURE RECORD WHEN HE WON

Last updated: Monday, October 2, 2006

FREEMAN WAS AFTER OSCARS FAILURE RECORD WHEN HE WON

MORGAN FREEMAN was hoping he wouldn't win his first Oscar last year (05) for his role in MILLION DOLLAR BABY - because he had his eye on one of the Academy Awards' worst records.

Morgan Freeman as Scrap in 'Million Dollar Baby.'

The Best Supporting Actor nomination was Freeman's fourth and he had his fingers crossed for all the wrong reasons.

He says, "How many nominations can you get without winning? You become famous just for that."

But the carpenter who built the cabinet, in which the actor displays his awards, knew Freeman would be an Oscar winner some day.

He explains, "The person who built the cabinet for me put a sign on the top shelf, in the middle: 'Reserved for the Academy Award.'"

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Source: WENN

| Monday, October 2, 2006

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