Whoever the idiot is that tried to compare the Academy Awards (not the White Actors Only Awards) to the NAACP Image Awards, SHUT UP! Ever heard of Bono? You know, the really Irish guy that has fronted U2 for about 30 years? He had an NAACP Award. You know who Selena was? The VERY Latino singer who was killed too soon? Yeah, she won an award too. Bill Clinton, Al Gore, The Dave Matthews Band, Carlos Santana...all non-black. All award winners. Considering the Academy Awards have been around for about 85 years and only about 12 blacks have won their 'prestigious' awards...I'd say the NAACP has done much better even when the awards are inherently designed to celebrate people of color. If you have to ask why that's even necessary in this country's history, you're a bigger idiot than I previously believed.

this whole racist thing is so rediculous.i have to agree with previous guy's comment.yes, slavery is and was a terrible thing, but newsflash for the blacks/african-americans/chocolate brown people out there, SLAVERY HAS EXISTED SINCE THE BEGINNING OF TIME AND IT WASN'T ONLY WITH BLACKS.

what a spoiled baby and very poor sport. get over yourself eddie, you dont need a statue to prove you're a good actor. be a humble gentleman and be happy for your peers.

You're all hung up on skin colour. I'm a brown person. All I see around me is mis-directed insecurity as we all try and match up to imaginary, media forged aesthetic standards.

OH MY GOD! Please, can you stop playing victims and blaming Eddie's skin color for his loss? HE LOST TO AN AMAZING ACTOR, accept the fact. Man, how stupid is to blame everything on racism...WAKE UP PEOPLE, that is over. Eddie didn't have the best performance this year, PERIOD! And, Jennifer Hudson didn't have it either, she is SO over rated and SHE WON...and for those who haven't noticed...SHE IS BLACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Eddie had every right to storm out because he shouldn't of had that white cracker take the award just because of his skin color. Eddies performance was incredible, it's just so sad that the white man always prevails. You really think they are going to let three African Americans win at one time. That would be crazy, well at least to the oscar's reputation.

I am trying to remember where I read somewhere that he wanted to leave early to be with his kids. Whatever personal reason to beat the traffic or be with the kids? He is entitled to. We all shouldn't quickly judge him for whatever real reason IMHO. Thank goodness, we live in America, to make choices.

though i love eddie murphy, i think he shouldnt have walked out of that awards show and i did think that either mark wahlberg or alan arkin deserved to win.

it was like he got to high on himself and then when he lost, he was more crushed than ever. its ok for someone else to think you're a shoe in, but for you to think it is already bad news.

alan arkin did a great job in little miss sunshine and after all of these great things that hes done, he deserved to win it. and though people might think that his role wasnt as "challenging," you dont really even know until youre faced with the situation yourself. im just saying....

so all in all, it was wrong for him to leave and i think it just sort of showed a bad side of him or something. but i still think he's a good actor.

First off, I'd like to say that Eddie should have won the Oscar. But he didn't. He left suddenly after the announcement was made, for reasons only HE knows about. We can all assume that he was pissed, and just decided to leave. If that's the case, then it's poor sportsmanship on his part. Was it a sentimental thing for mister Arkin? If so, then why Peter O'Toole didn't win for Best Actor? The Academy choses the MOST TALENTED actor for it's award. Sad to say, they made their choice.. Sure, he should have stayed to support Beyonce, Jennifer, Anika during their show stopping performance. It did not look good on his behalf to just bolt like this, but again, NONE of us knows why he left. And who cares right about now? He may have lost some points for this, and I feel the Norbit should NOT have been released before the Oscar telecast. He already had his "Delirious" comedy DVD out during this time. And all the "Dreamgirls" hoopla. What's to come of him now? Stay tuned!!! It's always something in Hollywood? Oh, and by the way, isn't award shows becoming quite a bore these days?

I sympathize with Eddie on a carrer level. Let's face it, he's payed his dues and starred in countless of number of pictures. I was hoping that he would finally be recognized for his acting talents and win. Plus, since starring in Coming to Amercia, the roles he has been taking are terrible and this role in Dreamgirls would be a nice way of making a comeback.

Eddie Murphy's brilliant buzz should've led to an Oscar triumph, but Eddie was hit with a big surprise Feb. 25 when Alan Arkin upset. Some predicted it (i.e. Bill O'Reilly, though he was in favor of Jennifer Hudson winning), many didn't. Here's one of three theories:

1.) Many either got sick of the DREAMGIRLS buzz altogether that they decided two of its actors would NOT occupy the acting categories.

2.) There was heavy voter sentimentalism towards Alan Arkin (after being nominated twice before and never winning), and since SUNSHINE was notably an ensemble film, it would only seem right to award ONE of the actors, and it wasn't going to be 10-year-old Abigail Breslin that's for sure.

3.) Voters still perceive Murphy as JUST a comedic actor and his body of work is somewhat of a turn-off (i.e. METRO, SHOWTIME, VAMPIRE IN BROOKLYN, NORBIT(!) having just been released two weeks before the Oscars).

Murphy deserved it! His performance was much showier and more of a challenge than Arkin's. But so many factors come into play that it's guaranteed there'll be in an upset (PAN'S LABYRINTH for one losing to the safer, lighter THE LIVES OF OTHERS. Remember SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE over SAVING PRIVATE RYAN? Please!).

It's sad Murphy loss and I don't blame him being upset. But to walk out? Just a bit much. Instead of being angry that he lost, maybe he should view his nomination as a vote of confidence that he should try his hand in more intense dramatic performances. I would've at least stayed to see if Jennifer Hudson won.

You Americans are so stupid. And im not talking about eddie murphy, im talking about you ignorant people. Go learn something productive.

i seen both movies.....dreamgirls sucked and eddie murphy was ok , but alan arkin blew him away as the supporting actor.....in fact steve carrol could have been nominated as well and won, over eddie as well......before you say that eddie was a shoe in, maybe you should watch alan arkin in that role and then tell me who is a better actor......if i had to play a cool role, arkin had it......that guy was amazing.....thats my opinion.....eddie murphy probably will hate the academy now and is really jealous over this, cause he may never be nominated again.....do you think that all the members nominated for this movie should have the oscar ?.....please, give me a break....he was a suckass to leave , just like 50 cent when he lost to evavescence for the grammy a few years ago......he'll go down like that lookinhg like a suckass.......did you see peter o'toole who lost 8 times get up and leave ....or wahlberg, who played in a real movie......geeze, i feel sorry for eddie murphy, but just because he didn't get the oscar, didn't mean arkin didn't deserve it......so poor eddie .....maybe one day you will get the nod.....but when you got oprah opening her big mouth so much, and everyone telling you that you are a shoe in........time to be humble son, cause you may not have been 2nd either......the movie has to be good to win as well.....if anything got snubbed from dreamgirls, its that all 3 songs lost too melissa ethridges crap song....which sounds like every song that she has sung before....boring

What the hell are you talking about racism for in a Gossip site? the question was "Do you think it was wrong for Eddie to leave" not "Was it racist for Eddie to leave"... please go to some Peace Coalition site...rambling crazy when it's a question about a man leaving during Oscar night... be a man suck it up and get over it...you'll never know about racism until you're the minority...what a baby... get a tissue and go to your room.

Eddie Murphy, get over yourself brother man! You are not even that good an actor!