Spike Lee spoke about his disappointment in the Oscar Awards after they presented the Best Actor award to Al Pacino instead of Denzel Washington. The director marked his presence at the Cannes Film Festival and stepped in for the press conference for his upcoming movie, Highest 2 Lowest, to discuss his fifth collaboration with the Gladiator II star.  While answering the media questions, the filmmaker revealed how he felt that Washington was more worthy of the Academy Award for his performance in the 1993 film Malcolm X. While addressing the outlets, Lee stated, “Malcolm X, what he did with that film was amazing.” He added, “And no disrespect to my brother Al Pacino, I love him. But Denzel, in my opinion, should have won.” Al Pacino got his hands on the trophy for his role in Martin Brest’s Scent of a Woman. The Equalizer alum also won an Oscar for Training Day in 2002. Lee, however, claimed that he does not look at the success of an individual by the number of trophies.  The director explained, …