Back in 1977 Sly was nominated for Best Actor as Rocky and was nominated for Best Screenplay but he didn’t win either. I think he’ll definitely win the Oscars this time, ha ha.

How come Sly stayed away from the Oscars for over 30 years?

Well, as you all know Sly is mostly known as an action star. He was never really known for playing in serious roles like Rocky. Plus, there was a time that Sly was struggling in his career. I think it was around the late 90’s and early ’00’s that Sly was struggling… ya know, making a bunch of box office failures and a few straight to video movies. Well now he’s no longer struggling and he’s a successful actor again.

A lot of people had a hard time understanding him over the years and trying to debate on whether or not he had acting talent. Probably because he made so many mistakes choosing the wrong movies over the years. Well, these days, I think he’s finally learned from his mistakes and picking the right movies. So now he’s making box office hits again and he’s finally becoming an award winning actor for playing Rocky. Him playing Rocky is where he shows his real acting talent.

One thing to keep in mind though… Rocky wasn’t the only role where he really showed his acting chops. He showed his acting talent in movies like “Cop Land” where he played Freddy Heflin. That was a great performance too. He was also really good in “Shade” when he played “The Dean”… that was a straight to video movie but he still played a great role in that one. I thought he was also good in “Get Carter”.

His fans just wants to see him get successful and get recognized for his talent. He’s finally getting there too. His fans just wants people to respect the man. Stop the hating and criticizing. Just because Sly made a bunch of box office failures over the years doesn’t necessarily mean he’s a terrible actor. I always knew that man has got some talent in him. You really need to see “Creed” yourself in order to see what I mean.

Kev