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Alan Arkin wanted co-star to lose Oscar
Oscar-winner says young actress needs a break from media attention
 Mike Blake / Reuters Alan Arkin claimed the best supporting actor Oscar for his role in "Little Miss Sunshine," but he thought his child co-star was too young to do the same. |
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LOS ANGELES - Alan Arkin, who last night took home the Best Supporting Actor honor for his role in “Little Miss Sunshine” didn’t have the best of wishes for his nominated co-star, ten-year-old Abigail Breslin.
“I hope she loses frankly,” he told Access Hollywood’s Nancy O’Dell and Shaun Robinson on the Oscar red carpet. “No, I’m serious. I am not joking.”
Arkin continued on his rant, telling Access he hoped the attention the young actress is getting would subside.
“I hope she loses. What, next year she is going to get the Nobel Prize? It’s enough. She has had enough attention,” he said. “I love her and I love her family; and I feel enough is enough. She is a kid; she needs to have a childhood….I hope she loses.”
When asked if he thought he would “steal the show” with Breslin, Arkin, who won for playing a foul mouthed, drug taking grandfather in “Little Miss Sunshine,” replied “I am not going to steal anything. We are going to take what’s rightfully ours and nothing more.”
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