Freeman: 'I didn't deserve my Oscar'

Veteran actor Morgan Freeman insists he didn't deserve a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role in Million Dollar Baby last year, but was recognised because of his long history of losing.

Freeman - who missed out on three previous nominations for Street Smart, Driving Miss Daisy and The Shawshank Redemption - finds his earlier work more praise-worthy.

But he was delighted to finally be honoured, maintaining his track record made the decision inevitable.

He says: "I knew I'd win. They should have given it to me before so it was about time. It was a great story, a wonderful ensemble. I deserved it for other films, but not necessarily for that."