“Of course it was very disappointing,” said the actress, who is nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the 2023 Academy Awards for her performance in “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.”
Angela Bassett looking back at her oscars Loss for the first time in almost a year.
In a recent interview Oprah WinfreyThe actress shared her thoughts on losing the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. Jamie Lee Curtis We covered her viral reaction to Curtis being announced as the winner at the 2023 Academy Awards.
Bassett, 65, was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Queen in “Ramonda.” Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Curtis won for her performance. Everything, everywhere, at once.
Many viewers, including Winfrey, were shocked, and Bassett admitted she, too, was surprised by the loss.
“I knew your name was going to be called,” Winfrey said, after noting that Bassett was previously nominated for an Oscar in 1994. What does that have to do with love?, but she did not win. “And I was distraught when they didn't! We were distraught in our house.”
“I was surprised,” Bassett admitted with a laugh.
“I thought I handled it very well and that was my intention: to handle it very well,” she continued. “Of course it was a huge disappointment and because disappointment is human…yes, I was disappointed and I dealt with it like a human being.”
At the time, Bassett went viral on social media in response to Curtis' win. She looked visibly disappointed, did not clap for her fellow candidate, and looked blank.
Winfrey said. 9-1-1 She told the Star she didn't understand why the moment blew up on social media.
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“I didn’t understand the whole ‘Angela Bassett face,’” she said. “I thought, wow, you get that. [you] “I expected something different, but you were still as gracious as a queen.”
“Of course, for my own sake and for my children who were with me,” Bassett replied. “I know a pastor who says, ‘The skills are different, but the people are the same.’ There will be disappointing moments, but how do you deal with them? We will laugh, we will be kind, we will be kind, we will be kind anyway. “I’m going to the party.”
At the 2023 Oscars, Bassett was nominated alongside Curtis and Hong Chau.whale), Kerry Condon (Banshees of Inisherin) and Stephanie Hsu (Everything, everywhere, at once).
Although she ultimately didn't win, Bassett still made history by being nominated for an Oscar. She became the first actress to be nominated for an acting award in a Marvel film.
Meanwhile, Bassett also won the 2023 Critics' Choice Award and Golden Globe for her performance.
Additionally, in January, he received an honorary Oscar at the 2023 Governor's Awards.