celeb news Angela Bassett on her Oscar loss reaction: "I handled it like a human being"

[Galaxy]

 

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Angela Bassett is still explaining her reaction to losing at last year’s Oscars, a take that went viral in the ensuing days.

In a new interview with Oprah Winfrey, Bassett spoke about her Best Supporting Actress performance as Queen Ramonda in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.

 

Bassett was the first actor in any category to receive an Oscar nomination for a performance in a Marvel Cinematic Universe movie. Bassett won a Critics’ Choice Award and a Golden Globe for Wakanda Forever, so there was some anticipation of a victory at the Oscars.

 

Jamie Lee Curtis won the award for her work in Everything Everywhere All at Once. “I thought I handled it very well, and that was my intention: to handle it very well,” Bassett said. “It was, of course, a supreme disappointment, and disappointment is human, so yes, I was disappointed, and I handled it like a human being.”

 

Winfrey claimed that she didn’t understand why Bassett’s reaction to Curtis’ win went viral. “I didn’t get the whole ‘Angela Bassett face,’” she said. “I thought, wow, you can see that [you] expected another thing, but you were still as gracious as a queen would be.”

 

Bassett agreed.

 

“Absolutely. For myself and for my children, who were there with me, yes,” Bassett said. “I know a pastor who says ‘technology is different — people are the same.’ There are going to be these moments of disappointment that they are going to experience. But how do you handle yourself in the midst of them? We’re going to smile, we’re going to be gracious, we’re going to be kind — we got a party, anyway.”

 

In January, Bassett received an honorary Academy Award at the 2024 Governor’s Awards. At the ceremony, Bassett’s speech was aimed at other Black actresses.

 

“Take comfort knowing that your performances have given hope, offered a different perspective, and for others, just pure joy in a time of need,” she said in her speech. “Never allow fear, frustration, or disappointment to get in the way of the blessings that are divinely and deservedly yours. Remember who you are and who our ancestors intended us to be. I proudly share this honor with women who stand up when they are told to stand back, who speak up when they are silenced, who remain determined when they are told they are defeated.”

 

[Eóghan]

neither her or Jié Mi Li deserved it anyway, all the critics circles + the geepee on social media were unanimous on Stephanie Hsu.

 

but these ceremonies are all about behind the scenes politics and campaigns, Curtis won that battle.

[Kayseri Mantisi]

Diane Warren couldn't relate to this

[Price of Fame]

18 hours ago, Eóghan said:

neither her or Jié Mi Li deserved it anyway, all the critics circles + the geepee on social media were unanimous on Stephanie Hsu.

thank god they have no say in anything   

 

and Kerry Condon won the most critics groups that year, Hsu was like 4th

Edited March 14 by Price of Fame

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5 minutes ago, Eóghan said:

 Jié Mi Li

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[Alyssa Edwards]

Honestly it was a weak ass year in that category and Stephanie outsold the rest of the nominees.

[AmericanIdol]

Love Angela but yeah, she didn't do anything great that year either to deserve a win.

[satellites.™]

She should have TWO Oscars by now.

 

Whats Love Got To Do With It

Waiting To Exhale

 

Meanwhile, Jennifer Lawrence has two of them, what a ******* JOKE.

[Janet]

She should have just been grateful for the nomination nnn. Can’t believe she made it that far 

[Isaiah]

She’s very ungrateful and has such a bad attitude tbh 

[Dr. Alexander]

She won the Golden Globe and the Critics Choice. She only missed the SAG, so I’m sure she was expecting to win.  
 

45 minutes ago, Isaiah said:

She’s very ungrateful and has such a bad attitude tbh 

Fitting.

 

[Leptine]

14 minutes ago, Dr. Alexander said:

She won the Golden Globe and the Critics Choice. She only missed the SAG, so I’m sure she was expecting to win. 

She missed BAFTA as well.

 

I get her frustration but she wasn't exactly locked for the win with the two major precursors going to other actresses.

 

She's a great actress anyway, hope her moment will come.

[jonapova]

1 hour ago, satellites.™ said:

She should have TWO Oscars by now.

 

Whats Love Got To Do With It

Waiting To Exhale

 

Meanwhile, Jennifer Lawrence has two of them, what a ******* JOKE.

I thought Jennifer only had one?

[Leptine]

26 minutes ago, jonapova said:

I thought Jennifer only had one?

Yes she has 1 and 4 total nominations.

[XtinaStripped]

We should normalize celebs being able to show genuine emotion at events like this. These people don't work for awards, but if they get nominated and lose, of course there's going to be some level of disappointment.

[AMIT]

2 hours ago, Eóghan said:

Jié Mi Li

[R.E.M.]

has any Marvel actor won an Oscar (let alone been nominated)? I personally was rooting for Stephanie Hsu but based on Marvel's track record at the Oscars, it sounds like the nomination in itself was a huge win.