Angela Bassett Explains Being _Disappointed” Over Losing Oscar to Jamie Lee Curtis _ E! News

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00:00Angela Bassett opens up about not being allowed to be disappointed over losing the Best Supporting

00:04Actress Oscar to Janie Lee Curtis back in 2023. The 66-year-old actress revisits her loss with

00:10Town & Country in an interview posted on February 20th, sharing she felt limited in how she was

00:15supposed to respond. She was nominated for her work in Marvel's Black Panther Wakanda Forever,

00:20but the award ultimately went to Janie for her role in Everything Everywhere All at Once.

00:24Angela went viral for her facial expression during Hollywood's Biggest Night and is now

00:28reflecting on fans' reactions.

00:30I found it interesting, Angela told the outlet,

00:32interesting that I wouldn't be allowed to be disappointed at an outcome where I thought I

00:36was deserving. And as far as Janie winning, she said, quote, I love applauding people,

00:40but in that moment, I have put in the time, put in good work over time. I didn't think that was

00:44a gift. I thought it was a given. And a year after losing, the 9-1-1 star chatted with Oprah

00:48Winfrey in March 2024 about the disappointing moment. I just knew your name was going to be

00:53called. And then when they didn't, I was beside myself. We were beside ourselves in our house.

01:04Was gobsmacked.

01:05Were you gobsmacked? Were you gobsmacked? And so Angela Bassett's face became, like,

01:11all over the Internet. Because, and I thought you actually handled it really well because people are

01:17saying your disappointment showed, but I thought you handled it very well. What did you think?

01:22I thought I handled it very well also. And that was my intention was to handle it very well. It

01:27was, of course, a supreme disappointment. A supreme disappointment. And disappointment is

01:33human. So I thought, yes, I was disappointed and I was and I handled it like a human being.

01:39I thought you did.

01:40Angela, who was first nominated for an Oscar for 1994's What's Love Got to Do With It

01:44for her portrayal as Tina Turner, finally received her flowers in January 2024.

01:49When the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recognized Angela with an

01:53Honorary Academy Award at the ceremony, paying homage to her four decades in the industry.