Angela Bassett was snubbed at the Academy Awards after her surprise win for Jamie Lee Curtis in the Best Supporting Actress category.
During the 2023 ceremony, All everywhere at once Actor Lee Curtis took home the award for Best Supporting Actress, which had audiences gasping due to Bassett being considered the front-runner.
Indeed, Curtis was the third favorite behind Bassett W Sorcery from Inisherin star Kerry Condon, who won the BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress earlier this month.
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While many are happy for Curtis, given her long career in Hollywood, many also express grief for Bassett, who found herself in a similar situation in 1992.
Bassett was nominated for Best Actress for her role as Tina Turner in Biopic What does love have to do with this? in 1994, but was defeated by Jane Campeones co-star Holly Hunter plan.
The actor’s fans are praising Bassett, who was nominated for it Black Panther: Wakanda ForeverAfter his disappointing reaction to the announcement. As Curtis celebrated her win, an emotionless Bassett kept a blank look on her face, with many backing her decision not to “get sexy.”
“Angela Bassett’s reaction was real,” one fan wrote, adding, “Did this woman give all her Oscars so much to steal them again?!?”
“Angela Bassett deserves it and everyone knows it,” wrote a fan, adding: “Don’t get me wrong Jamie Lee Curtis has an outstanding act but Angela’s awards ceremony is long overdue and it’s shocking to see her express emotion when he lost, his face was blank. It’s incredible. She has been looted.
“Angela Bassett didn’t do the thing just to be ignored like that,” one person said, referring to Ariana DeBose’s rap song Baftas, which included the lyrics, “Angela Bassett did the thing.”
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Angela Bassett has been praised after looking sad at the Oscars
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Following the announcement, actors Michael B. Jordan and Jonathan Majors supported Bassett as he presented an award onstage moments later.
The 2023 ceremony saw big victories for All everywhere at oncewhich won seven awards, including Best Picture and Best Actress for Michelle Yeoh.
Host Jimmy Kimmel kicked off the Los Angeles event with an opening monologue that saw him mock symbol image director James Cameron, slapped Will Smith last year, and in what moviegoers called a “low blow,” the poor box office performance Babylon.
Meanwhile, Hugh Grant ruffled his feathers before the party got underway with his “rude” responses during a “painful” interview on the red carpet.