ANGELA Bassett’s devastating reaction to losing her Oscar to Jamie Lee Curtis has left fans divided.
The actress was caught on camera looking “disappointed” as Jamie was announced as the winner of Best Supporting Actress gong on Sunday night.
ABCAngela Bassett’s devastating reaction to losing her Oscar to Jamie Lee Curtis has left fans divided[/caption]
The Mega AgencyJamie Lee Curtis won the Best Supporting Actress gong[/caption]
Angela had been nominated for her role in the Black Panther sequel, Wakanda Forever, while Jamie was up for her turn in the sci-fi movie, Everything Everywhere All at Once.
When Jamie’s name was called out at the Academy Awards, Angela’s face fell and she failed to clap as she took the news in.
The heartbreaking moment was captured onscreen and quickly went viral on social media.
Some fans praised Angela for showing “human emotion,” while others dubbed the 54-year-old a “sore loser.”
One tweeted: “Angela Bassett’s reaction to Jamie Lee Curtis’ name being called…you can tell how much that Oscar would have meant to her. she is, was, and always will be incredible.”
A critic posted: “Angela Bassett is an amazing actress, but the sore loser vibe…
“It would be great to see women supporting each other, even in the face of disappointment (esp. during women’s history month).”
Another added: “Pretty unprofessional of her. I’m sure if she had won, Jamie would have yelled Angela’s name out of sheer joy.
“That is why it is said that there are two kinds of people.”
Others defended Angela, with one writing: “Y’all are so used to people being fake, y’all have become offended by authenticity and natural human emotion.”
Another user agreed: “So y’all want Angela to be “fake happy” like the rest of them…ok! Lol that’s what’s wrong with US now.
“Everyone feels the need to “save face” instead of being REAL. It’s okay to be disappointed.”
A third raged: “She’s allowed to be disappointed, unhappy, especially when she arguably should’ve won it. Have a seat and stop policing people’s feelings. It’s weird behavior.”
Other Angela fans claimed the Oscars are “rigged” and that the actress was “robbed” of the accolade.
Other nominees in the Best Supporting Actress category were Hong Chau for The Whale, Kerry Condon for The Banshees of Inisheerin, and Stephanie Hsu also for Everything Everywhere All at Once.
Jamie was emotional during her acceptance speech, breaking down in tears as she honored her Oscar-nominated parents Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh.
She said tearfully: “And my mother and my father were both nominated for Oscars in different categories – I just won an Oscar!”
Jamie has been making headlines for lots of reasons as of late – not just her accolades.
Back in 2022, she generated buzz after she appeared to criticize Marvel, revealing that she hasn’t always been a fan.
She specifically shaded Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and fans were left seeking answers.
In May 2022, she took to Instagram to criticize almost every aspect of the highly anticipated Doctor Strange sequel, from its “copycat poster” to its “artificial” green screen.
“Is it JUST me? Does it seem STRANGE that our tiny movie that could and did and continues to do #1movieinamerica and is TRULY MARVELOUS, out marvels any Marvel movie they put out there @everythingeverywheremovie has a Marvel movie coming out with a copycat poster?” she captioned a side-by-side image of the two movie posters in a since-deleted post, according to Vanity Fair.
In another post, Curtis then went on to say that the Doctor Strange film is missing “a dynamite dildo fight scene as well as a very erotic hotdog mating dance,” in reference to a scene that happened in Everything Everywhere All at Once.
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ABCThe actress was praised for showing ‘real human emotion’[/caption]
GettyThe 54-year-old was nominated for her role in the Black Panther sequel, Wakanda Forever[/caption]
