Angela Bassett Reacts To Losing Oscar To Jamie Lee Curtis

Graeme O’Neil shares his thoughts on Angela Bassett’s devastated reaction to losing the Best Supporting Actress Oscar to Jamie Lee Curtis at the 2023 Academy Awards.

Michael B. Jordan and Jonathan Majors also took a moment to praise Bassett after her loss. While taking the stage to present the award for Best Cinematography, Jordan said, “Hey auntie,” while Majors added, “We love you.”

Sunday isn’t the first time that Bassett has lost an Oscar. She was previously nominated for Best Actress after playing the music icon Tina Turner in the 1993 biopic What’s Love Got To Do With It. “In the moment … you’re hoping, and praying, and wishing, but I don’t walk away thinking ‘I’ve been robbed,’” Bassett told CBS Mornings about that loss. “That’s too negative of an emotion to carry with me for the rest of my life.”

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