To quote Ariana DeBose, Angela Bassett “did the thing” in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Her second-time portrayal of Queen Ramonda landed her an Oscar nomination for ‘Best Supporting Actress.’ But Bassett didn’t take house the win on March 12.
Instead, Jamie Lee Curtis secured the award for her position in Everything Everywhere All At Once. And followers on-line had loads to say about what the bulk are calling a ‘snub.’
THEY GAVE JAMIE LEE CURTIS AN OSCAR FOR A MOVIE SHE WAS BARELY IN BECAUSE THAT STUPID INDUSTRY BEEN IGNORING HER HER WHOLE CAREER…ONLY TO ALSO IGNORE ANGELA BASSETT WHO IS BEYOND DESERVING OF THAT AWARD
— Erin (@ErinMPeyton) March 13, 2023
Me on my strategy to steal Jamie Lee Curtis’ Oscar to provide to Angela Bassett #oscars pic.twitter.com/Z1jsoUxsur
— BLACK LIVES MATTER (@willowhalliwell) March 13, 2023
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As for Angela, the actress hasn’t publicly commented on her loss. However, there’s a trending dialogue about her assumed ‘disappointed’ look when DeBose introduced Lee because the winner.
Fans anticipated Angela to take house the award on Sunday night time after she lately received a Golden Globe for ‘Best Supporting Actress’ for a similar position.
Lee’s Oscar win is the second latest one for her Everything Everywhere All at Once position. Jamie additionally received the 2023 Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards for ‘Outstanding Performance By A Female Actor In A Supporting Role.’ Bassett was additionally nominated for that class for her Queen Ramonda position.
Angela Bassett’s response hurts me #Oscars 🙁 pic.twitter.com/wUgwJ5TWBA
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) March 13, 2023
Good for Angela Bassett not smiling nor clapping. Y’all count on Black ladies to not solely be distinctive, however be blissful for different who get accolades we deserve again and again.
— Get Her, Jade! (@keatingssixth) March 13, 2023
Stop telling Black ladies how to answer racism and being handed over for roles and honors in favor of mediocre white ladies. We are policed sufficient.
Angela Bassett has been cheated her whole profession, and is the definition that you have to work twice as exhausting to get what they’ve. pic.twitter.com/9azrSdgTbX
— Ola Ojewumi (@Olas_Truth) March 13, 2023
Twitter Discusses Academy Awards Voting Process And Their Voters
The loss has additionally sparked conversations in regards to the Academy Awards voting course of. According to their web site, most classes obtain nominations from members inside that line of labor. For instance, “actors nominate actors.”
After the loss, author and podcast host, Jemele Hill, shared screenshots of an Entertainment Weekly interview that highlighted the ideas of 4 Academy Award voters.
“Angela Bassett’s excellence is undeniable. But a reminder of the mentality she was up against in trying to win an Academy Award. Of course, not all voters think this way, but I’m guessing this isn’t the only voter that has these kinds of views,” Hill tweeted.
In the article Hill shared, an nameless male voter mentioned the Academy Awards are “being held hostage…by the wokeness.” The voter particularly criticized backlash over Viola Davis and Danielle Deadwyler’s lack of Best Actress nominations this yr for his or her respective roles in The Woman King and Till.
“When they get in trouble for not giving Viola Davis an award, it’s like, no sweetheart, you didn’t deserve it. We voted, and we voted for the five we though were best,” the voter mentioned. “It’s not fair for you to start suddenly beating a frying pan and say [they’re] ignoring Black people. They’re really not, they’re making an effort. Maybe there was a time 10 years ago when they were, but they have, of all the high-profile things, been in the forefront of wanting to be inclusive. Viola Davis and the lady director need to sit down, shut up, and relax. You didn’t get a nomination–a lot of movies don’t get nominations. Viola, you have one of two Oscars, you’re doing fine.”
So these voters sat at a desk or nevertheless tf they vote and wholeheartedly believed that Jamie’s appearing in EEAAO was higher than Angela Bassett’s and Stephanie Hsu?! BFFR!! #Oscars #Oscar #Oscar2023 #AcademyAwards pic.twitter.com/mCrYQ0Jj19
— ♉️ alien celebrity 👽😈 (@RobynDMarley_) March 13, 2023
Why did Angela Bassett lose final night time? Because many Oscar voters didn’t watch Black Panther 2 (or watched and didn’t care) and Jamie Lee Curtis was in a extensively beloved film. And racial bias.
— Touré (@Toure) March 13, 2023
Michael B. Jordan And Jonathan Majors Show Angela Bassett Love
Minutes after Jamie gave her successful speech, Michael B. Jordan and Jonathan Majors confirmed Angela some love on the Oscars stage. The Creed III actors began their presentation of the Best Cinematography award by greeting Bassett.
Jordan mentioned, “hey auntie”–a throwback to the primary time his Black Panther character Killmonger met Bassett’s character Queen Ramonda. Majors adopted up with, “we love you.” The shoutout was seen as a second of solidarity on-line.
Following the present, Angela attended the Vanity Fair after-party, donning a smile and a purple pantsuit with a flared matching high. She even posed with Megan Thee Stallion, who popped out for the festivities in a uncommon look because the finish of Tory Lanez’s trial in December.
