Angela Bassett Opens Up About Not Winning The Oscar Last Year: It Was A Supreme Disappointment

Ahead of the 2024 Oscars, Angela Bassett is ruminating about her previous year바카라�s loss. The actor was nominated in the Best Supporting Actress category for her performance in 바카라�Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.바카라� In a recent interview, she opened up about the loss and how she handled it.

Speaking to Oprah Winfrey in OWN, Angela Bassett recalled how she lost the Oscar last year. Winfrey recalled how she waited with bated breath for Bassett바카라�s win. She said, 바카라�We바카라�re all in our pajamas, watching you on Oscar night 바카라� 30 years after you were nominated for 바카라�What바카라�s Love Got to Do with It바카라�, but didn바카라�t win. So, I just knew your name was going to be called and then when they didn바카라�t, I was beside myself.바카라�

Replying to Winfrey, Bassett said, 바카라�I thought I handled it very well, also. And that was my intention, to handle it very well. It was, of course, a supreme disappointment, and disappointment is human. So, I thought, yes, I was disappointed, and I handled it like a human being.바카라�

She continued, 바카라�There are going to be these moments of disappointment that they바카라�re going to experience, but how do you handle yourself in the midst of them? So, we바카라�re going to smile, we바카라�re going to be gracious, we바카라�re going to be kind, we바카라�re going to party 바카라� anyway.바카라�

In January this year, the actor was presented with the honorary award at the 14th Annual Governors Awards. While receiving the award, she said, 바카라�Thank you, thank you to the Academy and the Board of Governors for this award. I have considered acting my calling and not just my career. I do this work because I find it meaningful, and I hope in some way that it makes a difference and has an impact. To be recognized in this way for what I love doing is truly wonderful and I am beyond grateful.바카라�

While Bassett has been nominated for the Oscars twice, she has not won the prestigious award yet.