Angela Bassettwaited 29 years in betweenAcademy Awardsnominations, but she does not hold any hard feelings over not winning for her performance in 1993’sWhat’s Love Got to Do with It.
During the actress' appearance onCBS MorningsFriday, Bassett, 64, said that receiving an Oscar nomination in 2023 “seems a lot busier” than when she was nominated for her role asTina Turnerin the music biopic.
“You know, I was green. I was in my salad days, as they say,” she toldGayle Kingwhen asked to compare her nominations at different stages in her career.
When King asked whether Bassett felt she was “robbed” when she did not win the Best Actress Oscar back at the66th Academy Awards— Holly Hunter won forThe Piano— Bassett said she does not perceive the event through that lens.
“Of course, in the moment you’re hoping and praying and wishing [you’ll win],” the actress said. “But I never - I don’t walk away thinking ‘I’ve been robbed.’ "
“That’s too negative of an emotion to carry with me for the rest of my life,” she added. “I choose to believe there was a reason why it didn’t happen.”
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This time around, Bassett is nominated for her role as Queen Ramonda in the Marvel Cinematic Universe movieBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever, which saw her character take on the leadership role in the fictional country Wakanda after King T’Challa’s (Chadwick Boseman) death.
“It means a lot to return with this project that meant so much to him, and he was such a delight,” she said. “So I’m just here representing.”
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At this year’s Oscars, Bassett is nominated alongside Hong Chau (The Whale), Kerry Condon (The Banshees of Inisherin),Jamie Lee Curtis(Everything Everywhere All at Once) and Stephanie Hsu (Everything Everywhere All at Once) for Best Supporting Actress.
source: people.com
