Angela Bassett finally breaks silence over Oscars 2023 snub
nypost.comabout her snub at the 2023 Oscars.Bassett, 64, wrote about the moment she shared with Austin Butler in his write-up for the Time 100 Most Influential People of 2023 series, saying that she “understood intimately” how he was feeling in the moment.Bassett and Butler both failed to win Oscars at the 95th Academy Awards ceremony, and a touching video of the two holding hands went viral.“On the evening of the Oscars, with Austin seated next to me, I understood intimately what he felt when it was time to learn if he would climb those stairs to the stage,” Bassett wrote in the Time 100 piece. “So, I took his hand and held it softly as the winner was announced.
Although his name wasn’t called, Austin is no less a winner.”She continued, “The time had come for Austin to say goodbye to ‘Elvis’ as he began to embrace an infinite universe of possibilities as an actor.
I can’t wait to see what he brings us next.”Bassett was nominated for the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role in “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” which she lost to Jamie Lee Curtis, 64, for her performance in “Everything Everywhere All at Once.”Meanwhile, Butler was nominated for Best Actor for his role as the king of rock ‘n’ roll in the Baz Luhrmann biopic, “Elvis,” but he lost to Brendan Fraser (“The Whale“).When it was announced that Curtis won, Bassett seemed less than thrilled — and, as seen in ABC’s telecast, seemingly didn’t stand up to clap while seated in the front row.Some Twitter users were disappointed to see the “Black Panther” star sit through the applause for Curtis while others were just disappointed Bassett didn’t win.Although Curtis won best supporting actress at the SAG Awards last week, Bassett snagged the Golden Globe for supporting.
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