Angela Bassett Was ‘Gobsmacked’ She Lost the Oscar for ‘Black Panther 2’: ‘It Was a Supreme Disappointment, and Disappointment Is Human’

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Zack Sharf Digital News Director In a recent interview with Oprah as part of the “OWN Spotlight” series, Angela Bassett admitted she was “gobsmacked” when she lost the Oscar for supporting actress last year.

Bassett was nominated for her performance in Marvel’s “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” She had won the Globe Globe and Critics Choice Award, but the supporting actress race remained somewhat open leading into Oscar night as Curtis won the SAG Award for “Everything Everywhere All at Once” and Kerry Condon won the BAFTA for “The Banshees of Inisherin.” Curtis ended up winning the Oscar. “I just knew your name was going to be called,” Oprah told Bassett. “I was beside myself [when it wasn’t]!

We were beside ourselves.” “I was gobsmacked! I was,” Bassett responded. “I thought I handled it very well. 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.” Bassett said handling the Oscar loss with grace was of the utmost importance “for myself and for my children who were there with me.” “There are going to be these moments of disappointment that you’ll experience, but how do you handle yourself in the midst of them?” she added. “We’re going to smile, we’re going to be gracious, we’re going to be kind, we’re going to party anyway.” Prior to “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” Bassett had only been nominated for an Oscar once before.