Lady Gaga wins Best Actress award in ‘deserved’ Oscars snub payback
nypost.comby some critics, but apparently not enough to convince the Academy, which passed up a nomination for Lady Gaga as this year’s Best Actress.The New York Film Critics Circle thought otherwise, awarding her the Best Actress title officially back in December.
And on Wednesday night, the 35-year-old triple-threat finally got the chance to accept the award during their rescheduled ceremony.“Thank you to the New York Film Critics Circle for recognizing my performance as Best Actress this year,” she told the audience during her tearful three-minute speech. “I can’t even [believe I get to] hear myself say it.
In doing so you have recognized all the women in my family, because it was through them that I was able to create the heart and soul of this character, the one that she deserved.”The run-up to the release saw much buzz about Gaga’s method as she assumed the role of Reggiani, who allegedly hired a hitman to murder ex-husband and fashion house heir Maurizio Gucci.
The actress — whose given name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta — opened her speech by thanking the “strong Italian women” of her family who influenced her approach to the character.
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