Angela Bassett

Michael B. Jordan and Jonathan Majors shouted out Angela Bassett as they took the Oscars stage to present the award for best cinematography.

She was also nominated by the Screen Actors Guild (with the prize going to Curtis) and at BAFTA (where Condon won). Had Bassett won, she would’ve become the first actor starring in a Marvel Studios film to win an Oscar, continuing the “Black Panther” franchise’s strong legacy at the Academy Awards. She was honored with the Golden Globe, Critics’ Choice Award and

Fans are rallying around "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" star Angela Bassett after she did not take home an academy award on March 12.

[Leading the list of nominees ](https://www.today.com/popculture/movies/2023-oscar-nominations-rcna66948)include “Everything Everywhere All at Once” and “The Banshees of Inisherin.” The [list of performers and presenters](https://www.today.com/popculture/awards/oscars-2023-performers-presenters-list-rcna73308) includes Rihanna, following her [Super Bowl halftime show](https://www.today.com/popculture/music/rihanna-super-bowl-2023-halftime-show-rcna70230), and the viral [Telugu-language hit “Naatu Naatu](https://www.today.com/popculture/music/naatu-naatu-oscar-song-meaning-rr-rcna74294).” Follow [TODAY.com](http://today.com/) for complete Oscars coverage, [including this year’s winners](https://www.today.com/popculture/awards/2023-grammy-winners-list-rcna68826) and unexpected moments. The 2023 Oscars are [available to watch on ABC](https://www.today.com/popculture/awards/how-to-watch-2023-oscars-rcna72861) and various streaming platforms. In her acceptance speech, she also paid tribute to the the "Black Panther" crew and their love for Boseman. [Jimmy Kimmel for the third time](https://www.today.com/popculture/awards/oscars-2023-host-jimmy-kimmel-rcna55960), the [2023 Oscars](https://www.today.com/popculture/awards/oscars-2023-nominees-host-date-time-channel-rcna72528) are broadcast live from the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood in Los Angeles at 8 p.m. PT, with the [red carpet starting earlier](https://www.today.com/popculture/awards/watch-oscars-red-carpet-wont-red-rcna74549). "We have joy in knowing that with this historic ‘Black Panther’ series, it is a part of his legacy that he helped to lead us to. And for this to come about as part of it is very satisfying." It is also nominated for best original song — “Lift Me Up,” music by Tems, Rihanna, Ryan Coogler and Ludwig Goransson — as well as best visual effects and best makeup and hairstyling. In the end, Curtis took home the award for her portrayal of Deirdre Beaubeirdre in "Everything Everywhere All At Once." Despite Bassett not winning the award for best supporting actress, Michael B. "To my family, my beautiful husband, Christoper Guest, our daughters, Annie and Ruby, my sister Kelly, we just won an Oscar," she said. "Angela Bassett’s reaction to Jamie Lee Curtis’ name being called…you can tell how much that Oscar would have meant to her.

In the first Oscars upset of the night, Jamie Lee Curtis won the 2023 Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in “Everything Everywhere All at ...

Jamie Lee Curtis won over Angela Bassett for Best Supporting Actress at the 2023 Oscars. The Academy Awards moment had Twitter in an uproar, saying the ...

[9-1-1 star](https://go.redirectingat.com/?id=74968X1525078&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hulu.com%2Fseries%2F9-1-1-b3519825-4053-4065-b3a6-e93125fb7d54) looked regal in her purple Moschino gown and [told Entertainment Tonight](https://www.etonline.com/angela-bassett-on-what-celebrating-her-oscars-moment-with-her-family-means-exclusive-200567) that she was “feeling pretty good.” She was flanked by her husband, [Courtney B. [on Twitter](https://twitter.com/lqstofus/status/1635079713818578944) and added: "Angela’s face ... She's a graduate of the University of Florida's School of Journalism, with a specialty in magazines and mass communication. “I think it’s long overdue, and I really want to see her be honored the way that I know she should be,” Slater told the outlet. Angela was up for the title thanks to her role in [Black Panther: Wakanda Forever](https://www.disneyplus.com/movies/black-panther-wakanda-forever/7MAONYZ92wDT), along with fellow nominees Stephanie Hsu, Hong Chau and Kerry Condon. It inspired a flux of support toward the actress as the term " [ROBBED](https://twitter.com/search?q=ROBBED&src=trend_click&vertical=trends)" trended on the platform. Before joining GH in 2021, she was a style and beauty reviews fellow at Insider, testing viral trends, reviewing sustainable brands and more. "They really robbed Angela Bassett out of another #Oscar," [a different user added](https://twitter.com/sleezyjamie/status/1635079421618176000?). #Oscars," "They know Angela Bassett got robbed. Before the two presented, they took a beat to acknowledge Angela: "Hey Auntie, we love you." [Jamie Lee Curtis](https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/entertainment/a43264295/oscars-2023-everything-everywhere-all-at-once-jamie-lee-curtis/).

Angela Bassett could have earned herself and Marvel Studios a first acting Oscar, but was beaten on the night by Jamie Lee Curtis.

[Jamie Lee Curtis who upset the Marvel party](https://movieweb.com/jamie-lee-curtis-reacts-to-her-first-ever-oscar-nomination/) to claim her first Oscar win for her supporting role in Everything Everywhere All At Once. Of course, variants and the multiverse play a crucial role in Everything Everywhere All at Once, with Curtis playing various different versions of Deirdre, including one with sausage fingers who is in a relationship with an alternate, sausage-fingered Evelyn. After picking a Golden Globe, Critics Choice Award and more, it had been expected that Bassett would manage to beat off competition from the likes of Curtis and Stephanie Hsu to take the award in a huge coop for the actress and for Marvel Studios. Among those nominations was Angela Bassett, who found herself in the Best Supporting Actress category at many of this year’s awards for And yet at the same time, she's friggin' Hollywood royalty — but she is nurturing." She's always sending me something and texting 'Did you get it bae?' She's always sharing.

Everything Everywhere All at Once's Jamie Lee Curtis wins Best Supporting Actress at the Academy Awards.

There’s been a lot of talk about her being the first actor from a Marvel film to receive a nomination. This is not a knock against the other stars in the franchise, there’s just something special about the way she makes a character real. This is a woman who has lost everything, but doesn’t have time to grieve, because she has a country to run. This is Bassett’s second Oscar nomination, having previously received a nod for Best Actress for her extraordinary portrayal of Tina Turner in What’s Love Got to Do with It. [other times](https://www.theroot.com/the-academy-made-a-very-loud-statement-gina-prince-byt-1850087722) we’ve had to address the disappointment of Black women throughout awards season, this is not about Jamie Lee Curtis. With so many artists receiving nominations for the first time, we’re going to see a lot of people collecting their first Oscars tonight.

Bassett lost out to Jamie Lee Curtis for her role in the awards juggernaut "Everything Everywhere All at Once."

"That's too negative of an emotion to carry with me for the rest of my life." "Hey auntie," Jordan started off as he and Majors took the stage to present the award for best cinematography. "In the moment ...

The veteran's emotional speech for Best Supporting Actress went over well in the room. But on social media, critics wondered if the academy was voting with ...

The Irish actress won Best Supporting Actress at this year’s BAFTAs for her part as [Siobhán Súilleabháin](https://m.imdb.com/title/tt11813216/characters/nm0174403?ref_=tt_cl_c_3) in The Banshees of Inisherin. [Kerry Condon](https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/kerry-condon-in-banshees-of-inisherin-should-get-an-oscar-nomination) was also seen as a likely winner in the final weeks leading up to the ceremony. Curtis’ place amongst the nominees has always been a bit odd, given her limited, arguably one-note performance in the film. [Black Panther: Wakanda Forever](https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/marvel-black-panther-wakanda-forever-review-addresses-chadwick-bosemans-death-almost-reaches-greatness), was on her way to earning her first Oscar in her almost 40-year career—particularly after she won the Golden Globe. In 1994, Bassett controversially lost Best Actress for her iconic portrayal of Tina Turner in What’s Love Got To Do With It to Holly Hunter for The Piano. Despite the excitement in the auditorium when she won, social media seemed less than enthused about Curtis walking away with the prize.

Angela Bassett wore a purple Moschino gown to the 2023 Academy Awards, where she was nominated for best supporting actress. See photos.

That is, until Angela Bassett became [the first actor to nab an Oscars nomination for a role in a Marvel movie](https://www.glamour.com/story/michelle-yeoh-angela-bassett-make-history-with-their-the-2023-oscar-nominations). She did the thing in a brilliant lavender Moschino gown (which is, as her stylist Jennifer Austin put it on She was up against Kerry Condon, Jamie Lee Curtis, Stephanie Hsu, and Hong Chau.