Angela Bassett’s Reaction After Losing Oscar, Refuses To Clap – Video

Angela Bassett Refused To Clap For Jamie Lee Curtis After Losing Oscar To Her

Last night, Angela Basset lost the Oscar to Jamie Lee Curtis, and she was pretty tight over the loss – and wasn’t afraid to show it.

Oscar nominee Angela Bassett stayed seated as Jamie Lee Curtis collected her win for Best Supporting Actress, despite the rest of the audience giving Jamie a standing ovation.

Jamie Lee Curtis was nominated for her role in Everything Everywhere All At Once, while Angela was up for the same award for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.

Black women and Black creators were mostly shut out of the awards ceremony, despite previous criticisms of the Academy being overly white.

The Oscars snubbed Viola Davis for Best Actress despite her amazing performance in The Woman King. And Danielle Deadwyler failed to nab a nomination for her once in a lifetime performance in Till.

And Angela wasn’t happy about losing. The Black Panther actor refused to congratulate Curtis as walked to the stage, despite her counterparts jumping to their feet to deliver a standing ovation.

In the broadcast, Bassett is seen not clapping for Curtis after her name is announced and as the camera pans across the front row, Bassett is shown sitting motionless as others clamored to their feet to react.

Angela Bassett’s reaction to Jamie Lee Curtis’ name being called…you can tell how much that Oscar would have meant to her. she is, was, and always will be incredible. I better see her on that stage SOON pic.twitter.com/oHDfuDUksG

— Spencer Althouse (@SpencerAlthouse) March 13, 2023