Angela Bassett Loses Oscar For Best Supporting Actress, Fans React: ‘They Playing In My Auntie’s Face Too Much!’

Angela Basset

Angela Bassett Loses Oscar For Best Supporting Actress, Fans React: ‘They Playing In My Auntie’s Face Too Much!’

Angela Bassett didn’t win an Oscar this year…but she still did the thing! 

Social media isn’t too happy after watching Angela Bassett lose an Academy Award tonight (Mar. 12). 

As previously reported, the famed actress was nominated for “Best Supporting Actress” for portraying Queen Ramonda in the 2022 Marvel film “Black Panther: Wakanda Forver.” The nomination marked history as Angela Bassett is the first Marvel star to ever receive an Academy nomination for their performance in a comic book adaptation.

Angela Bassett

On top of that, she’s the first woman, and person of color to be nominated for the prestigious honor for their performance in a comic book adaptation. Other performers nominated for comic book roles have historically been white men.

Unfortunately, Angela Bassett did not take home the award tonight. Instead, Jamie Lee Curtis walked away with the Oscar for her role in the 2022 film “Everything Everywhere All At Once.”

Actresses Hong Chau, Kerry Condon, and Stephanie Hsu were also nominated. 

Angela Bassett’s reaction ??

pic.twitter.com/yzi6juctXD

— Mario (@WitnessQi) March 13, 2023

As expected, many social media users wasted no time sharing their thoughts on the “Best Supporting Actress” category and letting it be known that Angela Bassett should have won. One Twitter user said, 

“Angela Bassett deserves that Oscar.”

Another person said,

“She will always be an Academy-Award winning in my eyes idc! Legendary Angela Bassett, they playing in my auntie’s face too much!”

See more reactions below!

THE ACADEMY AWARDS PLAYED IN HER FACE.

ANGELA BASSETT DESERVED BETTER. #Oscars pic.twitter.com/McMJQQaFuL

— raveen marie ?? (@xoraveen) March 13, 2023

everyone who voted for jamie lee curtis over angela bassett and stephanie hsu needs to sleep with one eye open pic.twitter.com/8eOdYEKhRO

— wiLL (@willfulchaos) March 13, 2023

This is the second time Angela Bassett has been nominated for an Oscar. Her first nomination was for “Best Actress” due to her portrayal of Tina Tuner in the 1993 biopic “What’s Love Got To Do With It?” As previously reported, Angela Bassett’s husband, Courtney B. Vance, recently advocated for his wife to take home her first Oscar win. During a recent interview, he said,

“It’s time, and I can’t wait for the moment when they call the first syllable of the name because that’s all any of us ever listened for.”

He added,

“If you’ve been to these events, you know that the only thing you listen for is [making A phonetic sounds], or if it’s me [making K phonetic sounds]. If they don’t do [making A phonetic sounds], I’m out. You know. So I’m excited. It’s been 29 years, she’s overdue and I think everybody recognizes that. So I’m excited.”

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