Category: Troy Kotsur
Angela Bassett Gets Love From Fans After Her Reaction To Losing The Best Supporting Actress Oscar Goes Viral
Everything Everywhere All At Once seriously slapped down its competition last night (and not in a Will Smith kind of way) by cleaning up at the Oscars. It added to its awards show haul with Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director (for The Daniels, Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert), Best Original Screenplay (The Daniels), Best Actress (Michelle Yeoh), Best Supporting Actor (Ke Huy Quan), Best Film Editing, and Best Supporting Actress (Jamie Lee Curtis), for a grand total of seven wins. But while some wins for EEAAO were a shoo-in (Best Picture and Best Supporting Actor), others didn’t seem as much of a lock. Going into last night’s Oscars, it seemed that the Best Supporting Actress win was going to go to either Angela Bassett (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever), Jamie Lee Curtis (EEAAO), or Kerry Condon (The Banshees of Inisherin). Jamie Lee, of course, got the Oscar. And Angela Basset’s reaction to losing out on another Oscar got attention with some feeling for her, while others called her “rude.” And yes, those “others” should remember their diss tweets for when they get to the Gates of Heaven and are locked out due to daring to drag THEE Angela Bassett.
Open Post: Hosted By Youn Yuh-jung Announcing Troy Kotsur As The Best Supporting Actor Oscar Winner
Before Will Smith caused The Great Gasp of 2022 and sucked all the air out of the room, one of the most memorable moments of Oscar night was Troy Kotsur’s Best Supporting Actor win for CODA. Not only was Troy only the second Deaf actor in the history of The Academy to win an acting award, but his moving speech was also preceded by last year’s Best Supporting Actress winner Youn Yuh-jung announcing his name in ASL as the winner before reading it to the audience. And Troy’s acceptance speech was so good, even his ASL interpreter, Justin Mauer, got choked while delivering it. Honestly, I think we all would be having a better Monday if they had just ended the show right there, with Yuh-jung standing next to Troy, holding his Oscar for him so he could sign, and looking at him in a way she never looked at Brad Pitt.