Angela Bassett

Angela Bassett, who was the favorite to win the Best Supporting Actress Oscar, lost to Jamie Lee Curtis. Bassett didn't stand or clap for Curtis, ...

She just sat there [looking amazing ](https://www.thecut.com/2023/03/oscars-red-carpet-2023-dresses.html)and minding her business. [it’s not rare](https://www.thecut.com/2023/02/beyonce-renaissance-grammy-snub-harry.html) for a Black woman to be snubbed at an awards show, it’s still hard to watch and accept it. She [didn’t roll her eyes or curse](https://www.wmagazine.com/story/oscars-most-honest-reactions-to-losing-best-actor-actress-gifs), like white actors have done for decades. [Golden Globe](https://www.thecut.com/2023/01/golden-globes-2023-highs-lows-best-moments-recap.html) in January, was clearly disappointed about the loss. The reactions calling out Bassett were a reminder that women, and Black women in particular, are expected to be joyful, grateful, and gracious in moments of sadness and loss. Majors added, “We love you.” The moment was a touching show of solidarity and a highlight for Bassett fans who were disappointed that she lost.

Angela Bassett plays a queen and mother in the "Black Panther" franchise and she was giving that energy Sunday night at the Academy Awards.

“Angela Bassett holding Austin Butler’s hand while he’s nervous…is exactly the kind of woman I imagined she was,” Nadine Babu, chief executive officer of Babu Social Networks, posted a clip on twitter of Bassett holding Austin Butler’s hand after his nomination for his role in “Elvis” was read in the best actor category. Angela Bassett plays a queen and mother in the “Black Panther” franchise and she was giving that energy Sunday night at the Academy Awards.

Angela Bassett was crestfallen when she lost "Best Supporting Actress," and it showed.

"Fashion Queens" host Bevy Smith shared her feelings online, too -- saying Angela was super deserving of the gold ... she was beyond excited and thanked hundreds of folks who made her win possible. Yes, it was a long night. Another wrote, "I actually appreciate that Angela didn’t put on a face for the sake of being a 'good sport.'" "Angela Bassett is allowed to be visibly disappointed that she didn’t win the Oscar". [Jamie Lee Curtis](https://www.tmz.com/people/jamie-lee-curtis/) for her role in "Everything Everywhere All at Once."

Angela Bassett lost out on the Best Supporting Actress award to Jamie Lee Curtis at the 2023 Oscars, and her reaction has broken hearts across the ...

A third said: "That fact that you can literally see how upset Angela Bassett was is what broke my heart." One person wrote: "Angela Bassett's reaction hurts me #Oscars 🙁," while another added: "Angela Bassett's reaction to Jamie Lee Curtis' name being called…you can tell how much that Oscar would have meant to her. So, we don't blame her for being deeply disappointed when her name wasn't called out as the top of the pack.

Makeup artist D'Andre Michael and hairstylist Randy Stodghill explained how they created the 'Black Panther: Wakanda' star's regal beauty look to complement ...

“To highlight the center of the lips for a shimmer and glow effect, I used [Chanel Baume Essentiel Multi-Use Glow Stick](https://go.skimresources.com/?id=87443X1644750&xs=1&xcust=THR--angelabassettoscars&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.chanel.com%2Fus%2Fmakeup%2Fp%2F169060%2Fbaume-essentiel-multi-use-glow-stick%2F&sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hollywoodreporter.com%2Flifestyle%2Fstyle%2Fangela-bassett-behind-scenes-2023-oscars-beauty-look-1235350598%2F) in Sculpting,” Michael shared. and it all comes to life.” “Regarding makeup, it’s important to know what color the dress is going to be to avoid any color clashes or conflicts,” Michael added. Being on this journey with her has been an honor and we are both so happy for her and so proud. Michael and Stodghill are pinching themselves that award season has come to an end. Stodghill and Michael said they worked closely with Bassett’s stylist Jennifer Austin to nail the overall look. “I did this hair in a roller set but you can curl your hair with a one-inch curling iron to create a pin curl,” Stodghill said. “Let it set until it cools and brush out to desired style.” To do so, he prepped her pout by lining it with the From there, he used the French beauty brand’s [Sublimage Le Correcteur Yeux Radiance-Generating Concealing Eye Care](https://go.skimresources.com/?id=87443X1644750&xs=1&xcust=THR--angelabassettoscars&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.chanel.com%2Fus%2Fskincare%2Fp%2F131892%2Fsublimage-le-correcteur-yeux-radiance-generating-concealing-eye-care%2F&sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hollywoodreporter.com%2Flifestyle%2Fstyle%2Fangela-bassett-behind-scenes-2023-oscars-beauty-look-1235350598%2F) in 70 as well as a combination of [ Sublimage Le Teint Ultimate Radiance-Generating Cream Foundations](https://go.skimresources.com/?id=87443X1644750&xs=1&xcust=THR--angelabassettoscars&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.chanel.com%2Fus%2Fskincare%2Fp%2F146958%2Fsublimage-le-teint-ultimate-radiance-generating-cream-foundation%2F&sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hollywoodreporter.com%2Flifestyle%2Fstyle%2Fangela-bassett-behind-scenes-2023-oscars-beauty-look-1235350598%2F) in 121 Beige Doré and 132 Beige Rosé for added dimension. “She loves jazz” — the makeup artist, who partnered with He then applied [Les 4 Rouges Yeux et Joues Eyeshadow and Blush Palette](https://go.skimresources.com/?id=87443X1644750&xs=1&xcust=THR--angelabassettoscars&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.chanel.com%2Fus%2Fmakeup%2Fp%2F151955%2Fles-4-rouges-yeux-et-joues-eyeshadow-and-blush-palette%2F&sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hollywoodreporter.com%2Flifestyle%2Fstyle%2Fangela-bassett-behind-scenes-2023-oscars-beauty-look-1235350598%2F) in Tendresse onto her cheeks and a combination of shades from the palette on her eyes.

Angela Bassett, who played Ramonda in Black Panther: Wakonda Forever, lost the Best Supporting Actress Oscar. Fans are now saying she was snubbed.

cuz i feel like it was for all of us. idk this angela bassett “loss” is hitting me really hard like it was me. Good for Angela Bassett not smiling nor clapping. Of course, not all voters think this way, but I’m guessing this isn’t the only voter that has these kind of views. Decades in and she’s not even allowed to fight back tears Angela Bassett’s reaction to Jamie Lee Curtis’ name being called…you can tell how much that Oscar would have meant to her. I better see her on that stage SOON [March 13, 2023] A performance she clearly should have won an Oscar for. Then, a couple of moments later, Michael B Jordan and Johnathan Majors (both villains in the Marvel Cinematic Universe cog) came out to present the Best Cinematography Oscar. Curtis won the award last night, shocking and disappointing fans. [Everything Everywhere All at Once](https://www.okayplayer.com/culture/everything-everywhere-all-at-once-2023-oscars.html) came along, dominating the festival season (including the Screen Actors Guild Awards).

Angela Bassett attends the 95th Annual Academy Awards on March 12, 2023 in Hollywood. Mike Coppola—Getty Images. Ideas. By Mikki Kendall.

Jordan](https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888487/michael-b-jordan/) and [Jonathan Majors](https://time.com/collection/time100-next-2022/6213723/jonathan-majors/) presented an award not long after Bassett’s loss, they acknowledged her from the stage. [Ketanji Brown Jackson](https://time.com/6160844/ketanji-brown-jackson-black-women-confirmation-hearings/) to Viola Davis, successful Black women are expected to be warm and cheerfully gracious, no matter the offense. [Hattie McDaniel](https://time.com/4241293/hattie-mcdaniels-oscar-academy-awards/), the first Black person to win an Oscar, being seated at a segregated table the year that she won for Best Supporting Actress. You see this reflected in the [anonymous ballots](https://ew.com/awards/oscars/2023-oscars-secret-ballot-academy-awards-voters-share-juicy-picks/) that circulate before the awards as Academy voters glibly acknowledge that they didn’t bother to watch the performances of Black actors. It must have taken a Herculean effort for Bassett to carve out this space, to hold it and try to expand the road that McDaniel opened all those years ago. It’s that she and so many others are expected to pretend that the Academy is voting based on merit and not race and gender. Even now, after attempts to [expand Academy membership](https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/03/awards-insider-who-votes-for-the-oscars), 81% of voters identify as white and 67% as male, and they tend to take an interest in people like them. To be Black in America is to be told early and often that you must work twice as hard to get half as far. After all, since awards were first handed out in 1929, [only 22 Black actors have won](https://www.goldderby.com/gallery/black-oscar-winners-best-actress-actor/), though many more including Bassett have been nominated over the decades. [Everything Everywhere All at Once ](https://time.com/6261965/everything-everywhere-all-at-once-oscars-frontrunner/)last night, Bassett’s reaction to losing was not particularly noticeable. [#OscarsSoWhite](https://time.com/4180433/oscar-nominations-white-diversity-oscarssowhite/) by April Reign in 2015 laid bare just how much the voting was influenced by race and gender. An awards season so soon after the loss of dear friends, including her [co-star Chadwick Boseman,](https://time.com/6232110/black-panther-wakanda-forever-chadwick-boseman-death/) must have felt deeply bittersweet, and after months on the awards circuit, she knew going in that the deck was stacked against her.

In one of the biggest upsets of the night, Basset was beaten in the Best Supporting Actress category by Jamie Lee Curtis for her role in Everything Everywhere ...

Bassett was nominated for her role in Black Panther: [Wakanda Forever](/topic/wakanda-forever). in 1994, but was beaten by Holly Hunter, star of Jane Campion’s The Piano. “It’s been a long road for her, too. “Angela Bassett has a right to be hurt,” one tweeted. [ the full list of winners here](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/oscars-2023-winners-best-picture-b2299277.html) and all [the live updates from the ceremony as it happened here](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/oscars-2023-watch-time-live-red-carpet-b2299248.html). [Jamie Lee Curtis](/topic/jamie-lee-curtis) for her role in [Everything Everywhere All at Once](/topic/everything-everywhere-all-at-once).

Fans defended Angela Bassett's honest reaction after she lost Best Supporting Actress to Jamie Lee Curtis at the 2023 Oscars.

( [See all the winners here.](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwik9PnL39n9AhXiEUQIHRN-D-gQvOMEKAB6BAgJEAE&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eonline.com%2Fnews%2F1367480%2Foscars-2023-winners-the-complete-list&usg=AOvVaw2JGSLzRIyDRGTrJCLseXPb)) [For the latest breaking news updates, click here to download the E! I better see her on that stage SOON." "She is, was, and always will be incredible. Others, though, expressed hope that the actress would one day receive an Oscars trophy of her own. Jordan](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjc2Maf4Nn9AhW9PkQIHcSRD5AQFnoECA4QAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eonline.com%2Fnews%2Fmichael_b_jordan&usg=AOvVaw0j_-UYgn2FA-hTD8b4cKxR) and [Jonathan Majors](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwi3it2m4Nn9AhWZIEQIHYxxAjUQFnoECB8QAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eonline.com%2Fnews%2F1364604%2Fhow-ant-mans-jonathan-majors-earned-paul-rudds-respect&usg=AOvVaw1t92IQ6BQV_Ss5ekkDAOOG) took a moment to shoutout the superstar. [tweeted](https://twitter.com/SpencerAlthouse/status/1635079752439705601?s=20). Her reaction is about that." "We can be disappointed for Angela Bassett & happy for [Jamie Lee Curtis], those 2 things can exist. This system is broken. [tweeted](https://twitter.com/reshingbull/status/1635309278843265024?s=20) on March 13. [Angela Bassett](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjAjKu-39n9AhXvKUQIHZKYBoQQFnoECCcQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eonline.com%2Fnews%2Fangela_bassett&usg=AOvVaw30Oi9h2ktAmJs-XXk1SIxT) received plenty of love at the 2023 [Oscars](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjZruTW39n9AhUyDEQIHX5cBgoQFnoECBMQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eonline.com%2Fnews%2Foscars&usg=AOvVaw1-lRA5jUb6TiMrgnTQ63Oz).

Angela Bassett's Academy Awards loss is an unsurprising disappointment in a Hollywood industry known for a lack of representation among Oscar winners.

[Everything Everywhere All At Once](https://mashable.com/article/everything-everywhere-all-at-once-meaning) in a bid to paper over their shortcomings elsewhere. [misogynoir](https://mashable.com/article/misogynoir-black-women-sexism-racism). It’s seen in the lack of imagination to envision categories where the predominant skin color of the nominees isn’t white (Supporting Actress was by far the most diverse). [the first Black woman to become a two-time Oscar winner](https://mashable.com/article/ruth-carter-oscars-wakanda-black-panther) — was honored. [Andrea Riseborough controversy](https://mashable.com/article/andrea-riseborough-to-leslie-oscar-nomination)? While it’s unfair to say that white performers typically succeed with such a narrative (recently, Glenn Close, Amy Adams, Michael Keaton, and Sylvester Stallone have failed with that line of attack), Black women seemingly are never able to use the same appeal to nostalgia.

Several moments were captured during Sunday's Academy Awards, and many centered around Angela Bassett. One was her holding hands with Elvis actor Austin ...