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Earlier this evening, Jamie Lee Curtis won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her work in Everything Everywhere All At Once.
Her co-star, Stephanie Hsu, was up for the same award, as was Angela Bassett for her work in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.
While Jamie’s co-star, Stephanie, looked adorably excited for her EEAAO co-star, fans were quick to point out Angela Bassett’s look of disappointment at the award’s announcement. Angela was nominated for playing the grieving mother of T’Challa in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, which she did while grieving the real-life death of her co-star, Chadwick Boseman.
While Jamie Lee is a deeply talented actor in her own right, let’s just say there was some uproar that Angela did not take the win home for her work in Wakanda Forever as well as her legacy as an actor.
Jaime Lee Curtis????? Over Angela Bassett and Stephanie Hsu??? #Oscars
Lionsgate / Via Twitter: @autumnvelvets
THEY GAVE JAMIE LEE CURTIS AN OSCAR FOR A MOVIE SHE WAS BARELY IN BECAUSE THAT STUPID INDUSTRY BEEN IGNORING HER HER WHOLE CAREER…ONLY TO ALSO IGNORE ANGELA BASSETT WHO IS BEYOND DESERVING OF THAT AWARD
ABC / Via Twitter: @michellehux
everyone who voted for jamie lee curtis over angela bassett and stephanie hsu needs to sleep with one eye open
WHAT DO YOU MEAN JAMIE LEE CURTIS OVER ANGELA BASSET AND STEPHANIE HSU LIKE WHAT THE ACTUAL HELL IM PISSED OFF #Oscar2023
FOX / Via Twitter: @sitcomabed
People were also quick to call out how Jamie Lee beat Stephanie Hsu — who had a much longer and more integral part in the film than she did.
random mundane white woman in film, one of the antagonists even, winning in a film with a primarily asian cast is crazy https://t.co/OyAYxwjuLW
Her win even initiated a discussion on the roles nepotism plays in award shows like these. Jamie Lee Curtis is the daughter of Tony Curtis — an Oscar nominee — and Janet Leigh — an Oscar winner.
I DONT WANNA HEAR ANOTHER FUCKING DISCOURSE ON NEPOTISM EVER AGAIN
#Oscars #AcademyAwards
HBO / Via Twitter: @MariaMBrittof
And, of course, some downright hilarious tweets were made:
jamie lee curtis won over angela bassett and stephanie hsu so i blocked activia
U HAD ONE JOB @MICHAELMYERS
We all know this is what she SHOULD’VE won the Oscar for
Walt Disney / courtesy Everett Collection / Via Twitter: @TomZohar
^They had a point about this one, TBH.
What do you think? Was Jamie Lee’s win well-deserved, or did the Academy flop with this one? Tell us your thoughts in the comments below!
