In 2023, it seemed a given that Angela Bassett would win the "Best Actress" Oscar for her role as Queen Ramonda in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Instead, the award went to Jamie Lee Curtis for Everything Everywhere All at Once.

The decision baffled movie lovers, with the prevailing theory being that the Academy didn't take Bassett's performance seriously because it was in a VFX-laden comic book movie produced by Marvel Studios.

Talking to Town & Country Magazine, the actor recalled her stoic reaction to Curtis' win going viral on social media and addressed both the loss and online commentary that followed.

"I found it interesting," she said. "Interesting that I wouldn’t be allowed to be disappointed at an outcome where I thought I was deserving. I love applauding people. But in that moment ... No, I have put in: put in the time, put in good work over time. I didn...