TMZ.com
Ava DuVernay‘s similar to the remainder of us … thrilled that Angela Bassett‘s lastly bagged an Oscar on the Governors Awards, however she’s additionally clarifying it isn’t precisely the true deal.
TMZ bought the director out in NYC, the place she made the excellence between the Governors Awards and the celebrated, world-renowned Academy Awards arising in 2 months … the place bagging a shiny gold statuette is the top of each actor’s profession.
1/9/24
So for those who’re celebrating Angela lastly successful an Oscar after dropping out on 2 earlier noms — 1993’s “What’s Love Got To Do With It” and 2022’s ‘Wakanda Perpetually’ — Ava’s saying, not so quick … it is nonetheless not the precise factor.
Nonetheless, Ava tells us she’s so pleased her “beautiful sister” was celebrated for her general physique of labor on the Governors Awards ceremony … the place her pal Regina King handed her the award.
She additionally raves about getting to look at Angela do her factor on the stage, and was particularly impressed by her acceptance speech.
3/13/23
ABC
Angela urged fellow Black actresses to consider who their ancestors supposed them to be … telling them to stay brave.
She additionally paid tribute to the empowered girls she’s represented in her roles — actual queens like Tina Turner, Rosa Parks and Coretta Scott King … and, in fact, Wakanda’s fictional Queen Ramonda.
