Every year it feels like there’s at least one actor, or film, director, or composer, who misses out on their much-deserved Oscar win. Back in 2023, Hollywood legend Angela Bassett was unable to hide her disappointment after losing out on the Best ing Actress award to Jamie Lee Curtis. 273068

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Bassett’s reaction quickly went viral and the actress has since spoken about the moment the camera panned to show her visibly disappointed reaction to Curtis’ win. In an interview with Oprah she claimed she was “gobsmacked.” More recently she told townandcountrymag.com that she felt it was “Interesting that I wouldn’t be allowed to be disappointed at an outcome where I thought I was deserving.” 

Two years on and the actress is still standing by her belief that she deserved that award. Honestly? Good for her. The 66-year-old went on to say that she loved applauding others, but felt like she had put in the work in this case.

“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’t think that was a gift. I thought it was a given.”

Unfortunately that’s the nature of show business. There are winners and losers and sometimes talent isn’t always recognized where it should be. Bassett, nominated for her role in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, was up against a group of great ing actresses but ultimately Curtis took it home for her performance in Everything Everywhere All at Once.

While the latter may arguably be a more Oscar-worthy film (depending on who you ask), many think that Bassett’s performance in Black Panther was more deserving of the award and many were just as disappointed as the actor herself when she didn’t win. Fans voiced their displeasure with the decision and even some of Bassett’s fellow actors came out in of her. 

That’s not to say that Curtis doesn’t deserve an Oscar, but for that role in particular? Just no. It feels like a slap in the face to Bassett who many agreed was the better ing Actress that year. And she had a point when she said that she was “allowed to be disappointed” — she’s human after all. 

“I thought I handled it very well, also,” she told Oprah. “And that was my intention, to handle it very well. It was, of course, a supreme disappointment, and disappointment is human.”

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While the Academy might not have shown any love for her back in 2023, the actress did finally get some recognition for all she has contributed to the arts over the span of her career. In 2024 she was awarded an honorary Oscar at the Governor’s Awards which aims to reward actors who have been overlooked at previous ceremonies.

Millie Bobby Brown is essentially Netflix’s bread and butter — the modern version of a studio system star who’s become the face of the streamer, for better and for worse.

After Stranger Things and Enola Holmes, their latest collaboration comes in the form of the defiant fantasy adventure film Damsel, directed by the Spaniard Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, written by Fast X scribe Dan Mazeau, and executive produced by Brown herself. The 20-year-old plays Elodie, daughter of a lord forced to marry a prince to save her family’s starving subjects. Unbeknownst to her, the prince and his parents intend to sacrifice her in the name of a generations-old curse. The ordeal lands Elodie in a confrontation with a blood-thirsty dragon (voiced by Shohreh Aghdashloo) in a damp, dark cave.

Damsel begins with some voiceover narration from Brown, who informs viewers that this story isn’t one of many where the prince saves the damsel in distress, effectively setting the tone for a film whose release date on International Women’s Day was far from accidental. This mission-statement cliché of an opener creates a worthy set of expectations, though reaching them seems significantly more daunting at the hands of a male writer and a male director. The opening narration, as well as the tagline on the Netflix poster, insist that Damsel is not a fairytale — or, at least, one that aims to subvert the female character conventions of the genre — a goal that has obsessed Hollywood for roughly the last decade. Damsel, at least, is an original story, and not a remake of a male-led box office hit. At most, the film acts as an antithesis to 1987’s The Princess Bride, making Robin Wright the evil queen, and giving its own princess bride a much more active role in choosing her destiny. The rocky mountains, well, those remain.

Damsel fulfills some expectations — heroic action sequences aplenty as Elodie comes face-to-face with the menacing beast; several empowered zingers as the character regains control of her narrative after being toyed around by everyone in her life; and symbolic scenes of hair-cutting, dress-ripping, and corset-unshackling galore. Still, Damsel holds space for enough positive surprises to keep it from completely predictable and formulaic territory.

The action outside the dragon lair is pretty rough going, brought down by farcically mechanical dialogue between farcically mechanical characters that not even Angela Bassett (Elodie’s stepmother), Ray Winstone (Elodie’s father), or Robin Wright could save. However, Damsel’s crucial in-lair action is pure, survivalist adventure magic; Millie Bobby Brown manages, somehow, to generate palpable chemistry with a dragon that, more likely than not, was represented on-set by tennis balls on sticks.

It’s only in the sequences where Elodie explores and conquers the narrow tunnels and slippery floors of the dragon’s home where the viewer is truly transported, and can buy into Damsel’s story. A lot of these scenes’ success may come down to their lack of dialogue — or, perhaps, Brown’s keener understanding of the tone needed for these scenes; they beg for desperation, adrenaline, and anger, much like what Brown channels in her best moments as Stranger Things‘ El. The actress’s face is undoubtedly the most proficient tool at her disposal, and the emptiness and quiet of the setting allow her to make the most of it. Fortunately, for so much of Damsel, we simply accompany Elodie through the cave; she sporadically interacts with the dragon, but mostly she’s left to her own devices to explore its secrets and uncover the deceitful plot she has fallen prey to. And it works. Elodie’s journey through darkness feels believable, tangible, and tensional, unlike quite literally anything else in the film. The pacing, the directing, and the rhythm become graceful, sharply combining fantasy, horror, fairytale, and action. Even the CGI inside the cave is also — coincidentally or otherwise — miles ahead of the digitally enhanced imagery found elsewhere. It’s like a completely different film.

Shot on location in the Portuguese Douro Valley, Serra da Estrela, Sortelha, and the Batalha Monastery, Damsel fails to utilize the dreamy landscapes at its disposal, filming most of it in the same glazed and flat photography that Netflix originals have accustomed us to. Simultaneously, the plot, constructed with the sole purpose of getting Elodie into that cave, so she can rescue both herself and the dozens of women who would ultimately become the next victims of the Aurea royal family, is disappointingly shallow. There’s little to no investment in world-building, which should be a priority in fantasy filmmaking, and the plot twist that ultimately leads to the story’s resolution is contrived and weak.

Among the screenplay’s limitations, there is a saving grace; female characters, and that includes the dragon (but excludes Wright’s villain), show generosity towards one another. There is no sense of Elodie being a braver and more self-sufficient alternative to other, more typically feminine girls. She enjoys the luxuries that her newfound princess lifestyle offers her at first, and shows significant distress in the cave, sobbing, screaming, and begging for help. There’s no cardboard-female-action-lead badass iciness to her. If anything, there’s badass warmth. Elodie empathizes with the multiple girls who never managed to find a way out of the cave, and gives grace to both her stepmother and the dragon where she could have just felt contempt.

There are sporadic sparks of magic in Damsel, especially when it’s navigating its better-fitting element of action fantasy rather than fairytale. Younger audiences might find it a rather revolutionary watch since it doesn’t shy away from the occasional body gore or Basilisk-like spookiness. And, considering its surprisingly actualized themes of female empowerment, if it really does resonate with the newer generations, then it has already justified its existence.

Angela Bassett is one of the great actors of her generation. Few have a filmography as rich and versatile, and few have mastered the kind of presence and grace that have defined Bassett’s career for decades.

In 2023, at 64, the New York native was set to receive the Academy Award for Best ing Actress for her performance in Marvel’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. A recognition that had meaning beyond the film, serving as a celebration of a lifetime of underappreciated work. She did not win in a choice that will undoubtedly live on as one of the Oscars’ biggest blunders.

Bassett did go on to win the most coveted award in the film industry in 2024 when she received an Honorary Oscar for her contributions to the art form. Perhaps an ission of guilt from the Academy, but ultimately a well-earned honor that had been a long time coming.

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EGOT is a term referring to winners of all four leading awards in the American entertainment industry: the Emmy, the Grammy, the Oscar, and the Tony. Bassett is not an EGOT just yet.

The What’s Love Got to Do with It actress has a long list of accolades, including, as mentioned, an Academy Award, two Golden Globes, and a SAG award, but she has yet to win an Emmy, a Grammy, or a Tony.

Bassett has been nominated for the prestigious television award a whopping ten times, including two Daytime Emmy nods, for her work in the likes of The Rosa Parks Story, American Horror Story, and A Black Lady Sketch Show, among others. She’s also found herself among the Academy Awards nominees on two occasions before finally being given the recognition of an honorary Oscar. The first was in 1994 for her first major lead role as Tina Turner in the biopic What’s Love Got to Do with It, with the second following almost three decades later in 2023 for her Marvel Cinematic Universe role.

As for the Grammys and the Tonys, the actress, whose career started in live theater, where she made her mark performing in works by pioneering playwright August Wilson, has never received a nomination for either. There’s still time, however. And if there is one major Hollywood star deserving of the EGOT status, it is Angela Bassett.

We’ve all known how talented Angela Bassett is for years now, but it’s surprising how long it’s taken for the actress to finally be recognised and presented an Oscar. But what was it for? The Academy Awards aren’t for another couple of months yet, so clearly this isn’t your standard, run-of-the-mill trophy.

Bassett was given an honorary Oscar at the Governers Awards Ceremony last night. This is recognition of an actor’s significant contributions to the motion picture arts and to win one is a great achievement — it’s been a long time coming for the Hollywood icon, but we got there in the end.

The Governors Awards have been going for the past 14 years, and aim to shine a spotlight on actors and actresses who might have been overlooked in past ceremonies.

Bassett gave thanks to her family during her acceptance speech. She continued by thanking the board of governors for recognizing her achievement while also managing to remain humble and uplift other Black actresses.

“To my fellow Black actresses, fill your hearts with courage and strength because regardless of what you may think or see or feel your contributions do matter.”

Bassett is only the second Black actress to be awarded an honorary Oscar in the 14 years the ceremony has been running. The first actress to take home the statuette was Cicely Tyson in 2018, which Angela also found time to acknowledge during her speech.

“I have had to let it sink in that I am the second black actress to receive an honorary Oscar, the first being my dear friend and mentor, the late Cicely Tyson in 2018. Having a chance to work with and learn from miss Tyson is one of the most memorable and treasured experiences of my career and life.”

The Boyz n the Hood actress has been nominated for an Oscar twice in the past, the first time was back in 1994, in which she was nominated for the best actress award for the Tina Turner biopic, What’s Love Got to Do with It? The second time was last years Oscars, in which she was nominated for best ing actress in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Unfortunately both times, the actress just missed out on taking the award home.

Last year’s Oscar snub upset many, and there was a great deal of for the actress, who many felt had been robbed. One of the most vocal ers of Bassett was fellow Black Panther star Michael B. Jordan, who posted a sweet collage celebrating the actresses best roles of the past 40 years to Twitter.

Four other Oscars were presented at the ceremony in total, with Mel Brooks and Carol Littleton also receiving honorary awards, and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award being given to Michelle Satter.

Despite the surprising cancellation of 9-1-1 by Fox, fans will be happy to know that the show has found a new home on ABC and will live to see its seventh season.

Starring the legendary Angela Bassett, Jennifer Love Hewitt, and Peter Krause, the show chronicles the lives of America’s toughest and most devoted first responders. Season 7 has been ordered and will be delivered in spring 2024, so here’s everything we know about it, including the premiere date, cast of actors, plot, the new network, and more.

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The hit series has now moved to ABC, which shouldn’t come as much of a surprise given that both Fox and ABC are owned by The Walt Disney Company. Hulu will almost certainly get the next season as well, as ABC uses the same distribution mechanism for all seasons and episodes.

The Hollywood Reporter confirmed in early May that this change was first and foremost a financial decision as Fox was paying more than $9 million per episode for the show. This high price tag wasn’t worth it, despite it being the No. 1 broadcast drama in the adults 18-49 demographic. However, Fox has renewed spin-off 9-1-1: Lone Star for season 5, for which it only pays between $6 million and $7 million per episode.

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9-1-1 season 7 will premiere on March 14, 2024, as was unveiled in ABC’s official 2023-2024 television schedule in May. How many episodes will be in the season of 9-1-1 is unknown at this time. Due to the strike delays, the next season may be shorter than usual (previous seasons typically featured 18 episodes). The move to ABC in May 2023, right before the SAG-AFTRA strikes, caused further delays to the release schedule.

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Angela Bassett will return to the LAPD in the role of Sergeant Athena Grant-Nash. Recently nominated for an Oscar for her work in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, the eight-time Emmy winner is the most prominent member of 9-1-1‘s ensemble cast. Peter Krause will be back as Athena’s husband, Fire Department Captain Bobby Nash and Jennifer Love Hewitt (I Know What You Did Last Summer) will also return as Maddie Buckley.

There are some changes, however. John Harlan Kim’s character Albert Han will appear exclusively as a guest star, while Rockmond Dunbar’s Michael Grant will not be returning at all. Aside from these updates, the returning cast of 9-1-1 for the next season will also include:

Oliver Stark (Into the Badlands) as Evan ‘Buck’ Buckley

Aisha Hinds (The Next Three Days) as Henrietta ‘Hen’ Wilson

Kenneth Choi (The Wolf of Wall Street) as Howard ‘Chimney’ Han

Ryan Guzman (Step Up Revolution) as Eddie Diaz

Corinne Massiah (Mistresses) as Abby Clark

Gavin McHugh as Christopher Diaz

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As the strikes delayed development and production has not yet begun, few details about the next season have been made public. The season 6 finale dealt with the horrific aftermath of a bridge collapse, though concluded with Athena and Bobby having a well-deserved vacation after saving many lives and emerging unharmed.

Unfortunately, vacations must eventually come to an end, and when season 7 premieres, Athena and Bobby will be back to saving lives and testing their heroism under new death-defying situations. 

Mission: Impossible has been one of the hottest franchises in Hollywood for three decades, so it’s no surprise that Mission: Impossible has been able to get Oscar-caliber actors to appear in ing roles. Jon Voight, Kristen Scott Thomas, Jeremy Renner and Alec Baldwin have all managed to steal the show with limited screen time, and Angela Bassett did the same when she was cast in Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018).

Bassett played Erika Sloane, the director of the CIA. She’s the one who tells August Walker (Henry Cavill) to keep an eye on Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise), given the latter’s reputation for going rogue. As anyone who has seen the film can tell you, though, Sloane gets double-crossed by Walker, who turns out to be the main villain. Sloane is a pretty standard “CIA boss” in the script, so it’s a testament to Bassett’s screen presence that the character winds up being a memorable part of the film.

So memorable, in fact, that she was supposed to return for Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One. During a recent interview with Variety, Christopher McQuarrie confirmed that Sloane was written into early drafts of the film. “She was going to be the head of the CIA,” the writer-director noted. “She would’ve been in the room with all of the other heads of the intelligence community that you meet.”

While a specific reason for Bassett’s absence was not given, it’s safe to assume that she was busy working on Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022). The Marvel sequel was being shot around the same time as Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, and Bassett’s involvement was made doubly important after the ing of Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman.

Bassett’s character, Queen Ramonda, was given more screen time in Wakanda Forever than ever before, and her death at the end of the second act was a crucial part of the film’s dramatic power. While it would have been nice to see the actress deliver a few killer lines in Dead Reckoning Part One, we wouldn’t have wanted to trade her devastating performance in Wakanda Forever for a glorified cameo. Bassett probably wouldn’t have either, as she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best ing Actress for the latter.

On the bright side, there’s plenty more opportunities for Bassett to play Sloane. Tom Cruise recently announced that he wants to make Mission: Impossible films until he’s in his 80s, and McQuarrie told Variety that he intends to bring back the CIA director as soon as possible. “We’re not done with Angela Bassett,” he teased. “Angela is too fabulous. You could never, ever let Angela get away. There’s always a plan in the future.”

While we eagerly await Sloane’s return, we don’t have to wait very long for Bassett’s. The Golden Globe winner will appear in the Netflix film Damsel opposite Millie Bobby Brown, Ray Winstone and Robin Wright. Damsel is scheduled for release on October 13. She will also lend her voice to the animated film Wildwood.

Actor Angela Bassett, ace monologer and crier, will finally get the Oscar she has been denied for decades at this year’s Governors Awards. For her longstanding contribution to cinema, Bassett will receive an honorary Oscar — along with writer/director Mel Brooks and editor Carol Littleton.

Bassett was first nominated for Best Actress in 1993, for her lived-in portrayal of Tina Turner in What’s Love Got To Do With It? She lost out to Emma Thompson’s performance in Howard’s End, a stuffy English drama our that parents made us sit through instead of renting My Cousin Vinny like we repeatedly asked.

Earlier this year, Bassett was nominated for Best ing Actress for her tour de force performance as the grieving Queen Ramonda in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. But she lost to Jamie Lee Curtis, who did karate in Everything Everywhere All At Once — and nobody beats karate.

But it seems the Academy is making it right, or at least more honorable:

Predictably, the internet is channeling Peter O’Toole’s legendary observation that he didn’t “want to be an honorary any damn thing.” They think Bassett deserves a traditional Oscar on a traditional Oscar night:

We’re not going to wade into the discussion of whether race has anything to do with this — though we would not die of shock if it does — but we will the narrative that Jamie Lee Curtis, while a treasure, did not deliver a better performance than Bassett in Wakanda Forever.

You could hear a pin drop in theaters when Bassett took stage in the Black Panther sequel. People were openly weeping as she talked about the pain of losing her son — and the late Chadwick Boseman who portrayed him. Plus, she ensured Queen Ramonda faced certain death at the hands of Namor with enough dignity to make it believable that someone else had gotten the best of her. Chalk Bassett’s loss up to comic book fatigue if you want, but it was certainly the best performance of the year among those nominated in the category.

Per NBC News, the Academy of Arts and Sciences’ Honorary Award is meant to “honor extraordinary distinction in lifetime achievement, exceptional contributions to the state of motion picture arts and sciences, or outstanding service to the Academy.” Academy President Janet Yang said, “Across her decades-long career, Angela Bassett has continued to deliver transcendent performances that set new standards in acting.” But not any standards recognized by the majority of Academy voters, apparently.

The Governors Awards ceremony will take place on Nov. 18, and we’ll keep side-eying until then.

In a universe populated with ive moms (and one tremendous Aunt), fans have sung their praises for one of the MCU’s particularly “courageous leader[s],” in celebration of Mother’s Day. Giving a well-deserved shoutout to Queen Ramonda of the Black Panther series, one took to Reddit to applaud the character — played by Angela Bassett — as “one of my favorite MCU Moms,” describing the former Wakandan Queen as “a fierce, strong and courageous leader of her people.” 

Heading to the comment section to voice their , fellow fans praised Ramonda as “a strong leader in uncertain circumstances,” and remarked that her untimely death came “too soon.” Another specifically praised Bassett’s performance of the beloved Queen, saying they were “happy they gave Angela Bassett more time to shine” in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. In addition to that sequel, Ramonda also appeared in the first Black Panther as well as Avengers: Endgame. 

Fans’ commitment to Ramonda is well-placed, given that the character broke new ground for the MCU. Bassett made history as the first actor to receive an Oscar nod for a Marvel film, following her 2023 nomination for Best ing Actress for her role. Nowhere was the character’s motherhood more pronounced than in Wakanda Forever, when she mourned the death of her son T’Challa (played by the late Chadwick Boseman) during the film’s opening funeral scene. 

Earlier this year, Ramonda placed among We Got This Covered’s list of the best Moms in the MCU, ing the likes of Wanda Maximoff, Ant-Man’s Janet van Dyne and Spider-Man’s Aunt May. Additional characters appear on the list at the opposing end, with the likes of Moon Knight’s Wendy and Elias Spector and Guardians of the Galaxy’s Ego making the list for the MCU’s worst parents ever. 

Marvel fans’ Mother’s Day love extended to the comics universe, with one fan taking to Reddit to shout out “all The Mom’s of Marvel Comics,” including Hulk’s mother Rebecca Banner, Franklin Richards’ mother Sue, and Thor’s mother, Frigga.

With no new Marvel content on the immediate horizon, it’s the behind the scenes business surrounding the MCU that’s been grabbing all the headlines over the past 24 hours, from Disney getting serious about cracking down on spoilers to Daredevil: Born Again‘s latest casting news inciting widespread fear (that’s hopefully unfounded). Last but not least, the Academy Awards continues to upset not just faithful fans but a certain star who feels the need to fight on his MCU family’s behalf.

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The most shocking Marvel Studios development of the day has to be Disney hitting back against leaks in the most aggressive manner in its history. After the full script for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania leaked online, the studio has issued a subpoena against the MarvelStudiosSpoilers subreddit, which has shut down in the face of potentially sizeable legal issues. While Marvel might have locked the door on spoilers, though, it’s only cleared the way for mockery and scorn as the internet has its inevitable fun at this unexpected turn of events.

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Jon Bernthal might be back, but not everyone from Netflix’s original Defenders Saga will be. With a key role having been recast, Daredevil: Born Again now has fans fearing that their worst nightmares will come true and that all of their old favorites will be replaced in the Disney Plus revival. It’s not just Marvel fans who are incensed by this particular piece of recasting either, as Snyderverse loyalists will be annoyed that the MCU is following James Gunn’s DCU in eradicating all remnants of the old-school DCEU from the superhero sphere.

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The fallout of this past weekend’s Oscars continues to be felt on social media – with everyone continuing to be more than a little miffed that Angela Bassett lost out on her well-deserved Oscar to Jamie Lee Curtis (no offense to JLC, of course, but maybe this wasn’t the time she should’ve won). Bassett’s Black Panther co-star Michael B. Jordan continues to be her biggest champion. Following on from his “Hey Auntie” moment at the ceremony itself, the Creed lead is spearheading the #AngelaWasRobbed campaign on Twitter by sharing the love for the Queen Ramonda star all over again. Is this our king? You bet it is.

Time will tell if the Oscars leads to another Oscar-nominated actress getting a new breath of life in the MCU, but we guarantee more of the latest Marvel news will be coming soon.

Angela Bassett has made history as the first person to be nominated for their performance in a movie from the Marvel Cinematic Universe with her nod in the Best ing Actress category at the 2023 Oscars. However, despite the lack of statuette from the Academy, Bassett is far from being the only Oscar-nominated actress or actor in the MCU roster. Just this year, out of the 40 nominees in the acting categories, eight have been in an MCU film (keep reading to find out who). The acting talent in the Marvel Studios universe is no joke, from the fantastic Cate Blanchett to the iconic Samuel L. Jackson, here are all the MCU actors with Academy honors under their belt.

Bradley Cooper (nine nominations) 1x2z2d

Bradley Cooper is not just a fan favorite among MCU fans, he’s an Oscar favorite too. The A Star is Born actor, who has voiced the beloved groucher Rocket Raccoon in the Guardians of the Galaxy films as well as Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame, has found his way to the Academy’s nominees list nine separate times, for his acting, his producing work, and his writing. A true quadruple threat, four of Cooper’s movies have been up for the biggest prize of all, Best Picture, in the past — Nightmare Alley in 2022, Joker in 2020, A Star is Born in 2019, and American Sniper in 2015. He was also nominated for Best Actor three times, and once for ing Actor.

Cate Blanchett (eight nominations, two wins) 5u3d4h

Cate Blanchett is an Oscar titan. Her 2023 nomination for TÁR was her eighth, and she’s only 53. En route to becoming the MCU’s most Oscar-nominated alum ever, Blanchett has won the coveted award twice — in 2014 for Blue Jasmine, and in 2005 for her pitch-perfect turn as a young Katharine Hepburn, herself a four-time Oscar winner, in The Aviator. In 2008, Blanchett earned Oscar attention for her roles playing historical figures in two different films — a Best ing nomination for her portrayal of Bob Dylan (!) in I’m Not There, and a Best Actress nom for her Queen Elizabeth I in Elizabeth: Golden Age, but didn’t win in either category. Her other nods came in 1999 with her first QEI outing in Elizabeth, in 2007 with Notes on a Scandal, and in 2016 with Carol. In the MCU, she lends her award-winning craft to the role of the vicious Hela — Thor and Loki’s older sister — in Thor: Ragnarok.

Glenn Close (eight nominations) d3te

Glenn Close’s effort as Nova Corps leader Irani Rael in Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 1 didn’t leave much of an impression in the larger MCU, but there’s no denying Marvel underutilized this legendary actress. Close has been nominated for an Academy Award not once, not twice, not thrice, but eight times in her illustrious, decades-spanning career. The first came as early as 1983 with The World According to Garp, but Close would continue to build on that momentum consistently year after year. Her latest nod was in 2021 with Hillbilly Elegy. She never has gone on to win the golden statue, but to be at the top of your game throughout virtually your whole career is impressive in and of itself.

Jeff Bridges (seven nominations, one win) 1q2f3h

This list is kind of putting into perspective just how acclaimed the MCU cast actually is. The one and only Jeff Bridges, who played the detestable Obadiah Stane in the first Iron Man film, is a seven-time Oscar nominee and one-time Oscar winner in the Actor in a Leading Role category for his performance in Crazy Heart. In 2011, Bridges was also nominated for True Grit, alongside his co-star Hailee Steinfeld, who would later find her way to the MCU as well, in Disney Plus’ Hawkeye. Bridges was last nominated in 2017, but like Close, his nods have spanned decades, with the first coming in 1972.

Anthony Hopkins (six nominations, two wins) 3k6i6y

When we said the acting chops of the MCU cast were no joke, we meant it. Not many can pride themselves in having two-time Oscar winner Anthony Hopkins among their troupe. The MCU’s Odin, father of Thor and Loki, is a bona fide acting legend, who has been up for an Academy Award a whopping six times. The first, which eventually turned into a victory, came in 1992, with his unforgettable performance as Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs. Nods for The Remains of the Day, Nixon, Amistad, and The Two Popes followed, but it would be almost two decades before he won again with his role in The Father in 2021.

Matt Damon (five nominations, one win) 6h343k

Matt Damon might have only had a couple of short cameos in the MCU as actor Loki in Thor: Ragnarok and Thor: Love and Thunder, but we’re still counting him among the Oscar-nominated actors in the franchise, especially because he’s been nominated a lot. Damon didn’t waste any time — his breakout film Good Will Hunting, which he co-wrote with Ben Affleck, didn’t just land him his first Oscar nomination, but also his first and only win, at the 1998 Academy Awards. Damon and Affleck won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay that year, with the Thor actor eventually adding 3 more Academy nods to his resume in 2010 and 2016 for acting, and 2017 for producing.

Robert Redford (four nominations, one win, and a special award) 1z4q3k

The great Robert Redford is part of the MCU too. Giving life to the double-crossing Alexander Pierce in Captain America: The Winter Soldier, and later again in Avengers: Endgame, Redford was once the most coveted actor in Hollywood, but he didn’t stop there. Within an impressive filmography as an actor alone, Redford carved a notable career as a director. His only Oscar win was for his work behind the camera in 1981 with Ordinary People. He was nominated once for his acting in 1974, and in 2002 the Academy presented him with its Honorary Award, which recognizes impressive achievements in the industry. His legacy includes founding the Sundance Film Festival in 1978, which has helped launch a plethora of indie films and filmmakers, as well as the Sundance Institute, and Sundance Channel.

Christian Bale (four nominations, one win) 1v1842

Christian Bale is one of the most acclaimed actors of his generation, famous for both his incredible physical transformations, and for the impressive range of performances in his resume. He’s been nominated for an Oscar on four different occasions, winning in 2011 in the ing Actor slate for his role in The Fighter. His other nominations include Best Actor for Vice and American Hustle, and Best ing Actor in The Big Short. In the MCU, Bale played Gorr the God Butcher in 2022’s Thor: Love and Thunder.

William Hurt (four nominations, one win) 1k2346

The late William Hurt, who gave life to the MCU’s Thaddeus Ross in a number of different films before ing away in 2022, was nominated for four Oscars throughout his career, winning just once. His win came right when he was first recognized by the academy in 1986 in the Best Actor category for Kiss of the Spider Woman. He would go on to receive nods for Best Actor twice more in 1987 with Children of a Lesser God and 1988 with Broadcast News, and Best ing Actor in 2006 with A History of Violence.

Ben Kingsley (four nominations, one win) d2661

Ben Kingsley’s character in the MCU is iconic for all the wrong reasons. Marvel tricking fans into thinking Kingsley was the franchise’s Mandarin, only to reveal he was an actor called Trevor, is, to this day, one of the biggest upsets in the MCU. They ended up correcting the mistake in Shang-Chi, where Kingsley also stars, but before all that he was nominated for an Academy Award four times. The actor’s first nomination came with a victory in 1983 for taking on Mahatma Gandhi in Richard Attenborough’s eponymous biopic. He was also among the Best ing Actor nominees in 1992 (Bugsy), 2002 (Sexy Beast), and for Best Actor in 2004, for House of Sand and Fog.

Tommy Lee Jones (four nominations, one win) 17m54

Tommy Lee Jones would definitely lead a list of “Actors you totally forgot were in the MCU,” but the veteran performer stared alongside fellow Oscar nominee Stanley Tucci in Captain America: The First Avenger as Colonel Chester Phillips. His only oscar win came in 1994 for his performance of Samuel Gerard in The Fugitive. He was also nominated in 1992 for JFK, 2008 for In the Valley of Elah, and in 2013 for Lincoln.

Willem Dafoe (four nominations) 386426

Most MCU-heads will agree Willem Dafoe should have gotten a nomination every time he played Norman Osborn/Green Goblin, but, while that sadly never happened, his work has been recognized by the Academy four times before. Despite not yet tasting Oscar victory, Dafoe started early with his first nomination coming in 1987 for Best Actor with Platoon. Further nods came in 2001 with Shadow of the Vampire, 2018 with The Florida Project, and 2019 with At Eternity’s Gate. Dafoe officially ed the MCU in 2021’s multiverse-breaking Spider-Man: No Way Home.

Annette Bening (four nominations) 1wb13

The MCU’s Mar-Vell, Annette Bening is no stranger to Oscars attention. The Captain Marvel actress has found herself on the nominees list on four different occasions. She was first recognized by the Academy in 1991 in the Best Actress in a ing Role category for her work in The Grifters. All remaining nominations were in the Leading Role group for American Beauty in 2000, Being Julia in 2005, and her latest, The Kids Are All Right in 2011.

Ethan Hawke (four nominations) 3d6b14

Ethan Hawke has said his favorite superhero movies are Logan, The Dark Knight, and Doctor Strange, but, as fate would have it it, it would be in Moon Knight that he would be making his superhero debut as Ammit cult leader Arthur Harrow. In the film world, however, it was his collaborations with director Richard Linklater that brought him the most Oscar fortune. His decade-spanning role in Boyhood landed him a ing Actor nod in 2015. His screenwriting work in Before Sunset in Before Midnight was also recognized by the Academy, and so was his performance in 2001’s Training Day.

Olivia Colman (three nominations, one win) y2d6f

Olivia Colman became an instant favorite among Oscars fans after her incredible winning speech in 2019 for her leading performance in The Favourite. Sadly, she hasn’t graced the Dolby Theater stage with another victory since, but has added two more nominations to her resumé in 2021 for The Father and 2022 for The Lost Daughter. Her addition to the MCU cast came as a much-welcomed surprise, and we’re counting down the days until Secret Invasion finally hits Disney Plus.

Natalie Portman (three nominations, one win) 4z3715

Who would have known that the Thor series was so packed with Academy Award-winning talent? The MCU’s very own Jane Foster has been up for an Oscar three times in the past, with her only winning performance in 2010’s Black Swan becoming one of the decade’s most memorable. In 2005, Portman was nominated for Best ing Actress for Closer, while in 2017 she made the candidate list for Best Leading Actress once again for her heartbreaking and layered portrayal of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in Jackie. Portman returned as world-leading astrophysicist Foster in 2022’s Thor: Love and Thunder after being away from the franchise for nine years.

Marisa Tomei (three nominations, one win) 3w3y

Marisa Tomei is not just an Oscar winner, she is the winner who made the whole film world wobble with her surprising win in 1993 for My Cousin Vinny. No one had actually expected her to win for such an unconventionally non-dramatic role, especially up against the likes of industry titans Vanessa Redgrave and Joan Plowright. But, just like the irreverent Aunt May we all knew and loved in the MCU, Tomei snatched that Oscar up — and if you haven’t seen her wickedly-funny, whip-smart turn in Vinny, it’s a masterclass in comic timing. Her other nominations came in 2002 for In The Bedroom and in 2009 for The Wrestler.

Russel Crowe (three nominations, one win) 84q5z

Russel Crowe has got Range (note that capital R), and that is reflected in both his track record with the Academy as well as his contribution to the MCU. From his performance as a whistleblower in the corporate thriller The Insider, to the Oscar-winning and career-defining heroic turn in Gladiator, as well as his nuanced, humane take on schizophrenia in A Beautiful Mind, Crowe owed Oscar voters for three consecutive years from 2000 to 2002. In the MCU, he plays a hilarious version of Zeus in Thor: Love and Thunder with a spot-on Greek accent to match.

Charlize Theron (three nominations, one win) 5w6y3l

Charlize Theron’s performance as serial killer Aileen Wuornos in Monster is one of the greats, and the Academy recognized that fact by giving her the award for Best Actress in 2004. Two more nominations followed for Theron; in 2006 with North Country, and 2020 with Bombshell, but she has yet to repeat the victory. The actress’s role in the MCU as sorceress Clea will grow with time but for now, we have only had the pleasure of seeing her in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness‘s mid-credits scene.

Taika Waititi (three nominations, one win) 5f703c

Taika Waititi might have fallen on the wrong side of the Marvel fandom after Thor: Love and Thunder, but the actor and director, who voices the friendly rock man Korg in the Thor franchise and has directed its last two films, has found success with the Academy on two occasions. His short film Two Cars, One Night was nominated in the Best Short Film – Live Action category, and in 2020, what is arguably his biggest career success yet, Jojo Rabbit took home the award for Best Adapted Screenplay (written by Waititi), and secured a nomination for Best Picture as well.

Sylvester Stallone (three nominations) f3n3e

The eternal Italian Stallion, Sylvester Stallone is behind one of the greatest franchises in history for which he has been nominated three times. In 1977, Rocky and Sly were up for Best Original Screenplay and Best Actor, respectively, but sadly, didn’t win either category. Almost four decades later, Rocky spin-off series Creed landed another nomination for the veteran actor, this time in the ing category. In the MCU, fans know and love Stallone as Stakar Ogord in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.

Michelle Pfeiffer (three nominations) 2r2zo

Sure, Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania was slaughtered by critics, but there was one thing pretty much everyone could agree on: Michelle Pfeiffer was the best thing about it. The celebrated actress has been gifting us incredible performances for four decades, but it was in the late eighties and early nineties that she captured the Academy’s attention. Six years after her career-catapulting performance in Scarface (1983), Pfeiffer found her way to her first Oscar nomination with Dangerous Liaisons in 1989. She would go on to receive two nods in the Leading Role category, in 1990 and 1993, for The Fabulous Baker Boys and Love Field, respectively.

Edward Norton (three nominations) 1ns4n

Edward Norton might have moved on from the MCU almost as soon as he ed it, but his great Hollywood career and three Oscar nominations still deserve a spot on this list. His nods came in 1997 with Primal Fear in the ing Actor category, 1999 with American History X for Best Actor, and again in 2015 in the ing list with Birdman. Although he has never left the Dolby Theater victorious, his trajectory is still enviable — MCU flops and all.

Mark Ruffalo (three nominations) 3o6h6

The MCU doesn’t just have one Oscar-nominated Hulk, it has two. Mark Ruffalo’s filmography is so good, it’s hard to believe he’s only been nominated at the Oscars on three occasions. His first came with the same film that gave MCU cast mate Annette Bening her most recent nod — The Kids Are All Right in 2011, in the Actor in a ing Role roster. In fact, all his nods have been in that category, with 2014’s Foxcatcher and 2015’s Spotlight completing the list. Ruffalo might have never won an Oscar, but at least he knows he will always be our favorite Bruce Banner.

Angelina Jolie (two nominations, one win, and a special award) 6p3238

Angelina Jolie being a part of the MCU is almost too good to be true, but there it is. The remarkable Eternals actress has been one of Hollywood’s brightest stars for decades now, and has been at the receiving end of three different honors from the Academy. Not only did Jolie win an Oscar for Actress in a ing Role the very first time she was nominated in 2000, with her performance in Girl, Interrupted, but she was also up for Actress in a Leading Role in 2008 with Changeling. In 2014, she was the recipient of the special Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, which recognizes those in the film industry who have used their influence for good.

Mahershala Ali (two nominations, two wins) kn34

It was Mahershala Ali who came to Kevin Feige with a proposition for a new Blade movie to be included in the MCU, and the Marvel boss couldn’t exactly say no to an actor who just fresh off winning two Oscars, could he? The Academy (and the world) took its sweet time noticing Ali’s exquisite talent, but it’s always better late than never. The Luke Cage actor’s first win came with Moonlight in 2017 for Actor in a ing Role — the same category for which he would win his second Oscar in 2019 with the controversial Green Book. We just can’t wait to see him in action in the MCU.

Michael Douglas (two nominations, two wins) 413ag

Ant-Man might be able to take on minuscule proportions, but there’s nothing small about the quality of the talent in his titular series. The MCU actually has Michelle Pfeiffer and Michael Douglas playing a couple — and one of the best in its universe, at that. Douglas has found Oscar glory twice in his career, as a producer in 1976 with the memorable One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, and over a decade later, in 1988, as an actor in Wall Street. A man of many talents, Douglas would the MCU in 2015 as Dr. Hank Pym, the original Ant-Man.

Rachel Weisz (two nominations, one win) 6g6y2i

Rachel Weisz was massively underused in the MCU with her stint as veteran Red Room spy Melina Vostokoff in Black Widow, which is a shame given the fact that the superhero franchise had a two-time Oscar nominee and one-time Oscar winner in its midst. The first time Weisz was among the Academy’s nominees was also the first (and only) time she took home the little gold man, for Best Performance by an Actress in a ing Role with The Constant Gardener in 2006. In 2019, her fantastic effort in The Favourite was also recognized with a nomination in the same category.

Daniel Kaluuya (two nominations, one win) 635bb

On the subject of wasted talent in the MCU — Daniel Kaluuya ed Black Panther as Border Tribe Head of Security W’Kabi before his career completely blew up thanks to his leading performance in Jordan Peele’s massive 2017 success Get Out. Kaluuya received his first nomination for that role a year later, and by the time Marvel made Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Kaluuya was already an Oscar winner, for his masterful portrayal of Black Panther leader Fred Hampton in Judas and the Black Messiah, too booked and busy to make it to filming.

J.K. Simmons (two nominations, one win) 4h4q4l

Everyone was ecstatic to see the iconic J. Jonah Jameson make his MCU debut in Spider-Man: Far From Home. The character, who stole every scene he was in, in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man trilogy, became one of J.K. Simmons’ most famous, long before he ever caught the Academy’s attention. The actor was first nominated, and eventually won, for Whiplash in 2015, adding another nod to his record in 2022 with Being the Ricardos.

Jamie Foxx (two nominations, one win) nd1a

2005 was Jamie Foxx’s year. The actor was nominated twice, both for Actor in a ing Role with Collateral and Actor in a Leading Role with Ray, the latter of which he ended up winning and is still considered one of his best performances ever. He hasn’t had an Oscar-nominated performance since, but he did the world’s biggest franchise in the multiverse collapse that took place in Spider-Man: No Way Home, reprising his role of Electro from The Amazing Spider-Man 2.

Sam Rockwell (two nominations, one win) v2sy

It often happens that when a talented actor is finally cast in a film that manages to collect all the variables needed to place it in the Academy’s orbit, they become one to watch in the industry. Sam Rockwell has been knocking it out of the park for years, including as the detestable Justin Hammer in Iron Man 2, but he was only recognized by the Academy in 2018, thanks to his performance in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, directed by Martin McDonagh of Banshees of Inisherin fame. Rockwell won in the ing Actor category that year and was nominated again for Vice a year later.

Benicio del Toro (two nominations, one win) 2i2c42

Benicio del Toro is great as the MCU’s Collector, but he’s had a fantastic and perhaps underrated career overall. He found Oscar glory in the early aughts with Traffic, for which he won the Best ing Actor Oscar in 2001, and 21 Grams, which saw him among nominees in that same category again in 2004. Del Toro’s role in the MCU was mostly featured in the first Guardians of the Galaxy film but his short cameo in Infinity War gave us the Sicario reunion between Del Toro and Brolin that we all wanted.

Robert Downey Jr. (two nominations) p2g4l

That’s right, Tony Stark is Oscar-nominated. Robert Downey Jr. has been one of the MCU’s biggest champions since the franchise’s inception — a considerable advantage for Marvel considering that by then, Downey was already a one-time Oscar nominee, on his way to be recognized a second time. The Iron Man star was first nominated for Best Actor in 1993 for his take on Charlie Chaplin in the eponymous film. A little over a decade later, he would be nominated again, this time for Best ing Actor, for the controversial blackface role of Kirk Lazarus in Tropic Thunder.

Angela Bassett (two nominations) 5v6w5y

Angela Bassett did the thing (you know we had to). The thing in question being becoming the first person on this prestigious list to be nominated by the Academy for her role in the MCU. For all the nods and wins that the aforementioned actors have amassed among themselves, only Bassett has brought acting prestige directly to the MCU. Bassett’s performance in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever left no one indifferent, even winning her a Golden Globe in the process. Her first nod, however, happened in 1994 with her portrayal of the legendary Tina Turner in What’s Love Got to Do with It.

Andrew Garfield (two nominations) 13332

Given how famous Andrew Garfield has become ever since starring in his own Spider-Man series as Peter Parker, it’s shocking to think he has yet to win an Oscar and has only been nominated twice. We can think of a handful of past performances that deserved the recognition, but the two the Academy chose to go for were Hacksaw Ridge in 2017 and tick, tick… BOOM! in 2022, both in the Best Actor category. While we wait for the day Garfield finally takes the tiny golden man home, we’ll be rewatching Spider-Man: No Way Home — the movie that made everyone finally realize that The Amazing Spider-Man series should have gotten a third film.

Benedict Cumberbatch (two nominations) 3o3255

You truly never know what to expect from Benedict Cumberbatch. The British actor first broke out into the film and television scene with his modern version of Sherlock, only to the MCU as the arrogant Doctor Stephen Strange, quickly making him one of the most interesting characters in the franchise. His Academy Awards record reflects the versatility he brings to his career. Cumberbatch was first nominated for The Imitation Game where he played Alan Turing, and again in 2022 for his striking performance as a repressed gay cowboy in The Power of the Dog.

Scarlett Johansson (two nominations) 202c24

Not many actors can pride themselves in being nominated in two different categories in the same year, but Scarlett Johansson can. Like her fellow OG Avengers Robert Downey Jr., the MCU’s Black Widow has been nominated for an Oscar twice — albeit both times in 2020. What was perhaps the most successful year in her career resulted in nominations for Actress in a ing Role with Jojo Rabbit, and in a Leading Role for Marriage Story.

Djimon Hounsou (two nominations) 5322n

Djimon Hounsou is everywhere. He’s been in a handful of superhero movies from both DC and Marvel, albeit in roles that deserved to be much bigger every time. In the MCU he plays Kree soldier Korath the Pursuer in Guardians of the Galaxy and
Captain Marvel. Hounson’s filmography is actually incredible, with titles like Steven Spielberg’s Amistad and Ridley Scott’s Gladiator, but for the Academy, it was his performances in In America and Blood Diamond that were his best, resulting in nominations in 2004 and 2007, respectively.

Julie Delpy (two nominations) 2164m

French actress Julie Delpy is perhaps best-known in the English-speaking world for her work in Richard Linklater’s Before trilogy, where she shares the screen with fellow MCU alum Ethan Hawke. Both Delpy and Hawke contributed to the films’ screenplays, receiving Oscar nominations for their work in Before Sunset and Before Midnight in the Adapted Screenplay category. Delpy’s role in the MCU as Red Room trainer Madame B. is short but impactful because it finally gave audiences the long-anticipated look into Natasha Romanoff’s past.

Jude Law (two nominations) 3p2nz

Jude Law was one of the biggest actors in the world in the late 1990s and early 2000s. It was during that time that he sparked the Academy’s interest, particularly with his performances in The Talented Mr. Ripley and Cold Mountain which landed him nominations for Best ing Actor in 2000 and Best Actor in 2004, respectively. In the MCU, his portrayal of Kree military commander Yon-Rogg in Captain Marvel was widely popular, and he is rumored to be reprising it in The Marvels.

Melissa McCarthy (two nominations) 2j2s2h

It’s not often that actors get nominated for Oscars with comedic roles, but Melissa McCarthy’s breakout performance in Bridesmaids was so good that it not only turned her into one of the most coveted comedians in Hollywood, but also got her her first Oscar nomination in 2012. Seven years later, she was nominated again, this time for a dramatic role in Can You Ever Forgive Me? Like Matt Damon, McCarthy was also part of the very exclusive acting troupe of New Asgard in Thor: Love and Thunder, playing the role of Hela.

Jeremy Renner (two nominations) 3c6d2s

Clint Barton has rapidly become one of the most important legacy characters in the MCU, despite starting off as the underdog among the original Avengers. The actor who plays him, Jeremy Renner, has had a similar trajectory in real life. Although he’s best known for his portrayal of Clint Barton aka Hawkeye in the MCU, Renner has been up for an Oscar twice — first in 2010 for his performance in The Hurt Locker, and later in 2011 for his role in The Town.

Samuel L. Jackson (one nomination, and a special award) 49l4r

Samuel L. Jackson has appeared in over 150 movies, but he’s somehow only been nominated for an Oscar once — in 1995, for his iconic performance of Jules Winnfield in Pulp Fiction. If that doesn’t tell you enough about the Academy’s bias, we don’t know what will. Still, they did give him an Honorary Award in 2022 for his illustrious career and contribution to film, which includes his long and continued contribution to the MCU as the legendary Nick Fury, the creator of the Avengers. Jackson has been in a whopping eleven MCU films and the TV show Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.. He will also play a big role in the forthcoming The Marvels and Secret Invasion.

MCU actors who have been nominated for an Oscar once and won 3mb72

• Michelle Yeoh – played Aleta Ogord in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and Ying Nan in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings; won for Actress in a Leading Role for Everything Everywhere All At Once in 2023.
• Ke Huy Quan – stars in Loki; won for Actor in a ing Role for Everything Everywhere All at Once in 2023.
• Brie Larson – plays Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel in the MCU; won for Actress in a Leading Role for Room in 2016.
• Lupita Nyong’o – plays Nakia in the MCU; won for Actress in a ing Role for 12 Years a Slave in 2014.
• Jim Rash – plays M.I.T. Liaison in Captain America: Civil War and Ironheart; won for Adapted Screenplay for The Descendants in 2012.
• Tilda Swinton – played Ancient One in the MCU; won for Actress in a ing Role for Michael Clayton in 2008.
• Forest Whitaker – played Zuri in Black Panther; won for Actor in a Leading Role in The Last King of Scotland in 2007.
• Jennifer Connelly – voiced Karen in Spider-Man: Homecoming; won for Actress in a ing Role for A Beautiful Mind in 2002.
• Gwyneth Paltrow – played Pepper Potts in the MCU; won for Actress in a Leading Role for Shakespeare in Love in 1999
• F. Murray Abraham – voices Khonshu in Moon Knight; won for Actor in a Leading Role for Amadeus in 1985.

MCU actors who have been nominated for an Oscar once 3x2n3

• Kerry Condon – voiced Friday in the MCU; nominated for Actress in a ing Role for The Banshees of Inisherin in 2023.
• Stephanie Hsu – played Soo in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings; nominated for Actress in a ing Role for Everything Everywhere All at Once in 2023.
• Brian Tyree Henry – played Phastos in Eternals; nominated for Actor in a ing Role for Causeway in 2023.
• Barry Keoghan – played Druig in Eternals; nominated for Actor in a ing Role for The Banshees of Inisherin in 2023.
• Maria Bakalova – voices Cosmo in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3; nominated for Actress in a ing Role for Borat Subsequent Moviefilm in 2021.
• Chadwick Boseman – played T’Challa/Black Panther in the MCU; nominated for Actor in a Leading Role for Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom in 2021.
• Florence Pugh – plays Yelena Belova in the MCU; nominated for Actress in a ing Role for Little Women in 2020.
• Richard E. Grant – played Classic Loki in Loki; nominated for Actor in a ing Role for Can You Ever Forgive Me? in 2019.
• Kumail Nanjiani – played Kingo in Eternals; nominated for Original Screenplay for The Big Sick in 2018.
• Tom Hardy – played Eddie Brock/Venom in Spider-Man: No Way Home; nominated for Actor in a ing Role for The Revenant in 2016.
• Rachel McAdams – played Christine Palmer in the MCU; nominated for Actress in a ing Role for Spotlight in 2016.
• Michael Keaton – played Adrian Toomes/Vulture in Spider-Man: Homecoming; nominated for Actor in a Leading Role for
  Birdman in 2015.
• Chiwetel Ejiofor – plays Karl Mordo in the MCU; nominated for Actor in a Leading Role for 12 Years a Slave in 2014.
• Hugh Jackman – plays Wolverine in Deadpool 3; nominated for Actor in a Leading Role for Les Misérables in 2013.
• Hailee Steinfeld – plays Kate Bishop in Hawkeye; nominated for Actress in a ing Role for True Grit in 2011.
• Vera Farmiga – played Eleanor Bishop in Hawkeye; nominated for Actress in a ing Role for Up in the Air in 2010.
• Stanley Tucci – played Abraham Erskine in Captain America: The First Avenger; nominated for Actor in a ing Role for The Lovely Bones in 2010.
• Josh Brolin – played Thanos in the MCU; nominated for Actor in a ing Role for Milk in 2009.
• Mickey Rourke – played Ivan Vanko/Whiplash in Iron Man 2; nominated for Actor in a Leading Role for The Wrestler in 2009.
• Adriana Barraza – played Isabella Alvarez in Thor; nominated for Actress in a ing Role for Babel in 2007.
• Terrence Howard – played James Rhodes in Iron Man; nominated for Actor in a Leading Role for Hustle & Flow in 2006.
• Don Cheadle – plays James Rhodes in the MCU; nominated for Actor in a Leading Role for Hotel Rwanda in 2005.
• Thomas Haden Church – played Flint Marko/Sandman in Spider-Man: No Way Home; nominated for Actor in a ing Role for Sideways in 2005.
• Jake Gyllenhaal – played Quentin Beck/Mysterio in Spider-Man: Far From Home; nominated for Actor in a ing Role for Brokeback Mountain in 2005.
• Bill Murray – played Krylar in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania; nominated for Actor in a Leading Role for Lost in Translation in 2004.
• Salma Hayek – played Ajak in Eternals; nominated for Actress in a Leading Role for Frida in 2003.
• John C. Reilly – played Rhomann Dey in Guardians of the Galaxy; nominated for Actor in a ing Role for Chicago in 2003.
• Owen Wilson – plays Mobius in Loki; nominated for Original Screenplay for The Royal Tenenbaums in 2002.
• Jeff Goldblum – played the Grandmaster in Thor: Ragnarok; nominated for Best Short Film, Live Action for Little Surprises in 1996.
• Tim Roth – plays Emil Blonsky/Abomination in the MCU; nominated for Actor in a ing Role for Rob Roy in 1996.
• Laurence Fishburne – played Dr. Bill Foster in Ant-Man and the Wasp; nominated for Actor in a Leading Role for What’s Love Got to Do with It in 1994.
• Graham Greene – stars in Echo; nominated for Actor in a ing Role for Dances with Wolves in 1991.
• Harrison Ford – plays Thaddeus Ross in Captain America: New World Order; nominated for Actor in a Leading Role for Witness in 1985.
• Alfre Woodard – played Miriam Sharpe in Captain America: Civil War; nominated for Actress in a ing Role for Cross Creek in 1984.

Michael B. Jordan is unambiguous about where he stands on the most controversial outcome at The 95th Academy Awards ceremony.

The actor took to Twitter to post a sweet collage of Angela Bassett, his Black Panther: Wakanda Forever co-star. The image celebrated her 40-year career, featuring some of her best-known roles.

Fans expected Bassett to win the Oscar for Best ing Actress for her role as Queen Ramonda, but the award went to Jamie Lee Curtis for her performance Everything, Everywhere All At Once instead. Jordan’s touching gesture came after Bassett received criticism for the sad expression on her face when she did not win the award.  

The actor’s affectionate post inspired an Angela Bassett appreciation thread, with Fox Sports analyst Emmanuel Acho also offering uplifting words.

April Reign, the founder of the #OscarsSoWhite hashtag, also had praise.

An awed fan posted a clip of Bassett on the red carpet in her showstopping Moschino gown and Bulgari diamonds, talking about what a vision she was.

Of course, the love fest would have been incomplete without a fan posting Ariana De Bose’s viral lyric, “Angela Bassett did the thing.”

Bassett was nominated for an Academy Award in 1993 in the Best Actress category when she played music legend Tina Turner in the film What’s Love Got To Do With It. 

Some of the entertainment industry’s best-known talents have been nominated for Oscars and left empty-handed, including Michaelle Williams, Albert Finney, Glen, Close, and Peter O’Toole. As baffling as it may be for her to lose out, at least she’s in good company.

The 2023 Oscars took place in Los Angeles, CA, at the Dolby Theater and housed multi-talented actors, directors, writers, and others in the movie-making industry, but it also housed some beautiful and vulnerable moments. A scene between the legendary Angela Bassett and Austin Butler is making headlines this afternoon for the magnitude of its graciousness.

Bassett’s energy while a nervous Butler waited for the announcement of the winner was everything he needed at that moment, and fans can’t get enough of it. During the reading of each category, the camera zooms in on the nominees’ faces, but you can see the close proximity of Bassett to Butler and vice versa.

Of course, this makes sense as they were seated next to each other, but it was more than that — they were offering to one another through moments full of excitement, joy, heartache, and pride.

Bassett not just holding Butler’s hand but looking at him with a sense of beaming elation and jubilation, and giving him maternal energy at that moment meant more than anyone could put into words; it was a scene-stealer in and of itself, and she wasn’t doing anything out of the ordinary — just sharing her heart.

While Butler didn’t pull through with the win in the category — Brendan Fraser instead took home the award — his contributions to entertainment and film can’t be disputed. Elvis was a theatrical experience for not just Presley fans but fans of movies. It was an extra sweet moment as Bassett gave Butler the pillar of strength he needed and did so with genuine kindness.

Queen Ramonda is an iconic part of the Marvel family, specifically the Black Panther family, and her nomination was something fans felt was a shoo-in for the winner this year. We saw a level of heartache and pain as we watched the queen step into power and absolution. Bassett’s role brought us to tears, as did Butler’s as he portrayed Elvis.

A win or loss doesn’t solidify or negate talent, nor does it disqualify the art and the artist for what they’ve created, but both Bassett and Butler received high praises for their nominated roles, and it’s expected that they felt a sting of upset not to hear their name called. At the same time, they undoubtedly felt joy for those who did win last night — honoring the hard work required of any actor or actress when they commit to a role.

Watching the emotion from Curtis and Fraser as they graciously accepted their trophies last night was a treat for long-time fans of the entertainment icons, yet it felt almost bittersweet. Both films were terrific, as were Fraser and Curtis in the roles, but the high-caliber nominees this year elicited extremely high emotions. Fans can’t help but feel that Bassett was robbed of a win that should have been hers. As we said above, the situation can’t and won’t negate everything she gave to film this year, and she still did the thing.

Here’s to Fraser and Curtis and Butler and Bassett — may we all channel selflessness when the time is right, and may we all be a source of for someone when they need it.