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Angela Bassett Says ‘I Was Deserving’ of the Oscar for ‘Black Panther 2’ After ‘I Put in the Time’ and Good Work: ‘I Thought It Was a Given’

Angela Bassett says she was "deserving" of the Oscar for best supporting actress and thought it was a "given" she would win.

Angela Bassett recently told Town & Country magazine that she was “deserving” of the best supporting actress Oscar for “ Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” Bassett was nominated in 2023 but lost to Jamie Lee Curtis for “Everything Everywhere All at Once.” Her stoic reaction as Curtis’ name was called went viral on social media. Bassett earned critical acclaim for her performance as Queen Ramonda in the “Black Panther” sequel, which made her the first actor be Oscar nominated from a Marvel movie. She competed for best actress in 1994 for playing Tina Turner in “What’s Love Got to Do With It,” a performance that also won her a Golden Globe.

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