After decades at the top of her game, THEE Angela Bassett officially received her long-overdue Academy Award on Tuesday night (Jan. 9).
The 65-year-old veteran actress and icon was awarded the honorary Oscar at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ 14th Governors Awards for her life-long contributions to the film and entertainment industry.
“Across her decades-long career, Angela Bassett has continued to deliver transcendent performances that set new standards in acting,” Academy President Janet Yang previously said in a statement.
She was presented the Oscar by her good friend and fellow actress, Oscar award winner Regina King.
The two famously co-starred on the TV sitcom ‘227’ and then in ‘Boyz N the Hood‘ and ‘How Stella Got Her Groove Back.’
King gave an emotional speech honoring the “national treasure” before Bassett took the stage embracing King and giving an impassioned speech about the history of Black actresses in Hollywood.
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Bassett was honored alongside Carol Littleton, Mel Brooks, and Michelle Satter
The honor comes almost 30 years after she received her first Academy Award nomination for her iconic role as Tina Turner in ‘What’s Love Got To Do With It?,’ which she lost in 1994.
Fans and supporters were also outraged after she received her second long-overdue nod for her role as “Queen Ramonda” in ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever‘ and lost again just last year.
Following her upsetting loss, the Academy announced the actress
Angela took to social media early Wednesday morning thanking the academy for the honor.
