Audio By Carbonatix
Angela Bassett’s time has come to hold an Oscar statuette that she can call her own.
The two-time nominee is set to receive an honorary Oscar at the 2023 Governors Awards, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) announced Monday.
Bassett made history in 2023 when she was nominated for best supporting actress for her powerful performance as Queen Ramonda in the 2022 “Black Panther” sequel “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.”
The nod made her the first person of colour, the first woman and the first Marvel Studios actor to be nominated for a performance in a comic book adaptation.
Her first nomination came in the mid-90s when she earned a best actress nod for her portrayal of the late rock and soul icon Tina Turner in the 1993 Turner biopic “What’s Love Got to Do With It?
“Across her decades-long career, Angela Bassett has continued to deliver transcendent performances that set new standards in acting,” Academy president Janet Yang said in Monday’s news release.
Bassett has starred in many other iconic movies such as “Boyz n the Hood,” “How Stella Got Her Groove Back,” “Malcolm X,” “Mission Impossible: Fallout,” and has portrayed Queen Ramonda in three Marvel films.
Her television career has equally spanned decades as she’s appeared in “American Horror Story,” “ER” and “9-1-1,” among others.
Honorary Oscar statuettes are awarded to a select few recipients, as voted on by the Academy’s Board of Governors, for the annual Governors Awards to honour those with extraordinary distinction and exceptional contributions to the film industry.
Mel Brooks and Carol Littleton are also 2023 Governors Award honorees, while Sundance Institute exec Michelle Statter is set to receive the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award.
The 2023 Governors Awards will be held in Los Angeles on November 18.
Latest Stories
-
NATARAJ Art competition inspires young creativity in Ghana
1 hour -
Ebola vaccine could take nine months as death toll rises further, WHO warns
1 hour -
Money can be traced in GIIF ‘Sky Train’ case – Kow Essuman fires back at Deputy AG
2 hours -
25/26 UEFA Europa League: Unai Emery leads Aston Villa to first European trophy in 44 years
2 hours -
Southampton lose appeal against play-off expulsion
2 hours -
SkySat Technologies, Konica Minolta launch VIP Experience in Accra
2 hours -
Africa’s capital must power digital innovation and infrastructure – KGL Group Chair
2 hours -
Policy rate cuts won’t spur growth without cheaper bank loans – Economist
2 hours -
OBZ Group founder urges regulation of fuel sales in galamsey communities
3 hours -
Closure of Kaneshie footbridge forces traders, commuters to risk crossing highway daily
3 hours -
World Bank mission team pays courtesy call on Gender Minister
3 hours -
Aggrieved customers threaten fresh protests at Finance Ministry over unpaid locked up funds
3 hours -
‘Did Mahama lie his way to power?’ – Gold Coast Customers react to compensation delay
3 hours -
“We don’t have the money to pay” – Finance Minister tells financial sector victims
4 hours -
ORAL: Prosecution closes its case in Skytrain trial
4 hours