Horror iconJamie Lee Curtishas now reacted to receivingher first ever Academy Award nominationfor her performance in the action/drama/sci-fi (and everything else in between) outing,Everything Everywhere All at Once. The nominations were officially revealed yesterday, with Curtis landing a nomination for Best Supporting Actress. A nomination that has left Curtis “stunned and humbled.”
“It was never even in my wildest dream box. I have always felt very much like an outsider looking in and yet always so grateful for any and all opportunities I have had. Being a part of this beautiful movie, which just received so many acknowledgments for our talented, motley crew of artists, is the highlight of my professional life. As this is a movie about a family of immigrants and their struggles through life, immediately I’m thinking of my parents, children of immigrants from Hungary and Denmark, whose families came here and sacrificed for their children to achieve their dreams. I can only imagine what it would feel like for them and their parents to hear that their daughter/granddaughter was nominated this morning for an Oscar. I am stunned and humbled and excited for our little movie that could and did and based on today’s nominations, continues to do and do and do.”
Coming courtesy ofAframe, Curtis heaps praise on the movie and everyone involved in making it, before turning her attention to her dearly departed parents, wondering how they would feel to see their “outsider” daughter receiving the coveted title of ‘Oscar nominee.’ While Jamie Lee Curtis has been awarded various statues over the years, including a BAFTA Award forTrading Placesand a Golden Globe for roles inAnything But LoveandTrue Lies, this is the first time in her decade-spanning career that the actresshas seen her name appear on the Academy Award nominations list.
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Everything Everywhere All at Once Has Been Nominated for 11 Oscars
Written and directed by Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert,Everything Everywhere All at Oncestars martial arts legend Michelle Yeoh as Evelyn Wang, a dissatisfied and overwhelmed laundromat owner who simply wants to get her taxes in order. But before she can even organize her paperwork, Evelyn must first face a threat even bigger than the Internal Revenue Service. Suddenly dragged into a battle for multiverse, a battle that only she can win, Evelyn becomes the unlikeliest of heroes as she must connect to alternate versions of herself, channel her newfound powers, and fight bizarre and bewildering dangers from the multiverse as the fate of the world hangs in the balance.
Everything Everywhere All at Oncewas met with universal acclaim from both critics and audiences alike upon release,with the success of the multiverse-hopping shenanigans continuing courtesy of the Academy.Everything Everywhere All at Oncehas now been nominated for a total of 11 Oscars including Best Picture, Best Director for Daniel Kwan and Daniel Schienert,and Best Actress for Michelle Yeoh.
The 95th Academy Awards 2023is scheduled to take place on Sunday, March 12, at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood.
