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Angela Bassettmade her big night a family affair.
Asked ahead of the awards about what was in her purse, the actress credited her daughter for helping her beat out a tiny purse.
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“I have some Halls cough drops… a little fragrance. You know these bags are so small you can’t bring much. And my daughter’s holding my phone,” she shared.
Speaking with PEOPLE at theAmerican Black Film Festival Honorsin Los Angeles — where he was honored with the Excellence in the Arts Award — Vance said he thinks theBlack Panther: Wakanda Foreverstar is “overdue” anAcademy Awardafter first being nominated in 1993.
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“It’s time, and I can’t wait for the moment when they call the first syllable of the name because that’s all any of us ever listened for,” he said of his wife of 25 years being nominated again at the annual ceremony.
The People v. O.J. Simpsonstar continued, “If you’ve been to these events, you know that the only thing you listen for is [making A phonetic sounds], or if it’s me [making K phonetic sounds]. If they don’t do [making A phonetic sounds], I’m out. You know. So I’m excited. It’s been 29 years, she’s overdue and I think everybody recognizes that. So I’m excited.”
The Oscarsare airing live on ABC on Sunday, March 12, at 8 p.m. ET.
source: people.com
