Angela Bassett won the Golden Globe award Tuesday for her performance as Queen Ramonda in “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,”.
This is the 64-year-old’s second win for the night and her second nomination at the Golden Globes.
According to Variety, she took home the trophy for best actress in a musical or comedy for 1993’s Tina Turner biopic “What’s Love Got to Do With It.”
“I got to find my words. I’m so nervous. My heart is just beating,” Bassett began, taking the stage to accept the award.
“The late Tony Morrison said that your life is already a miracle of chance just waiting for you to order its destiny. But in order for that destiny to manifest, I think that it requires courage to have faith.
It requires patience, as we just heard. And it requires a true sense of yourself. It’s not easy because the past is circuitous and it has many unexpected detours, but, by the grace of God, I stand here. I stand here grateful.”
Bassett took the space to thank her husband, fellow actor Courtney B. Vance, her family and her Marvel collaborators, “Wakanda Forever” director Ryan Coogler, Victoria Alonso, Nate Moore, Kevin Feige and Louis D’Esposito. Bassett also acknowledged the death of “Black Panther” star Chadwick Boseman, who died of colon cancer in 2020. Boseman’s death casts a shadow over the plot of “Wakanda Forever.”
“We embarked on this journey together with love. We mourned, we loved, we healed. We were surrounded each and every day by the light and the spirit of Chadwick Boseman,” Bassett said. “We have joy in knowing that with this historic ‘Black Panther’ series, it is a part of his legacy that he helped to lead us.
We showed the world what Black unity, leadership and love looks like, behind and in front of the camera. To the Marvel fans, thank you for embracing these characters and showing us so much love.”
Backstage, Bassett was characteristically composed as she was asked if she had any hesitation about attending the show given the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn.’s recent controversary over the lack of Black members in the press organization.
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Angela Bassett wins a Golden Globe for Wakanda Forever #GoldenGlobes2023 pic.twitter.com/nTaClCFeng
— Viktor de Pointe du Lac (@wondermann5) January 11, 2023
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Jennifer Hudson holding Angela Bassett’s Golden Globe like it’s the greatest honor or her life while JHud’s already won an EGOT ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ pic.twitter.com/kmFsyUfstp
— Kerri Mac (@KMacOnTheMic) January 11, 2023
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Angela Bassett Two Time Golden Globe winner! pic.twitter.com/5yV2rSrBE2
— Raq (@EternallyRaQuEl) January 11, 2023
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It’s been too long!!!! #AngelaBassett #ABisQueen #GoldenGlobes #QueenRamonda #WakandaForever pic.twitter.com/RMDT8lx3l2
— Amanda Swann (@TennBlueBelle) January 11, 2023
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angela bassett being the first MCU actor to win a golden globe — and a major acting award — for their work in a marvel movie is the greatest thing to ever happen #GoldenGlobes pic.twitter.com/DhHAsUZ15H
— Nora Dominick (@noradominick) January 11, 2023
Well deserved!!
