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Angela Bassettdefinitely “did the thing” on the2023 SAG Awardsred carpet.
Angela Bassett.Amy Sussman/WireImage
While speaking with Jeremy Parsons and Janine Rubenstein on the PEOPLE andEntertainment Weeklyred carpet livestream, the star opened up about being honored at tonight’s ceremony and her overall winning streak this awards season for her role as Queen Ramonda in the Marvel film.
“It feels absolutely tremendous, wonderful and just so satisfying. I’m really appreciative, humbled absolutely, and grateful,” she told PEOPLE exclusively. “Just hanging in there,holdingon, having firm footing.”
On her nomination for the film she noted: “It means a great deal. I was here a couple of years ago with my castmates, which was great, and we took home the best ensemble cast at theSAG Awards, so that was thrilling for us.”
She also remembered her late co-starChadwick Boseman,who died in 2020 after afour-year battle with colon cancer, saying, “It means a lot to return with this project that meant so much to him and that he was such a delight in, so I’m just here representing.”
And it seems like the star has taken her character to heart with her roster of impressive queen-like looks.
At the ceremony, Bassett took home thebest supporting actresstrophy for her reprised role as Ramonda, not only marking Marvel Studios' first acting nod at the Golden Globes, but also its historic first win.
Angela Bassett.PHOTO: Amy Sussman/GettyAngela Bassett.PHOTO: Kevin Winter/Getty
Angela Bassett.
PHOTO: Amy Sussman/GettyAngela Bassett.PHOTO: Kevin Winter/Getty
“Angela is a sophisticated woman who has style and class,” Stodghill, who put the star’s hair ina slicked-back low ponytailfor the event, said in a press release detailing her look. “She doesn’t follow trends or try to be something she’s not.”
The 2023 SAG Awards ceremony is airing live on Sunday, Feb. 26 from the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles.
source: people.com
