Michael B. Jordan and Jonathan Majors Give Angela Bassett a Shout-Out After Oscars Loss
Michael B. Jordan and Jonathan Majors made sure to show some love to Angela Bassett at the 95th Oscars on Sunday.
Bassett was an odds-on favorite to win the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. However, in one of the night's biggest surprises, Jamie Lee Curtis ended up winning the trophy for her role in Everything Everywhere All at Once.
However, the Creed III co-stars made sure to pay their respects -- in a low-key way -- when they hit the stage to present the award for Best Cinematography.
The handsome co-stars subtly gave Bassett a shout-out before getting to their scripted material, with Jordan nodding toward Bassett in the audience, and quietly sharing, "Hey, Auntie," the line his character, Erik Killmonger, famously delivered to Bassett's Queen Ramonda in the first Black Panther film.
"We love you," Majors added, with a supportive smile, before they got to the planned presentation.
It didn't go unnoticed by fans, who shared their love for the sweet shout-out.
Michael B. Jordan and Jonathan Majors gave a shoutout to Angela Bassett while presenting Best Cinematography.
“Hey Auntie, we love you.” 🖤🖤 pic.twitter.com/J7cnxJ6lmW— 2 Black Nerds⚡️ (@2BlackNerds) March 13, 2023
Michael B Jordan made sure he let it be known on his support for Angela Bassett
“Hey Auntie…we love you” pic.twitter.com/FMcqoTIjj4— Nick Hamilton (@NickHamilton213) March 13, 2023
Michael B. Jordan and Jonathan Majors give a quick shoutout to Angela Bassett:
"Hey Auntie, we love you." #Oscars 💜😭
pic.twitter.com/g1hOHGK70K— Black Panther 2 News (@bpanthernews) March 13, 2023
Angela Bassett didn’t do the thing, and neither did Stephanie Hsu, but hey, we got this sweet moment from Michael B. Jordan and Jonathan Majors! #Oscars
"Hi, auntie. We love you."
pic.twitter.com/eHJjBGTPwm— Temur Durrani (@temurdur) March 13, 2023
“Hey, Auntie. We love you.” #Oscars
Jonathan Majors and Michael B. Jordan showed some love to Angela Bassett ❤️ pic.twitter.com/fIfYqDQboW— Okayplayer (@okayplayer) March 13, 2023
That “hey auntie” to Angela Bassett from Michael B Jordan and Jonathan Majors was the subtle equivalent to this: #Oscarspic.twitter.com/hvDClY4r5h
— The Yanna Mentality 💭🧠✨ (@YannaGod) March 13, 2023
“Hey Auntie, We Love You” - Michael B. Jordan to Angela Bassett and speaking for all of us on the #Oscar stage. pic.twitter.com/qEVUFqJZJ4
— Ryan Williams (@Ryan_Wms) March 13, 2023
Michael B. Jordan and Jonathan Majors saying “Hey, Auntie. We love you” to Angela Bassett before presenting an award at the #Oscars. pic.twitter.com/1T4Zjd13pw
— Geeks of Color (@GeeksOfColor) March 13, 2023
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