Kim Basinger winning Best Supporting Actress

[@stephaniestanley8041]

I had the honor of being there that night in the press room, asking Kim a question as part of the press. A touching speech honoring her Father.

[@movieman223]

Got this comment to 20 likes

[@edgeworldpictures6831]

very cool

[@danw1951]

For a woman with a crippling anxiety disorder this has to be one of the most bittersweet moments ever. She handled it with grace, poise and honesty. I have great respect for Kim Basinger for how she handled her career and personal life in Hollywood and then chose to leave it on her own terms.

[@andrewcunning]

Rest In Peace Gloria Stuart...1910-2010

[@sunshineglow9446]

100 💯 years

[@EdVedder5]

Ridículo Payaso

[@elephantbluepeter]

Yeah. To be honest, Kim Basinger was good in "L.A. Confidential" and I know "Titanic" won 11 well-deserved Oscars, but I wish Gloria Stuart won Best Supporting Actress!

[@michaelcorleone3286]

Only if she believed in Jesus

[@lundholmproduction]

Kim is a very underrated actress well deserved

[@ΣτεφανοςΚ-θ2υ]

lundholmproduction I agree that she is very underrated but i dont think that her performance in La Confidential was an Oscar-worthy one

[@Smudgeroon74]

Who would you have given the academy award to sir?

[@piznoctsauo8141]

Underrated? The woman has an Oscar!! The fact her body work isn't quite compelling for a great actress is another thing.

[@rgrndu]

She is definitely NOT underrated.

[@henrikechers9995]

Watch her in "The Door in The Floor", also with Jeff Bridges

[@mrs.h.2597]

This is how you accept an OSCAR! Kim looked beautiful that night. Well deserved!!!

[@Teezer44]

She has the old school glamour. Right up there with audrey and grace in terms of beauty.

[@AtlasUniverse]

Kim Basinger is a real Goddess. She deserved that Oscar.

AtlasUniverse Have to disagree with that. She just bored me to tears in an otherwise great movie.

[@pauljohnson3340]

She was damn near perfect for that role.

[@robertosucci1151]

@Randy White Based on that I would have to say julianne moore should have won

[@gatekeeperboxing5898]

@@robertosucci1151 Julianne Moore already got two in 2003 & 2015, Let Kim have her Oscar and her moment.

[@gatekeeperboxing5898]

@Randy White He's Lurch he's not normal haven't you seen the Addams Family. I'm with you Kim smouldered so much in that film.

[@siddharthnaagar7028]

Boy who would had thought in the 90s that Kim Basinger would end up winning an Oscar and Glenn Close would still be Oscar-less

[@sylviacarlson3561]

and she's still Oscar-less. Personally, I didn't think Kim's role was an academy award winning role. Her acting was fine, but I was shocked that she won. I think it's a travesty that Glenn Close hasn't won when she is one of the top actresses that ever graced the screen. I mean look at her track record.

[@joshuaalexander6296]

@@sylviacarlson3561 it honestly is a disgrace the way the academy has done her. I loved Cher but I feel if fatal attraction didn’t get it for her idk what will

[@constancepierce429]

You make a good point. Gwyneth Paltrow has an Oscar; Glenn Close doesn't. Hilary Swank has two (!!) Oscars; Glenn Close has none. Mira Sorvino has an Oscar; Glenn Close doesn't. You could go on and on. It's yet another reason the Oscars are now meaningless.

[@fiversrevenge]

True. She never even came CLOSE! EEE HEE HEE!!! Thank you! I'll be here all week!

[@Homoballen]

@@constancepierce429 yeah, but then Glen wasnt always nominated when those other actresses were, its just how it turned out to be. I feel though Glen will somehow get awarded, either with an 'ordinary' oscar or a lifetime achieved one.

[@AlexBlend]

Gorgeous woman. Kim was fantastic in L.A. Confidential. I had only one little issue with this category that year, they did not nominate Sigourney Weaver for her impressive acting in The Ice Storm

[@lordfarquaad8267]

Tell it!

[@loveanimals6981]

She should definitely have been nominated for The Ice Storm...or Joan Allen, for that matter, for the same movie. Sigourney has unfairly been overlooked various times by the Academy when she should've been recognized (the aforementioned The Ice Storm, Map of the World, Copycat...where I thought she gave a superb performance playing an agoraphobic).

[@AlexBlend]

haha I agree with every single word. Sigi was phenomenal in Copycat, The Ice Storm, A Map of the World. I'd also add her brilliant acting in Imaginary Heroes (2004) and Snow Cake (2006)

[@loveanimals6981]

I've never seen (though I'm familiar with) Imaginary Heroes nor Snow Cake. I haven't kept up with watching movies over the past several years the way that I did at one time (when often I would watch a movie a day). Weaver has definitely been fortunate to have been in some real gems throughout her career, and had some good roles (but she's had the talent and poise to merit them).

[@marianocarlinivisintainer8024]

Alex Blend: you are very handsome!

[@aquariaaustin2077]

Her gown that night was so luminous and beautiful. She looked stunning.

[@RedRobbie07]

Kim so deserved this! She stole every scene she was in for L.A. Confidential. Congratulations

[@longmemory1620]

her best work on screen since was jeff bridges DOOR IN THE FLOOR

[@christoffelmiddel6663]

Josef Hautala Crowe was the best in the film. She's overrated. Julianne moore should have won for Boogie nights.

[@christoffelmiddel6663]

Josef Hautala i still think basinger was overrated in this film, she shouldn't have won.

[@JSOMERSETJSOMERSET]

R R and that is the gift and contributions of the so called" supporting" actor!

[@bobthebear1246]

I am still so happy for her. Kim Basinger richly deserved her Oscar. She turned-in a tour de force performance in an incredible film. I love a good underdog story, but she honestly deserved her Oscar. Plus, the Academy was smart. They knew that this was most likely Kim's one chance at Oscar glory, whereas with Julianne Moore, you KNEW she was going to win hers eventually. I still say she's going to win another one, but this category on this night belonged to Kim Basinger. 👍🏻

[@alanwisdom7777]

She has the physical from the golden era of Hollywood so glamorous and mysterious too. A true bombshell.

[@tdad8683]

My thoughts exactly

[@jamesfair4315]

I remember this live and still feel so happy for Kim. She really deserved it.

[@NorthPhilly-zr7xc]

Facts I love her as and actress

[@osielescalante2785]

It's been 84 years....

[@Girl_Girl1488]

Мне нравится твоя ава))

[@Aquaria]

She was glorious in LA Confidential. By far one of her greatest performances.

[@shredd5705]

The whole movie deserved so many Oscars. Not saying Titanic didn't (it was great too), but out of the two, LA Confidential is the better movie. In my all-time top 5

[@BishopWalters12]

@@shredd5705 f@@@ Titanic, it's a lifetime movie with a big budget. LA Confidential, As Good As It Gets, Boogie Nights, Good Will Hunting and many other movies were far better that year. I'll give Titanic credit for the special effects and costumes but it's style over substance.

[@shredd5705]

@@BishopWalters12 Well opinions differ, I think it's an excellent historical drama with great writing and acting, far more than just special effects. James Cameron is a genius. Titanic easily deserved Oscars, but not the best picture that year. There's plenty of other years I would have granted Titanic best picture

[@melisagalvalizi6982]

@@shredd5705 good will hunting was waaay better

[@melisagalvalizi6982]

@@BishopWalters12 I agree, good will hunting is my favourite. Titanic is style over substance.

[@beckyleonardis6331]

She was really great in L.A. Confidential! I just rewatched it, last night! One of the best movies, I ever saw!

[@caravaggio31]

Loved her perplexity. One of the most emotional speeches ever. Love those ones.

[@alicemestria4373]

I remember this when I was little I was obsess with Jack Nicholson and he won this year and I was so excited my mom let me watch the whole thing 😂 when I saw Kim Basinger I remember thinking “oh so actresses like Grace of Monaco exist?” And then I saw her a few years after at 8 Mile and she was astonishing… I miss her. She’s pure class, talent and beauty and stays out of the spotlight, very private life, perfect

[@SueSnellLives]

Alec Baldwin's reaction is everything -- he's SO HAPPY for her. Beautiful.

[@aelius93]

Acting.

[@maristella287]

@@aelius93 No. I don't agree. Are you saying she is acting? If so, I don't agree.. or is it him you meant? Alec does not seem that nice now in these days. I wonder why they had to split up.. Kim is a highly sensitive individual.

[@christopherfritz3840]

Absurd. He would eventually 'expose' himself as the manipulative wacko that he is currently. How much longer after Kim won did they last?! Bet he was unhinged by her "height". Needed to switch her with pipsqweak that would mirror his propensity for fraud 😒

[@14ToeBeans]

He literally pulls her back at 1:40. He wanted the cameras on him. He is a narcissist who only cares about how he is perceived.

[@siddharthnaagar7028]

And it was all downhill from here 🤣

[@josec.9825]

a well deserved award for an outstanding performance and film.

[@monalisasmile6629]

I thought that was nice of Jack to greet Kim on her way to the stage.

[@cristianromero3575]

merecido

[@frenchyontravel]

monalisasmile yea that’s so cool of him

[@wildarmsfan]

because he has work with her on batman 1989

[@drlee2]

The Joker still likes Vicki Vale! LOL

[@megarouge6417]

drlee2 Wasn't that sweet. :-)

[@danielduffy8740]

omg I didn't even make that connection when he hugged her lol

[@MrGabeanator]

funny that they both won that night

[@alisdairmckenzie]

I liked that too.

[@lolachiconila7650]

With all do honestly it was so well deserved . Kim should ve won Oscar for 9 1/2 Weeks she played the role exquisite with so much emotions. I'd ve love if Kim did "Sleeping w enemy " I can't believe she passed on that offer.

[@isaganigimeno8228]

1 . Julianne Moore 2. Minnie Driver 3. Kim Basinger 4. Gloria Stuart 5. Joan Cusack

[@greeko25]

loved her speech and honest joy

[@allys744]

That moment you realize at 1:55, the Joker and Vicki vale not only reunited and helped her up the stairs, but they won oscars together that night

[@MidnightVideo]

Love that she stops to give Nicholson a hug. Vicki Vale and the Joker having a reunion.

[@plissken2156]

I think Nicholson stopped her. He's a sly one that Jack. Strategically sits up front where all the lovely ladies who win have to pass him to get to the stage.

[@lyriclaceile5424]

A rare jewel of a line-up on the Oscars. I only do "Golden Globes" & "SAG Awards"....love him or hate him, Kim's husband at that time, Alec Baldwin (I adore, comedic timing phenomenal)showed tremendous support. Suffering from anxiety attacks throughout my own life, I offer her great applause for tackling the onset with facing an extremely critical audience. Cheers Kim ! Lyric LaCeile, journalist

[@Tommyboy6426]

Kim revealed on Red Table Talk recently that she also has agoraphobia, and that it took a toll on those around her, including Alec. It seems that that was one of the biggest reasons they got divorced because she said Alec wasn’t mentally available for that kind of talk, he tried to be there for her as best as he could. But it just didn’t work. Her agoraphobia could be a reason why Kim used parental alienation against Alec, maybe she wanted Ireland to be near her at all times because she needed someone.

[@singers333]

She just made me tear up with her speech....she is an amazing actress!

[@frenchyontravel]

Great woman, amazing dress, perfect speech. Love her

[@valr1260]

The speech was pretty perfect, she didn’t babble on and what she said was touching.

[@niabelizaire3596]

Kim Basinger is so beautiful! :)

[@Evemeister12]

1997 was a strong year for films so Kim's award is testament to how solid her performance was in LA Confidential.

[@jamesdrynan]

I think she was genuinely surprised! Great role in a brilliant film.

[@chriswilson3126]

Her reaction was great. She was probably honoured at just being nominated and didn't expect to win.

[@Dane_Youssef]

She said she almost said "No" to this movie altogether as she was tired of playing hookers. I think we can all say we're glad she reconsidered.

[@Smudgeroon74]

Yes for damn sure sir.

[@RC0307]

She certainly comes across very grateful and genuine. Yay for her!!! 💖

[@Cursed_Mark]

RIP Curtis Hanson.

[@juliettefreirevevo7234]

Ele morreu

[@VILJL]

Kimila "Kim" Basinger was born in Athens, Georgia on December 8, 1953. She is celebrating her 71st birthday, today, December 8, 2024. She is an American actress. She has garnered acclaim for her work in film, for which she has received various accolades including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. . In 2011 Los Angeles Times Magazine ranked her third on the "50 Most Beautiful Women In Film". For her femme fatale portrayal in L.A. Confidential (1997), Basinger won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

[@st.germain6476]

1:54 Vicki Vale and the Joker reunited!

[@sistergoldenhair2291]

She was so southern & humble.

[@shirleycameron7718]

Donna Quinn woman of the nineties....neat...natural and flawless.....tq

[@Smudgeroon74]

1 of Georgias loveliest females.

[@anirudharun6546]

Julianne Moore gave a hell of a performance in Boogie Nights. One of the most heartbreaking performances of all time. She was absolutely robbed.

[@nickcopeland6915]

She won Best Actress in 2015.

[@TJ-jw1wm]

Everybody in this category was fantastic

[@devonripley7862]

No she wasn't Kim earned this Oscar

[@rumpelstiltkinn]

No

[@jackmahanes4591]

I 💯 agree! And I enjoyed Basinger’s performance, but Moore was hands down the best of the group.

[@theresabollman8061]

She was very sweet and very real and she is an excellent actress.

[@alexgabriel5650]

I love it how all the other nominees cheered and were happy for her while Kim's first reaction was like "oh my God, this is madness". She clearly didn't expect it.

[@eamon2please]

I don't know why. She was widely expected to win.

[@sthyer5522]

Kim is so sweet. Love her and love this performance.

[@alisdairmckenzie]

Lovely lady & speech. Simple gratitude which is what it should be. Not going to change the world - just a happy moment. Today's winners I feel are under pressure to accept their awards with a message or rant. No need really. This was refreshing to see. And she deserved it too

[@mitsukosuki]

Crowe should won the Oscar for his brilliant role in this movie..

[@Pineapplex1990x]

I loved her in that movie, happy she won :)

[@MovieJunky21]

I love how the joker gave her a hug🥰 Vicky

[@markdooley8256]

I have been a massive Kim Basinger fan since I was 11, but I never thought i'd see the day she won an Oscar. I thought they would give the Oscar to Gloria Stuart for Titanic, so I was pleased to see Kim finally win some recognition for her acting. I have only seen four of the five nominee's performances (I have not seen In & Out). I don't really remember Minnie Driver that much from Good Will Hunting, Julianne Moore was good in Boogie Nights but not Oscar worthy, Gloria Stuart was by far the oldest of the nominee's and I thought she would be given the award. When I first saw the film I did not really think Kim's performance was Oscar win worthy but after repeat viewings I have come to appreciate her performance more. Also considering the other performances nominated in this category, and the overall quality of the film compared to the others I think it was a fair win in the end. I just wish she had been in more high quality films in her career as alot of the films she has appeared in have either performed badly at the box office or have been poorly received by the critics, sometimes both.

[@doinalright4552]

It's funny to see the people in the background confused whether to stand or not. I believe every performance deserves a standing ovation.

[@FromLeia]

Kim in LA Confidential is one of my favorite performances

[@laisdefreitas]

Kim Basinger, 45 years old in that ceremony. 💖😍🥰

[@Daviysoh]

One of the most beautiful Oscar actresses in history!

[@giordanotirelli6028]

Happy birthday kim for your wonderful 70 years and bring to an infinity to happiness and serenity from italian boy live in rome

[@eltoneagle8136]

What a gorgeous woman

[@eljedidelcine6143]

The year that LA Confidential, Good Will Hunting and Boogie Nights came out, Titanic won best picture? That's not fair.

[@curiouscase0075]

Not to mention As Good As It Gets, Tomorrow Never Dies, Donnie Brasco, Jackie Brown and Afterglow. 1997 is one of the finest years in cinema.

[@Danbo22987]

Tbf, the amount of technical advancements that Titanic achieved was absolutely stunning. I do think that counts for something

[@anthonyfranco88]

Alec Baldwin was so handsome

[@singers333]

9 1/2 weeks she was awesome in...and she is funny too...loved her in Batman and this role she won the Oscar For she was amazing..her presence takes over the scene..she has class like the old days too :)

[@theconclave8025]

What a performance. she sliced the screen up with a quite verocity!

[@sanjavidakovic5972]

L.A. Confidential :Russei Crow and Kim Basinger fantastic couple

[@blp444_b9]

She was literally the most prettiest girl in the house !!!

[@aagold76]

Kim was great- but what really gave it to her was the film- as the principal female in a film top heavy with men- she REALLY stood out and the film- better than Titanic, deserved recognition.

[@skywalkerhunterarchive]

lol as if titanic was the only other nominated film, funny you did not bring up other nominees. last time i was this late to a yt comment, it was still cool to trash titanic😂

[@amexred]

I forget how tough a year that was. Jeez so many quality performances that year.

[@maryanneevans9563]

Kim and Alec were so in love. It's amazing how it could go so wrong.

[@helloworldwassup]

So beautiful talented and graceful!💜💜💜💜💜

[@hgya4625]

Some of her mannerism here are visible on the 9/12 weeks movie. She is gorgeous.

[@shirleycameron7718]

H Gya . She is........love her hair......!!! Ta

[@trunksfuture4115]

You look better than Veronica Lake.

[@Marcoplo]

calm down

[@orbitalsatellite]

We love you, Kim. You've got heart, kid.

[@vitalyziggy1982]

LA confidential is one of my favourite film and Kim was fabulous in it

[@jwelch5742]

Kim Basinger has great acting in L.A. Confidential.

[@yassinedubai844]

Kim Basinger grande actrice félicitations bravo

[@Ciclopea2]

One of my favorite Oscar wins EVER, LOVE her.

[@orbitalsatellite]

She's heaven.

[@lukaskasdan6628]

Kim Basinger's comedic performance as Nadia gates in Blind Date is equally impressive if not better. That aside, L.A. Confidential is one of the very best neo-crime thrillers ever made. So glad to see her win!

[@sonnyroy497]

Yes! She was hilarious!

[@stefanobaggio1724]

she is beautiful !

[@alexanderbelona1937]

she deserved that oscar the movie is so ´great and powerful

[@mrjones29]

It was a great performance in a great film. Fully deserved and a sincere acceptable speech. An up and down career mostly to be fair but always a magnificent screen goddess of the type that filled the 1940s and 1950s.

[@loveanimals6981]

Stunning, as usual.

[@10350734]

I am so jealous of her. Both she and I suffer from social anxiety and have grown up afraid of giving speeches...but she owned this! I would have just passed out then and there. :(

[@sistergoldenhair2291]

And beautiful inside & out.

[@DeepScreenAnalysis]

I was hoping this win would enable Kim to become one of Hollywood's paramount leading actresses and show people what she's capable of - but alas, the kind of iconic part never really came around again. Kim Basinger, like her contemporary Michelle Pfeiffer, is a very rare combination of sincere acting talent and astonishing beauty. It will be said when Miss Basinger passes on - THIS was a MOVIE STAR.

[@chriscanale9535]

love you Kim

[@notbatman1000]

Joan was the best! The coming out of the bar scene into the middle of the road was amazing! I've never laughed as loud in any movie as then!!!!

[@henryjackson2357]

Bruce Baldwin IS EVERYBODY GAY?! IS THIS THE TWILIGHT ZONE?!

[@fjosephgonzales6870]

Another hilarious line of hers in "In and Out": "F*** Barbara Streisand!!"

[@dinasztie]

Seriously, Joan Cusack was robbed. She was outrageously funny in In & Out. She made that movie. I know there are only very few like me who think she should have won both times she was nominated, but that's it. :) I love her, such an underrated, brilliant character actress and comedienne.

[@shpongloidian]

Sadly, funny doesn't win Oscars

[@fadethetrade]

Kim Basinger deserved it with this performance.It was her last chance in a great acting career and the academy felt she was good enough ,in this part, to earn it! A pleasant surprise in the best oscar night ever. Way to go Kim.We love you!!!

[@constancepierce429]

You're an idiot. Can anyone name another of Kim Basinger's movies?

[@sixexix5813]

When you look at the small details, the character of rose was nominated to the oscar the same amount of times the joker was

[@Danbo22987]

True, but I believe Joker is the only one to win twice for the same character

[@honeybadgertoptar]

Well deserved win!

[@victoriaindigo]

Alec was so happy for her❤️

[@fjosephgonzales6870]

Short-lived.

[@hadbetterdays]

I loved her look.

[@MASoulChild85]

she's so gracious :)

[@ziadpunk1938]

Kevin spacey's performance was so underrated...great acting 🎩🎩

[@theworldofrichard]

I'm not quite sure how to say this...: Kim Basinger, Basinger, Basinger, Basinger.

[@fantasyaj6510]

I love how Jack Nicholson congratulates Kim as she is walking to the stage. The Joker still loves Vicki Vale!

[@chriscanale9535]

Kim awesome

[@richfictionfighter]

I love LA Confidential and I think Kim was good, but I didn't think it was an Oscar-worthy performance. I thought Cusack and Moore gave superior performances

[@GreenGoblinsOckVenom]

I agree. Frankly though I would've given it to Gloria Stuart for Titanic.

[@Smudgeroon74]

Can I ask you something sir, is there another actress you would've given the best supporting actress nomination to instead of Gloria?

[@MonMon-qu5cd]

She's absolutely stunning for her age.

[@Liz86000]

She was so lovely!

[@DeepScreenAnalysis]

Kim Basinger was incredible in the movie 9.5 weeks. I was so moved by her.

[@nunacom]

She is so adorable! And seems so humbled and genuine. ^_^