“It doesn’t matter whether she wins an Oscar or not,” says Lily Gladstone.

Lily Gladstone

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Lily Gladstone speaks candidly about the reaction to her Oscar loss once she returns home to the Blackfeet Nation after a busy awards season with Moonflower Killers.

The actress was nominated for Best Actress during the March ceremony, but the Oscar ultimately went to Emma Stone Bad things. However, Gladstone recently said Respected That “no one was upset” that she didn’t win.

the under the bridge The star recalled her “beautiful journey home” and how “the whole confederacy” of her tribe gathered on Lily Gladstone’s Day. It was the greatest honor anyone could have. The Confederates decided together that they wanted to do this. “It was a nice homecoming.”

“Two thousand people attended from every corner of the United States,” she added. It was definitely one of the most impactful things that has ever happened in my life.

Before the event, Gladstone explained that Blackfeet Nation leaders preemptively assumed she would go home with a golden statuette, so when she lost, it led to a “funny” call.

“The event organizers called me in advance and told me they had gotten a bunch of little cardboard cutouts of Golden Man statues that looked like an Oscar, to give to the kids. They asked me if that was okay, or if it would hurt my feelings. “No, absolutely not,” I said. The actress recalled. “This is what award campaigns are all about and the competitive nature of putting art against art. Clearly this film, in this moment, made sense. She did her job.”

She continued: “Yes, no one was upset that it didn’t happen. I feel like when the Golden Globes happened (Gladstone won Best Actress), a lot of people very far from the industry thought it was the Oscars. It has to do with the fact that (the film ) has won an award and it’s historic, and it’s still just a really meaningful moment so it doesn’t matter whether I go home with this statue in my hand or not.

Gladstone added that “no matter how things go, she’s lucky that she has work coming in and I have work ready,” including some of her recent projects, Fantasy dance And Memory police.

Despite her Oscar loss, the actress took to social media after the 2024 Academy Awards to express her gratitude for fans’ support throughout awards season.

“Feeling so much love today, especially from rural India. Kittō”kuniikaakomimmō”po’waw – seriously, I love you all,” she posted on X (formerly Twitter) at the time. “(You better believe it) as I was leaving the Dolby Theater And as I walked past the big Oscar statue, I gave that golden booty a little coup d’etat (count: one).”

Gladstone also shared her reaction to Scott George and the Osage Singers taking the stage at the Academy Awards, where “Wahzhazhe (Song for My People)” was nominated for Best Original Song.

“Watching the Osage Singers at the Oscars, my inner voice said, ‘They’re the ones taking all of us on stage tonight, that’s how it should be,’” she wrote. “The history in the film and the moment truly belongs to the Osage Nation. What an honor to be close enough to feel the drum.