Glenn Close on 8 Oscar nods with no wins: I am not a loser
NEW YORK ( AP) — Though Glenn Close has been nominated for eight Oscars without any wins, the distinguished actor wants to make one thing clear: she is not a loser.
Close has been nominated for best actress four times and she competed for her fourth best supporting actress honor at last month’s Academy Awards. When “Minari” star Youn Yuhjung won the prize, the Los Angeles Times published an article with the headline, “After 8 Oscar losses, Glenn Close is now tied as the most nominated actor without a win.” It prompted Emmy winner Sarah Paulson to tweet in Close’s defense, “I wish this conversation would cease. She’s brilliant and continues to have an extraordinary and enviable career. Nighty night to this click bait convo to nowheresville.”
Close, 74, told The Associated Press said she didn’t see the article or Paulson’s tweet, but she quickly responded with: “First of all, I don’t think I’m a loser.”
“Who in that category is a loser? You’re there, you’re five people honored for the work that you’ve done by your peers. What’s better than that?,” she said. “And I honestly feel that the press likes to have winners and losers. And then they say, ‘Who is the worst dressed?’
And, you know, ‘Who made the worst speech?’ Forget it. It’s not what it’s about.”
Looking directly in the camera, she passionately ended with: “I say, (expletive) them!”
Close’s illustrious and revered career includes wins at mostly ever major awards show. She is a three-time winner at the Emmy, Golden Globe and Tony Awards.