“Although his name wasn’t called, Austin is no less a winner.”
Angela Bassettis sharing the sweet way that she supported her friendAustin Butlerwhile at the2023 Oscars.
So, I took his hand and held it softly as the winner was announced," Bassett wrote.
Austin Butler; Angela Bassett.Kevin Mazur/Getty Images; Arturo Holmes/Getty Images
“Although his name wasn’t called, Austin is no less a winner.”
Instead, Bassett said that the loss was simply the start of a greater adventure for Butler.
“I can’t wait to see what he brings us next.”
“Despite all that swirled around him, Austin opened his heart to new friends.
I was fortunate to be one of them.”
You walk away from that set forever changed," she wrote.
Austin accomplished this with a brilliantly nuanced performance."
“Tina’s laugh and the way she spoke took over.
“You so lived and breathed and began to see life through their perspective.
They’re a part of you.
I think that’s what’s going on with him.”
“You got an opportunity and you hit it out of left field.
So it takes a moment to get back to regular you,” she concluded.
“But you’re different after this moment.
Now you’re Austin, who did that great performance.”
