Jamie Lee Curtis Jokes About Being a 'Nepo Baby' During Opening at SAG Awards 2023

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Jamie Lee Curtis was only too happy to indulge in the conversation of nepotism surrounding current stars, going so far as to address it at the Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday night, where she looked incredible.After winning the Best Actress in a Supporting Role prize for Everything Everywhere All At Once, during her speech, she deemed herself a "Nepo Baby".WATCH: Jamie Lee Curtis' Rise to FameDespite having been championed for her strong work over her decades in the business, the actress was certainly motivated by her parents' influence in Hollywood.

Ariana DeBose's viral BAFTAs rap, in which she declared «Angela Bassett did the thing,» has received its own Jimmy Fallon parody.The 48-year-old host pulled out his Neil Diamond impression to cover DeBose's name dropping performance, playing the guitar and harmonica and singing in Young's signature crooning style.«Neil Young did the thing. S/O to @arianadebose and of course, @im.angelabassett #FallonTonight,» account captioned the video.DeBose was clearly a fan, reposting the video to her Instagram Stories with a mind-blown emoji.A post shared by The Tonight Show (@fallontonight)The 32-year-old Oscar winner went viral earlier this month while performing at the 2023 BAFTAs with an original rap in which she declared, “Angela Bassett did the thing, Viola Davis my ‘Woman King,’ Blanchett Cate you’re a genius, Jamie Lee you are all of us.«The initial online backlash caused DeBose to deactivate her Twitter account, but the stage and screen performer has since embraced the pop culture moment, referencing it whilepresenting at the SAG Awards this past weekend.

Jamie Lee Curtis is keeping her late parents close to her heart.

Operation Petticoat,” she said. “Which was based on a movie that my father, Tony Curtis (nepo baby) starred in.”“I was fired from that TV show, a year later, and I thought my life was over,” she added.“If I hadn’t been fired from Operation Petticoat, I would have never had the opportunity to audition for a little tiny, no-budget horror movie called Halloween.”In her acceptance speech for her performance in Everything Everywhere All At Once, Jamie Lee Curtis went on: “I’m wearing the wedding ring that my father gave my mother.

Jamie Lee Curtis addressed nepotism in Hollywood after winning a Screen Actors Guild Award on Sunday. "I'm wearing the wedding ring that my father gave my mother," Curtis told the audience as she accepted the award for her role in "Everything Everywhere All At Once." She reminded the room at the Fairmont Century Plaza that her famous parents, Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis, didn't always have the perfect love story. "They hated each other, by the way.

a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role at Sunday evening’s show, making history as the first Asian woman to win a leading film acting award.“I think if I speak my heart will explode,” she began her acceptance speech, which was riddled with hilarious expletives. She thanked SAG-AFTRA for the award, saying that they “understand what it is to get here.”“Everyone of you know the journey, the roller coaster ride, the ups and downs, but most importantly, we never give up,” the 60-year-old continued.

came out on top by winning the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. The ensemble featuring Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan, Jamie Lee Curtis and Stephanie Hsu beat out,, and . Curtis spoke first, accepting the award «on behalf of my crew of weirdos,» before Hsu, Quan and Yeoh all spoke in turn, paying tribute to co-star James Hong.«He's been acting since there were only 49 states, and he just turned 94,» Yeoh shared.

Jamie Lee Curtis paid tribute to her parents and Michelle Yeoh while picking up her win during the 2023 Screen Actors Guild Awards.

the 2023 SAG Awards on Sunday.“I got my SAG card when I was 19 years old, when I signed a seven-year contract to Universal Studios and starred in an ABC TV series called the ‘Operation Petticoat,’ which was based on the movie that my father, Tony Curtis — nepo baby! — starred in,” Curtis — the daughter of “Psycho” star Janet Leigh and the “Some Like It Hot” actor Curtis — said during the “I Am an Actor” opening.“I was fired from that TV show a year later and I thought my life was over,” she continued. “But the good news is that if I hadn’t been fired from ‘Operation Petticoat,’ I would have never had the opportunity to audition for a little tiny, no-budget horror movie called ‘Halloween.’ My name is Jamie Lee Curtis, and I am, proudly, an actor.”Jamie Lee Curtis proudly referring to herself as a nepo baby during her “I am an actor” speech was perfection #SAGAwards pic.twitter.com/5vksrPUHThThe “Everything Everywhere All at Once” star, 64, also made a joke about being a nepo baby — a contentious title much-discussed after a recent New York Magazine cover story diving into Hollywood’s dynasty — while accepting her award for best female supporting actor for her performance.“I know you look at me and think, ‘Nepo baby, that’s why you’re here.’ I totally get it,” said Curtis.

Jamie Lee Curtis is a nepo baby, and proud of it!

Taking it all in. Angela Bassett reached out to Ariana DeBose after the West Side Story star’s BAFTAs rap went viral.

Jamie Lee Curtis is a nepo baby, and proud of it!The actress wasted no time poking fun at herself during the 2023 SAG Awards, as she received major applause during the traditional «I'm an actor» introductions that open the annual awards show.Curtis told the crowd about getting her SAG card at 19 years old and being hired — and quickly fired — from a short-lived TV series called which was based on a film of the same name that starred her father, Tony Curtis. Curtis' mother, Janet Leigh, was also an actress, best known for her performance in Alfred Hitchcock's .«Nepo baby!» she exclaimed, to big laughs from the crowd. However, getting fired from Curtis pointed out, freed her up to appear in a «little no-budget horror film» that ended up kicking off the franchise.ET caught up with Curtis on the SAG Awards red carpet, who said she was loving the awards season appreciation for, which landed the actress her first career Oscar nomination this year.«This is Entertainment. This is the season of shiny things.

gushed to Deadline Saturday night, explaining that the lack of enthusiasm on the crowd’s face was in part due to cameramen shoving cameras into the actor’s faces.Both DeBose, 32, and Curtis were in attendance at Sunday night’s SAG Awards at the Fairmont Century Plaza hotel in Los Angeles, California. Curtis dazzled in a low plunging red gown while DeBose was pretty in pink in a two-piece suit.“Angela Bassett did the thing, Viola Davis my ‘Woman King,’ Blanchett Cate you’re a genius, Jamie Lee you are all of us,” DeBose, 32, rapped at the opening of the BAFTAs, which quickly became a meme.The clash of applause and critique from the internet prompted the Golden Globe-winning actress to deactivate her Twitter account.“She is a fantastic talent, these people should shut the f–k up, back the f–k off and let this woman shine just her light,” Curtis chided the haters.Her comments join in the chorus of praise for the performance amidst the online disgust – even BAFTA showrunner Nick Bullen slammed the critics, saying they probably “don’t like change.” “The songs she was singing are very familiar songs, the room was clapping, and people were sort of dancing to the music,” Bullen told Variety.

Jamie Lee Curtis is not holding back.

There’s like. There’s love. And then there’s Jamie Lee Curtis’s review of Ariana DeBose’s rap at the BAFTAs.

Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story, performed an original song at the ceremony earlier this week that name-checked various Best Actress nominees including Bassett, Cate Blanchett and Michelle Yeoh.“Angela Bassett did the thing, Viola Davis my Woman King, Blanchett Cate you’re a genius, Jamie Lee you are all of us,” sang the West Side Story star as she danced around the stage. After the performance was widely mocked online, DeBose deactivated her Twitter account and BAFTAs awards producer Nick Bullen described the criticism as “incredibly unfair.”Speaking to Variety at the NAACP Image Awards last night (February 25), Bassett said she checked up on DeBose after the incident and the criticism that followed.“I DM’d her last night.

Angela Bassett did the thing, and so did Ariana DeBose!

“Everything Everywhere All At Once” has been barreling its way through awards season, with the film receiving a staggering 11 Oscar nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director.

BAFTAs awards producer Nick Bullen has described the criticism of Ariana DeBose’s opening performance as “incredibly unfair.”DeBose began the ceremony with renditions of ‘Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves’ and ‘We Are Family’, before breaking into an original rap paying tribute to the awards’ female nominees.“Angela Bassett did the thing, Viola Davis my Woman King, Blanchett Cate you’re a genius, Jamie Lee you are all of us,” sang the West Side Story star as she danced around the stage.The performance immediately received a backlash on social media, with many describing it as “awkward” and “painful” to watch. DeBose has since deactivated her Twitter account.Sisters are doing it for themselves! The incredible @ArianaDeBose opens the 2023 #EEBAFTAs with an iconic performance! ✨ pic.twitter.com/G9YgKN2e1t— BAFTA (@BAFTA) February 19, 2023Speaking to Variety, Bullen explained that the DeBose put the “whole piece together” with her team, working closely with musical director and choreographer, and didn’t deserve the criticism.“I think it’s incredibly unfair, to be frank.