Hustlers and was a favorite for a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination. When that nomination failed to materialize, the star bounced back in a very Jennifer Lopez way: She reminded everyone of her talent by performing at the Super Bowl, then .
But still, didn't that slight from the Academy hurt?"It was a sting," admits in a new interview for . In fact, it made her question the whole praise-and-hype-and-glory apparatus. “I was like, ‘Okay, when you’re supposedly in everybody else’s mind supposed to be nominated and you’re not, what does that mean?
Is it really real? Are the other ones real and this one isn’t?’"Eventually, though, she had to accept it and refocus on what actually matters.
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