Read Angela Bassett's Powerful 2022 Glamour Women of the Year Awards Speech
glamour.comGlamour honored Angela Bassett with for her work on stage and screen. Emmy-, Grammy-, and six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald, who presented Bassett with her honor, said it best: “An actor, executive producer, a mother, a friend, and on, and on, and on…Were you surprised that she was cast as head of the Bad Bitch Support Group on Black Lady Sketch Show, and as Ramonda in Wakanda Forever, queen of the most powerful nation in the world?
I wasn’t!”“Think about the way she sits with strength, and truth, whether it is on the stage, screen, you cannot take her eyes off of her, can you?” McDonald continued. “I can think of no one more deserving of Glamour’s Lifetime Achievement Award than Angela Bassett, a woman who I deeply admire, revere and honor, for all the stories that she weaves, the barriers she has broken, and the inspiration and leadership that she provides in our industry and to the next generation of artists.”When Bassett accepted her award, she bowed to McDonald with gratitude as she received a standing ovation.
Read her powerful speech below in full:Thank you to Samantha Barry and the entire Glamour team for honoring me with a beautiful Women of the Year cover story and for recognizing me in this way.
It means so much to me that you’ve chosen to include me as an honoree amongst such an esteemed group of women. Congratulations to my fellow honorees.
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