Pamela Anderson Responds to Oscars Snub: ‘I Couldn’t Imagine It’
Pamela Anderson weighs in after missing out on an Oscar nomination.
The actress, 57, received widespread praise for her performance in The last showgirl. Still, she was missing in the Best Actress in a Leading Role category when the nominations for the 97th Academy Awards were announced on Thursday, January 23.
According to Anderson, the rejection wasn’t really a surprise.
“Oh my god, this is not something I ever expected. Doing the work is the victory,” she said Elle.com after the nominations were announced Thursday. “That’s what I love to do, and I think sometimes we can lose sight of that in this whole crazy awards season, but it’s nice to be recognized, and it’s all a bonus.”
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Despite missing out on an Oscar nod, Anderson was recognized with nominations for The last showgirl at the Golden Globes and the Screen Actors Guild Awards.
‘I couldn’t imagine it [it] Anyway. I am happy with the SAG nomination [voted on by] your peers. That’s really cool,” Anderson told the outlet.
The nominees for Best Actress in a Leading Role include Cynthia Erivo for Bad, Karla Sofia Gascón for Emilia Perez, Anora star Mikey Madson, Demi Moore for The fabric And Fernandez Torreswho played the leading role I’m still here.
Baywatch icon Anderson has received top reviews for her role as Shelly, an aging Las Vegas showgirl, in the film Gia Coppola-directed film.
In October 2024, the actress spoke exclusively We weekly that she considered the film the real beginning of her acting career.
“This is the beginning of my career,” Anderson said Us at the Glamor Women of the Year Awards 2024. “I still have a lot to do.”
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“I wish I had started my career a little earlier – gotten some movie roles sooner,” she continued, referring to her Golden Globe-nominated role. “But it was worth the wait.”
Anderson spoke candidly earlier in October about the evolution of her career after receiving the Golden Eye Award at the Zurich Film Festival.
“I never thought I would stand on stage and receive such an award,” she told Variety at the time. “I just want to keep working. I’m excited to do more.”
Anderson made her big screen debut in Snapdragon in 1993. She has appeared in other films over the years, including 2017 Baywatch film, a reboot of the show of the same name in which she played the role of CJ Parker from 1992 to 1997.
