*At the 91st Academy Awards, Regina King clinched the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role in “If Beale Street Could Talk.” On Kelly Ripa’s “Let’s Talk Off Camera” podcast, she described the surreal moment of victory.
“I’m just gonna say it,” King said, per Entertainment Weekly. “If anyone has ever smoked weed before, the very first time you ever smoke weed, everything is kinda like you’re looking through a crystal ball and everything is kind of hypersensitive that first time.”
The “Watchmen” star elaborated on the lingering thrill of that night, comparing it to chasing the initial high from smoking. “Those of us who still continue to smoke weed, you know, you’re chasing that… And every now and then, you’ll get a new strain and you’re like, ‘Oh, wow, that feels close to the first time or whatever,’ but [it’s] nothing like that first time,” she explained.
King vividly recalled heightened senses during her win, saying, “I can hear the hairs on my arms raised. I can hear what it sounded like for my mom to grab my hand.” She also remembered Chris Evans assisting her up the steps, sharing a moment where he seemed to say, “You got it. It’s happening and you got it, go on.”
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The “Shirley” star also reflected on the pressure of the moment, aware of the camera capturing every reaction. “I may have been thinking, ‘Keep your face straight if you don’t win. Don’t look salty,’ because, you know, of course we wanna win, you know?” she admitted. The veteran actress emphasized that she never took the role aiming for an Oscar, stating, “No one [takes] a role with, at least I believe, with the thought of ‘I’m doing this because I want to win an Academy Award.’”
King was mindful of how her reactions could be perceived in today’s cancel culture. “We are in a cancel culture right now and so it’s, you know, one little… if I was looking candid like my mom, someone would have said it was an eye roll,” she noted. King added with a laugh, “I think I had that moment like, ‘Keep your freaking face straight. Don’t let disappointment register in any way. This is the time that all that you learned to do as an actor, girl, this is the time that you use it.’”
In case you missed it, watch Regina King’s historic Oscar moment below.
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