Kathy Bates won an Oscar in 1991 for her incredible performance in the Stephen King thriller Misery, but only recently did she realize that she had thanked her mother in her acceptance speech. It was about.
In an interview with “CBS Sunday Morning,” Bates told Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz that her parents made many sacrifices so she could study to become an actress. . However, she also noted that her mother’s reaction to her success was less than benevolent, despite her Tony Award nomination and subsequent Academy Award win for The Night Mother.
“When I won the Oscar for ‘Misery,’ she said, ‘I don’t know what you’re so excited about. You haven’t discovered a cure for cancer,'” she said. told Sunday Morning.
Bates said she neglected to mention her mother in her acceptance speech, suggesting that may have been the source of the disdain. “I forgot to thank her that night,” Bates said.
“You know, you thanked her at the end of your speech,” Mankiewicz said. “You thanked her.”
“No, I didn’t. I didn’t,” Bates replied. “Go back and look. I didn’t.”
It was then that Mankiewicz played a recording of Bates’ acceptance speech at the 63rd Academy Awards ceremony on March 25, 1991.
Bates froze as he watched the recording, staring at Mankiewicz in disbelief. “I would like to thank my family, my friends, my mom at home and my dad who I hope is watching over me somewhere.”
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“Thank you! Why did you think I didn’t thank her?” Bates said after watching the video.
“Why does that mean so much to you?” Mankiewicz asked.
“Because she should have taken my life,” Bates said. “When she passed away, I remember saying, ‘Come inside me.’ Even though we were going through so much, I knew her spirit was inside me.” I wanted her to come and enjoy everything I was enjoying because of what she had given up.
“Wow! Thank you so much,” she added.
In addition to winning an Oscar for Misery, Bates also starred in Straight Time, Dolores Claiborne, Titanic, Primary Colors, About Schmidt, The Waterboy, and Midnight in Paris. He has appeared in films such as. ”, “Richard Jewell”, “God Are You There? It’s Me Margaret”, and the television series “American Horror Story”. Bates, who is now 76 years old and has had cancer twice, has recently hinted at retiring from acting, and in an interview she spoke about how women of a certain age are, in some ways, invisible in society and on screen. I talked about what it is. But now she’s starring in the new CBS series Matlock, where she plays off the concept of the invisible man.
“It’s amazing. I think it’s one of the best roles I’ve ever played,” she said.
When asked if she had given up on her plans to retire, she declared, “I’m not retiring. I want to appear on this show as long as it continues, and I hope it continues for a long time.”
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