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Bassett, who has received two Academy Award nominations throughout her career, first for \"What's Love Got to Do With It\" and then for \"Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,\" spoke to \"Good Morning America\" on the red carpet prior to receiving her honorary Oscar, and opened up about what it means to her.
\"I hope it doesn't mean the end,\" Bassett told \"GMA,\" breaking out in a laugh. \"You know? Like, of all the things that it can mean, it can't mean that.\"
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Bassett's \"How Stella Got Her Groove Back\" and \"Boyz n the Hood\" co-star Regina King presented her with the honor and delivered a heartfelt speech to her longtime friend.
\"Angela has lived a career for the ages, and I swear she is ageless,\" King said of Bassett, calling her a \"national treasure\" and \"incomparable.\"
\"So many times I've heard people say that Angela is the very embodiment of Black excellence, but let me correct that,\" King added. \"She has a perspective and a voice and a beauty that is proudly Black, but what she embodies at her core is beyond anything that is skin-deep. She is artistic excellence embodied in human form.\"
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