Thank you for your gentle and direct question.

I saw two angles. One was only the 10 seconds they did when they showed all the nominees at once. Another was actually from the stage and was a full minute long. I felt much sympathy for her, and I know she didn't clap and she looked disappointed followed by angry. She just lost her cool. I don't feel any anger towards her, and she certainly didn't have the attitude that Faith Hill had in the video above, but she did not manage to clap and went from very disappointed to angry. I could see why people thought it was not professional, and that she was at a work function, so my view is fairly balanced. And the tradition I mentioned was also a factor in people's expectations.

I also very much get that she has been in the business for years and felt it was her turn. But also these are elites and all nominees tend to be deserving. I did not see either film so I can't tell you which was better and I do not have a vote.

The Academy Awards in my view is most notable because it's the oldest award and has the widest range of entertainment professionals, but still a majority are high-ticket execs who are mostly interested in their own films, and yes, are old White guys. I think the most important award for actors should always be the SAG awards, since that's actors judging actors and is more democratic.

I felt that she has deserved every award many times before, for me for Strange Days and Waiting to Exhale. I knew that she was unlikely to win for an action movie, it's not a common choice so I was surprised so many people were believing in this possibility.