Whoopi Goldberg — who called out the Oscars for snubbing her movie Till when they announced this year’s nominations — came to the award show’s defense during this morning’s episode of The View.
The moderator’s impassioned speech was brought up as the ladies discussed their highlights from Sunday night’s event — many of which included first-time winners such as Brendan Fraser, Ke Huy Quan, Michelle Yeoh and Jamie Lee Curtis.
Whoopi Goldberg
“I just want to point out that the Oscars is a celebration of artistry celebrating artistry."
Whoopi Goldberg
“It’s not actors patting themselves on the back, it’s the art. Not everybody can do what actors do or what people who write music for movies or people who make the costumes. It’s an art form.”
Whoopi Goldberg
“So the next time you hear somebody say, ‘Oh, it’s just a lot of rich people celebrating,’ remember what you saw last night.”
Sunny Hostin jumped in, noting that Goldberg — who won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in 1990 for her work on Ghost — always told her that being a “working actor” doesn’t necessarily guarantee fame and fortune.
Whoopi Goldberg
“If you love what you do, it’s really nice to be celebrated for it."
Whoopi Goldberg
“But when you love what you do and you’ve never seen anyone in the room who looks like you, you kind of go, ‘Well, aren’t we good enough?’ Well the answer is, ‘Yeah, we are.’”
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