Celebrity actress Jamie Lee Curtis, who won her first Oscar last year, is anxiously awaiting word on whether she will be making a presentation at the 2018 Oscars ceremony. During a lighthearted conversation with Hoda Kotb on the Today show, 65-year-old Curtis asked joking questions of the Oscar organizers about her participation in the Sunday, March 10 ceremony.
Curtis jokingly said that the Oscar folks haven’t gotten in touch yet. Normally, the winner from the prior year takes the stage to give the prize. She looked straight into the camera and asked the organizers to please warn her in advance.
Please give me a call. She begged in jest, “I’d like to get a dress, and I would like to arrange things,” indicating how excited she was to design her ensemble for the special event.
Rewind to the Oscar ceremony from the previous year, when Curtis took home the Best Supporting Actress prize for her performance in “Everything Everywhere All at Once.” In addition to praising her own accomplishments, she dedicated the victory in her moving acceptance speech to the many people who helped her along the way over her remarkable career.
Curtis thanked the cast, the Daniels, who directed the film, her agency, her family, and even her parents, Tony and Janet Curtis, who had each received prior Oscar nominations in separate categories. Her happy moment ended with a polite bow as she walked off stage, savoring the end of an incredible journey.
Following her virtual victory, Curtis made an appearance on the Today show, holding her golden statuette and recreating the moment she learned she had won her first-ever Oscar. In her victory speech, the actress expressed her wish to highlight “friendship,” highlighting the common yearning for respect and acknowledgement in any field.
Beyond her talent as an actor, Curtis has had a varied career that has earned her two Screen Actors Guild Awards, a BAFTA, an Academy Award, and two Golden Globes. Known as the “Ultimate Scream Queen” for her legendary performances in horror movies, such as the Halloween series, Curtis has a diverse career that includes writing children’s books that are best-selling in the New York Times.
Curtis has written 13 children’s books since her 1993 debut, “When I Was Little: A Four-Year-Old’s Memoir of Her Youth.” She has also published a graphic novel called “Mother Nature,” which is based on a screenplay she wrote.
Children learn a great lesson about the virtue of patience from her most recent picture book, “Just One More Sleep: All Good Things Come to Those Who Wait… and Wait… and Wait,” which is drawn by her longtime collaborator Laura Cornell.
In a recent interview with Shondaland, Curtis revealed details about her writing process, including the fact that she waits for inspiration to strike rather than having a detailed plan for each book. She related stories of how her novels came to be on their own, noting events such as a child’s innocent remark at a birthday celebration that inspired the writing of “Where Do Balloons Go? An uplifting enigma.”
In her reflections on her unanticipated path as a writer, Curtis stressed how freedom from deadline pressure allowed her to write as truthfully as she was inspired. She clarified that every book is the result of real connections made with kids and the complex emotions they experience.
In response to queries about her possible impostor syndrome, Curtis explained that she doesn’t pose as a writer; rather, the novels naturally flow to her, either inspired by encounters with kids or her own experiences. She pointed out that her deeply felt works are a reflection of her understanding of the complexity of human emotion, especially in young children.
Curtis continues to be choosy in her work despite having a successful writing career because she genuinely connects with the subject matter. She went into her creative process and said that some books moved her to tears each time she read them, indicating that the emotional core of childhood had been successfully captured.
When asked about her journey from being an actor to becoming a best-selling novelist, Curtis acknowledged that writing wasn’t always her goal. She does, however, value the fact that her writing job is driven by passion and that it frees her from the constraints of a stable income. She emphasized that her books are real times spent with kids and that they are a tribute to the unpredictable. She also expressed respect for her friends who have created books in a transgender context.