Whoopi Goldberghas no regrets about losing anOscarto Geraldine Page.
Even without the knowledge that she would one daybecome an EGOT holder,Goldberg wasnt disappointed when presenterF.
Murray Abrahamdidnt call her name at the 58th Academy Awards.
Whoopi Goldberg and Geraldine Page.getty (2)
I dont know how to feel about any of this.
I know people are already saying to you that youre gonna get it.
That may not happen.
Whoopi Goldberg in ‘The Color Purple’.Everett Collection
So you better just be glad you got here, the first time out.
“I also knew she had been nominated for an Oscar many times and had never won one.
To me, she is one of those be-all and end-all actors.
When the moment finally came, Goldberg knew she had lost before the name was even read.
“I knew it was Geraldine Page for her performance inA Trip to Bountiful.
And I was thinking, ‘Youre not the only one who feels that way about her, Goldberg writes.
He announced Geraldines name.
I was applauding like crazy.
I said, What do you mean?
You know, shes Geraldine Page.
I was thinking, ‘Shes a New York actor.
Im a New York actor.
And that was good enough for me.”
Goldberg won her own Academy Award just five years later, for her supporting role inGhost.
I thought I was talented.
When people made little digs aimed at me, she powered through.
“I began thinking, F you, she writes.
I was nominated because they thought I was good enough.
And I dont care what any of you boneheads say.
Goldberg’sBits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Meis out now.
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