Angela Bassett Bags Long Overdue Honorary Oscar, Delivers Inspiring Speech

Angela Bassett has been honored for her unimaginable profession … bagging a honorary Oscar at Tuesday’s 14th Annual Governors Awards.

The 65-year-old’s first-ever Academy Award from The Academy of Movement Image Arts and Sciences was handed over to her by thrilled pal Regina King … making her the second Black actress to earn the consideration after Cicely Tyson.

Angela instructed fellow Black actresses to fill their hearts with braveness and power in her acceptance speech … urging them to think about who their ancestors meant them to be.

She stated she was proudly sharing the celebratory second with fellow girls who converse up when they’re silenced — a few of these girls she’s represented in her roles.

Angela has portrayed icons resembling Tina Turner, Rosa Parks, Coretta Scott King and ‘Black Panther’s Queen Ramonda.

The latter made her the primary actor in a Marvel movie AND the primary lady from a superhero film to earn an Oscar nom — although she lost out to Jamie Lee Curtis.