Jennifer Lopez confessed on Saturday that she ‘was sad’ when she failed to get an Oscar nomination for Hustlers.
The 50-year-old pop star played a the queen bee of a stripper crime ring in the acclaimed movie, which drew lots of attention for her virtuoso performance.
She told Oprah Winfrey during the latter’s 2020 Vision: Your Life In Focus Tour in Ingelwood that she ‘felt like I let everyone down a little bit’ by not getting nominated.
Disappointed: Jennifer Lopez confessed on Saturday at Oprah Winfrey’s Vision 2020 Tour in Inglewood that she ‘was sad’ when she failed to get an Oscar nomination for Hustlers
‘I was sad, I was a little sad because there was a lot of buildup to it. There were so many articles, I got so many good notices – more than ever in my career – and there was a lot of: “She’s going to get nominated for an Oscar, it’s going to happen, if it doesn’t you’re crazy,”‘ Jennifer recalled.
‘I’m reading all the articles going: “Oh my god, could this happen?” And then it didn’t and I was like: “Ouch,” it was a little bit of a letdown,’ she dished.
‘Also I felt like my whole team – most of my team has been with me for years, 20, 25 years – and I think they had a lot of hopes on that and they wanted it too, so I felt like I let everyone down a little bit,’ she continued.
The conjecture was that Jennifer would be nominated for best supporting actress, an award that ended up going to Laura Dern for Marriage Story.
Showstopper: The 50-year-old pop star played a the queen bee of a stripper crime ring in the acclaimed movie, which drew lots of attention for her virtuoso performance
Also starring Constance Wu, Keke Palmer, Julia Stiles, Lili Reinhart, Lizzo and Cardi B, the film follows strippers who take revenge on their wealthy clients.
Hustlers is written and directed by Lorene Scafaria, who had the same positions on the 2012 dramedy Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World.
Lorene’s latest movie is based on a 2015 article for New York magazine called The Hustlers At Scores, written by Jessica Pressler.
Jennifer had all eyes on her at the Forum in Inglewood, California, this Saturday thanks to her vibrant yellow suit.
Glowing: Jennifer flashed a winning smile as she arrived on stage and shone in a lovely canary yellow suit
Jennifer flashed a winning smile as she arrived on stage to be greeted by Oprah, 66.
She was decked out in a canary yellow suit with baggy pants, and she wore a matching figure-hugging top with a yellow blouse tied over one shoulder and dangling down at her side.
The 5ft5in beauty shone in a pair of reflective gold heels and she wore an intriguing set of gold chain hoop earrings that framed her tightly wound bun.
Spicing it up: She had on a figure-hugging top underneath, along with a yellow sash tied across her torso and dangling off to the side
Suited up: Oprah also favored a suit, opting for a shimmering silver look
Oprah also favored a suit, though she went with a shimmering silver outfit with a white blouse and a cool pair of gray and blue sneakers.
J.Lo was a logical guest for Oprah’s 2020 Vision tour, which is presented by WW (formerly known as Weight Watchers).
The two were likely to talk about the Out Of Sight star’s ferocious exercise routine, as well as her astounding year.
Jennifer scored some of the best reviews of her career for her role in the true-life crime film Hustlers, about a group of elite strippers who conspired to drug their high-profile clients and run up their credit cards and drain their bank accounts amid the economic devastation of the Great Recession.
Earlier this month, she led a well-received Super Bowl halftime show performance with Shakira that featured a medley of her biggest hits.
The two singers’ sexy dances also elicited over 1,300 complaints to the Federal Communications Commission.
Fitness tips: The tour was sponsored by WW (formerly Weight Watchers), so the two likely chatted about J.Lo’s ferocious workout routine
Top of the world: Jennifer scored some of the best reviews of her career and multiple awards for her role in the true-life crime film Hustlers, though it was shut out of Oscar nominations
Coming soon: On Thursday, Us Weekly reported that Jennifer was planning a summer wedding after having delayed it due to her busy filming schedule and her Super Bowl performance
On Thursday, Us Weekly reported that Jennifer was planning a summer wedding after having delayed it due to her busy filming schedule and her Super Bowl performance.
‘She is finally ready to shift her focus to wedding planning and making that a top priority,’ said a source.
Things also seemed to be going better than ever with her and her fiancé Alex.
‘They make each other so incredibly happy and J.Lo truly found the man of her dreams and A. Rod found the woman of his,’ the source continued. ‘They couldn’t imagine life without one another in it and can’t wait to spend the rest of their lives together.’
Unvarnished: On Wednesday, Jennifer made a rare appearance with her short and slightly curly natural hair
More music from Jenny? Later on Wednesday, Lopez still had her hair down and in a messy style when she was at a studio with a microphone in hand. A man was at the piano walking her through a song
In addition to planning for her wedding, Jennifer will likely have a busy promotional tour for her upcoming romantic comedy Marry Me, based on a graphic novel of the same name.
She stars opposite Owen Wilson as a pop star who plans to marry her rock star boyfriend on stage at Madison Square Garden.
After she finds out that he cheated on her only minutes before the ceremony, she picks a random person (Wilson) from the audience to marry instead.
On Wednesday, Jennifer made a rare appearance with her short and slightly curly natural hair to work on her singing skills, so she may be releasing more music in the near future.
Woman in white: Earlier on Saturday, Oprah stepped out for a solo session with the arena’s packed audience in a white pinstripe suit and a charcoal blouse
Frightening fall: The beloved daytime talk show host had an unexpected stage mishap when she took a tumble on stage and fell hard on her hands, ironically while speaking about ‘balance’
Earlier on Saturday, Oprah stepped out for a solo session with the arena’s packed audience in a white pinstripe suit and a charcoal blouse.
The beloved daytime talk show host had an unexpected stage mishap when she took a tumble on stage, ironically while speaking about ‘balance.’
‘Here’s my definition of what wellness means to me… Wellness to me means all things in balance. And balance doesn’t mean all things are equal or at peace at all times,’ she said, according to USA Today, before she tripped and fell down hard on her hands.
Luckily, she flipped over and was sitting up almost immediately, and she didn’t seem at all affected when Jennifer arrived later.
‘Wrong shoes!’ she joked just after losing altitude.