Appearing onWatch What Happens Live withAndy CohenThursday, Paltrow, 49, participated in a game of “Plead the Fifth,” where Cohen, 53, asks celebrities a series of burning questions and the guest can only skip one of them.
Cohen asked what Paltrow’s reaction was to Close last year saying that her Best Actress Academy Award win forShakespeare in Lovedidn’t “make sense” to her.
“I just heard this from you, Andy! I never heard about this,” Paltrow said with a laugh.
When the late-night host asked if she wanted to “plead the fifth” and skip the question, Paltrow said, “Well, I guess I have to because I don’t know enough about it. So I plead the fifth.”
In aninterviewwith ABC News’Popcorn with Peter Traverslast November, Close, 74, opened up about her movieHillbilly Elegy, as well as her feelings about industry awards shows. Close said performances can’t be compared to each other, using Paltrow’s win as an example of a choice that didn’t “make sense” to her.
Glenn Close; Gwyneth Paltrow inShakespeare in Love(1998).Popcorn/youtube; courtesy everett collection
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“So I think who wins has a lot of things to do with how things have been, you know, whether it has traction or whatever. Publicity, how much money did they have to put it out in front of everybody’s sight,” she continued, adding, “Ihaveto be philosophical about it, if I was upset about it….”
In March 1999, Paltrow, 26 years old at the time, won the category, which also included: Cate Blanchett forElizabeth; Fernanda Montenegro forCentral Station; Meryl Streep forOne True Thing; and Emily Watson forHilary and Jackie.
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On top of Paltrow’s recognition,Shakespeare in Lovealso won six other Academy Awards, including Best Supporting Actress for Judi Dench and Best Picture.
Close has now been nominated for eight Oscars, dating back to her first film performance in 1982’sThe World According to Garp. Most recently, she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress forHillbilly Elegy.
“I’m very proud of the times that my peers have felt that my performance was worthy of attention,” Close (who’s won three Tony Awards and threeEmmy Awards) also told Travers.
source: people.com
