Remember last year whenAngela Bassettdid the thing?

No, I’m not referring to Ariana Debose’s viral musical tribute.

That’s right.

Angela Bassett smiling in an off-shoulder gown with sparkling embellishments at an awards event

Fans quickly took to social media toexpresstheir shock and frustration and didn’t hold back.

she is, was, and always will be incredible.

“Were you gobsmacked?”

Ariana DeBose dancing and singing "Angela Bassett did the thing" at an awards show, in the middle of an aisle

“People are saying your disappointment showed, but I thought you handled it very well.

What do you think?”

“I thought I handled it very well, also.

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And that was my intention, to handle it very well,” Angela said.

“It was, of course, a supreme disappointment, and disappointment is human.

So I thought, yes, I was disappointed, and I handled it like a human being.”

Angela Bassett poses on the Oscars red carpet in a gown with an asymmetrical neckline and holds a small, sparkling purse

All hail the queen!

Queen Ramonda in elaborate headpiece and regal attire sitting authoritatively; likely from a film or TV show

Four MCU film characters from left to right: Hela, Trevor Slattery, Zuri, and Pepper Potts

Angela Bassett, in a sequined dress, smiles holding her Golden Globe award

Deirdre Beaubeirdre sits at a cluttered office desk, looking forward with an expression of mild frustration

Angela Basset in sparkling gown holding her honorary Oscar as she smiles and stands at a podium

Angela and Oprah in conversation with an Oscar trophy on a table in between them

Oprah Winfrey in a buttoned shirt, wearing glasses and earrings

A closeup-of Angela Basset speaking

closeup of angela at an event in an off-shoulder dress

Angela and her husband and two children smile on the red carpet

Angela in patterned dress at the national geographic premiere

Angela Basset in medieval attire stands in a courtyard with floral arrangements in a from Damsel