Jamie Lee Curtis.Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty
Jamie Lee Curtisdoesn’t like staying up late.
The actress, 64, revealed that shedeclined an invitation to the upcoming Oscar nominees' dinneras it’s past her bedtime while speaking withThe Hollywood Reporterat theIndependent Spirit Awardson Saturday evening.
“I’m going to tell you a secret right now,” the star — who isnominated for best supporting actressfor her role inEverything Everywhere All at Once— said on the red carpet. “There is a nominees dinner, an Academy Award nominees private dinner on Thursday night that starts at 7:30 p.m., and I have declined.”
Curtis, who attended the Oscar nominees luncheon last month, continued, “Now you might say, ‘Jamie, you’re nominated for an Academy Award, you’re going to be in the room with only nominees for the Academy Award, and I have declined.’ Why? Because mommy goes to bed early.”
“Cause 7:30 p.m. is going to be 9 before we get food, and you know what? There is nothing good happening with me after 9 p.m.,” she added. “Nothing, zero!”
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Speaking with PEOPLE on the red carpet at the Los Angeles event, Curtis also opened up about how it feels to be nominated inthe same Academy Awards category as her mother,Janet Leigh, in what she calls “a lineage link.”
“You know, I didn’t think about that,” she said. “I mean, I knew it, I was aware of it. I never thought that would happen. Like my parents and their fame and their stardom was so legendary that I’ve never felt like I would be anywhere near the level. It’s a beautiful link. It’s a lineage link.”
Curtis earned her first Academy Award nomination back in January for her role as Deirdre Beaubeirdre inEverything Everywhere All at Once. Her nomination comes more than 60 years after her mother Leigh was nominated in the same category for her work inPsycho. The year before, Curtis' father, Tony Curtis, earned a nod in the best actor category forThe Defiant Ones.
“Now, yes, I have my own legacy and my own life,” Curtis, who won a SAG Award last month, said. “But my life, which is my real life, and the fantasy life of showoff business, is not something that I sort of put much attention to.”
Jamie Lee Curtis at the Oscar nominees luncheon.JC Olivera/Getty Images
Curtis will go up againstBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever’sAngela Bassett,The Whale’sHong Chau,The Banshees of Inisherin’sKerry Condon, and her costarEverything Everywhere All at OnceStephanie Hsufor the accolade at the annual awards ceremony this week.
source: people.com
