In a recent interview with Elle, “The Last Showgirl” star Pamela Anderson discussed how it feels to miss out on an Oscar nomination for best actress.
Anderson, who scored noms at the Golden Globes, Gotham and Screen Actors Guild Awards for her leading turn in Gia Coppola‘s drama about an aging Las Vegas dancer, was snubbed upon Thursday’s Oscar nominations announcement. However, Anderson said she was far from expecting a nod from the Academy and is satisfied with all the praise the film has received since releasing in December.
“No nomination for the Oscar, but I couldn’t even imagine that,” Anderson said of the snub. “I did get a SAG nomination, which is really exciting and…all of this is just unexpected and exciting.”
“I always say the win is in the work,” Anderson added. “I got to do something I really love, and I needed to do that for my soul.”
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This year’s best actress nominees include Cynthia Erivo (“Wicked”), Karla Sofía Gascón (“Emilia Pérez”), Mikey Madison (“Anora”), Demi Moore (“The Substance”) and Fernanda Torres (“I’m Still Here”).
In a Jan. 10 interview with Variety, Anderson revealed that her former agent trashed “The Last Showgirl” script “within the hour” of receiving it and never called her regarding the project, forcing Coppola to track down Anderson through her son Brandon.
“I remember coming out of my garden, getting a message from Brandon and sitting at my computer and reading [the script]. And I thought, ‘This is it,’” Anderson recalled. “This is my opportunity to pour my entire life experience into something, a woman who is so well written, well rounded, flawed, interesting, complex. It was just a breathtaking piece of work. I’ve never had that feeling before.”