Jamie Lee Curtis emotional as she watches Oscar's victory and names award 'them'
Jamie Lee Curtis has revealed she's naming her first Oscar award "Them" in a touching tribute to her daughter who is transgender.
The star who plays the role of Deirdre Beaubeirdre in Everything Everywhere All at Once walked away from Sunday night's award ceremony with her first academy award.
Jamie Lee, 64, may still be riding the emotional wave after bagging an award but the actress burst into tears as she watched the moment back for the first time.
During an appearance on the Today show, the star revealed the name of her golden award and explained it was in tribute to her daughter.
Jamie Lee Curtis became emotional as she reflected on winning her first Oscar (Today)As she wiped away tears, the emotional star said: "I hadn't watched that, that was the first time I'd seen it."
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"Hi everybody, it's Today, here they are," she beamed while stroking her award, before adding: "I'm in support of my daughter Ruby and I'm having them be a they/them.
"They are doing great and they're settling in and I couldn't, I mean, in my life I never thought in a million years that I would have this couple of days.
"I'm very moved by the whole thing."
The actress explained how she's calling her award They/Them to support her daughter (Today)During her victory speech, Jamie Lee paid tribute to her beloved parents as she described them as her "beautiful shadow".
Her dad, Tony Curtis was an American actor whose career lasted more than six decades, acting in over 100 films.
Meanwhile, her mum Janet Leigh, was an American singer, actress, dancer and author, with an impressive career lasting over five decades.
Jamie went on to become emotional again as she recalled: "They were both nominated for Oscars but never won one, it's honestly, can I say one thing – friendship, the truth of the matter is, the people I really wanted to thank but didn't, my friends.
"My friends who wanted this for me more than I would have ever dreamt of wanting it and I really do feel like we, because the longing for attention and appreciation for your work is universal."
Jamie won her first gong for her performance in Everything Everywhere All at Once (Kevin Sullivan/ZUMA Press Wire/REX/Shutterstock)During a backstage conversation after her win, Jamie said the conversation about making the Oscars categories gender neutral was a "difficult" one.
She explained she didn't want to "diminish" opportunity for women, but also acknowledged her stance as the mother of a transgender daughter.
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Reflecting on "the bigger" question of inclusivity, she said: "How do you include everyone when there are binary choices which is very difficult.
"As the mother of a trans daughter, I get that and yet, to de-gender the category – I'm concerned will diminish the opportunity for more women, which is also something that I have been working hard to try and promote.
"So it's a complicated question, but I think the most important thing is inclusivity and more women.
"Basically just more f*****g women anywhere, anytime all at once."
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