I had the honor of being there that night in the press room, asking Kim a question as part of the press. A touching speech honoring her Father.

For a woman with a crippling anxiety disorder this has to be one of the most bittersweet moments ever. She handled it with grace, poise and honesty. I have great respect for Kim Basinger for how she handled her career and personal life in Hollywood and then chose to leave it on her own terms.

Rest In Peace Gloria Stuart...1910-2010

This is how you accept an OSCAR! Kim looked beautiful that night. Well deserved!!!

She has the old school glamour. Right up there with audrey and grace in terms of beauty.

Kim Basinger is a real Goddess. She deserved that Oscar.

Boy who would had thought in the 90s that Kim Basinger would end up winning an Oscar and Glenn Close would still be Oscar-less

Aww, you can tell Alec was sooo happy and excited for his wife. So sweet :)

Kim is a very underrated actress well deserved

I am still so happy for her. Kim Basinger richly deserved her Oscar. She turned-in a tour de force performance in an incredible film. I love a good underdog story, but she honestly deserved her Oscar. Plus, the Academy was smart. They knew that this was most likely Kim's one chance at Oscar glory, whereas with Julianne Moore, you KNEW she was going to win hers eventually. I still say she's going to win another one, but this category on this night belonged to Kim Basinger. 👍🏻

The Joker still likes Vicki Vale! LOL

She has the physical from the golden era of Hollywood so glamorous and mysterious too. A true bombshell.

Gorgeous woman. Kim was fantastic in L.A. Confidential. I had only one little issue with this category that year, they did not nominate Sigourney Weaver for her impressive acting in The Ice Storm

Her gown that night was so luminous and beautiful. She looked stunning.

I remember this live and still feel so happy for Kim. She really deserved it.

It's been 84 years....

I remember this when I was little I was obsess with Jack Nicholson and he won this year and I was so excited my mom let me watch the whole thing 😂 when I saw Kim Basinger I remember thinking “oh so actresses like Grace of Monaco exist?” And then I saw her a few years after at 8 Mile and she was astonishing… I miss her. She’s pure class, talent and beauty and stays out of the spotlight, very private life, perfect

Alec Baldwin's reaction is everything -- he's SO HAPPY for her. Beautiful.

I thought that was nice of Jack to greet Kim on her way to the stage.

Kim so deserved this! She stole every scene she was in for L.A. Confidential. Congratulations

She was glorious in LA Confidential. By far one of her greatest performances.

loved her speech and honest joy

With all do honestly it was so well deserved . Kim should ve won Oscar for 9 1/2 Weeks she played the role exquisite with so much emotions. I'd ve love if Kim did "Sleeping w enemy " I can't believe she passed on that offer.

Loved her perplexity. One of the most emotional speeches ever. Love those ones.

1:54 Vicki Vale and the Joker reunited!

Love that she stops to give Nicholson a hug. Vicki Vale and the Joker having a reunion.

Kim Basinger is so beautiful! :)

She just made me tear up with her speech....she is an amazing actress!

Great woman, amazing dress, perfect speech. Love her

RIP Curtis Hanson.

a well deserved award for an outstanding performance and film.

She said she almost said "No" to this movie altogether as she was tired of playing hookers. I think we can all say we're glad she reconsidered.

I loved her in that movie, happy she won :)

Alec Baldwin was so handsome

Her reaction was great. She was probably honoured at just being nominated and didn't expect to win.

She was really great in L.A. Confidential! I just rewatched it, last night! One of the best movies, I ever saw!

A rare jewel of a line-up on the Oscars. I only do "Golden Globes" & "SAG Awards"....love him or hate him, Kim's husband at that time, Alec Baldwin (I adore, comedic timing phenomenal)showed tremendous support. Suffering from anxiety attacks throughout my own life, I offer her great applause for tackling the onset with facing an extremely critical audience. Cheers Kim ! Lyric LaCeile, journalist

She certainly comes across very grateful and genuine. Yay for her!!! 💖

Julianne Moore gave a hell of a performance in Boogie Nights. One of the most heartbreaking performances of all time. She was absolutely robbed.

9 1/2 weeks she was awesome in...and she is funny too...loved her in Batman and this role she won the Oscar For she was amazing..her presence takes over the scene..she has class like the old days too :)

She was so southern & humble.

1 . Julianne Moore 2. Minnie Driver 3. Kim Basinger 4. Gloria Stuart 5. Joan Cusack

Kim is so sweet. Love her and love this performance.

She was very sweet and very real and she is an excellent actress.

So beautiful talented and graceful!💜💜💜💜💜

The year that LA Confidential, Good Will Hunting and Boogie Nights came out, Titanic won best picture? That's not fair.

That moment you realize at 1:55, the Joker and Vicki vale not only reunited and helped her up the stairs, but they won oscars together that night

I love it how all the other nominees cheered and were happy for her while Kim's first reaction was like "oh my God, this is madness". She clearly didn't expect it.

Kimila "Kim" Basinger was born in Athens, Georgia on December 8, 1953. She is celebrating her 71st birthday, today, December 8, 2024. She is an American actress. She has garnered acclaim for her work in film, for which she has received various accolades including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. . In 2011 Los Angeles Times Magazine ranked her third on the "50 Most Beautiful Women In Film". For her femme fatale portrayal in L.A. Confidential (1997), Basinger won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

What a gorgeous woman

I have been a massive Kim Basinger fan since I was 11, but I never thought i'd see the day she won an Oscar. I thought they would give the Oscar to Gloria Stuart for Titanic, so I was pleased to see Kim finally win some recognition for her acting. I have only seen four of the five nominee's performances (I have not seen In & Out). I don't really remember Minnie Driver that much from Good Will Hunting, Julianne Moore was good in Boogie Nights but not Oscar worthy, Gloria Stuart was by far the oldest of the nominee's and I thought she would be given the award. When I first saw the film I did not really think Kim's performance was Oscar win worthy but after repeat viewings I have come to appreciate her performance more. Also considering the other performances nominated in this category, and the overall quality of the film compared to the others I think it was a fair win in the end. I just wish she had been in more high quality films in her career as alot of the films she has appeared in have either performed badly at the box office or have been poorly received by the critics, sometimes both.

Kim Basinger has great acting in L.A. Confidential.

Crowe should won the Oscar for his brilliant role in this movie..

Lovely lady & speech. Simple gratitude which is what it should be. Not going to change the world - just a happy moment. Today's winners I feel are under pressure to accept their awards with a message or rant. No need really. This was refreshing to see. And she deserved it too

Happy birthday kim for your wonderful 70 years and bring to an infinity to happiness and serenity from italian boy live in rome

LA confidential is one of my favourite film and Kim was fabulous in it

Kim Basinger, 45 years old in that ceremony. 💖😍🥰

I forget how tough a year that was. Jeez so many quality performances that year.

love you Kim

One of the most beautiful Oscar actresses in history!

I'm not quite sure how to say this...: Kim Basinger, Basinger, Basinger, Basinger.

One of my favorite Oscar wins EVER, LOVE her.

It's funny to see the people in the background confused whether to stand or not. I believe every performance deserves a standing ovation.

She's heaven.

Joan was the best! The coming out of the bar scene into the middle of the road was amazing! I've never laughed as loud in any movie as then!!!!

You look better than Veronica Lake.

Well deserved win!

What a performance. she sliced the screen up with a quite verocity!

Kim awesome

Aw, I would've loved if Gloria won. LMAO @ Minnie's reaction!

Stunning, as usual.

It was a great performance in a great film. Fully deserved and a sincere acceptable speech. An up and down career mostly to be fair but always a magnificent screen goddess of the type that filled the 1940s and 1950s.

Great Actress .......

she's so gracious :)

THANK YOU!

Some of her mannerism here are visible on the 9/12 weeks movie. She is gorgeous.

She was literally the most prettiest girl in the house !!!

She is so adorable! And seems so humbled and genuine. ^_^

And beautiful inside & out.

love Minnie Driver's reaction xD

I love her.

I am so jealous of her. Both she and I suffer from social anxiety and have grown up afraid of giving speeches...but she owned this! I would have just passed out then and there. :(

We love you, Kim. You've got heart, kid.

Kim Basinger was incredible in the movie 9.5 weeks. I was so moved by her.

I love LA Confidential and I think Kim was good, but I didn't think it was an Oscar-worthy performance. I thought Cusack and Moore gave superior performances

I wish to see her again in new movies wonderful actress! 👏👏👏❤

She was so lovely!

2:01 Even the Joker knows when Vicki Vale’s got his card. 🃏

if she would have said it's been a great journey from the razzies to the Oscars it would be the best line said in Oscar history 😂

Kim Basinger grande actrice félicitations bravo

she is beautiful !

I think she was genuinely surprised! Great role in a brilliant film.

She deserved it, she got it, get over it.

Minnies face when he said Kim’s name, was hilarious

Alec was so happy for her❤️

Kim Basinger is a truly awesome actress. I have always loved her.

she deserved that oscar the movie is so ´great and powerful

Kim was great- but what really gave it to her was the film- as the principal female in a film top heavy with men- she REALLY stood out and the film- better than Titanic, deserved recognition.

1997 was a strong year for films so Kim's award is testament to how solid her performance was in LA Confidential.

What a powerful year !