Lily Gladstone is in good spirits following the 2024 Oscars, the place many awards pundits predicted she would take house the Oscar for greatest actress because of her acclaimed efficiency as Mollie Kyle in Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon.” Gladstone gained prizes on the Golden Globes and Display screen Actors Guild Awards previous to the Oscars, however Academy voters bestowed the most effective actress Oscar to Emma Stone from “Poor Issues” as a substitute.

“Feeling the love large time at this time, particularly from Indian Nation. Kittō”kuniikaakomimmō”po’waw – severely, I really like you all,” Gladstone posted on X (previously twitter) about 24 hours after the Oscars ceremony wrapped. “Higher consider after I was leaving the Dolby Theater and walked handed the massive Oscar statue I gave that golden booty just a little Coup faucet.”

Gladstone would’ve made historical past as the primary Native American performer to win greatest actress had her identify been referred to as as a substitute of Stone’s. Nonetheless, Gladstone acknowledged that simply because she didn’t win doesn’t imply historical past wasn’t made in different ways in which deserve consideration. The actor pointed to the stay efficiency of “Wahzhazhe (A Tune for My Individuals)” from “Killers of the Flower Moon,” which was nominated for greatest authentic tune and featured a number of Osage singers on stage.

“When watching the Osage Singers on the Oscars, my interior voice mentioned, ‘They’re those bringing us all up on stage tonight, that’s the way it must be,’” Gladstone wrote in a follow-up submit. “The historical past within the movie and of the second rightfully belong to the Osage Nation. What an honor to be shut sufficient to really feel the drum.”

Stone gave Gladstone and her fellow greatest actress nominees a shout out in her acceptance speech for “Poor Issues,” noting that she shared the Oscar with all of them. Gladstone instructed Self-importance Truthful earlier in awards season that she grew to become quick associates with Stone. The 2 have been all the time seen because the frontrunners heading into Oscar night time. Stone even despatched Goldstone a hoop at one level throughout the season.

“My Infinity Stones ring— Emma Stone has the identical one,” Gladstone mentioned. “She despatched this to me yesterday, after which she despatched me an image of her sporting the identical one as a result of we grew to become quick associates on this complete course of. And that’s our factor. We name one another Infinity Stones.”

In his evaluation of the 2024 Oscars, Selection’s senior awards editor Clayton Davis wrote that “Lily Gladstone was campaigned within the incorrect class.” A debate raged all awards season over whether or not or not Gladstone was lead or supporting in “Killers of the Flower Moon.” Many Oscar pundits thought Gladstone would’ve simply gained an Oscar had she campaigned for supporting actress as a substitute of for lead.