Sometimes Oscar night offers a silver lining to those who go home empty handed. Case in point: Richard E. Grant may have not won Best Supporting Actor for Can You Ever Forgive Me? but he did get a prize of sorts that was a lifetime in the making. He finally met Barbra Streisand!
Being Oscar nominated was pretty amazing, but meeting with @barbrastreisand and having a proper conversation was an absolute astonishment. 40 carat Gold 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 pic.twitter.com/7ahBzdjg9j
— Richard E. Grant (@RichardEGrant) February 25, 2019
Some folks had thought that Grant's endlessly charming campaigning all season could yield him a surprise win, but Mahershala Ali's steamroll never slowed down enough for that to happen ultimately...
Nevertheless, Grant's expressive gratitude over the past months have been a much needed light in a often depressing season - so much so that each gracious and ebullient tweet would spread like a joyful wildfire. But none moreso than the multi-episode reveals of his superfandom for Barbra Streisand.
It all started with him sharing a fan letter he wrote her at the age of 14 and earning our "awwws". Then he cried at receiving the legend's response, and we cried along with him. And like all worthwhile stories, it all came full circle when Grant finally met his idol last night. In a night that gave as many tortures as pleasures, this shines as one of the most heartwarming bests of the night. Let's hope she also voted for her fan, too.
Suitably blurry-eyed selfie with @BarbraStreisand who was EVERYTHING I’d hoped,expected & dreamt she’d be.🎶QUEEN BEE🎶 pic.twitter.com/8hBmvo1h4W
— Richard E. Grant (@RichardEGrant) February 25, 2019
Related:
Interview -Nathaniel talks to Richard E Grant
"With Nails: The Film Diaries of Richard E Grant" - Highly recommended by TFE and contains a passage on his massive Streisand fandom long before this season made it common knowledge.