Lily Gladstone breaks the silence after the 2024 Oscars loss to Emma Stone

Awards

By Jack Hobbs

She may not have won Best Actress… but she did win Most Loved.

Lily Gladstone officially broke her silence after losing the coveted Best Actress Oscar to “Poor Things” star Emma Stone.

“Today I feel the love big time, especially from Indian country,” said the “Killers of the Flower Moon” star. published in X (formerly Twitter) on Monday. “Kittō”kuniikaakomimmō”po’waw – seriously, I love you all.”

The actress, who made history by being the first Native American nominated in the Best Actress category, joked that she didn’t come away completely empty-handed.

“You better believe that when I walked out of the Dolby Theater and walked past the big Oscar statue, I gave that golden swag a little smack. Count: one,” he said with a winking face emoji.

Despite not winning the top prize, Gladstone, 37, stressed the importance of Scott George and the Osage Singers performing the song for Best Original Song. “Wahzhazhe (A song for my people).”

“Watching the Osage Singers at the Oscars, my inner voice said, ‘They’re the ones putting us on stage tonight, that’s how it should be,’” Gladstone he said in a separate tweet. “The story of the film and the moment rightfully belongs to the Osage Nation. What an honor to be close enough to feel the drum.”

Gladstone was introduced by Jennifer Lawrence during the Best Actress segment, calling her “the soul of ‘Killers of the Flower Moon.’ ”

“Every second of your performance as Mollie Burkhart is imbued with the plight, resilience and spirit of the Osage people,” Lawrence, 33, said at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles. “His defense of her off set is a powerful display of dedication and leadership, enlightening us and helping us reconcile one of the darkest parts of our country’s history. Congratulations.”

Stone, 35, also praised her fellow nominees in her acceptance speech.

“The women in this category, Sandra (Hüller), Annette (Bening), Carey (Mulligan), Lily, I share this with you. “I am in awe of you and it has been such an honor to do all of this together,” the “La La Land” star said through tears. “I hope we can continue to do more together.”

In the lead-up to Hollywood’s biggest night, Gladstone received other accolades for her performance, including a Golden Globe, a SAG and a New York Film Critics Circle Award.

“Killers of the Flower Moon” can be streamed on Apple TV+.