Richard E. Grant has been in the movie business for 32 years. So getting nominated for an Oscar this late in the game hasn’t been about career prospects or street cred — it’s been pure joy.
The Best Supporting Actor nominee from funny girl Melissa McCarthy‘s more serious indie Can You Ever Forgive Me? has been living it up hobnobbing with stars at parties — and sharing the entire experience on social media.
Photos: All The Oscar Party Fashion
And yes, that includes the same amount of selfies with celebs ANY normal person might take to forever lock in the memory:
You’ll understand why I am blurred and enduring ‘Smiling-rictus’ syndrome after meeting all these folk at the Academy Awards Nominees lunch today!!! pic.twitter.com/vMTYEtg3tG
— Richard E. Grant (@RichardEGrant) February 5, 2019
And some more!!! This is now getting beyond ‘pinch yourself’ – more like ‘punch yourself ’ SwaziGuy!!!! Living the dream. ???????????????????????????????? pic.twitter.com/vqBuyYsULe
— Richard E. Grant (@RichardEGrant) February 5, 2019
And on the big night, happy days were here again:
Some more snaps from the Oscars red carpet-ride with @ShmiviaGrant @NicholasHoult Joe Alwyn & @octaviaspencer pic.twitter.com/SRdlRrmDvg
— Richard E. Grant (@RichardEGrant) February 25, 2019
More Oscar red carpet-ride snaps with @SamuelLJackson Paul Rudd @chadwickboseman & Emma Stone pic.twitter.com/qUFv97UhcK
— Richard E. Grant (@RichardEGrant) February 25, 2019
No sooner seated, than these three comic muses, Amy Poehler, Tina Fey & @MayaRudolph ‘settle down’ behind me at the #Oscars!!!???????????? pic.twitter.com/FCmHKs2sxt
— Richard E. Grant (@RichardEGrant) February 25, 2019
So cute!
But the veteran English thespian was never more starstruck than by Barbra Streisand, of whom he has been a superfan for over FOUR DECADES!
During his trip to El Lay to a couple weeks back he even went all tourist-y and visited her home!
And when he posted the pic — along with a letter he wrote her 48 years ago — she actually responded on Twitter:
Dear Richard What a wonderful letter you wrote me when u were 14 ! and look at u now! You're terrific in your latest movie with Melissa congratulations and love Barbra
— Barbra Streisand (@BarbraStreisand) January 29, 2019
Obvi this made his Babs-obsessed heart explode, as he posted:
My pal Nicole Wilcox took this photo as my daughter read me @BarbraStreisand ‘s tweet/response to a letter I sent her 47 yrs ago. Am completely crinkle faced & overcome with emotion. My ‘Message in a bottle’ miracle. ???????????? pic.twitter.com/bJMko098we
— Richard E. Grant (@RichardEGrant) January 30, 2019
So the star sighting he needed had to be her.
Then, less than three weeks later at the Oscars ceremony, he finally found someone!!!
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
And of course he took a selfie!
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
My unique Night at the #Oscar2019 between @melissamccarthy & @BarbraStreisand that will forever be my personal ????MEMORIES/THE WAY WE WERE????moment!!!❤️❤️ pic.twitter.com/z1eNcvQWyO
— Richard E. Grant (@RichardEGrant) February 25, 2019
SO GREAT to see stars actually enjoying themselves at these events!
[Image via ABC/YouTube.]
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