Jodie Foster attends the 96th annual Academy Awards.Photo:Kevin Mazur/Getty
Kevin Mazur/Getty
Jodie Foster’s first appearance at the Academy Awards in 1977 is one she will never forget.
On the red carpet forSunday’s 96th annual Academy Awards, Foster, 61, spoke with ABC’sThe Oscars Red Carpet ShowhostVanessa Hudgensabout what she remembered from that first night attending Hollywood’s biggest awards ceremony when she was just 14.
“I was so nervous,” the two-time Oscar winner said. “First of all, I asked the cutest boy in my class to come with me. Ty Katz, and he came in a little tuxedo, and I broke out in hives when they said my name.”
She continued, “All they had to say was “Jo—“ and then suddenly my entire face, my body, everything started itching and I was red.”
Jodie Foster attends the 96th annual Academy Awards.Kevin Mazur/Getty
Foster is now nominated for her role as swim coach Bonnie Stoll in last year’sNyadat the 2024 Oscars, making it 47 years since her Oscar nomination forTaxi Driver.The decades separating the two nominations make the longest time between an actor’s first nomination at the awards ceremony and their most recent.
“Maybe just the most content I’ve ever been,”she said.“I think it’s more like a bonus thing. It just feels more fun.”
Foster and Hedison, 54, tied the knot back in 2014. Hedison is a photographer, actress and filmmaker who made a rare red carpet appearance with her love at Sunday night’s Academy Awards.
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