No, Gwyneth Paltrow doesn't use her Oscar as a doorstop
Recently, Gwyneth Paltrow raised eyebrows everywhere by saying she uses her Oscar as a doorstop and that it works perfectly. During a 73 Questions segment with Vogue, the 51-year-old casually shared that her prestigious Oscar—awarded for Best Actress in 1999 for her role in Shakespeare in Love—now plays the role of a garden doorstop at her Hamptons residence. As many portals started reporting it, the actor's representative had to confirm to the media that it was, indeed, a joke.
Here's what the video interview showcased
During the interview, Paltrow's Oscar trophy was spotted being used to prop open a door. When the interviewer remarked on the beauty of the Academy Award, Paltrow playfully responded, "My doorstop. It works perfectly!" While major publications reported that the actor uses her award as a doorstop, Variety confirmed that "it's a joke." Paltrow's representative referenced a New York Times interview where Paltrow mentioned keeping her Oscar at her house in Amagansett, New York.
'Oscar should've gone to Cate Blanchett': Fans reacted to revelation
Social media users started reacting to Paltrow's revelation about using her Oscar as a doorstop. Some fans called the move "iconic," while others compared it to a scene from HBO's mockumentary series The Comeback, where a character uses her statuette to hold open a door. One X/Twitter user shared the clip from the interview and stated, "That's what Paltrow does with the Oscar that should've gone to Cate Blanchett [for Elizabeth]."
Take a look at the user's tweet here
When 'Fatal Attraction' star Glenn Close questioned Paltrow's Oscar win
Back in 1999, in an interview with ABC, Glenn Close—an eight-time Oscar nominee—expressed her disbelief at Paltrow's win for Best Actress. Close publicly questioned how performances could be compared and wondered why Paltrow's victory prevailed over Fernanda Montenegro, who was nominated for her powerful performance in Central Station (1998). Close hinted that factors like publicity and money may have influenced the outcome.
How did winning an Oscar spark Paltrow's identity crisis?
Earlier, in a candid disclosure on the Call Her Daddy podcast, Paltrow confessed to grappling with an "identity crisis" in the aftermath of her Oscar win. She explained that after achieving success and winning Hollywood's most prestigious prize, she struggled with figuring out her next steps and direction. "It was hard the amount of attention that you receive on a night like that and the weeks following, it's so disorienting. And frankly, really unhealthy."
