Generally speaking, what was impressive about almost all the acting in EEAAO is that they all played multiple versions of themselves and pull off each version with uniqueness and believability. Jamie Lee Curtis goes from gruff tax lady to monster zombie robo killer lady to loving hot dog fingers lady to cool tax lady hanging out after work with Evelyn and becoming friends… that’s harder than just doing one emotional role where you cry a lot. No offense to Angela Bassett, but crying and emotional speeches or whatnot, as well done as they may be… should not be the only way to win an Oscar. Comedy is often even harder than drama, but most notions of great award-worthy acting only think of sad emotional moments usually. Very narrow minded, IMO. I’d wager Jamie Lee Curtis had a harder time pulling off that flying leap down the stairs moment than Basset did the “Have I not given everything?!” moment. She had to act as an entirely different version of her character, look ridiculous while also threatening, make the audience buy it… all while doing wirework for a complicated visual effects shot. Most people probably wouldn’t look at that scene and think “Oh, that’s Oscar worthy acting right there!”, except maybe sarcastically… but the truth is, there’s no reason it shouldn’t be seen as Oscar worthy acting when that’s what the script calls for and she pulled it off as perfectly as any emotional scene.