Marcia Gay Harden implies Judi Dench ‘wasn’t so happy’ to lose to her at the Oscars

Marcia Gay Harden appears to have implied that Dame Judi Dench “wasn’t so happy” after losing out to her at the Oscars 20 years ago.

In 2001, Harden was nominated in the Best Supporting Actress category for her role in the 2000 drama Pollock, which depicted the life of the painter Jackson Pollock.

The actor beat out big-hitters including Kate Hudson (Almost Famous), Julie Walter (Billy Elliot), Frances McDormand (Almost Famous) and Dench (Chocolat).

Speaking about her victory, Harden told Vulture that one of her fellow nominees “wasn’t so happy” about the result, suggesting that the unnamed star she was referring to was Dench.

“It just felt great,” she said. “And by the way, I felt the [other] girls were really happy for me as well. There was one I will not mention – but it wasn’t Kate – who seemingly wasn’t so happy.”