Jamie Lee Curtis: Same Oscar nomination as mom Janet Leigh is ‘beautiful link’

There are multiple dimensions to Jamie Lee Curtis’ Oscar nomination for “Everything Everywhere All at Once.”

Curtis’ first-ever Academy Awards nod is for best supporting actress, the same category her mother, Janet Leigh, was a finalist in for “Psycho” in 1961.

“I never thought that would happen,” Curtis told People. “Like my parents and their fame and their stardom was so legendary that I’ve never felt like I would be anywhere near the level. It’s a beautiful link. It’s a lineage link.”

Curtis’ nomination at next Sunday’s Oscars is one of 11 for “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” a multiverse-jumping comedy-drama that’s dominated the 2023 awards season. Its other Oscar nominations include best picture; best actress for Michelle Yeoh; best supporting actor for Ke Huy Quan, and best supporting actress for Stephanie Hsu.

The 64-year-old Curtis was named best female supporting actor at last month’s Screen Actors Guild Awards, where Yeoh, Quan and the “Everything Everywhere All at Once” cast also won honors.

The 1961 nomination was the lone Oscar nod received by Leigh, who played Marion Crane in “Psycho.” Curtis’ father, Tony Curtis, was a best actor nominee in 1959 for “The Defiant Ones.”

Jamie Lee is also known for the “Halloween” horror films as well as the movies “A Fish Called Wanda,” “True Lies” and “Freaky Friday.”

“Now, yes, I have my own legacy and my own life,” she told People. “But my life, which is my real life, and the fantasy life of showoff business, is not something that I sort of put much attention to.”

“Everything Everywhere All at Once” won seven honors at Saturday’s Film Independent Spirit Awards, including best feature and best actress for Yeoh.