Kathy Bates and Meryl Streep's friendship at the 2003 Oscars is a sweet story of sticking together and cheering each other on.

Kathy Bates and Meryl Streep are truly iconic and acclaimed talents in Hollywood. To hear that the two had a cinematic moment bonding after losing the Academy Award is priceless. And it happened long before their present and respective shows became highly anticipated anchors in our 2025 TV schedule.

It was a moment." Losing an Oscar always causes misery and doubt — even if you've won one or two already. Kathy Bates recalled numbing the pain of Oscar defeat alongside one of her longtime rivals, Meryl Streep,

Sometimes even after losing something precious, you gain something memorable. A similar thing happened with Kathy Bates and Meryl Streep, where both of them shared a sweet bonding moment after they lost an Academy Award in the category of Supporting Actress in 2003.