Jamie Lee Curtis said she's going to skip the Oscars nominee dinner because 'mommy goes to bed early'

• Jamie Lee Curtis is skipping the Oscars nominee dinner because she doesn't want to be up late.
• The actor told The Hollywood Reporter at the Film Independent Spirit Awards Saturday that "mommy goes to bed early."
• She also joked that there's "nothing good happening with [her] after nine o'clock."

Jamie Lee Curtis isn't going to let her first-ever Oscars nomination get in the way of a good night's sleep.

At the Film Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday, the actor told The Hollywood Reporter she's skipping the Oscars nominee dinner on March 9 because she doesn't want to stay up late. She's up for best actress in a supporting role for her portrayal of IRS agent Deirdre Beaubeirdre in "Everything Everywhere All at Once."

In a clip of the conversation shared by the publication on TikTok, Curtis said the event, which starts at 7:30 p.m., would end too late for her because "mommy goes to bed early." She noted that her publicist, Heidi Schaeffer, would be "mad" that she was sharing why she wouldn't be in attendance.

"Now you might say, 'Jamie, you're nominated for an Academy Award. You're gonna be in the room with only nominees for the Academy Award,' and I have declined," she said.

She continued: "Why? Because mommy goes to bed early. 'Cause 7:30 is gonna be 9 before we get food, and you know what? There's nothing good happening with me after 9 o'clock. Nothing. Zero!"

Curtis has had a number of standout moments on the red carpet this awards season. After Ariana DeBose's BAFTAs opening number was skewered online in February, the "Halloween" actor spoke out strongly in support of DeBose, telling Deadline that critics should "shut the fuck up."

"I'm unclear as to what the fuck people are on about, and for me, it was joyous, celebratory, sisterly, hot, spicy, and she's just so incredibly talented," she said at the Producer's Guild Awards on February 25.

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She also explained that part of the reason the audience may have looked bewildered was that cameras were put so close to people's faces.

"She is a fantastic talent, these people should shut the fuck up, back the fuck off, and let this woman just shine her light, 'cause she is fantastic," Curtis said.