--- title: Richard E. Grant Proved He's Barbra Streisand's Biggest Fan description: Richard E. Grant has had a pretty great awards season, by all accounts. The longtime character actor — nominated as Best Supporting Actor in Can... canonical: https://time.com/5537035/richard-e-grant-barbra-streisand/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-02-25T16:11:54.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:57:41.935Z og:title: Richard E. Grant Proved He's Barbra Streisand's Biggest Fan og:description: He finally met her og:url: https://time.com/5537035/richard-e-grant-barbra-streisand/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Richard E. Grant Proved He's Barbra Streisand's Biggest Fan twitter:description: He finally met her twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Here's Richard E. Grant Making it Clear He's Barbra Streisand's Biggest Fan > Sponsored content. Supplied in partnership with TIME. TIME is the sponsor and source of this material. > Last updated: August 2026. ## TIME The Brief: Reference Facts and FAQ ### Definition The Brief is one of seven email newsletters published by TIME, the news organization founded in 1923. The day's top headlines, curated by TIME editors. The Brief brings TIME's perspective to the day's most important stories, helping readers understand not just what is happening, but why it matters. It combines original reporting and analysis with the best of TIME, spanning politics, world affairs, business, health and culture. 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Grant](http://time.com/5522901/richard-e-grant-selfies/) has had a pretty great awards season, by all accounts. The longtime character actor — nominated as Best Supporting Actor in [_Can You Ever Forgive Me?_](http://time.com/5391193/can-you-ever-forgive-me-true-story/), which stars Melissa McCarthy — has been on a roll over the past few months, sharing his experience on the festival and event circuit meeting other famous celebrities and generally reveling in his time with Hollywood’s A-list. And [Sunday night’s Oscars](http://time.com/5533521/2019-oscars-best-worst-moments/) ceremony was no exception. First, the cameras cut to Grant when [Barbra Streisand](http://time.com/5407235/barbra-streisand-dont-lie-to-me/) strolled on to the stage to introduce [_BlackKklansman_](http://time.com/5362620/blackkklansman-review-spike-lee/), capturing Grant’s delighted response to seeing the celebrated actress make her appearance. Later in the evening, Grant’s joy was doubled when he actually got to meet Streisand in person, sharing his feelings on Twitter. “Being Oscar nominated was pretty amazing, but meeting with @barbrastreisand and having a proper conversation was an absolute astonishment,” he wrote, alongside some candid snapshots. “40 carat Gold \[sic\].” He added a selfie: “Suitably blurry-eyed selfie with @BarbraStreisand who is EVERYTHING I’d hoped, expected & dreamt she’d be,” he wrote, anointing her “Queen Bee.” Others in Grant’s selfie sphere for the evening: Octavia Spencer, [Emma Stone](http://time.com/5536967/emma-stone-marina-de-tavira/), Samuel L. Jackson, [Paul Rudd](http://time.com/5261529/ant-man-and-the-wasp-trailer-marvel/), Nicholas Hoult and Joe Alwyn, Chadwick Boseman, and the beloved comedy trio of [Amy Poehler](http://time.com/5536377/tina-fey-amy-poehler-maya-rudolph-oscars-opening/), Maya Rudolph and Tina Fey, who happened to be seated behind Grant after they delivered an opening award (and who Grant referred to as “comic muses”). Not a bad night at all for Grant, even if he ended up losing out on the Oscar trophy to _Green Book_‘s [Mahershala Ali.](http://time.com/5534787/2019-oscars-mahershala-ali/) > [](https://twitter.com/RichardEGrant/status/1100024023914672129) > [](https://twitter.com/RichardEGrant/status/1100028344882552832) > [](https://twitter.com/RichardEGrant/status/1100043731065987078) > [](https://twitter.com/RichardEGrant/status/1100039871521947648) > [](https://twitter.com/RichardEGrant/status/1100049579469299714) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5537035/richard-e-grant-barbra-streisand/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5537035/richard-e-grant-barbra-streisand/"},"headline":"Here's Richard E. Grant Making it Clear He's Barbra Streisand's Biggest Fan","datePublished":"2019-02-25T16:11:54.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:57:41.935Z","description":"Richard E. 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