This Article is From Feb 18, 2015

Oscars 2015: Patricia Arquette Checked She Was Nominated on Google

Oscars 2015: Patricia Arquette Checked She Was Nominated on Google

Patricia Arquette at Oscars luncheon. (Image courtesy: AP)

Los Angeles:

Actress Patricia Arquette says it took her sometime to absorb her Oscar nomination and she finally Googled it to confirm the news.

The Boyhood star and her boyfriend Eric White were at a restaurant when the full realisation of her nomination hit her and Patricia asked someone to Google it, reported People. (Also Read: Complete list of Oscar 2015 Nominees)

"It was so surreal. I really felt like I was in a weird dream. I don't know how I'm going to feel (at the Oscars). I hope I don't faint!," she was quoted as saying.

"My boyfriend went to the bathroom and I seem to have woken up while he left. I grabbed this kid next to me and was like, 'I got nominated! For an Academy Award!' He looked at me and was like, 'No, you didn't?' And I was like 'I know! Can you believe it? Google it, let's check it.' "

Eric returned from the bathroom to Patricia and her fellow diner "jumping and screaming" after Google confirmed her story, recalled the actress. "It's just amazing." (Also Read: Oscar Trivia - 5 Things to Know About This Year's Nominees)

Patricia, 46, has been nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her role of a single mother trying to raise two kids in Richard Linklater's coming-of-age drama Boyhood that took 12 years to complete.

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