"Why did I think I didn't thank her?" an emotional Bates said on 'CBS Sunday Morning' after the realization, more than 30 years after her Oscar win

The Titanic actress was in utter disbelief after watching her Oscars speech, and one could also see the relief on her face, because she remembered her mother in her big career moment. When Ben Mankiewicz asked Kathy Bates why that moment meant so much to her, she gave a touching response that’ll make you want to grab those tissues again:

She previously thought she’d forgotten to shout out her mom at the 1991 Academy Awards. After more than three decades, Kathy Bates is getting emotional about her 1991 Oscar win. During an appearance on CBS Sunday Morning with Ben Mankiewicz,