Paltrow reflected on the Oscar win while stopping by on Anna Faris’ podcast Unqualified.
The 48-year-old said that at the time of her win, her father had been recovering from cancer, and she had been very much focused on her family and his health.
When she got nominated for her role in Shakespeare in Love she described it as the “weirdest, most surreal time” that had all sorts of thoughts flurrying, such as imposter syndrome and the belief that everyone must hate her for being nominated for the coveted prize.