Melissa McCarthy Reveals How She Found Out She Was Nominated for an Oscar - Watch!

Melissa McCarthy is an Academy Award nominee, and the story behind how she found out is hilarious!

The Can You Ever Forgive Me? actress made an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Thursday (February 7).

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During her appearance, Melissa told Ellen her daughters are huge fans of Ellen‘s Netflix comedy special Relatable and that they run around the house quoting Ellen.

She then recalled the hilarious moment she found out she was nominated for an Oscar, and later revealed she’s now the type of parent she feared meeting at her daughter’s basketball games.

Later on in the show, co-star and nominee Richard E. Grant joined Melissa and Ellen.

Melissa revealed she had preconceived notions about Richard, but then found out about his amusing interest in smelling things.

Watch below!

FYI: Melissa is wearing an A.L.C. skirt.