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There are no pity parties being thrown at <\/span>Oprah Winfrey<\/a>‘s house!\u00a0<\/span>Gayle King<\/a>\u00a0chatted with ET’s Denny Directo\u00a0at\u00a0<\/span>Clive Davis<\/a>‘ annual pre-GRAMMY Gala on Saturday at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, where she shared her good friend’s reaction to the lack of recognition for\u00a0<\/span>The Color Purple<\/span><\/em> — which Winfrey produced —<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/em>from this year’s Oscar nominations.<\/span><\/p>\n The <\/span>nominees for the 96th\u00a0Academy Awards<\/a>\u00a0were announced last month, and\u00a0featured some shockers and heartbreaking misses. While the\u00a0<\/span>Blitz Bazawule-directed reimagining<\/a>\u00a0of the classic story adapted from the 1982 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alice Walker\u00a0seemed like a shoo-in for a Best Picture or Best Original Song nod, it was mostly left out in the cold. The picture’s sole nomination was\u00a0earned by Danielle Brooks for Best Supporting Actress.<\/span><\/p>\n According to King, the cast and crew aren’t letting any disappointment take away from Brooks’ nomination or their pride in their work.<\/span><\/p>\n “I just look at <\/span>The Color Purple<\/span><\/em>\u00a0in general — the movie is a knockout. I was bummed it didn’t get nominated for an Oscar, but it’s still such a great movie and I won’t let anybody dim the light on that, so we are all pulling for Danielle,” King told ET.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n As for Winfrey, King shared that she is “disappointed,” but the media mogul “also knows\u00a0the beauty of the movie, so she’s not having a pity party or crying about it.”<\/span><\/p>\n “She’s really fine, but we were all hoping it was nominated because it’s good,” she added.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Winfrey certainly seemed in high spirits when she appeared on the GRAMMY Awards stage to introduce <\/span>Color Purple<\/span><\/em>\u00a0star\u00a0<\/span>Fantasia Barrino<\/a>‘s\u00a0show-stopping tribute to Tina Turner on Sunday night!<\/span><\/p>\n