Popsugar Celebrity Oscars Richard E. Grant Meeting Barbra Streisand at the 2019 Oscars Richard E. Grant's Admiration For Barbra Streisand Got Its Hollywood Ending at the Oscars 25 February 2019 by Kelsey Garcia View this post on Instagram Being Oscar nominated was pretty amazing, but meeting with @barbrastreisand and having a proper conversation was an absolute astonishment. 40 carat Gold 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 A post shared by Richard E. Grant (@richard.e.grant) on Feb 25, 2019 at 5:22am PST Apart from being an Oscar-nominated actor, Richard E. Grant is a "lifelong fan" of Barbra Streisand. In fact, earlier this year, Richard made a pilgrimage to the icon's home in Malibu for the simple purpose of taking a selfie in front of her gate. He also shared a letter he wrote to Barbra when he was 14! The whole thing was incredibly sweet and Barbra ended up responding on Twitter, to which Richard promptly freaked the f*ck out. Then, the Oscars happened. On Sunday, Richard was nominated in the best supporting actor category for his role in Can You Ever Forgive Me?. Barbra was also at the ceremony to introduce the BlacKkKlansman best picture package. As soon as she stepped onstage, Richard looked visibly overcome with emotion. Following the award show, the two finally got to meet at the Governors Ball afterparty! Alongside a series of (albeit blurry) Instagram photos from their encounter, Richard wrote, "Being Oscar nominated was pretty amazing, but meeting with @barbrastreisand and having a proper conversation was an absolute astonishment." Dreams do come true! Witness how the story unfolded ahead. Related: That's a Wrap! Stars Celebrate the End of Award Season at the Hottest Oscars Afterparties Richard and Barbra's First Interaction View this post on Instagram Anyone who’s a lifelong fan of someone will understand what it felt like for me to take this snap outside @barbrastreisand ‘s house in Malibu, having written to her when I was 14 years old! I asked Security for permission and he said ‘It’s a public road, but thanks for asking’. My wife @joandialect has generously accommodated my lifelong fandom! A post shared by Richard E. Grant (@richard.e.grant) on Jan 29, 2019 at 6:24am PST 1 / 7 View this post on Instagram This is the beyond astonishingly extraordinary response I received from @barbrastreisand to my tweet. I am eternally grateful and most especially for her restraint at not calling Security to have me arrested outside her gates 👏👏👏👏👏👏❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ A post shared by Richard E. Grant (@richard.e.grant) on Jan 29, 2019 at 2:08pm PST 2 / 7 View this post on Instagram My friend @nic.wilcox took this photo as my daughter was reading @barbrastreisand ‘s tweet/response to a letter I sent her 47 years ago. Am completely ‘undone’ & crinkle faced with emotion! HAPPILY! 😭😍 My ‘Message in a bottle’ miracle moment A post shared by Richard E. Grant (@richard.e.grant) on Jan 29, 2019 at 5:29pm PST 3 / 7 Richard Seeing (and Meeting!) Barbra at the 2019 Oscars View this post on Instagram Being Oscar nominated was pretty amazing, but meeting with @barbrastreisand and having a proper conversation was an absolute astonishment. 40 carat Gold 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 A post shared by Richard E. Grant (@richard.e.grant) on Feb 25, 2019 at 5:22am PST 4 / 7 So happy the camera knew to go to Richard E. Grant for Barbra Streisand’s entrance. #Oscars pic.twitter.com/COfXiFq0hS— Mandi Bierly (@MandiBierly) February 25, 2019 5 / 7 richard e grant getting to see barbra streisand is his oscar pic.twitter.com/DXrFJM3HLM— David Mack (@davidmackau) February 25, 2019 6 / 7 I’m calling it now, Richard E Grant’s excitement over seeing Barbra Streisand is the best moment of the #Oscars pic.twitter.com/6GOCywAss3— Shawnee Mead (@ShawneeMead) February 25, 2019 7 / 7 Award SeasonCelebrity FriendshipsCelebrity InstagramsOscarsBarbra StreisandRichard E. Grant