“It was a totally different thing,” she said, saying that she had been helped enormously by her co-star and director, Bradley Cooper, whom she called “a tremendous visionary.”

She then said many wonderful things about acting, describing her process as “going to the nectar of your being,” and later saying, “I discovered something in working on this film, and it’s something called alchemy.”

“A Star Is Born” is also nominated for best motion picture for a drama. Bradley Cooper is nominated for best actor and best director for the drama.