In 2005, the actress shared that she kept the prestigious film award "tucked away at the back of the bookshelf in my bedroom because it weirds me out." Paltrow was only 26 when she won the award for best actress and her now late father, Bruce Paltrow, had been severely ill around her win and the response to her win was "mean," she said.
"For weeks after I won I kept it in storage," she said. "I won't even put it on the mantlepiece, the thing freaks me out." She said it was difficult to "feel really good about it" and that she was "sort of embarrassed." The award "brings up weird, traumatic feelings" because she associates it with a "tough time" in her life.