Adam Sandler: 'If you are one of the wise few who took the three-million-to-one odds that Vegas was offering on me ever winning the National Board of Review best actor award, I have two words for you: You’re welcome'
,” Chalamet noted, upped the anxiety-inducing stakes that’s become central to a Safdie production since 2017’s “Good Time” with Robert Pattinson.
When taking the stage, Benny Safdie thanked the National Board of Review for “likely the only award this screenplay will get.” In the decade they spent refining the script, the trio wrote over 160 drafts. The goal, ironically, was for “Uncut Gems” to feel improvisational. The annual ceremony, one of the quirkier and more laid back stops during awards season, surprisingly steered clear of politics. Instead, honorees and presenters opted to leave the spotlight on the movies, filmmakers and actors themselves. The committee behind the gala, taking pressure off the potential to lose and giving time for honorees to prepare speeches, most of which were overflowing with candid anecdotes.
Lena Waithe, who wrote and produced “Queen and Slim,” lauded Matskoukas for bringing cultural injustices to light. Scorsese, who shopped the script around for years at traditional studios before Netflix agreed to make the $175 million movie, was self-effacing in his remarks.
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