From Aubrey Plaza (evilhag)'s opening monologue to some star-studded parodies, here are all of the standout moments from the SpiritAwards
Read on for Saturday's most memorable moments. Putting on the gruff voice he's used while accepting honors throughout the 2020 awards season, Adam Sandler used his speech to take his critics and the Academy voters to task for his so-called Oscars "snub.""A few weeks back when I was, quote-unquote, snubbed by the Academy it reminded me when I briefly attended high school and was overlooked for the coveted yearbook superlative category best looking," Sandler said.
Plaza spent a few minutes picking on different stars in the beachside tent. She told Willem Dafoe that he had spent years looking like a lighthouse keeper and finally got to play one inThe host continued her rendition of "Get Happy" by Judy Garland and said she was so happy to be back hosting the "second most important awards show," and then went on to say how the Spirit Awards are so different from the Oscars, "We recognize female directors — all two of them.
She welcomed the Gay Man’s Choir of Los Angeles to the stage a they sang a capella in front of a montage of scenes from this year’s films.,” the choir began. “J. Lo pole dancing to Fiona Apple. FKA Twigs talking about snakes. The title of the film,The choir continued, referencing the concept of a cursed bird, Renee Zellweger’s press tour, the women inprobably one day,” they sang. “He’s obsessed with Halloween and loves his mother. Laura Dern kicking up her feet on the couch.
"Brilliant ladies, well done," Woodard continued. "Because of your talent, especially your perseverance, young girls can look at creative, smart women up on this screen and in this hallow tent and know they see people like them and they can strive in whatever industry they're in when they see you, the independent speakers in this community saluting these women.""There are lots of women who are making films and want to make films and who are in film school.
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