The Hollywood Reporter - 13.11.2019

THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER 33 NOV EMBER 13, 2019

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American Cinematheque

Awa rd s

Beverly Hills, Nov. 8

Aniston’s Friends

“We went from friends to

a family,” said Jennifer

Aniston (2), as she was

backed by her former

co-stars turned present-

ers Courteney Cox (2)

and Lisa Kudrow (2) while

accepting one of four

honors from SAG-AFTRA

Foundation’s Patron of

the Artists. “It taught

me to surround myself

with supportive people

who made me not only a

better actor, but a better

person,” added Aniston,

whose Friends reference

also proved to be a theme

of the night at the Wallis

Annenberg Performing

Arts Center: actors help-

ing actors. The program

honored Mark Ruffalo (6),

Greg Berlanti (12) and

Ava DuVernay (1) with

tributes from Leonardo

DiCaprio (7), Norman

Lear (4) and David

Oyelowo (1), respectively.

Ovation-inciting perfor-

mances were given by

Cynthia Erivo (8) and

Chrissy Metz (11). “I’ve

witnessed firsthand all that

actors give up ... to make

us think and feel with their

art,” said Berlanti, “and to

be a part of the great chain

of empathy that is more

important today than ever.”

— CHRIS GARDNER

A Toast to Theron

“I am just so blown away

— I have never had any-

thing like this,” Charlize

Theron (14) effused as

she accepted the 33rd

American Cinematheque

Award at the end of a long

and raucous celebra-

tion of her career at the

Beverly Hilton. Bombshell

director Jay Roach,

Seth MacFarlane (14),

David Oyelowo, Kristen

Stewart (15) and Seth

Rogen (16) were among

those who alternately

toasted and roasted

the actress-producer.

“Honestly, the worst

thing that I can say about

Charlize is that I am the

best person they could

get to present to her,” said

Rogen, provoking two mid-

dle fingers from the gleeful

honoree. AMC Theatres

chief Adam Aron (18)

accepted the Sid Grauman

Award. — SCOTT FEINBERG

3

SAG-AFTRA

Foundation’s

JoBeth Williams

and Paul Rudd

7

Leonardo

DiCaprio

17

Jason

Reitman

11

Chrissy Metz

(left) and

Diane Warren

18

From left: Adam Aron

with wife Abbe,

son David and Mesirow

Financial’s Les Coney

16

Universal Pictures’

Donna Langley

and Seth Rogen

14

Charlize Theron

and Seth MacFarlane

13
From left:
Esai Morales,
David Harbour
and Julia Garner

15

Kristen

Stewart

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