The Hollywood Reporter - 30.10.2019

THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER 31 OCTOBER 30, 2019

Britannia Awards

Beverly Hills, Oct. 25

Oscar Firsts

“She would like to

change the Oscar to a

feminine name,” Isabella

Rossellini (1) said, trans-

lating as Italian auteur

Lina Wertmüller (8)

(who in 1976 became the

Academy’s first female

directing nominee) took

the Ray Dolby Ballroom

stage to accept her honor-

ary Oscar. The Governors

Awards also feted Geena

Davis (10), who called for

gender parity, director

David Lynch (4) and

Cherokee American actor

Wes Studi (9). “I’d simply

like to say, it’s about time,”

Studi said. “I’m really

proud to be here tonight

as the first indigenous

Native American to receive

an Academy Award.”

— REBECCA KEEGAN

Fonda in Cuffs

Top talents in film and TV

claimed trophies at BAFTA

L.A.’s Britannia Awards, but

it was an absent honoree

who became the highlight

of the night. Actress and

activist Jane Fonda, who

skipped the Beverly Hilton

event to protest climate

change in D.C., offered her

acceptance via a video of

her yelling, “BAFTA, thank

you!” while getting arrested

outside the Capitol, earn-

ing her roaring applause.

Other honorees included

Phoebe Waller-Bridge (11),

Jackie Chan (19),

Jordan Peele (18), Steve

Coogan (17) and 97-year-

old Norman Lear (15), who

received two standing ova-

tions. — PIYA SINHA-ROY

Chappelle’s Show

“He’s a truth teller and

the funniest person in

comedy today,” Lorne

Michaels (25) said of Mark

Twain Prize honoree Dave

Chappelle (20) from the

Kennedy Center stage.

With comedy stars from

Jon Stewart to Tiffany

Haddish (21) on hand

to celebrate his work,

Chappelle told THR: “I’ll

try to find any excuse to

be around these guys.

They inspire me, they make

me brave, they make me

humble, they make me

work harder, they make me

edit myself by example.”

— ADRIENNE WICHARD-EDDS

13

John C. Reilly

15

Norman Lear

25

Lorne

Michaels

26

Bradley Cooper with daughter

Lea De Seine Shayk Cooper

18

Jordan

Peele

with wife

Chelsea

Peretti

27

Michael Che (left)

and Colin Jost

16

British Consul General Michael Howells

(center left) with wife Courtney Howells (far left)

and BAFTA’s Matthew Wiseman with wife Lisa

17

Steve Coogan flanked by

BAFTA’s Chantal Rickards

(left) and Hilary Roberts

19

Jackie Chan (left)

and Vin Diesel

14

Taron Egerton

(left) and

Dexter Fletcher

11

Donald Glover and

Phoebe Waller-Bridge

12

Kerry

Washington

(left)

and Lupita

Nyong’o

Party

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