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THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER 77 OCTOBER 30, 2019

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THERE’S AN AWARD FOR THAT

Those hoping for some trophy attention

will get their first taste Nov. 3

CHARLIZE THERON

Bombshell

Career Achievement

Award

ANTONIO BANDERAS ↓

Pain and Glory

Actor Award

RENÉE ZELLWEGER →

Judy

Actress Award

‘ It’s Definitely

Not a Roast’

Rob Riggle’s plans

to play nice as

awards show host

By Seth Abramovitch

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stablished in 1997 to “celebrate

Hollywood and launch the awards

season,” what the Hollywood Film

Awards lacks in prestige it certainly makes up

for in star wattage: Shia LaBeouf, Al Pacino,

Charlize Theron and Antonio Banderas all

are confirmed to collect 2019 prizes, which

are announced ahead of time. And bucking

the latest awards show trend, the HFAs have

decided to hire a host this year. It’s Rob Riggle,

the 6-foot-3 funnyman who has stolen scenes

in everything from The Hangover to Modern

Family. THR caught up with Riggle, 49, who

hosted the ESPYs in 2012 and American Valor

Awards in 2018 to talk about the gig, set for

Nov. 3 at the Beverly Hilton. (HFA’s producer,

Dick Clark Productions, shares a parent com-

pany with THR.)

Do you have an A-team of joke writers that will

help you with your hosting gig?

I definitely have my comedy friends that I

count on to help me out. They’ll join

me for the pretaped bits and some of

the “hosting y uks,” so to speak.

Shia LaBeouf will be honored there. Will

you poke fun at any of his colorful incidents?

I don’t know yet, to be honest. Perhaps, per-

haps not. It’s definitely not a roast. I won’t

be out there going crazy. If it’s something

that’s fun and lighthearted, sure. I think

it’s appropriate.

For a while, it seemed as if hosts were going in

the direction of Ricky Gervais and the Golden

Globes, where they got really mean — and now

they’re nice again.

It all depends on the events and on whom you

ask. You’re always going to get differing opin-

ions. But everyone in the room is adults and

can laugh and have fun.

Have you seen any movies this year that you

particularly liked or feel are worthy of awards?

There’s a bunch out there, too many to list.

Like Rocketman. Taron Egerton is going to be

[at the awards]. I know Cynthia Erivo from

Harriet is going to be there. And Olivia Wilde —

her movie Booksmart [will be honored]. That’s

exciting to me because I know Olivia, and I’m

very proud of her.

You do work a lot. You have hundreds of credits.

I try to work. You have to work in this town,

and I’m very blessed to be a working actor.

So I take the work.

What credit do people mention most when they

run into you?

Probably Step Brothers. Or The Hangover.

21 Jump Street. Modern Family. The Daily Show.

Those are probably the big ones. Oh, and

Riggle’s Picks on Fox Sports. There’s a lot of

football fans out there.

Interview edited for length and clarity.

Hollywood

Film Awards

Nov. 3

Beverly Hilton

LAURA DERN

Marriage Story,

Little Women

Supporting Actress

Award

AL PACINO

The Irishman

Supporting Actor Award

AVENGERS: ENDGAME

Blockbuster Award

PHARRELL WILLIAMS

Song Award:

“Letter to My

Godfather”

(The Black Godfather)

SHIA LABEOUF

Honey Boy

Breakthrough

Screenwriter Award

TARON EGERTON

Rocketman

Breakout Actor Award

CYNTHIA ERIVO

Harriet

Breakout Actress

Award

OLIVIA WILDE

Booksmart

Breakthrough Director

Award

BONG JOON-HO

Parasite

Filmmaker Award

EMMA TILLINGER KOSKOFF

The Irishman,

Joker

Producer Award

JAMES MANGOLD

Ford v Ferrari

Director Award

ANTHONY MCCARTEN

The Two Popes

Screenwriter

Award

TOY STORY 4 ←

Animation Award

MIHAI MALAIMARE JR.

Jojo Rabbit

Cinematography Award

RANDY NEWMAN

Marriage Story

Film Composer Award

MICHAEL MCCUSKER and

ANDREW BUCKLAND

Ford v Ferrari

Editor Award

PABLO HELMAN

The Irishman

Visual Effects Award

DONALD SYLVESTER,

PAU L MASSEY,

DAVID GIAMMARCO and

STEVEN A. MORROW

Ford v Ferrari

Sound Award

ANNA MARY SCOTT ROBBINS

Downton Abbey

Costume Design Award

LIZZIE YIANNI-GEORGIOU,

TA P I O SA LM I and

BARRIE GOWER

Rocketman

Makeup and

Hair Styling Award

RA VINCENT

Jojo Rabbit

Production Design Award