2020-01-23 The Hollywood Reporter

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“The nominees

are so white that

this year’s Oscars

are being held

at Pottery Barn.”

JIMMY FALLON

The Tonight Show host, joking

about the fact that 19 of the 20 acting

nominees in 2020 are white.

“I feel like in virtually

every movie that I made,

there was a connection

to River in some way.”

JOAQUIN PHOENIX

The Joker actor, in a rare interview on 60 Minutes, discussing

the death of his actor brother, River, of a drug overdose in 1993.

“You know

you’re in trouble

when someone can

throw shade by

congratulating you.”

TREVOR NOAH

The Daily Show host, reacting to

Issa Rae’s comment after

announcing the five male Oscar

nominees for best director:

“Congratulations to those men.”

“My oldest just

went, ‘Well, this

sounds like a

waste of time.’ ”

CHARLIZE THERON

The Bombshell star, on Jimmy

Kimmel Live!, recounting

her kids’ reaction to her best

actress Oscar nomination

after she told them there was a

chance she wouldn’t win.

“You’ve shown

great sensitivity

to foreign

culture, in

contrast to your

government.”

PEDRO ALMODÓVAR

The Pain and Glory director,

criticizing the Trump

administration while accepting

an award from the Los Angeles

Film Critics Association.

“I’ve been a cop

and a robber and

a doctor and a

professor. ... I’ve

been a donkey.

I even played a

spaceship once!”

EDDIE MURPHY

The Dolemite Is My Name

star, accepting the lifetime

achievement award at the

Critics’ Choice Awards, riffing

on his long and varied career.

“When you wake up,

meditate, stretch,

reach for your

phone ... and see a

tweet from someone

you admire that

is so backward and

ignorant you want to

go back to bed.”

AVA DUVE R NAY

The When They See Us

director, on Twitter, reacting to

a controversial tweet by

Stephen King in which he said he

would “never consider diversity in

matters of art. Only quality.”

“You were

robbed Sandman.

Hell of a

performance.”

MILES TELLER

The Top Gun: Maverick actor,

on Twitter, offering sympathy

for Uncut Gems star

Adam Sandler, who did not

receive an acting nomination.

JUNE 1, 2012

“I’m gonna be nominated for an Oscar one day.

Already claiming it.”

MATTHEW CHERRY

The writer-director, on Twitter. “You just gotta believe!” Cherry tweeted Jan. 13 after Hair Love,

his Kickstarter-funded animated short film, earned an Oscar nomination, his first.