“Hollywood conservative” isn't an oxymoron.
09.02.2020 - 07:31 / usmagazine.com
Adam Sandler joked about being known more for his personality than his good looks as he won a 2020 Film Independent Spirit Award on Saturday, February 8, after not scoring an Oscar nomination.
“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, 54, said in a NSFW speech as his accepted the Best Male Lead award for his role in Uncut Gems.
“Hollywood conservative” isn't an oxymoron.
If you promise not to tell anyone, we’ll sneak you inside the Vanity Fair Oscar party. At around 11:30 p.m. on Sunday night, “Little Women” director Greta Gerwig was standing next to Noah Baumbach (OK, she was actually swaying to a Bruno Mars song). Although neither of them had won any Oscars, they should get a prize for most popular Hollywood couple as they kept getting stopped by their famous friends.
Adam Sandler may not have scored an Oscars nomination despite an overwhelmingly positive response to his lead performance in "Uncut Gems," but the actor did appear to get the last laugh at the Independent Spirit Awards one night prior.
Saturday night's 35th Film Independent Spirit Awards celebrated several of the films and stars which were egregiously overlooked by the Oscars this year, and Adam Sandler made sure to rub the Academy's nose in it after winning for Best Male Lead in Uncut Gems.
"I’d like to also give a shout out to my fellow nominees, who will now and forever be known as the guys who lost to fucking Adam Sandler"
Adam Sandler joked his “independent personality will shine on forever” as he scooped the Best Male Lead for his role in Uncut Gems at the 2020 Film Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday.
Adam Sandler made light of his Oscars snub as he won best actor at the 35th Film Independent Spirit Awards.
Adam Sandler won best male lead for his role in Uncut Gems at the 2020 Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday.Putting on the gruff voice he's used while accepting honors throughout the 2020 awards season, Sandler used his speech to liken his Oscars snub to getting passed up for the high school yearbook superlative of "best looking" for "best personality.""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
LOS ANGELES — Chinese-American director Lulu Wang’s movie “The Farewell” won the top prize at the Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday, while Adam Sandler was named best actor and made fun of his exclusion from Sunday’s Oscars.
Adam Sandler continues to joke about his Academy Awards snub.
The Farewell took the top prize at the 35th Film Independent Spirit Awards, while crime drama Uncut Gems was also recognised.
Adam Sandler may have been snubbed by the Academy, but, just like when he lost out ‘Best Looking’ in high school to some ‘feather-headed d–che bag,’ he’s taking it all in stride.
Awards season is in full swing and we're almost at its peak (aka 2020 Oscars). But first, let's honor the best in independent film.
The 2020 Film Independent Spirit Awards kicks off Oscars weekend with a laid-back celebration of movies being broadcast live from Santa Monica on Saturday, February 8.