Women Talking was previously announced as winner of the Robert Altman Award, celebrating director Sarah Polley, casting directors John Buchan and Jason Knight, and the ensemble cast including Jessie Buckley, Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Ben Whishaw and Frances McDormand.
“It’s so fitting the way that you’re being recognized for the beautiful, supportive, loving ensemble that you are,” Polley said. She also called her film Women Are Talking in a nod to Mark Wahlberg’s slip-up at the Screen Actors Guild Award s last week. “Sorry, Marky Mark just gets in my head,” she said.
Apple TV+’s Pachinko got the corresponding award on the television side.
Nathan Fielder had the crowd laughing accepting his award for non-scripted series for his HBO show The Rehearsal and detailing the contents of the lunch boxes at everyone’s seats. “The bean salad was great,” he said. “There were a few grapes also. Delicious. They weren’t rotten. None were rotten.”
Looking down at his award, he said, “I guess they’ll add the name to it later?”
Nanny director Nikyatu Jusu won the Someone To Watch award. “Thank god Charlotte Wells was not in this category because all year Aftersun has been whooping my ass,” Jusu said. Aftersun did win best first feature later in the afternoon. “Here’s to the second feature,” Wells said.
