Adam Sandler takes aim at the Academy Awards after he was snubbed: ‘Let all those douchebag motherf*****s get their Oscar’
Adam Sandler bagged Best Male Lead at the 2020 Film Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday.
The 53-year-old actor took home the trophy at the awards ceremony, which was held on the beach in Santa Monica, for his work in Uncut Gems.
And the star used his acceptance speech to poke fun at his snub in the category at the Academy Awards, which will take place on Sunday.
Happy man: Adam Sandler bagged Best Male Lead at the 2020 Film Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday
He got it! The 53-year-old actor took home the trophy at the awards ceremony, which was held on the beach in Santa Monica, for his work in Uncut Gems
‘A few weeks back when I got quote-on-quote snubbed by the Oscars, it reminded me when I briefly attended highly and was overlooked for the coveted yearbook superlative Best Looking,’ he joked.
‘That accolade was given to a jean jacket wearing douche bag by the name of Skipper Jenkins, but my classmates did honour me with the allegedly less prestigious ‘Best Personality’.
‘Let all those douchebag motherf*****s get their Oscar tomorrow night. Their handsome, good looks will fade in time, but our indent personalities will shine on forever!’
Dig: And the star used his acceptance speech to poke fun at his snub in the category at the Academy Awards, which will take place on Sunday
He sure has a pretty better half: Sandler with his longtime wife Jackie with whom he has two daughters
Life of the party: He was in a great mood as he walked the purple carpet with wife and his pr
His big role: Here Sandler is seen in Uncut Gems. He plays a charismatic New York City jeweler always on the lookout for the next big score
Uncut Gems was a big winner on the night, as it also won a Best Director accolade for Safdie brothers Benny and Josh, and the Best Editing award for Ronald Bronstein and Benny Safdie.
Elsewhere in the evening, Renée Zellweger bagged the gong for Best Female Lead for her starring role in Judy Garland biopic Judy while the coveted Best Feature award went to The Farewell.
Marriage Story picked up the Robert Altman Award – which is given to one film’s director, casting director, and ensemble cast – whilst the movie’s helmer Noah Baumbach also bagged the Best Screenplay trophy.
Willem Dafoe was recognized as Best Supporting Male for The Lighthouse, while The Farewell star Zhao Shuzhen took home Best Supporting Female.
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A pal: Here the star is seen standing with his wife Jackie as he spoke to Margaret Qualley
2020 Independent Spirit Awards Winners
Best Feature
A Hidden Life
Clemency
The Farewell – WINNER
Marriage Story
Uncut Gems
Best Director
Robert Eggers – The Lighthouse
Alma Har’el – Honey Boy
Julius Onah – Luce
Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie – Uncut Gems – WINNER
Lorene Scafaria – Hustlers
Best First Feature
Booksmart – WINNER
The Climb
Diane
The Last Black Man In San Francisco
The Mustang
See You Yesterday
Best Female Lead
Karen Allen – Colewell
Hong Chau – Driveways
Elisabeth Moss – Her Smell
Mary Kay Place – Diane
Alfre Woodard – Clemency
Renée Zellweger – Judy – WINNER
Best Male Lead
Chris Galust – Give Me Liberty
Kelvin Harrison Jr. – Luce
Robert Pattinson – The Lighthouse
Adam Sandler – Uncut Gems – WINNER
Matthias Schoenaerts – The Mustang
Best Supporting Female
Jennifer Lopez – Hustlers
Taylor Russell – Waves
Zhao Shuzhen – The Farewell – WINNER
Lauren “lolo” Spencer – Give Me Liberty
Octavia Spencer – Luce
Best Supporting Male
Willem Dafoe – The Lighthouse – WINNER
Noah Jupe – Honey Boy
Shia Labeouf – Honey Boy
Jonathan Majors – The Last Black Man In San Francisco
Wendell Pierce – Burning Cane
Best Screenplay
Noah Baumbach – Marriage Story – WINNER
Jason Begue, Shawn Snyder – To Dust
Ronald Bronstein, Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie – Uncut Gems
Chinonye Chukwu – Clemency
Tarell Alvin Mccraney – High Flying Bird
Best First Screenplay
Fredrica Bailey, Stefon Bristol – See You Yesterday – WINNER
Hannah Bos, Paul Thureen – Driveways
Bridget Savage Cole, Danielle Krudy – Blow The Man Down
Jocelyn Deboer, Dawn Luebbe – Greener Grass
James Montague, Craig W. Sanger – The Vast Of Night
Best Cinematography
Todd Banhazl – Hustlers
Jarin Blaschke – The Lighthouse – WINNER
Natasha Braier – Honey Boy
Chananun Chotrungroj – The Third Wife
Pawel Pogorzelski – Midsommar
Best Editing
Julie Béziau – The Third Wife
Ronald Bronstein, Benny Safdie – Uncut Gems – WINNER
Tyler L. Cook – Sword Of Trust
Louise Ford – The Lighthouse
Kirill Mikhanovsky – Give Me Liberty
John Cassavetes Award
Burning Cane
Colewell
Give Me Liberty – WINNER
Premature
Wild Nights With Emily
Robert Altman Award
“marriage Story”
Best Documentary
American Factory – WINNER
Apollo 11
For Sama
Honeyland
Island Of The Hungry Ghosts
Best International Film
Invisible Life, Brazil
Les Miserables, France
Parasite, South Korea – WINNER
Portrait Of A Lady On Fire, France
Retablo, Peru
The Souvenir, United Kingdom
Piaget Producers Award
Mollye Asher – WINNER
Krista Parris
Ryan Zacarias
Someone To Watch Award
Rashaad Ernesto Green – Premature – WINNER
Ash Mayfair – The Third Wife
Joe Talbot – The Last Black Man In San Francisco
Truer Than Fiction Award
Khalik Allah – Black Mother
Davy Rothbart – 17 Blocks
Nadia Shihab – Jaddoland – WINNER
Erick Stoll & Chase Whiteside – América
Annual Bonnie Award
Marielle Heller
Lulu Wang
Kelly Reichardt – WINNER
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