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Adam Sandler is the guy you want at every awards show.
As Monday’s Gotham Awards lurched toward its third hour, the comedian gave the star-studded crowd a much-needed jolt as he accepted a career tribute trophy in typically uproarious fashion.
“I told my daughters Sadie and Sunny, who are 16 and 14, that I didn’t write a speech, and they said phrases like, ‘Rude’ and ‘You’re mean,'” Sandler joked as he took at the stage at Cipriani Wall Street. “They were like, ‘Can we write your speech so you’ve got something to say?’ I said, ‘Absolutely.'”
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Sandler, 56, then put on a gravelly Southern accent as he claimed to read a letter from his daughters to the Gothams, thanking voters for “giving our daddy, Mr. Adam Sandler, this prestigious lifetime, all-time, prime-time achievement tribute award.”
“It means a lot to him, seeing as most of his awards are shaped like popcorn buckets or fake mini-Oscars that say ‘Father of the Year,’ which he sadly purchased himself,” he continued.
“Hustle,” after winning National Board of Review’s best actor prize for 2019’s “Uncut Gems.” During his eight-minute speech at the Gothams, he referenced many of his most beloved funny movies, including “Billy Madison,” “Happy Gilmore” and “The Wedding Singer.”
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“The Woman King” director Gina Prince-Bythewood and the late Sidney Poitier, whose family accepted an award on his behalf. “The Fabelmans” actress Michelle Williams also received a career tribute honor, which was given to her by co-star Paul Dano. “Everything Everywhere All at Once” dominated this year’s Gothams with two major wins, for best feature and best supporting performance for Ke Huy Quan. A24’s multigenerational multiverse comedy marks a welcome comeback for Quan, 51, who broke out as a child star in ’80s action adventures “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” and “The Goonies.”
“This time last year, all I was hoping for was just a job,” Quan said through tears. “And just when I think that it can’t get any better, it does.”
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A-listers such as Jennifer Lawrence, Julianne Moore and Lupita Nyong’o turned out for the 32nd annual Gothams, which recognize independent films and series. The full list of winners:
Gotham Awards winners 2022
Best feature: “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Outstanding lead performance: Danielle Deadwyler, “Till”
Outstanding supporting performance: Ke Huy Quan, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Best screenplay: “Tár”
Best documentary feature: “All That Breathes”
Best international feature: “Happening”
Breakthrough director award: Charlotte Wells, “Aftersun”
Breakthrough performer: Gracija Filipovic, “Murina”
Best breakthrough series (long form): “Pachinko”
Best breakthrough series (short form): “Mo”
Best breakthrough series (nonfiction): “We Need to Talk About Cosby”
Outstanding performance in a new series: Ben Whishaw, “This is Going to Hurt”