A Complete Unknown ReunionThe A Complete Unknown group – Chalemet, Ed Norton, Monica Barbaro, and Elle Fanning – hasn’t gotten to attend as many of t
A Complete Unknown Reunion
The A Complete Unknown group – Chalemet, Ed Norton, Monica Barbaro, and Elle Fanning – hasn’t gotten to attend as many of these things as other casts because of filming and other obligations, so it was nice to see them take the stage as a group to introduce their film during the broadcast. Chalamet was spotted reading over the script on his phone just before they were set to take the stage as production crew instructed them which way to face and where the cameras would be. It didn’t quite pay off: Chalamet charmingly joked that he should have done a rehearsal when he missed one of his lines. After they introduced their film and the cameras moved away, Fanning was spotted jokingly putting her hand in the middle of the group, encouraging them to do a hand stack to celebrate their successful presentation.
Party and Predicting
The afterparty, held just steps away from the main dining room, is where the newly minted winners could get their statues engraved. Conclave stars John Lithgow and Fiennes got theirs done together, while Moore was seen staring at her statue before wrapping her hand around it and then putting her hand to her heart.
The party was full of high spirits, whether they won or not. Molly Shannon and Abby Elliott were spotted chatting at the bar, with Shannon holding her statuette in her hand. The Diplomat star Keri Russell was bopping to the music while standing on one of the couches, and then hopped down to take a photo with co-star Rufus Sewell. Across the room, the Shogun table was covered in statuettes (we counted at least eight plus three champagne bottles) as stars Hiroyuki Sanada and Anna Sawai accepted heated congrats from partygoers nearby.
Much of the conversation at the party was about what might happen next weekend at the Oscars, with many agreeing that SAG’s supporting winners—Kieran Culkin and Zoe Saldana—are set to win there as well. Both of SAG’s lead acting winners, meanwhile, were slight surprises: Here was Chalamet’s first large win of the season, while Moore dented Madison’s post-BAFTA and Indie Spirits momentum. And of course, Conclave won the large award here after taking home the BAFTA just last weekend—establishing itself as a true challenger to Anora, and keeping best-picture a nailbiter until the large night.
Inside the Shrine, Conclave’s best-ensemble win didn’t elicit the kind of instant, rapturous reaction that, say, Parasite or CODA’s did before they went on to win the Oscar. Same goes for Chalamet’s upset; the actor looked as stunned as anyone before taking the stage. This isn’t to say they’re out of the running, by any means; it’s a testament to the whole industry feeling out this topsy-turvy year. But it perhaps stood out that this sort of reaction did meet Moore’s win: she was greeted with a standing ovation, and lingering talk at the after-party. Hollywood is behind her right now, and for the Oscars, that may just prove to be enough.
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