The NYFCC Awards

It was an amazing night, and I enjoyed myself thoroughly. It was my first time attending, but there were so many friends there it just felt like a regular party (albeit with a red carpet and flashing cameras). My friend Liz and I had a blast. We’ve been friends since college, and it was so much fun taking her as my date. There was a lot of emotion in that gigantic banquet hall, a lot of gratitude and happiness. Those who received awards, and the colleagues who came to present said awards … It was such a great feeling of artistic appreciation: Michael Jordan presenting the Best Cinematography Award to Rachel Morrison for her work on Mudbound … and etc. Greta Gerwig, Malcolm Lee, Lesley Mannville, Sean Baker, Saoirse Ronan, Willem Dafoe … Jane Pauley presented the award for Lady Bird! The great Molly Haskell! It was an honor to be in her presence, to be there for her acceptance of Career Achievement award. The speech of the night – the speech of the century – was given by Tiffany Haddish, who won Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Girls Trip (wrote about her here). She spoke for almost 20 minutes. Never seen anything like it. Thankfully, Alison Willmore filmed it. Here’s a full roundup of the whole night.