She also singled out the legendary entertainer the organization is named after.
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So I wanted to speak about Will Rogers the person.
He was the ultimate show person.
Director Greta Gerwig attends the 2024 Will Rogers Pioneer of the Year Dinner honoring Gerwig on Sept. 25, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California.Ryan Miller/Capture Imaging
And show people are not only actors or directors or cinematographers, she said.
They are every single person who participates in this wild and wonderful business of dreaming and storytelling.
When I look around in this room, its all show people.
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I like that you are my wife.
Congratulations, I am proud of you.
Im excited for you to get your award.
There was much talk for anticipated fall movies.
Exhibitors in fact had screenedGladiator IIon Tuesday night and those I talked to were upbeat about its boxoffice potential.
I immediately texted my mother a picture of Sees congratulating me.
Host Patton Oswalt also noted his excitement over the free candy.
After that I think I just want to make a movie set in a cafeteria, she laughed.
It was a fun night as always and Gerwig was the perfect honoree.
One nice touch was the orchestra, an all female one as Gerwig told me.
They played Over The Rainbow merged with scores from Gerwigs films including the Oscar winning Billie Eilish song fromBarbie.
Those were my favorite memories growing up, and theyre my favorite experiences now.
