Emma Stone might be something of an Oscar darling having already won two best actress statues by the age of 35. But the highly talented thespian certainly isn’t averse to throwing some shade in their direction.
At the 2018 ceremony, just one year after winning her first Oscar for “La La Land,” Stone was asked to present the category of best director. And whether her words were self-penned or, more than likely, given to her by a team of joke writers, she no doubt agreed with the sentiment.
“It is the vision of the director that takes an ordinary movie and turns it into a work of art,” Stone began (via People) as Christopher Nolan (“Dunkirk”), Jordan Peele (“Get Out”), Paul Thomas Anderson (“Phantom Threat”), Greta Gerwig (“Lady Bird”), and eventual winner Guillermo del Toro (“The Shape of Water”) waited with bated breath. Referring to the notable gender imbalance within the Academy’s nominations, the star then added, “These four men and Greta Gerwig created their own masterpieces this year.”
