Watching from the lobby bar were Oscar-nominated “Knives Out” writer-director Rian Johnson and his wife, film historian and author Karina Longworth, who cheered as Laura Dern won the best supporting Oscar. Johnson worked with the “Marriage Story” actress on his last film before “Knives Out,” a little movie called “The Last Jedi.”“She is the loveliest, and her performance was brilliant. “That should win best picture tonight.”Longworth, creator of the popular classic Hollywood podcast “You Must Remember This,” had some tips for the Academy at the tail end of the award season. “The movie is incredible and he’s such a wonderful human being and so talented. ... I’ve got my fingers crossed for him for the end of the night.”

Source: Los Angeles Times February 10, 2020 03:22 UTC