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In other words, this is crunch time.
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Bob Iger, Meryl Streep, and Martin Short at the AFI Awards 2023 held at the Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles At Beverly Hills on January 12, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty Images)Michael BucknerGetty Images
Of course, it is always fun to get to talk to everyone.
That made it especially hot, which seemed right, she laughed.
I told both Wow, this is the ultimate Barbenheimer moment, isnt it?

Emma Stone and Carey Mulligan at the AFI Awards 2023Michael BucknerGetty Images
I congratulated Gerwig on all the awards love forBarbiejust this week alone.
She loved the vibe and simply said it was so nice to be recognized this way.
Payne, a true film aficionado, said the 1926 Douglas Fairbanks classic had never looked so good.
Many feared it was going to disappear after key executives were let go shortly after the Warner Bros./Discovery merger.
Spielberg is very proud of the movie that he himself was once considering to direct.
It will star Leonardo DiCaprio.
No release date has been announced, but it is likely for 2025.
The director Dickie Attenborough accepted for me.
I just didnt think I had a chance, he said.
For 2008sTropic Thunder,his Supporting nomination also came as a surprise, because comedy rarely gets recognized.
He is off to a good start with that brand new Globe.
But clearly, the timing was right when the director called and offered the job.
On to Critics Choice Awards Sunday, and the Primetime Emmys Monday.
No rest for the weary.