Judd Apatow was on hand to host, lending his signature humor to the proceedings.
Here are the six best moments of the night.
No Jews, pretty good, thats progress, he ribbed.
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Perhaps the best moment was when he asked Greta Gerwig, Do you think comedies direct themselves?
and then retorted, Apparently the DGA does.
It does not happen.
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Maybe the biggest miracle of all is that Jordan does it with relentless kindness, collaboration, and joy.
Angela plays the love interest, but she also does the voice for the teacup.
I was offered the role of Poop this is true.
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I would not make this up.
I was offered the role of Poop; I was like, Thats fed up.
I told my manager, Thats fed up, let me sleep on it.
I came back the next day, I said, Well, what are they offering?
And they said, Oh, well theyve already given it to Sir Patrick Stewart.
I was like, F this.
Thats a true story.
Peele then moved into thanking his crew, his cast, and the guild for the honor.
This whole thing is a very surreal, conflicting experience.
This has been the best year of my life, hands-down.
This is not a good year for many of us, he said.
[Get Out] seems like a very cynical vision of the world and it is.
But the love that we put into that movie was real.
For everyone in this room, what we do is important.
What we do is powerful.
Its all Im thinking about right now, she said.
I went to the Times Up meeting.
Because children deserve to be able to see someone that looks like them in the movies and on television.
Women have stories to tell that we can all relate to, Ronan added.
This is a dream come true, Gerwig said.
I dont know any other way that I can describe this.
Like Jordan [Peele] was saying, Ive wanted to be a director for my whole life.
Gerwig ended her speech with an adorably self-aware moment noticing that she was crouching over the microphone.
He also thanked his mother and father, adding Thank you, Dad; thank you, Mom.
You believed in me and my monsters always.
At the time of chronicle, fable was born.
And we are in times that are tremendously difficult.
Sometimes, to speak about monsters, we need monsters.
And the best way to phrase a longing, a healing, the need for inclusion …
I really need a fable to talk about it.
