John Mulaney at the Governors Awards in Los Angeles on Jan. 9, 2024.Photo:Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty Images
Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty Images
John Mulaneybrought the laughs to the 14thGovernors Awards!
“Hello, ladies and gentlemen. It is an honor and a favor to be here. This is a strategic obligation. It is a pleasure to stand here on this temporary stage,” Mulaney continued. “For those of you that don’t recognize me from the Tuesday night AA meeting in the Palisades, my name is John Mulaney.”
He went on to praiseBradley Cooperfor his work inMaestro, the cast and crew ofOppenheimerand more, and revealed that he’d recently been considered for the part of “Young Cop” in an untitledMaggie Gyllenhaalproject but didn’t get it.
“But let’s stop focusing on failure. All right, enough failure. Tonight, there are only winners,” Mulaney joked before going on to speak about the honorees.
Ahead of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 14th Governors Awards ceremony, Mulaney and girlfriendOlivia Munnmade theirred-carpet debut as a couple.
Munn, 43, put her natural beauty on full display, in an all-white ensemble that included a MATICEVSKI Laure Swing top and a Clary Evening skirt. She paired the strapless design with only a silver ring as an accessory. Her hair was parted in the middle, drawing attention to her rosy cheeks and dark-red lip.
Mulaney complemented theX-Men: Apocalypsestar’s ensemble in a classic black tuxedo paired with a matching bowtie. The two posed for multiple photos together on the red carpet.
PEOPLE confirmed thatMunn and Mulaney were datingin May 2021. The pair welcomed their first child, sonMalcolm Hiệp, that November.
John Mulaney and Olivia Munn at the Governors Awards in Los Angeles on Jan. 9, 2024.Frazer Harrison/Getty
Frazer Harrison/Getty
On June 26, 2023, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that actressAngela Bassett, filmmakerMel Brooksand film editor Carol Littletonwould receive Honorary Oscarsat the ceremony, which was originally scheduled for Nov. 18.
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Among past recipients of the award are Tyson,Samuel L. Jackson,Donald SutherlandandJackie Chan.
“It’s such an honor for me to be hosting this,” Mulaney said during his monologue, joking, “Growing up as a boy, I would always watch the non-televised Governor’s Awards, even though they only started 14 years ago.”
source: people.com
