Emerald Fennellis expecting!
The star responded, “Well, you know, actually, if Zack Morris doesn’t mind this situation, I think we should just really give it a go.”
Fennell also addressed her pregnancy during ABC’sOscars After Dark, touching her belly while joking, “I’m working on another project. This project is making me very cranky and tired.”
The British filmmaker is already a mom of one with husband Chris. In fact, she directedPromising Young Womanwhile seven months pregnant, making the tight schedule even hastier given her approaching due date. She went on to give birth to her son three weeks after the film wrapped production, according toThe Hollywood Reporter.
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Emerald Fennell.Todd Wawrychuk / A.M.P.A.S.
Fennell, who’s also known for playing Camilla Parker Bowles onThe Crown, was nominated for Best Director, Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay. She took home the latter, beating out Will Berson and Shaka King (Judas and the Black Messiah), Lee Isaac Chung (Minari), Darius Marder and Abraham Marder (Sound of Metal) andAaron Sorkin(The Trial of the Chicago 7).
“They said write a speech and I didn’t because just I didn’t think this would ever happen. Am I going to be in trouble withSteven Soderbergh? I’m so sorry, I don’t want him to be so cross with me,” Fennell quipped. (Soderbergh, 58, was the producer of the ceremony this year.)
Fennell, who is the first woman to take home the trophy in the category in 13 years, went on to thank the “greatest” cast and crew, including starCarey Mulligan, for helping make the film possible. She also gave her son a special shoutout, joking that she was thankful that he was not born until after the movie was done filming.
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Fennell previously explained toDeadlinehow being pregnant helped her on set during the 23-day shoot forPromising Young Woman.
“I wassopregnant and I think that really helped because in general, I care deeply, pathetically what people think about me,” she said. “I just chose the worst possible career in every way for that personality trait. The idea of people not liking me and thinking I’m difficult, all those things, is just dreadful to me.”
Fennell is currently working on a stage production ofAndrew Lloyd Webber’s musicalCinderellafor the West End, now in rehearsals.
The 93rd Academy Awards aired live on Sunday, April 25, at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on ABC.
source: people.com
