Weaver: 'Awards shows are overwhelming'

Jacki Weaver has admitted that she is usually 'overwhelmed' at awards shows.

The actress suggested to Metro that she felt more comfortable at the Oscars nominees lunch than she is likely to at the ceremony proper. The star has received a 'Best Supporting Actress' nod from the Academy for her performance in Animal Kingdom.

Weaver said of the lunch: "It was lovely - not a bit like all the awards shows. I found them all a bit overwhelming but the nominee lunch was quite different.

"There was fantastic camaraderie and it was lovely that the 150 nominees were from every single branch of the industry. Mel Brooks came up and told me Animal Kingdom is brilliant."

Asked if there had been one amazing moment, she added: "The studio boss next to me at the Golden Globes showed me a phone message that said, 'I'm watching the Golden Globes and see you're sitting next to Jacki Weaver. Please tell her I loved her film and she's now one of my favourite actresses'. It was Pedro Almodóvar. I so wish I spoke Spanish."

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