At Governors Awards, Lina Wertmuller Renames the Oscar and David Lynch Is a Man of Few Words

“A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” Supporting Actor contender Tom Hanks (who hasn’t been nominated since “Cast Away” in 2001), presented the statuette to his “League of Their Own” costar and “tall drink of water” Geena Davis, who starred in “The Fly,” “Beetlejuice” and Oscar-nominated “Thelma & Louise,” and took home an Oscar 30 years ago for “The Accidental Tourist,” and went on to found the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media. “Who better to present Geena Davis with the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award than a white guy who’s been on the cover of AARP Magazine?” said Hanks. “She’s hilarious in person, delightful at a distance, and even better up close.” And, he pointed out, she’s an Olympic-level archer. “Do not cross Geena Davis.” Read More…