The THR event saw Kodi Smit-McPhee, Ahmir 'Questlove' Thompson and Sian Heder among those celebrating their nominations at Spago Beverly Hills.
on the red carpet that she had spent most of the luncheon “basically being his agent,” pointing todirector Pablo Larraín. “I’m going to connect Pablo and Guillermo del Toro, he really wanted to talk to him,” she joked. “I was like, ‘He would love to hear this, let me get you two in touch.’ My head was spinning today.”
Questlove also recounted a memorable day: “My mom’s going to be so jealous of me that I had all of this Denzel time,” he said of his convos with fellow nominee Denzel Washington. “He let me know his hip-hop pedigree, which was awesome.” It seems Washington had a busy lunch, as DeBose also shared a special moment with the star.
“He really walked up to me and hugged me and I was like, ‘No. 1, you understand who I am?'” said DeBose. “This feels awkward and backwards. And he hugged me, kissed me on the forehead and said, ‘I remember when I was the only Black person in this room and today I’m not alone.’ That was really special.