Daniel Craig gushes over Glass Onion co-star Janelle Monae while presenting award to her at NYC gala
Daniel Craig presented an award to his Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery co-star Janelle Monae at the National Board of Review Awards Gala in New York City.
The actor, 54, looked dapper in a black suit as he presented the Best Supporting Actress gong to the 37-year-old Hidden Figures star on Sunday.
Speaking about his friend before sharing a warm hug, he said: “When Janelle floats, when she slides into a room, the chemicals in the air change.”
Pals: Daniel Craig presented an award to his Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery co-star Janelle Monae at the National Board of Review Awards Gala in New York City.
“When I had the privilege of working with her, every day she encouraged me.”
Arriving onstage, Janelle, who cut a graceful figure in a see-through black dress, quipped, “Are you kidding? Do they have (expletive) James Bond?
The singer showed off a glimpse of her midriff in a cutout dress with silver chain designs, and she nailed the retro chic with a blonde beehive hairstyle.
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery has become the third most watched movie Netflix has released.
Lindo: Speaking about his friend, he said, “When Janelle floats, when she slides into a room, the chemicals in the air change.”
Hug: He handed the gong to the Hidden Figures star, 37, after they shared a warm hug on Sunday
The mystery film, a sequel to Rian Johnson’s Knives Out, began airing on December 23 after a week-long limited theatrical release.
After drawing in 82.1 million hours watched during its Christmas debut, the film has now racked up 209.4 million hours of viewing time.
Currently, only two movies have more hours watched on the streamer, the political satire Don’t Look Up and the action comedy Red Notice.
Red Notice, starring Ryan Reynolds, Dwayne Johnson and Gal Gadot, is currently the most watched English-language film on the streamer with 364 million hours watched.
Suave: The actor, 54, looked dapper in a black suit and white shirt
Full of praise: Said: ‘When I had the privilege of working with her, every day she lifted me up’
Dapper: Daniel accessorized his look with a big watch
Don’t Look Up, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence, garnered 359.8 million hours of viewing in its first 28 days of release.
Glass Onion follows Detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) as he tries to solve a mystery in Greece involving a tech billionaire and his friends.
The film has received widespread critical acclaim and has been pending nominations at various award shows, including the Golden Globes and Critics’ Choice Movie Awards.
Director Rian Johnson has said he’s upset that Knives Out had to be included in the title of the Glass Onion sequel.
Hilarious: Janelle, who cut a graceful figure in a see-through black dress, quipped: ‘Are you kidding me? Do they have (expletive) James Bond?
Smooch: Daniel and Janelle shared a friendly kiss on the cheek
Watch this! Janelle proudly held up her trophy for the camera.
Looking good: The singer showed off a peek of her midriff in a cutout dress with silver chain designs, and she nailed the retro chic with a blonde beehive hairstyle
The filmmaker recounted how he worked hard to make the original Knives Out and its sequel Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery feel like separate films that could exist independently of each other.
speaking to the atlantic, said: ‘I have worked very hard to make them self-sufficient. Honestly, I’m mad that we have ‘A Knives Out Mystery’ in the title. You know? I want it to be called simply ‘Crystal Onion’.
“I get it, and I want everyone who liked the first movie to know that this is the next in the series, but also, the whole appeal to me is that it’s a new novel out of the box every time.” But there’s a gravity of a thousand suns towards serialized storytelling.
What a pair! Brooke Shields made an unmissable display in a daring pink dress as she posed next to Daniel
Gang: Paul Dano, Daniel and Fisher Stevens (L-R) pictured
Rian also admitted that he would have liked a longer theatrical release from Netflix.
He said: ‘I would love it to be longer; I would love it to be in more. But also, I appreciate Netflix doing this, because it was a huge effort on their part and the networks to go across the aisle and make this happen.
“I hope it works out very well so that we can show that they can complement each other.”
Success: Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery has become the third most watched movie Netflix has released (Daniel appears in character)