Emma Stone took home the award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy for Poor Things this evening, while the film itself won the prize for Best Picture, Musical or Comedy. Though Stone had her husband Dave McCary by her side and the Poor Things cast supporting her, she also had two famous longtime friends in the audience, Taylor Swift and Jennifer Lawrence.
Their reactions were caught on camera following Stone’s Best Actress win, which spoke volumes about their relationships. Lawrence had also been nominated in the Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy category and jokingly mouthed when her name was called, “If I don’t win, I’m leaving.”
But she didn’t mean it, because when Stone was revealed as the winner instead, Lawrence stood up and cheered as if it was her own victory:
Swift, meanwhile, stood up and enthusiatically cheered for Stone:
Swift and Stone have been friends since they were teenagers. Stone spoke on The Graham Norton Show on January 1 about how they met “at the Young Hollywood Awards when [Swift] was 18 in L.A. We just kept in touch ever since and became great friends.”
Lawrence, meanwhile, interviewed Stone for ELLE in 2018. That conversation also gave a revealing look at their friendship. Lawrence even called it out in the interview, saying, “I notice that you bring up friendship a lot. Is that important to you?”
“No,” Stone joked.
“Who’s your favorite friend?” Lawrence asked.
“I really like [Lawrence’s dog] Pippi,” Stone replied.
“She has a personality!” Lawrence said.
“I love Pippi’s mom,” Stone added.
“So are friends important to you? And why?” Lawrence followed up.
“I think friendship is pretty much everything,” Stone answered more seriously. “Here’s another turning-30 thing I’ve realized: You pick your family. You realize that your friendships, the people who go with you into these next phases of your life— you’re choosing your family.”
When asked which quality is most important in friendship, Stone said, “loyalty is enormous.” She added to Lawrence, “You’ve been one of my most loyal friends for years. And I think knowing that you can laugh together and that not everything has to be such a big deal.”
