Limited Series or Movie - Directing

LISA CHOLODENKO - "OLIVE KITTERIDGE"

LISA CHOLODENKO:  Edith and Calder, I hope you guys are watching, not playing basketball out front.  I'm going to put this down and say a few words.  Like my comedy fellows, I'm going to get out my piece of paper. 

Whoa.  Well, making this movie, this four-hour movie, was really a -- sort of a metaphysical, supernatural, transpersonal "dark night of the soul” kind of experience.  So I'm glad it was a comedy. 

Frances McDormand, thank you for trusting me to be your -- the captain.  Jane, for your magnificent script.  It was irresistible.  I had to do it.  Richard -- Richard -- Bill, who is at his son's wedding, maybe, and Zoe Kazan, I treasure my experience with you guys.  You are the best. 

I think I've got to wrap up.  So I'm just going to talk about Gary Goetzman and Steven Shareshian, who I adore and love you.  And thank you, HBO, Mike Lombardo and Kary Antholis.  I thank you.  Gail, and Bart, I thank you.  You are my anchor in life.  Wendy and Calder, you are my Buddhas in life.  And I just want to give a shout out to Fred Elmes, who I adore, Cinematographer. [Also] Carter Burwell and Julie Berghoff, I share it with you.  Thank you.