Don’t cry for George Clooney!
After skipping several promotional opportunities with his “Gravity” co-star Sandra Bullock,
the single silver fox, 52, hit the British Academy of Film and
Television Arts on Saturday, Nov. 9, with another Hollywood bombshell
and close friend – Julia Roberts.
The duo, who last appeared
together in “Ocean’s Twelve,” spent the evening laughing, sharing
photos, and chatting up fellow Hollywood A-listers like Sean Penn.
got plenty of attention from the bespectacled Roberts, who kept a tight
hold on her charming pal and at one point held his hand.
Perhaps
the leading lady was just buttering Clooney up before taking a couple
cracks at him as she presented him with the Stanley Kubrick Britannia
Award for Excellence in Film.
“I’m normally in my second REM cycle by now so let’s get this done,” Roberts joked on stage while she feted her pal, E! reported.
“George Clooney, or as my daughter calls him, ‘George Looney.’ So, so
honored to be here tonight. And there are two obvious reasons why I was
chosen to do this.”
“One, Brad Pitt was out of town,” she jested.
“Two, Matt Damon, he’s in town but he was unavailable. I consider George
a friend. We have worked together in many capacities. We have acted
together a few times. He’s been my producer and my director, all of
which he is immeasurably gifted at. He’s handsome, he’s talented, he is
an exemplary humanitarian and a gifted prankster.”
While Roberts
was quick to point out that Clooney’s closest weren’t available, she
didn’t mention Sandra Bullock, who was seemingly available and eating
dinner at Craig’s in Los Angeles and could have also delivered the
important speech. Nonetheless, the red-headed stunner did a pretty good
job of recognizing The Cloon.
Clooney
was equally gushy about Roberts, as he accepted his award. “It has been
such a pleasure to watch the woman you have become. Its’ very hard for
me to be just straight nice because she’ll get me later,” he shared.
“But just an amazing mother, an amazing wife and a great, great friend.
It’s really an honor to have her here.”
up the dynamic duo will release their latest project “August: Osage
County” on December 25. Roberts stars opposite Meryl Streep and Dermot
Mulroney in the film, which Clooney co-produced.
