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Actress Aubrey Plaza chose not to attend the 82nd Golden Globes following the demise of her husband, director and screenwriter Jeff Baena.
Plaza was one of the announced presenters at the annual awards ceremony that streamed on CBS Paramount+. Baena, who passed away on January 3, 2025, was 47.
Jeff Baena's tribute at the 82nd Golden Globes explained
Despite Aubrey Plaza's absence from the awards from the 82nd Golden Globes, tributes started pouring in for Jeff Baena. Writer and actress Alison Brie posted several pictures of her with Jeff Baena on Instagram stories, with the caption reading:
“Rest in peace, my friend”
Sonic the Hedgehog actor Adam Pally, who was a friend of Jeff Baena and Aubrey Plaza, posted this message on Instagram, which was also reposted by Brie:
“Jeff Baena was a sweet, Jewish boy from Miami. He was a collaborator, a mentor, the scrappiest basketball player with the ugliest jump shot you ever saw. He was a talented director with impeccable taste and vision, he was a connector of people, a fosterer of possibility, the guy who knows where the best restaurant was no matter where you were. An overly gracious host with an almost disturbing open door policy, a film encyclopedia, and most important to me a friend.”
He added:
“As a director Jeff strove for truth. Nothing could sound, look or feel inauthentic, and that is a direct representation of who Jeff was. Authentic. You never worried that Jeff wasn’t telling you the way it is. Cause Jeff’s virtue was telling you the way it was.”
He concluded the heart-touching tribute by expressing his condolences, saying:
“heart breaks for my friend Aubrey and the Baena family and for all of us who spent time on his sets or at his house or in his orbit. Thanks for believing in me Jeff, may your memory be a blessing.”
Actress Lauren Weedman in her tribute posted a photo of Jeff Baena with a touching tribute:
Jeff Baena was also honoured at the 82nd Golden Globes, and condolences were expressed to Aubrey Plaza.
Best Director winner Brady Corbet in his acceptance speech thanked the people who supported him, and concluded saying:
"Finally, tonight my heart is with Aubrey Plaza and Jeff's family. Goodnight."
Who was Jeff Baena?
Jeff Baena made his debut as a screenwriter in 2004 with David O. Russell's indie black comedy, I Heart Huckabees. His first film as a director was Life After Beth in 2014. The zombie comedy starred Aubrey Plaza with Dane DeHaan and Molly Shannon. Plaza was a constant feature in the cast of every film Baena directed since 2014, except Horse Girl.
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Is there any statement from Aubrey Plaza regarding Jeff Baena?
For now, there is no statement from Aubrey Plaza and she has avoided public appearances including the 82nd Golden Globes. Plaza was not nominated at the Globes this year although her co-star Kathryn Hahn from Agatha All Along was in the race in the category of Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series — Musical or Comedy. A Deadline report from January 4, 2025 mentioned the devastated family is looking for privacy following Jeff Baena's demise.
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