Olivia Wilde accepted the 2022 Drama of the Year award for Don’t Worry Darling at the 2022 People’s Choice Awards on December 6, and took the opportunity to gush about her film’s crew.
“Thank you very much,” began the director – who also appears in the film. “Obviously, this award isn’t for me, it’s for the entire production, and it’s such an honor to accept it on behalf of the entire ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ family.” She continued, “We have this film, this film filmed in 2020 when many people were not confident that audiences would return to theaters if they ever reopened. And yet every day during a pandemic more than 190 brilliant crew members showed up to do something they hoped you would show up and you showed up and we’re so, so grateful.”
Wilde said, “There are just so many people who are so important to making a film. From our PA team to our AD department to our COVID safety team to our janitorial staff to our transportation team to the stunt performers and the bleacher-ins, all these people came and they worked so hard and made so many sacrifices , just hoping to create something you would enjoy. This award means so much to all of us and is a true testament to all their hard work. So this is for her.”
Florence Pugh and Harry Styles are also nominated for 2022 Drama Movie Star of the Year for their work in the film.
Wilde’s appearance at the PCAs comes not long after reports emerged that she and Styles had split after about two years together. The two met on the set of Don’t Worry Darling.
Wilde reflected on some of the hate she’s received online in an October interview ell. Discussing how some people criticize her parenting (she shares Otis, 8, and Daisy, 6, with ex Jason Sudeikis), she said: “When I’m photographed without my kids, people assume I’m them My kids are just somewhere without me in a hot car. The suggestion is that I have given up my role as a mother. Do you know why you don’t see me with my kids? Because I won’t let her photograph you know how far I go to protect my kids from being seen by you?” She also spoke about people being age appropriate to her, saying, “It’s so sad for me To look at that and realize that people have such small expectations of their own lives and they project those expectations onto me. And I reject your projections.”
Although Wilde hasn’t planned her next directorial project yet, she will be seen in Babylon in December alongside Margot Robbie.