Oscars in the bathroom
Emma Thompson keeps her Academy Awards in the lavatory to keep them 'in their place', and stores her Globes and BAFTAs on a shelf so high she can't see them.
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Emma Enters: Awards in the Loo and Office Observations
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From her North London office, Emma Thompson takes in each host's video setup: Sean Hayes surrounded by statues and awards, Jason Bateman framed by sky, and Will Arnett in 'deep darkness' with a 'vampire voice'. When Jason notes that she has no awards visible despite having won more than any of them, Emma delivers one of the episode's standout lines: her Oscars are in the lavatory because 'that just keeps them in their place' [1] — Emma Thompson "Emma Thompson keeps her Oscars in the lavatory and her Globes on a shelf so high she can't see them. It's not false modesty — it's a very B…" 08:00 , with her Globes and BAFTAs on a shelf so high she cannot see them. She calls it very British. Will's counter-proposal — a spotlight table in the foyer so visitors know exactly what they're dealing with — delights her, and the group riffs on gradually placing awards in every room until guests simply want to leave.
Emma Thompson's Oscars Live in the Bathroom
Emma Thompson keeps her Oscars in the lavatory and her Globes on a shelf so high she can't see them. It's not false modesty — it's a very British instinct to refuse to let trophies define the room.
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