Jamie Foxx appears in public for the first time since his appearance in a medical case – The Hollywood Reporter

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Jamie Foxx made a surprise appearance at the Critics’ Choice Film & Television Association Celebration: Honoring Black, Latino and AAPI Achievement on Monday night, marking his first public outing since being hospitalized due to medical complications in April.

Foxx, whose honor was not previously announced, received a Vanguard Award for his performance in
Burial He took to the stage unassisted, showing off his wit and sense of humor as he discussed the health challenges he faced this year.

“I couldn’t do that six months ago, and I couldn’t actually walk to (theater). And I’m not a clone, I’m not a clone. I know a lot of people say I was cloned out there,” he joked to the crowd at the Fairmont Plaza Hotel in Century City. . “It feels good to be here. I cherish every minute now, it’s different. I wouldn’t wish what I did on my worst enemy because it’s hard when it’s almost over, when you see the tunnel. I saw the tunnel, and I didn’t see the light. It was hot in that tunnel too And I didn’t know where I was going. “Shit, am I going to the right place?”

Fox went on to explain the new appreciation he felt for his life and career, saying, “I have a new respect for life, I have a new respect for my art. I watched a lot of movies and listened to a lot of songs trying to pass the time. Don’t give up on your art, man, don’t give up on your art. When you realize it could end up this way… I have to tell you not to give up your art and don’t let them take your art away from you either.

In April, Fox’s daughter, Corinne, first shared the news that the actor had been hospitalized while filming the Netflix series Back at work In Atlanta. At the time, she noted that he was “already on the road to recovery,” but shared a few other details before a May update confirmed that Foxx had left the hospital and returned home “recovering.” In August, Foxx posted on Instagram that he was “finally starting to feel like myself.” The exact details of Foxx’s medical problem have not been released publicly.

In addition to Fox, the celebration honored a long list of honorees including Charles Melton, Eva Longoria, America Ferrera, Greta Lee, Colman Domingo, Damson Idris, Jeffrey Wright and Sheryl Lee Ralph.

Milton received a Breakthrough Actor Award for his work on the Netflix film May December. He talked about how acting helped him find himself when he was struggling with his identity.

“As a biracial Korean American who grew up on military bases all over the world, I felt invisible at times and very visible to others. Half Korean, half American, never fully belonging, never being whole. Through acting I was able to discover my place.” In this world. I understood my identity a little more through (his character) Joe. “Through his eyes, I knew again what it felt like to go into something whether I was ready for it or not,” Milton said. “I’m the son of an immigrant mother and a military father who grew up in some Sometimes I am confused and confused about my identity. I know now that I was never half anything; I was always perfect. A perfect human being, flawed but perfect.”

Cast Violet Also honored with the Ensemble Award, star Taraji P. Henson spoke about her journey portraying Shug Avery in the film.

“My relationship with Shug goes way back. I turned down the Broadway role for many reasons. I studied musical theater in college and knew my machine wouldn’t handle eight shows a week, so I said no. But the beautiful thing about fate is that’s why I saw that we’re not competing, we don’t have to – What’s yours will come.” “I ran away from Shug, and about twenty years later she found me,” Henson said. “It was such an honor to have her, to have her come back to me and teach me things I didn’t know about myself. It helped me rely on my sweetness a little more. I felt her strength and her spirit and her strength through me and to be a part of this beautiful sisterhood here all together when you see the chemistry that we have on screen, it’s because that’s who we are off screen.

Xolo Maridueña, star Blue beetlereceived a Rising Star Award and credited director Angel Manuel Soto with protecting him during the making of the film.

“My name Xolo means North Star, and I really feel like places like the Critics Choice Association are able to help me grow into my name,” the actor said. “This is a project that changed my life forever before we even got to the first day of filming and that’s because Angel protected us. She understood the story that needed to be told and made sure that not only were the actors and everyone in front of the camera safe and welcome but everyone behind the camera as well,” he said. The star told his director: “I don’t know how I, my family, and my grandparents will be able to repay you, but I hope this award will serve as a lasting reminder of the history you made, my brother.”

Eva Longoria received the Outstanding Director Award for her film Flamin HotWhich was her first film as a director. In her acceptance speech, she credited Paul Feig for encouraging her to finally get behind the camera.

“I’m directing because of Paul and Kerry Washington. Kerry and I had a movie at Universal and we were interviewing directors and every time we had a director’s meeting we couldn’t find the right person. And Kerry said, ‘Why don’t you direct this?’ And I said, ‘No, I can’t.’ It has to be Someone like Paul Feig. So we had a meeting with Paul and he read the script and talked to us and said, ‘I really think Eva should direct this movie,'” Longoria recalled. “We didn’t finish making this movie, but we got the script Flamin Hot It was Paul’s guidance that made me able to watch this film. “We need allies and Paul is one of them.”

A total of 23 awards were given out during the emotional evening, with many honorees crying as they spoke about their journey. Edward James Olmos, Ken Jeong, Charles D. King, Daphne Joy Randolph, Kemp Powers, Makoto Shinkai, Allen Hughes, Jessica Williams, Oscar Montoya, Lee Seung-jin, Teyana Taylor, Camila Morrone and Kevon Woodard were also roasted at the ceremony. It happened.