The Don't Look Up star presented the Best Feature Award, which was awarded to the Daniel Scheinert and Daniel Kwan co-directed film, Everything Everywhere All at Once.
While at the event, Jennifer's Causeway co-star Brian Tyree Henry exclusively told E! News the sweet reason he was intimidated to work with her at first.
"She's such a powerhouse," he explained on the red carpet. "She started in independent films, so to come back to an independent film was like her getting back to her roots."
The Eternals actor added, "I was like, 'OMG, they choose me to do this?"
Bryan revealed that he built a friendship with the Oscar winner, breaking the ice with her over a classic Sylvia Plath novel.
"She was reading The Bell Jar and I knocked it out of her hand and was like, 'What are you doing? Why are you bringing this book here?'" Bryan recalled. "And she was like, 'I wanna be deep.' But we were always talking about everything and sharing shared experiences."
