Amy Sedaris suffers a dramatic tumble while presenting Paul Giamatti with Best Actor trophy at the 2024 National Board of Review Awards Gala in NY

Amy Sedaris took a dramatic tumble at the 2024 National Board of Review Awards Gala in New York on Thursday.

The actress and comedian, 62, was presenting Paul Giamatti with the Best Actor award for his role in The Holdovers, when she took a misstep in her black heels.

While walking away from the podium to let Giamatti make his speech, Sedaris stumbled and fell back on the floor.

Giamatti, 56, was pictured rushing to help her up, but it appears as though she chose to take a small break and remained on the floor as he went back to the podium.

It seems Amy was not seriously injured, as the mood remained lighthearted on the stage, with Giamatti pointing to her on the floor as he went on with his speech.

Amy Sedaris took a dramatic tumble at the 2024 National Board of Review Awards Gala in New York on Thursday

Amy Sedaris took a dramatic tumble at the 2024 National Board of Review Awards Gala in New York on Thursday

The actress and comedian, 62, was presenting Paul Giamatti with the Best Actor award for his role in The Holdovers, when she took a misstep in her black heels

The actress and comedian, 62, was presenting Paul Giamatti with the Best Actor award for his role in The Holdovers, when she took a misstep in her black heels

While walking away from the podium to let Giamatti make his speech, Sedaris stumbled and fell back on the floor

While walking away from the podium to let Giamatti make his speech, Sedaris stumbled and fell back on the floor

The National Board of Review also shared an Instagram snap of the moment with a humorous caption, suggesting all was well with Amy after the tumble.

‘NBR Best Actor winner Paul Giamatti literally floored presenter Amy Sedaris with his nuanced comic performance in Alexander Payne’s THE HOLDOVERS!’ the caption read.

The National Board of Review Awards Gala celebrates art in cinema.

Aside from Giamatti, their top honorees this year included Killers of the Flower Moon for Best Film, Martin Scorsese for Best Director, and Lily Gladstone for Best Actress.

Meanwhile Maestro star Bradley Cooper received the NBR Icon Award.

Earlier in the evening Amy was pictured on the red carpet, where she looked elegant in a blazer and chic black skirt.

Underneath she wore a red, white and black plaid top. Her blonde tresses were pinned up for a chic updo.

The star accessorized with pearl earrings, which matched the pearl details on her black heels.



Giamatti, 56, was pictured rushing to help her up, but it appears as though she chose to take a small break and remained on the floor as he went back to the podium

Giamatti, 56, was pictured rushing to help her up, but it appears as though she chose to take a small break and remained on the floor as he went back to the podium

It seems Amy was not seriously injured, as the mood remained lighthearted on the stage, with Giamatti at one point pointing to her on the floor as he went on with his speech

It seems Amy was not seriously injured, as the mood remained lighthearted on the stage, with Giamatti at one point pointing to her on the floor as he went on with his speech

The NBR shared an Instagram snap of the moment writing that Giamatti 'literally floored' Amy with 'his nuanced comic performance', suggesting all was well with Amy after her tumble

The NBR shared an Instagram snap of the moment writing that Giamatti ‘literally floored’ Amy with ‘his nuanced comic performance’, suggesting all was well with Amy after her tumble

She was pictured speaking onstage before the mishap occured

She was pictured speaking onstage before the mishap occured

Giamatti was honored for his role in The Holdovers, where he stars as a despised teacher at an all-boy boarding school. He's also received a Golden Globe for the performance

Giamatti was honored for his role in The Holdovers, where he stars as a despised teacher at an all-boy boarding school. He’s also received a Golden Globe for the performance


Meanwhile Paul looked handsome in a plaid grey suit.

He was accompanied by girlfriend Clara Wong for the night. Clara was a vision in an off-shoulder black satin gown.

It’s not clear how long the pair have been dating, though they have worked together for years.

Clara has appeared in seven episodes of his Showtime series Billions, where she plays Troy, his dominatrix.

At last Sunday’s Golden Globes Paul thanked her in his acceptance speech after winning Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy.

‘I want to say, I love my beautiful girlfriend Clara Wong. Why you bother with me, I don’t know why,’ he said.

The pair celebrated his big win by going straight from the ceremony to In-N-Out Burger for a burger and fries, with Giamatti’s trophy at the table beside him.

Giamatti reportedly received applause from the other patrons upon arrival, as per Page Six.

‘People clapped when he came in… it was near UCLA, so there were a lot of college kids,’ the insider added.

Earlier in the evening Amy was seen on the red carpet, where she looked elegant in a blazer and chic black skirt

Earlier in the evening Amy was seen on the red carpet, where she looked elegant in a blazer and chic black skirt

Meanwhile Paul looked handsome in a plaid grey suit. He was accompanied by girlfriend Clara Wong for the night

Meanwhile Paul looked handsome in a plaid grey suit. He was accompanied by girlfriend Clara Wong for the night

Clara was a vision in an off-shoulder black satin gown

Clara was a vision in an off-shoulder black satin gown


The crowd, ‘respectfully waited till he was done eating, and then asked him for pictures.’

Giamatti beat out Nicolas Cage for Dream Scenario, Timothée Chalamet for Wonka, Matt Damon for Air, Joaquin Phoenix for Beau Is Afraid and Jeffrey Wright for American Fiction.

It was his third Golden Globe win.

He previously won in 2011 for Barney’s Version, and in 2009 for John Adams.

In the Holdovers he stars as a despised teacher at an all-boy boarding school who is forced to stay at the school over the winter break to supervise a student whose parents have opted not to spend the holidays with him.

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