Actor Adam Sandler responds to buzz about a potential Oscar nomination for his role in Jay Kelly

Actor Adam Sandler responded to buzz about a potential Oscar nomination for his role in Jay Kelly, at the movie’s New York City premiere, where he was joined by his wife, Jackie Sandler, and their daughters, Sadie, 19, and Sunny, 16. “Well, that’s real cool and real nice of everybody to say, and I’m just happy I got to be in it,” said Sandler, adding, “My man Noah Baumbach wrote it, kind of put it all together, got the performances he wanted out of everybody, and I’m proud to be in it.”

Jay Kelly is the first movie by director Baumbach since 2022’s White Noise and stars Sandler alongside George Clooney, Laura Dern and Billy Crudup.

The film “follows famous movie actor Jay Kelly (Clooney) and his devoted manager Ron (Sandler) as they embark on a whirlwind and unexpectedly profound journey through Europe,” per a synopsis. Jay Kelly will be streaming on Netflix on December 5.