Jesse Eisenberg is grateful for his friendship with Emma Stone. The “A Real Pain” writer and star gushed about Stone’s support of his career as a writer while he accepted the award for best screenplay at the Film Independent Spirit Awards in Los Angeles on Saturday.

Jesse Eisenberg spoke about the possibility of writing a role for Emma Stone at the Independent Spirit Awards.

I am riding the coattails of her goodwill,' Eisenberg said of Stone, his longtime friend who has become a prolific producer.

D uring his acceptance speech at the 2025 Film Independent Spirit Awards, Jesse Eisenberg made sure to thank his producer, Emma Stone. Eisenberg won Best Screenplay for A Real Pai

"I am riding the coattails of her goodwill," Eisenberg said when accepting the best screenplay award on Saturday.

Jesse Eisenberg, in heading to Oscar night where his A Real Pain is up for Best Original Screenplay, spoke today at the Spirits backstage about his on-set bromance with Kieran Culkin; the Searchlight Sundance acquisition actually about the complex relationship of two cousins traveling to Auschwitz.

Jesse Eisenberg shocked his former Zombieland costar Emma Stone with a sweet shout-out during his Best Screenplay acceptance speech at the Independent Spirit Awards. On Saturday, February 22, Eisenberg,