Hathaway Picks Knicks Title Over Oscar on Fallon — SkimNews
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- Anne Hathaway visited "The Tonight Show" Wednesday to promote "Verity," and host Jimmy Fallon surprised her with a signed OG Anunoby jersey plus a baby gift basket from the Knicks with a card reading "All my best" signed by Anunoby.
- Hathaway chose a Knicks championship over winning another Oscar during Fallon's "Best Thing Ever" game, telling the audience, "the way my nervous system is reacting to that choice is really intense."
- Hathaway is five months pregnant and is considered a best supporting actress frontrunner for her role in "The Odyssey," which is why the Oscar-vs.-Knicks question carried real weight.
- Hathaway became a viral Knicks good-luck charm after her "Devil Wears Prada 2" premiered May 1 with a scene featuring Karl-Anthony Towns at a Hamptons soiree, after which the team ripped off a historic 13-game winning streak.
- Hathaway had previously professed Anunoby fandom after he nearly crashed into her and her son going into the stands for a ball during a November 2024 game, which is how Fallon knew which player to involve in the bit.
Why it matters: Hathaway publicly deprioritized a potential second Oscar — she already leads the supporting actress race for "The Odyssey" — in favor of a Knicks title, a rare on-camera celebrity sports-over-cinema declaration. The Knicks organization is actively converting the meme into fan outreach, sending personalized gifts to a pregnant A-lister, turning a viral coincidence into a marketing asset tied to one of the NBA's marquee players.
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