Aaron Sorkin & Molly Bloom Talk 'Molly's Game,' Jessica Chastain and More | Oscar Nominees Night 2018 - video Dailymotion

Sorkin said he is honored to be recognized in the same year as his 'West Wing' alum Allison Janney.

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00:00I know you were together at the nominees luncheon, Oscar nominees luncheon, what was the highlight

00:04of that for each of you, Molly?

00:06Well, Aaron got called first, so he got to be the first one to stand on the risers and

00:12that was fun for me.

00:13Yeah, hearing your name called is definitely a highlight, but also looking around the room,

00:20seeing all these phenomenal artists, and I'll tell you a real highlight for me, standing

00:26up on the risers, where you have your picture taken, looking over and seeing Allison Janney.

00:33We spent so many years together on that West Wing set, I love her so much, and to see her

00:38getting an Oscar nomination really felt great, but not as great as hearing my own name called.

00:44Well, and also, we partly can thank you for Bradley Whitford and Get Out and so many of

00:51these.

00:52I'm not at all to thank for Allison or Brad, but I love that they're both, and Brad is

00:59in two huge movies this year, The Post and Get Out, but there wasn't going to be any stopping

01:05those actors.

01:06Molly, what is the best and weirdest part of seeing your life portrayed by Jessica Chastain?

01:13Well, I mean, the best part is that it's Jessica, who is an incredible actress and an even more

01:20incredible human being, or maybe Tide, and it's all weird, but weird in a really awesome,

01:27magical way that is difficult to describe, but it's been an incredible couple months.

01:35And Aaron, are you going to direct again in the near future?

01:39You know, I love working with great directors, and I'm not done wanting to do that, but I

01:44had the time of my life directing Molly's Game, primarily because I was surrounded by such

01:50terrific people.

01:51I'm very proud of what we all did together, it was a real triumph of collaboration, and

01:56I'm absolutely going to direct again if somebody will let me.

01:59Lastly, isn't it the case, I think you are jointly nominated for one award at least, the USC

02:06Scripter Award, that's cool, so you will go together as co-nominees, I would think?

02:11Well, yes, we are both nominated for the Scripter Award, but for all I know, she's bringing

02:18a date, or several dates, I have no idea what her social plans are that night.

02:26Also, that she might be committing a crime, there's always a possibility that there's

02:31a felony to be had someplace.

02:33Do you think we'll win?

02:35I think it's a great shot.

02:37I think that all the screenplays in our category are fantastic, so we're thrilled to be there.

02:44Thank you so much for the movie, it was a lot of fun and fascinating, and thank you for

02:50giving him such great material.

02:51If you're asking him until he agreed to write it, you're very welcome.

02:54And congratulations, good to see you, nice to meet you.