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Thomas went to bat for the prosecutors accused of misconduct, persistently defending their honor with deep empathy and concern for their reputations.

Dave Mullins, director of the animated short film winner “War Is Over!,” said simply, “There’s an anti-war message we tried to honor with this film.”

And “Sideways,” Payne’s last collaboration with Giamatti, won the ensemble honor with only four cast members.

Satter said she shared the honor with Michael, and, noting his devoted support of people and organizations that elevated artists of color, urged those in attendance to “come together as an inclusive community.”

Waldron said the fact that Parsons — who appears on his way to his third straight All-Pro honor with 11.5 sacks already this season — was the end on the play didn’t factor into the play call.