Adam Sandler Responds to Predictions He'll Receive His First Oscar Nomination for “Jay Kelly” (Exclusive)

Could Adam Sandler beryllium adding an Academy Award to his trophy shelf?

The character and comedian addressed Oscar buzz for his capacity successful Jay Kelly successful an question and reply pinch PEOPLE astatine nan movie's New York City premiere connected Monday, Sept. 29, wherever he was joined by woman Jackie Sandler and their daughters Sadie, 19, and Sunny, 16.

"Well, that's existent cool and existent bully of everybody to say, and I'm conscionable happy I sewage to beryllium successful it," Sandler, 59, tells PEOPLE. "My man Noah Baumbach wrote it, benignant of put it each together, sewage nan performances he wanted retired of everybody, and I'm proud to beryllium successful it."

Jay Kelly is the first movie by Marriage Story director Baumbach, 56, since 2022's White Noise and stars Sandler alongside George Clooney, Adam Sandler, Laura Dern and Billy Crudup.

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“Everybody knows Jay Kelly, but Jay Kelly doesn’t cognize himself," sounds a tagline for nan dramedy, shared erstwhile Netflix first unveiled its released day and an image of Clooney, 64, successful nan movie successful May.

The movie "follows celebrated movie character Jay Kelly (Clooney) and his devoted head Ron (Sandler) arsenic they embark connected a whirlwind and unexpectedly profound travel done Europe," per a synopsis. "Along nan way, some men are forced to face nan choices they've made, nan relationships pinch their loved ones, and nan legacies they’ll time off behind."

Jay Kelly received a 10-minute opinionated ovation during nan Venice International Film Festival connected Aug. 28, per Deadline and The Hollywood Reporter.

As nan applause continued, Clooney kissed his woman Amal, who looked affectional successful her spot conscionable down him. He past hugged Sandler and Baumbach, who besides embraced 1 another.

While an Oscar information for Jay Kelly would people Sandler's first, nan actor, known much for his comedic roles, antecedently flexed immoderate of his melodramatic chops successful films for illustration Punch-Drunk Love (2002), Reign Over Me (2007) and Uncut Gems (2019).

In a associated Vanity Fair interview pinch Clooney published connected Aug. 4, Sandler said his newest movie was "heavy" astatine times. But, Clooney emphasized, Sandler has scope beyond his comedic projects and roles — and his accomplishment is plain to spot in Jay Kelly.

“This movie — much than immoderate movie Adam has done — shows what a beautiful, heartfelt, soulful character he is," he said.

"I kept telling nan cast, ‘Don’t telephone him Sand Man. Don’t talk to him for illustration he’s conscionable immoderate goofy comedian. He’s really a really beautiful, awesome actor,' " Clooney continued.

He added, “Because of what his paycheck is, which is doing large goofy comedies, erstwhile he does these other, beautiful, Uncut Gems kinds of movies, it reminds group of that."

Jay Kelly is successful prime theaters Nov. 14 and connected Netflix Dec. 5.