Gyllenhaal paid tribute to his brother-in-law.Photo:Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty ; Jon Kopaloff/Getty
Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty ; Jon Kopaloff/Getty
Jake Gyllenhaalis one proud brother-in-law.
The 42-year-old congratulated his sisterMaggie Gyllenhaal’shusbandPeter Sarsgaardon his best actor win at the 2023Venice International Film Festivalover the weekend for the movieMemory.
Alongside a snap of the star with his award, Jake’s tribute read: “Congratulations to my incredible (and incredibly talented) brother in law @gaardsars for winning Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival!"
He added, “Couldn’t be happier for this extraordinary human. Love you brother.”
Maggie, 45, also celebrated her husband of 14 years on Instagram, writing, “My husband @gaardsars won the #volpicup BEST ACTOR at the Venice Film Festival last night. His performance was astonishing. Vulnerable, feet on the ground/heart in the heavens.”
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Sarsgaard paid moving tribute to his wife and his late Uncle in his speech.Daniele Venturelli/WireImage
Daniele Venturelli/WireImage
Meanwhile, the Gyllenhaal siblings’ godmotherJamie Lee Curtisshared the same image as Jake and wrote of Sarsgaard: “SUCH A GOOD MAN, HUSBAND, PARTNER, FATHER, ARTIST!”
Sarsgaard, 52,who shares 16-year-old Ramona and 11-year-old Gloria Ray with Maggie, took home the award for his portrayal of a man with dementia in the movieMemory,which also stars Jessica Chastain.
When the actor stepped up to the podium to accept, he made sure to reference theongoing writers' and actors' strikesthat brought almost all of Hollywood to a standstill. He also paid tribute to his wife, telling her, “I love you.”
Cailee Spaeny won the best actressaward at Venice for playing Priscilla Presley in Sofia Coppola’sPriscilla.
Maggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard at the 80th Venice International Film Festival on Sept. 9, 2023.Elisabetta A. Villa/Getty
Elisabetta A. Villa/Getty
Back in November 2021,Maggie paid tribute to her husband,telling PEOPLE that he was “holding up the family side of things” while she made her award-winning directorial debutThe Lost Daughter.The movie starredOlivia Colman,Dakota Johnson,Jessie Buckley,Paul Mescal as well as Sarsgaard, 50.
source: people.com
