California, Feb. 23 -- Jesse Eisenberg called actress Emma Stone his "fairy godmother" during his acceptance speech for best screenplay at the 2025 Film Independent Spirit Awards, as per The Hollywood Reporter.

The Social Network actor won the best screenplay award for his film The Real Pain, which starred him and Kieran Kulkin in the lead roles. Emma Stone jointly produced it.

At Santa Monica in California on Saturday, the actor paid his gratitude to producer and actor Emma Stone for encouraging him to write the screenplay. While recounting his first meeting with Emma Stone, he said,

"I met Emma when we were in Zombieland together in 2009 and since then -- I write little magazine articles and little things on McSweeney's, and she's th...