Grammys 2021: Director Taika Waititi accepts the award for best soundtrack for Jojo Rabbit from the set of Thor: Love and Thunder
New Zealand writer-director Taika Waititi accepted a Grammy Award on Sunday for his film Jojo Rabbit – more than a year after its release.
Jojo Rabbit, which came out in 2019 and was already represented at last year’s Oscars, won the Grammy for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media.
‘I guess they’re just giving Grammys to anyone now! I’ll take it, thank you,’ said Taika from the Sydney set of his latest film, Thor: Love and Thunder.
Better late than never! New Zealand director Taika Waititi accepted a Grammy Award on Sunday for his film Jojo Rabbit, which was actually released in 2019
‘It was so long ago, I can barely remember anything about making that movie,’ he added.
‘But it seems like it’s never going to go away, and I’m happy about that.’
Taika already won an Oscar for adapting Jojo Rabbit’s screenplay last year.
Acclaim: ‘I guess they’re just giving Grammys to anyone now! I’ll take it, thank you,’ he said, sitting in a trailer from the Sydney set of Thor
The win comes after Taika raised eyebrows by celebrating the murder of Captain Cook last month.
Waititi took to Instagram to share his glee on the anniversary of the British explorer’s death, which happens to fall on Valentine’s Day.
‘Today we celebrate love, and also fondly remember the demise of Captain Cook at the hands of the beautiful native Hawaiians in 1779,’ the filmmaker wrote.
Winner: ‘It was so long ago, I can barely remember anything about making that movie — but it seems like it’s never going to go away, and I’m happy about that,’ he added
He added in the caption: ‘Love is in the air.’
The What We Do in the Shadows director, who is of Maori descent, has long been vocal about his disdain for Cook.
Last year, he shared a similar post on the anniversary of Cook’s death on February 14.
‘Today we celebrate love, and also fondly remember the demise of Captain Cook at the hands of the beautiful native Hawaiians in 1779,’ he wrote along with the caption ‘Love is in the air’
‘Hey lovers! Happy Valentines & Captain Cook peacefully passing away under the delicate care of native Hawaiians in 1779 Day! Please spread love. I love you, Polynesia!’ He wrote in 2020.
Captain Cook, who landed in Botany Bay with his crew in 1770, was killed on a beach in Hawaii in 1779.
Waititi’s latest film is distributed by Disney, which recently fired The Mandalorian actress Gina Carano for past comments she made on social media.
Controversial: Waititi’s latest film is distributed by Disney, which recently fired The Mandalorian actress Gina Carano for a post comments she made on social media