According to reports from people within the theatre, Lee didn't hide his negative reaction. Award columnist Pete Hammond reported for Deadline, "Lee clearly was furious, got up and walked toward the back of the auditorium in a huff. He then turned back and appeared to get into an intense conversation with Jordan Peele, who was behind him. Lee paced the aisle and stormed to the back of the auditorium. When he came back, he turned his back to the stage during the speech." Peele, along with others in the room, declined to clap