NEW YORK — Forget Rose Byrne's bearded dragon.
The new (unseen) star of awards season is the Aussie's legendary spinach pie, which close friend Paul Rudd salivated over as he presented Byrne with best actress at the National Board of Review Awards Jan. 13.
Their families spend every Thanksgiving together, "and while you probably know just how talented she is, one thing you might not know is that she makes a mean spinach pie," Rudd said as he introduced Byrne, who was being feted for her unflinching work in "If I Had Legs I'd Kick You."
"It's the hit of Thanksgiving," he continued. "My kids don’t like turkey, but they live for Rose's spinach pie. It's a topic of conversation year-round."
Byrne playfully deflected his praise, saying that no one has brought "more joy to cinema" than her dear pal "Paulie": "He's also my husband's [Bobby Cannavale] best friend, so that might be why he's here."
