During the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards on September 17 , 2018 , Weiss made headlines by proposing to long-time girlfriend Jan Svendsen during his acceptance speech for Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special for his work on that year 's Academy Awards . He proposed by saying , " You wonder why I do n’t like to call you my girlfriend ? Because I want to call you my wife . " The ring previously belonged to his mother , who had died two and a half weeks prior . The moment was widely shared on social media platforms Twitter and Instagram
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