Following the Hollywood Foreign Press Association giving the cold shoulder to the Sundance breakout, writer-star Kumail Nanjiani took matters into his own hands, graciously handling Monday morning’s snub with a playful tweet in support of the project.

Hey gang. This is Steven Spielberg tweeting from Kumail’s phone. My fave movie this yr was The Big Sick. It’s avail on Amazon Prime & iTunes & all that. Great movie to watch w the fam. I watched it w my family (the Spielbergs) & we all loved it. Handing phone back to Kumail now.

— Kumail Nanjiani (@kumailn) December 11, 2017

Nanjiani’s tweet had reached burgeoning meme status shortly after he posted.

Ok this is Kumail tweeting from Rian’s phone- Steven Spielberg stole my phone, he fake-handed it back to me then ran off. If anyone has eyes on Steven Spielberg please tell him I’m not mad I just want my phone back it has wedding pictures on it. Also go see the last jedi on 12/15

— Rian Johnson (@rianjohnson) December 11, 2017

Hey gang. This is Steven Spielberg tweeting from Rachel’s phone telling all her favorite celebrities that she’s an incredible woman with a rocking bod who would be a great girlfriend and eventual wife to you if you took her on a date. Handing the phone back to Rachel now.

— rachel leishman (@RachelLeishman) December 11, 2017

This is Steven Spielberg tweeting from Danielle's phone telling all media companies to pay her any outstanding invoices before the end of the month. Ok giving the phone back to Danielle now.

— Danielle Sepulveres (@ellesep) December 11, 2017

Hi, this is Kumail Nanjiani, tweeting from Ryan’s phone while Steven Spielberg has my phone. Just wanna say Harriet is the cutest dog we’ve ever seen. She’s so adorable and if you have a chance you should pet her. Good with the whole family. K handing phone back to Ryan now.

— Ryan Cecil (@ryancecil) December 11, 2017

After generating stellar reviews out of Sundance and making big strides at the summer box office, The Big Sick — a romantic comedy adapted from Nanjiani’s real-life culture clash with the family of his wife (and co-writer) Emily V. Gordon —
was touted as a potential Oscar contender, though its Globes shutout marks a stumble en route to the Jan. 23 Academy Award nominations.

In the run-up to the Golden Globe nominations, The Big Sick amassed high profile notices from key precursors groups, including a best picture nomination from the Critics Choice Awards and a spot on the American Film Institute’s top 10 films of the year. Holly Hunter’s supporting performance has also bagged several nominations on the awards circuit thus far, namely at the Film Independent Spirit Awards and the Critics Choice Awards.