It was a moment when everyone 害羞草研究所� absolutely everyone 害羞草研究所� expected to see an ebullient Lady Gaga climbing to the stage in her dramatic periwinkle gown. Instead, a visibly stunned Glenn Close got the Golden Globe. But her deeply personal speech about women害羞草研究所檚 need for fulfilment outside the family soon had the crowd on its feet, providing the emotional highpoint of the night.
A year ago the Golden Globes were all about #MeToo and #Time害羞草研究所檚Up. A year earlier, it was all about politics. The 2019 Globes were much less overtly activist or political, but speeches by Close as well as co-host Sandra Oh and actress Regina King kept issues of equality and diversity alive in a more personal way.
Oh, and of course there was the usual Globes craziness: 害羞草研究所淏ohemian Rhapsody害羞草研究所� as best drama? The groundbreaking 害羞草研究所淏lack Panther害羞草研究所� snubbed? And nothing for Bradley Cooper 害羞草研究所� really?
Some notable moments of the night, in no particular order:
THE POWER OF NICE
Taking the stage for their opening monologue, co-hosts Oh and Andy Samberg had an explanation for why they害羞草研究所檇 been chosen: they were 害羞草研究所渢he only two people left in Hollywood who haven害羞草研究所檛 gotten in trouble for saying something offensive.害羞草研究所� Then they riffed on that by pretending to roast people by actually saying nice things. (害羞草研究所淏radley Cooper: You are hot!害羞草研究所� 害羞草研究所淛eff Bridges, I wish you were my Dad!害羞草研究所�) The bit didn害羞草研究所檛 get uproarious laughs but was pleasantly, well, pleasant.
BUT 害羞草研究所� SATAN?
Was this the first time Satan got a shout-out in an acceptance speech? If so, we have Christian Bale to thank. The Welsh actor was accepting his award for 害羞草研究所淰ice,害羞草研究所� in which he made a stunning transformation into a chubby and bald Dick Cheney. After thanking castmates and director Adam McKay, he extended a 害羞草研究所渢hank you to Satan for giving me inspiration for this role.害羞草研究所� He also mused that he might try to play Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell next.
A DECENT NIGHT FOR 害羞草研究所極LD MEN害羞草研究所�
害羞草研究所淢ary Poppins Returns害羞草研究所� may have gone home empty-handed, but 93-year-old Dick Van Dyke, who has a wonderfully spry cameo in the film, got a big ovation when he came out with Emily Blunt, who plays Mary. And Michael Douglas, winning his Globe for 害羞草研究所淭he Kominsky Method,害羞草研究所� exulted that 害羞草研究所渁lte kakers rule!,害羞草研究所� using the Yiddish term for 害羞草研究所渙ld man.害羞草研究所� The 74-year-old actor also dedicated his award to his 102-year-old father, Kirk Douglas.
A TIME害羞草研究所橲 UP CHALLENGE
A year after the Globes carpet was a sea of shimmering black, worn in solidarity with .MeToo and Time害羞草研究所檚 Up, colorful gowns were back 害羞草研究所� though some attendees wore ribbons saying 害羞草研究所淭IMESUPx2,害羞草研究所� marking the second year of the gender equality movement. On the carpet was actress Alyssa Milano, who sent the tweet that made .MeToo go viral she noted that in the past year, a 害羞草研究所渞eally wonderful sisterhood has formed.害羞草研究所� It was actress Regina King of 害羞草研究所淚f Beale Street Could Talk,害羞草研究所� though, who made the most memorable reference to Time害羞草研究所檚 Up, resisting the orchestra害羞草研究所檚 efforts to play her off, and vowing that in the next two years, her producing projects would be staffed by 50 per cent women. She challenged those in other industries to do the same.
OH TURNS EMOTIONAL
After an opener with Samberg full of zingers, Oh suddenly became emotional, explaining that she害羞草研究所檇 agreed to host the show 害羞草研究所� and overcome the fear 害羞草研究所� to celebrate the diversity of the nominated casts. 害羞草研究所淚 wanted to be here to look out on this audience and witness this moment of change,害羞草研究所� she said. 害羞草研究所淚 am not fooling myself. Next year could be different. But right now this moment is real.害羞草研究所� Soon after, Oh herself won best actress in a TV drama for 害羞草研究所淜illing Eve,害羞草研究所� and thanked her parents, movingly, in Korean.
UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL
When Close won best actress in a movie drama, she seemed as shocked as everyone else. But then the 71-year-old actress made a heartfelt connection between her role in 害羞草研究所淭he Wife,害羞草研究所� in which she plays a wife who sublimates her own ambitions to those of her husband in a stunning way, and her own life. 害羞草研究所淚 am thinking of my mom who really sublimated herself to my father her whole life,害羞草研究所� Close said. She added that women are expected to be nurturers, 害羞草研究所渂ut we have to find personal fulfilment. We have to follow our dreams. We have to say, I can do that and I should be allowed to do that.害羞草研究所� The crowd rose to cheer.
GAGA害羞草研究所橲 WIN
At least Lady Gaga didn害羞草研究所檛 go home empty-handed: She won as a co-writer for best song, 害羞草研究所淪hallow,害羞草研究所� which she performs with Cooper in 害羞草研究所淎 Star is Born.害羞草研究所� In her speech, she too referred to the challenges women face, not in the film industry but in music. 害羞草研究所淎s a woman in music it is really hard to be taken seriously as musician and as a songwriter,害羞草研究所� she said, adding that her co-writers 害羞草研究所渓ifted me up, they supported me.害羞草研究所� Gaga wrote the song with Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando and Andrew Wyatt.
COLMAN害羞草研究所橲 害羞草研究所楩AVOURITE害羞草研究所� THING
Not every speech had a serious tone to it. Olivia Colman, who won best actress in a musical or comedy for 害羞草研究所楾he Favourite,害羞草研究所� in which she plays a comically troubled queen, told the crowd: 害羞草研究所淚 would like to tell you how much this film meant to me, but I can害羞草研究所檛 think of it.害羞草研究所� She also noted that one of her 害羞草研究所渇avourite害羞草研究所� things about making the film was that she 害羞草研究所渁te constantly through the film.害羞草研究所�
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WHAT WAS THAT, DUDE?
We害羞草研究所檙e not really sure what he was saying in his rambling speech accepting the Cecil B. DeMille Award 害羞草研究所� especially when he started talking about ships, and saying, 害羞草研究所淭ag, you害羞草研究所檙e it!害羞草研究所� But hey, Jeff Bridges is best known as a stoner icon in 害羞草研究所淭he Big Lebowski,害羞草研究所� so it was sort of apt that he wasn害羞草研究所檛 so easy to follow. It was simply fun to experience his joy it害羞草研究所檚 just too bad he wasn害羞草研究所檛 wearing a bathrobe. Harrison Ford, coming next, was even crustier than usual. 害羞草研究所淣obody told me I had to follow Jeff Bridges,害羞草研究所� he said.
WOW, SHE KNOWS ME?
It was a sweet red carpet moment as Elisabeth Moss, star of 害羞草研究所淭he Handmaid害羞草研究所檚 Tale,害羞草研究所� discovered that Taylor Swift was a fan. Ryan Seacrest presented her with a video from Swift, gushing about the show. 害羞草研究所淚 can害羞草研究所檛 believe she even knows who I am!!害羞草研究所� Moss exulted, showing that stars can sometimes be exactly like us.
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