The 77th Golden Globe Awards took place in Beverly Hills last night and as usual, there were plenty of talking points throughout the evening.
Hosted for the fifth time by comedy writer turned professional edgelord Ricky Gervais, the ceremony kicked off with The Office star taking potshots at pretty much everybody in the room, leading to a number of grimaced expressions throughout the seven-minute monologue.
Once that was out of the way, the Golden Globes moved on to honouring the biggest Hollywood movies and stars of 2019, with Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, Joaquin Phoenix, Brad Pitt and Renée Zellweger all among the winners.
In case you missed it all (and why wouldn’t you, it was on in the middle of the night), we’ve compiled some of the best bits below…
Ricky Gervais’ opening monologue
The speech might have been edgier if it wasn’t punctuated by Gervais telling us that he “doesn’t care” every 30 seconds or so. Still, it should raise a few chuckles, if even for the facial reactions of some of those at the receiving end…
https://twitter.com/DRMovieNews1/status/1214052087555907584
Russell Crowe sends a message about climate change from Australia
Unable to be present to accept his award for Best Actor in a Mini-Series, Crowe sent a message about the bushfires ravaging Australia via Jennifer Aniston…
"Make no mistake, the tragedy unfolding in Australia is climate change-based." Jennifer Aniston reads Russell Crowe (@russellcrowe)'s powerful statement after his win for #TheLoudestVoice at the #GoldenGlobes https://t.co/D5vyLVJMas pic.twitter.com/dQWZdwd4xU
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) January 6, 2020
Brad Pitt thanks Leo
The Best Supporting Actor winner took time to praise his Once Upon A Time In Hollywood co-star and also took a thinly-veiled pop at Kate Winslet…
"Still, I would have shared the raft." Brad Pitt thanks his #OnceUponATimeInHollywood co-star Leonardo DiCaprio in his #GoldenGlobes acceptance speech… and brings up that 'Titanic' joke https://t.co/D5vyLVJMas pic.twitter.com/yprfGoLq3E
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) January 6, 2020
Tom Hanks choking up while addressing his family
The Hollywood icon received the Cecil B. DeMille Award for outstanding contributions to the world of entertainment and there was barely a dry eye in the house…
"A man is blessed with a family sitting down front like that." – Tom Hanks getting emotional accepting his honorary #GoldenGlobes award. https://t.co/0UWpWVtaMT
— Lights, Camera, Barstool (@LightsCameraPod) January 6, 2020
Phoebe Waller-Bridge of Fleabag having a little flirt with Barack Obama
She certainly didn’t waste her moment…
Phoebe #goldenglobes queen thanking Obama in her acceptance speech 🙌❤️ pic.twitter.com/k6fOzH1wrV
— Phoebe Waller-Bridge Source (@phoebewallerbr1) January 6, 2020
Michelle Williams had another important political message
She had just won the award for Best Actress in a Mini-Series…
"Women, when it comes times to vote, vote in your own self-interest — it is what men have been doing for years."
Michelle Williams with the speech of the night 👏👏#GoldenGlobespic.twitter.com/sbPJkYvVJx
— UPROXX (@UPROXX) January 6, 2020
Unfortunately for our own Saoirse Ronan, she was beaten in the Best Actress category by Zellweger but since she already bagged herself a Golden Globe a couple of years back, she won’t be too upset.
If the above clips aren’t enough for you, you’ll be able to catch the Golden Globes in full on RTÉ 2 tonight from 9pm.
