Golden Globes: 11 Best and Worst Moments, From Chadwick Boseman’s Win to Tracy Morgan’s ‘Soul’ Flub (Photos)

Best: Frontline workers as guests

Usually, the front tables of the Golden Globes are filled with A-list stars like Meryl Streep and Brad Pitt, but this year, the HFPA decided to honor front line workers and first responders to the coronavirus pandemic by inviting them to watch the show live.

“We are grateful you’re here… so celebrities can stay safely at home,” co-host Tina Fey joked about the fact that nominated talent and presenters were tuning in over Zoom.

Worst: Daniel Kaluuya’s connection issue

Daniel Kaluuya won Best Actor in a Supporting Role in Film for his role in “Judas and Black Messiah,” and when presenter Laura Dern introduced the winner, Kaluuya was all of us during the pandemic with Zoom connectivity issues. Dern handled it amazingly though, and sent her best wishes to congratulate the actor… before Kaluuya tuned back in to give his acceptance speech.

Best: Mark Ruffalo’s speech

Ruffalo won in the category Best Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology series of TV Movie for his role in “I Know This Much Is True.” Not only was he able to celebrate his win with his wife and son (who cheered him on profusely), but Ruffalo took the time to use his speech as a plea for all of us to unite after a divisive four years, and focused on the issues of climate change.
He also spoke of inclusivity, saying, “The more we include each other and see each other, the faster we will heal our dying hearts and minds… let’s turn the page on the cruel past of this nation.”

Worst: Catherine O’Hara’s acceptance speech

After O’Hara won the Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy for her performance in “Schitt’s Creek,” her husband, production designer and director Bo Welch, had his phone on-hand for her acceptance speech. What sounded like pure garbled noise at first quickly became distinguishable as applause sound effects.

Worst: Maya Rudolph and Kenan Thompson skit for accepting the (fake) award for “Least Original Song”

Maya said she had a “vodka epidural” before she arrived, she and Keenan both ramble nonsense, and asked Amy to hold her three shoes. They finish the skit by announcing that COVID-19 is a hoax and space lasers control the weather. It’s was an unmitigated disaster.

Best: Olivia Colman cheering on costar Emma Corrin

Emma Corrin won Best Actress in a TV Drama for playing Princess Diana in Netflix’s “The Crown.” Also nominated in the same category was Olivia Colman, who costarred in the series with Corrin in its latest season playing Queen Elizabeth. When Corrin won, Coleman stood up and did a little dance to cheer her on, and was just staring at Corrin in awe during her acceptance speech.

What’s even better is that Corrin thanks Princess Diana herself. Diana, of course, died in 1997.

Best: Tracy Morgan’s “Soul” Flub

Tracy Morgan announced both Best Original Song and Best Original Score. When he was about to announce “Soul’ had won the latter category, he accidentally called it “Sal,” causing him to let out a giggle.

The Twitterverse thought it was hilarious as well, with many thanking Morgan for the laughs and making references to the show “Better Call Saul,” whose slogan is “S’all good, man!”

Best: School Kids Skit

During a segment with young kids in a classroom, they were asked questions like ‘Where does the Royal Family live” and “Who is Lin-Manuel Miranda,” and while most answers were hilarious and heartwarming (and completely wrong), all the kids knew who Chadwick Boseman was. Many people on Twitter in response said they teared up at that, given that the ‘Black Panther’ actor died unexpectedly last year from cancer.

“Chadwick Boseman is the good guy,” one child said.

WORST: Celebrities Talking to Doctors

In one skit, celebrities like Carey Mulligan, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Tina Fey talked to various doctors about symptoms like feeling stuck in a time loop or GI issues or “feeling hot and bothered” because of “Bridgerton,” and while some of them were cute or funny — was it really necessary to relieve things we’ve all experienced over the past year?

BEST: Chadwick Boseman wins Best Actor, Motion Picture, Drama, for “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.”

In perhaps the show’s best moment, Boseman’s widow Taylor Simone Ledward accepted the award and gave a tearful and powerful speech.

“I don’t have his words, but we have to take all the moments to thank the people we love. I’m taking this moment to do exactly that,” she says.

“Donald Trump is contesting the result,” he said. “He’s claiming a lot of dead people voted … which is a very rude thing to say about the HFPA.”

Source: the wrap feed