Ricky Gervais was back to host the 69th annual Golden Globe Awards in Los Angeles and these are my top five favorite moments of the night:
1. Christopher Plummer’s acceptance speech.
Christopher Plummer won the first Golden Globe of the night for “Best Supporting Actor” for his role in Beginners and, yes, I admit I was rolling my eyes when the legend was going on and on during his acceptance speech. But then he ended by talking about his wife of 43 years. “Her bravery and beauty haunts me still.” Wow. Just Wow.
2. Michelle Williams and Busy Philipps.
I watched these two actresses on Dawson’s Creek MANY years ago. They are still best friends today. They show up together to many of these award shows and I think it’s cool. Plus, they both always look super glam. Michelle won for portraying Marilyn Monroe in My Week with Marilyn. I loved when she thanked her 6-year-old Matilda Rose (her daughter with the late Heath Ledger) for “suffering through six months of bedtime stories, where all the princesses were read aloud in a Marilyn Monroe-[sounding] voice.”
3. Kate Winslet’s dress.
Not only is Kate Winslet an amazing actress, but she has amazing style. And you can’t go wrong with a simple black and white gown. Sophisticated and elegant. I want this dress!
4. Morgan Freeman awarded the Cecil B. DeMille Award for Lifetime Achievement.
I had the amazing opportunity to meet Morgan Freeman in a hotel lobby in Washington, DC about 6 years ago. He was in town for a press tour and my friend was his press day “handler.” He was having the time of his life working with Morgan and he would constantly tell everyone in our PR office what a great and humble guy he was. When I went to the hotel to help with an event that evening, I saw my friend walking down the stairs with Morgan. I was introduced to the actor and he stopped to look me in the eye and chat for a second. Then, he sat on the banister and slid the rest of the way down. He was just as laid back and cool as you would imagine, which is sometimes rare in the business. I was so happy to see him FINALLY win this lifetime achievement award and Shawshank Redemption is still one of my favorite movies of all time.
5. Felicity Huffman and William H. Macy Sing Their Lines.
It’s SO NICE to see a Hollywood couple with a successful marriage and these two could not be cuter. Especially when they present like this.
Congrats to all the Golden Globe winners. You can see the complete winners list HERE.
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