The 73rd Golden Globes was held on Sunday, Jan. 10. The Golden Globes are about honoring the best in film and American television. During this night, many actors and actresses gather around to celebrate those who have won or were even nominated. The categories are divided into two sections: comedy and musicals and drama. “The Revenant,” “Joy,” “Trainwreck” and “Concussion” are just some of the movies that won and were nominated for the Golden Globes. There are several moments that really stuck out to me while I watched the show.
One of the moments was when Eva Longoria and America Ferrera spoke and called out racism. When Longoria and Ferrera walked out on stage, they started off by saying they are not other Latina actresses. Longoria introduced herself “not as Eva Mendes.” Ferrera introduced herself as “not Gina Rodriguez.” The joke originally started out when the Golden Globes announced the nominees and referred to Ferrera as the “Jane the Virgin” star Gina Rodriguez. After they announced the winner, Longoria said, “Thank you, Salma.” Ferrera said, “You’re welcome, Charo.”
The next moment that I enjoyed was Sylvester Stallone’s standing ovation. Stallone is a 69-year-old star who finally took home his very first Golden Globe award for his role in “Creed.” Once again, he played his most iconic character, Rocky Balboa. This role had earned him a Globe nomination in 1976 for playing Rocky. Forty years later and he finally got to take home the award. The audience and my parents could not have been more excited for the actor. I have not seen “Creed,” but I have seen “Rocky” and he deserved this award.
Another moment was when Jennifer Lawrence and Amy Schumer took the stage. Those two would make very good co-hosts. J. Law and Schumer are already the best of friends, and they are both comedy professionals, although J. Law has assured us that they would never take the challenge of hosting the Golden Globes. Their chemistry while presenting speaks for itself. Ricky Gervais was a great host, but honestly Lawrence and Schumer would make even better hosts.
Taraji P. Henson’s Cookie Giveaway was another great moment and very hilarious. While Henson, who plays Cookie on “Empire,” walked up to accept the award for Best Actress in a Drama Series, she handed out cookies to several of the other actors and actresses. The funny part is that she handed out cookies because of her character name on “Empire.”
Overall, the Golden Globes were full of funny moments and good actors and actresses. The 73rd Golden Globes was a success with the winners and viewers cheering with joy. Hopefully the 74th Golden Globes will be even more successful and hopefully J Law and Schumer will host.
