Chris here with a post-Globes actress love hangover. Sorry boys, but unless your name was Denzel, you didn't do much during the ceremony to win our attention. Here are the seven women who won the evening (and we're not even talking best dressed yet. In no particular order, except for this golden girl.
Let's hear it for Brie Larson! After earning accolades for Room and keeping her social media game on point, she's finally got a big prize to set her apart from tough competition. Add in a charming speech where she credited the Room team above and below the line (including best friend Jacob Tremblay), and we've got the once-supposed frontrunner securing that status for real.
Oh and speaking of that winning speech...
Team Experience waits patiently by the mailbox.
And on to "Cookie" because The Globes aren't only about the booze.
Taraji P. Henson made sure everyone had a little treat to go along with their toast of her Best Actress win for her flamboyant role as Empire's Cookie Lyon. She filled time in that long walk from the TV tables by passing out... cookies, natch! Once on stage, she defied the teleprompter.
I waited twenty years for this. You gon' wait."
Yes, ma'am!
The evening had it's share of surprise wins, kicking off early with a Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture win for Kate Winslet in Steve Jobs. The ebulliently surprised actress wasn't the last one to be clearly overwhelmed by an unexpected win: Crazy Ex'Girlfriend's Rachel Bloom delightfully blew the roof off the Hollywood Hilton and Lady Gaga was having a moment when she won for American Horror Story: Hotel and sincerely expressed her gratitude. Maura Tierney however kept her chill.
Throughout the night, though, Jane Fonda was all of us:
Or.... maybe the guy next to her was all of us.
Regardless, goddess Fonda was there to do three things, none of which were to give a shit. Three things:
- Have champagne.
- Be nominated.
- Be flawless.
Of course, our favorite galpals gave good gif.
Jennifer walked away with the Best Leading Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical/Comedy, but the real winners of the night were anyone seated at A Schu and J Law's table.
And at the end of the evening, God arrived to give an award to somebody or other though Her presence is reward enough
