The Golden Globes are always good for a surprise. Aaron Taylor Johnson winning best supporting actor for Nocturnal Animals (2016). Amy Adams winning for Big Eyes (2014) when everyone expected Emily Blunt to win because she was in a musical; Into the Woods (2014). Just last year Glenn Close winning over Lady Gaga changed the best actress race. 

But perhaps the biggest and happiest surprise was Isabelle Huppert winning best actress in a drama for Elle (2016). That year everyone thought the competition was between Emma Stone for La La Land and Natalie Portman in Jackie. And there they were in separate categories at the Globes and were each expected to win...

Best Actress in a musical was announced earlier in the evening and Stone won. Everything was going according to script. Then Leonardo DiCaprio came on stage to present best actress in a drama and called out Huppert’s name. The shock! The surprise! Huppert’s breathy overwhelmed speech. It was a moment to cherish and remember. It changed the best actress race, Portman was no longer vying for the win despite winning the Critics Choice earlier in the year; and Huppert became a more plausible Oscar nominee despite being ignored by SAG.