“The Banshees of Inisherin” actor Colin Farrell and “Everything Everywhere All at Once” star Michelle Yeoh continued their strong showing in awards season with Golden Globes wins for best actor and actress in a motion picture comedy or musical on Tuesday.
On the drama side of the ledger, Austin Butler won best actor in a motion picture drama for the title role in director Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis.” Cate Blanchett, who was not at the awards ceremony, also won best actress for a motion picture-dream for “Tár.”
“It’s been an amazing journey and an incredible fight to be here today,” Yeoh said of achieving universal acclaim for her work as she turned 60 in 2022. “But I think it’s been worth it. I remember when I first came to Hollywood.
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“It was a dream come true – until I got here,” the Malaysian-born actress, who first came to fame in Hong Kong cinema, said as the audience laughed. “I came here and was told, ‘You’re a minority,’ and I said, ‘No, that’s not possible.’ And then someone said, ‘You speak English.’ … I said, ‘Yeah, the flight here was about 13 hours long – so I learned.’
‘I think all of you women understand this, as the days, the years, and the numbers get bigger, it seems like opportunities start to get smaller,” she continued, after shushing pianist Chloe Flower who was tasked to play each time a winner went long. “Then along came the best gift, ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once.’”
Farrell thanked writer-director Martin McDonagh and castmate Brendan Gleeson, who 15 years ago teamed up with Farrell for “In Bruges,” which also won Farrell a Golden Globe.
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“Martin McDonagh, you changed the trajectory of my life in ways that I will begrudgingly be grateful for the rest of my days,” Farrell said. “Brendan, I love you so much.”
Austin Butler won best actor in a motion picture drama for the title role in director Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis.” He came to the stage excited not just to win the Golden Globe but simply to be in the room with some of his idols.
“Brad, I love you,” he said to Brad Pitt, a nominee for “Babylon.” “Quentin (Tarantino), I printed out the script to ‘Pulp Fiction’ when I was 12.”