BEVERLY HILLS, California – Golden Globes winners had plenty to say backstage after picking up their shiny statuettes.
The 77th Golden Globes ceremony proved full of surprises, with awards handed out to everyone from Michelle Williams for her role in “Fosse/Verdon” to “1917,” the World War I film that was just released on Christmas Day and took home the prize for best drama.
Backstage, winners took time to reflect on everything from global news to encountering the royal family. Here’s the best of what the winners told the press.
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Renee Zellweger explains her ‘scrambled’ acceptance speech
After a long Golden Globes acceptance speech that only briefly touched on the legendary Judy Garland, Zellweger offered extended praise backstage while discussing her best dramatic actress win for playing the title character in “Judy.”
“The thing I took away (from the film) is gratitude, the shared experience of it and this celebration of Judy Garland,” she said. “Her legacy means so much to so many people.
“What I didn’t say up there, because my brain was scrambled – as you know, adrenaline and memory don’t mix, apparently – was people still want to share what she means to them 50 years after her passing.”
Taron Egerton was heckled – in the best way
“Rocketman” star Taron Egerton was shouted down in the best kind of way backstage. Director Dexter Fletcher snuck into the room with the journalists, sat somewhat hidden in the fifth row and cheered on Egerton, who plays Elton John in the movie.
“He’s a genius, he’s a legend!” Fletcher said as Egerton fought to speak from the podium.
Fletcher ended the evening inviting the journalists to their next stop. “Let’s go party!”
Michelle Williams on turning 40
Williams, who won for FX limited series “Fosse/Verdon,” reflected on giving more personal and political speeches of late. “By nature I’m a shy person,” she said. “But I’m about to turn 40, and I realized that over a great span of time I’ve changed and I’ve become stronger and I’ve become more able. I’ve found my voice and I want to use it.”
And she answered one reporter’s query about Broadway: Yes, she does want to do another play. But “I’ve got a little time to take off first,” she smiled, gesturing to her pregnant stomach.
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Awkwafina on making history
“The Farewell” star became the first woman of Asian descent to win the award for lead actress in a movie comedy/musical. “It’s pretty mind-blowing,” Awkwafina said backstage. “It feels incredible. But there’s this other feeling that you want there to be more. I hope this is just the beginning.”
Tom Hanks, recipient of the Cecil B. DeMille Award, shows off his Golden Globe statuette Sunday. (Photo: Dan MacMedan, USA TODAY)
Tom Hanks: You can stop saying I never play a bad guy
Despite feeling the effects of the flu, Cecil B. DeMille winner Tom Hanks was in top form backstage, taking on almost a game-show host demeanor as he bantered with reporters.
He joked with a Greek reporter about his honorary citizenship due to the Greek heritage of his wife, Rita Wilson. “Do I have to serve in the army? I’ve got bad knees and I’m an old man,” he said.
He said he’s about to travel to Australia to play Col. Tom Parker in Baz Luhrmann’s upcoming film about Elvis Presley. “I will then finally have an answer to all your stupid questions about why I will never play a bad guy,” he said. “I think I’m about to do that.”
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Olivia Colman on royal fiction vs. reality
In October, Olivia Colman got her CBE honor – the British honor right below knighthood in the Order of the British Empire – at Buckingham Palace, though she didn’t meet the queen. So did the palace look similar to Netflix’s “The Crown” set?
“On the set it feels like we’re doing too much, but it turns out we’re not,” said Colman, who won a Globe for her role playing Queen Elizabeth II. “Having been to the palace, it’s bigger than we’ve been doing and there’s more people than we’ve had in costume. You can’t quite imagine how over the top it is.”
Given the chance, what would Colman ask the queen? “I would quite like to ask her what other job she would have liked, had she had a choice.”
Ellen DeGeneres, left, puts her arm around fellow comedy talent Kate McKinnon, who introduced DeGeneres before she received the Carol Burnett Award for lifetime achievement in television at the Golden Globes. (Photo: HFPA, EPA-EFE)
Ellen DeGeneres was more emotional than she looked
Ellen DeGeneres got a special kick out of an award for excellence in TV named after the legendary Carol Burnett.
DeGeneres, who broke new ground when both she and her sitcom character came out as gay in the 1990s, said the award “sends a really powerful message to anyone out there trying to start a career and saying, ‘I’m different.’ You can accomplish a whole lot. As much as I don’t seem emotional I’m deeply moved by this.”
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