Golden Globes through the years: 39 biggest moments of all time

Best Jack Nicholson Moment?

All those Golden Globe moments and more are ahead.

‘‘This is the stuff you dream about,’’ said the sartorially challenged winner.

Golden Globes biggest moments

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‘‘I’m not going to lie.

I’ve never seen all these people before!’’

‘‘I can’t believe it.

Whoopi Goldberg, Golden Globes | Whoopi Goldberg, who won a Best Actress award for her role in The Color Purple , took the stage in a show-stopping bright yellow tracksuit,

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I’m shaking!’’

It’s harder to be a straight person all the way through.''

‘‘I’d like to thank… actually the makers of Kaopectate,’’ said Pitt.

Marlee Matlin, Golden Globes | The hearing-impaired actress Marlee Matlin, who portrayed a deaf student in Children of a Lesser God , accepted her Best Actress award in sign language.

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‘‘They’ve done a great service for their fellow man.’’

Caught nowhere near the men’s room after the show, Pitt explained his choice.

‘‘I have a nervous stomach, and it works.

Sigourney Weaver, Golden Globes | Sigourney Weaver racked up two awards in ‘89: Best Supporting Actress for Working Girl , and — as part of a three-way tie with Shirley

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I’ll be expecting those calls from Kaopectate any minute now.’’

He still gives the funniest acceptance speeches in the history of showbiz.

‘‘I am the Tom Hanks of the Golden Globes.’’

Tom Hanks, Golden Globes | Tom Hanks, who won a Best Actor award for his role in Big , also pocketed laughs with this quip directed at the Hollywood Foreign

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(Hanks won two Academy Awards in a row, forPhiladelphiain ‘94 andForrest Gumpin ‘95.)

As the crowd gasped and shouted for her to stop, Taylor, clearly confused (‘‘What?

I don’t open this?

Brad Pitt, Golden Globes | When Brad Pitt mounted the stage after winning the Best Supporting Actor award for 12 Monkeys , first on his thank-you list was not costar

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‘'), ultimately had to get direction fromDick Clark.

The icing on the deliciously dotty cake: Her legendary announcement ofGlaaadiator!as the winner.

He also praised costarKathy Bates, referring to her as ‘‘Bates Motel.’’

Christine Lahti, Golden Globes | Christine Lahti had to be fetched from the ladies’ room to claim her Best Actress in a TV Drama prize (for Chicago Hope ). Cracked

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His explanation for his free-flowing wit: ‘‘I took a Valium tonight.’’

Glad we can count on you, Jack.

‘‘I’m not from these parts,’’ he explained.

Golden Globes, Jack Lemmon, … | ‘‘I feel like being an artist is all about giving, and I’d like to give this to you, Mr. Jack Lemmon.’’ —Best Actor in a

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‘‘I’m from a little place called England.

We used to trigger the world before you.’’

He seemed just as surprised during his second win of the night, for Best Actor in a Comedy.

Golden Globes, Jim Carrey | ‘‘I’m the establishments I once rejected.’’ —Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy for Man on the Moon Watch it here

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‘‘And I’m lucky enough tonight to have my father here with me.’’

Could somebody pass the tissues?

The lucky name-drop recipients: Laurie’s script supervisor, his hairstylist, and his agent.

Courtney Love, Golden Globes | Best song presenter Courtney Love both awed and cowed the audience when she showed up in a slashed-up blue Galliano dress that was a wardrobe

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‘‘That’s not my handwriting,’’ Laurie said of the last slip of paper.

‘‘This is early, I haven’t had a drink yet,’’ he fretted.

Among those he thanked was Jack Abramoff, the recently indicted Washington lobbyist.

Elizabeth Taylor, Golden Globes | Anybody who’s watched a few awards shows knows there’s a protocol for presenters to follow: They’re supposed to get up on stage, crack a couple

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A few folks in Washington may be wondering the same thing.

(Washington reportedly used an anti-gay epithet about fellow cast member T.R.

Knight; those reports subsequently prompted Knight to come out publicly.)

Edie Falco, Golden Globes | Edie Falco, winning for her role in The Sopranos , was literally speechless…with laryngitis. She was unable to thank anyone, but she made a valiant

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Knight tried to lighten the mood by cracking in a goofy voice, ‘‘What fight?!’’

a f—-t. Never happened.’’

(Well, Mr. Washington, you kinda just did.)

Jack Nicholson, Golden Globes | Jack Nicholson and the Golden Globes have been good to each other over the years. He’s won six trophies and a lifetime achievement award, and

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Vary

2007: Most Outrageous Speech

Really, would you have expected less from theBoratstar?

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2009: Best Acceptance Speech Middle Finger

Who doesn’t loveTina Fey?

BabsInLacrosse, DianeFan, and CougarLetter, that’s who.

Tim Robbins, Meryl Streep, … | Mystic River ’s Tim Robbins won the first trophy of the evening, and his comments set the tone for the night. ‘‘A good thing about

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Sadly, just three months later, James was revealed to be aphilanderer, and Bullock filed for divorce.

2011: Most Memorable Laugh

It was the chortle that launched a thousandmemes.

He totally wants to sleep with me!’’

Ricky Gervais, Golden Globes | When Britcom The Office , on the little-seen BBC America cable channel, won an upset victory as Best Comedy Series, creator-star Ricky Gervais hardly knew

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He was met with bone-chilling glances and general A-list furor.

In the end, all the uproar didn’t make a lick of difference.

Gervais waswelcomed backfor a threepeat in 2012.

Jamie Foxx, Golden Globes | Some two hours into a disappointingly tame Globes telecast, and suddenly there was Jamie Foxx bringing a much-needed spark to the proceedings. His beautiful, meandering

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One moment of genius?

From Meryl Streep toTaylor Swift, no one was safe not even the Globes themselves.

Masterful, yet not mean.

Mariska Hargitay, Golden Globes | Law & Order: SVU ’s underrated Mariska Hargitay paid moving tribute to her late mother, legendary screen siren Jayne Mansfield, and her dad, Mickey Hargitay,

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She began very emotional, looking shocked while thanking the Hollywood Foreign Press Association in an odd way.

The play-off music started and stopped and then started again.

It was all very confusing, but cemented her name in history books for the wildest speech yet.

Hugh Laurie, Golden Globes | Accepting the award for Best Actor in a Drama for his grouchy doctor role on Fox’s House , Hugh Laurie noted that he had 172

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Had too much champagne?

Who knows, but the moment will be forever remembered by the internet.

“It’s been 5 minutes and I’m a meme,” she tweeted.

George Clooney, Golden Globes | George Clooney seemed unprepared to win the first award of the night, Best Supporting Actor (for playing a CIA agent stationed in the Middle East

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Their Cosby impressions paired with their jokes were some of their best zingers of the night.

2016: Most Bleeped Moment

Were the 2016 Globes the most bleeped ceremony in TV history?

“There was one performance this year that stunned me it sank its hooks in my heart.

Golden Globes | Backstage in the press room, the cast of Grey’s Anatomy was asked a question about a now-infamous dustup in the fall of ‘06 involving Patrick

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Not because it was good, there was nothing good about it.

But it was effective and it did its job.

It made its intended audience laugh and show their teeth,” she said.

Golden Globes, Sacha Baron Cohen | ‘‘I saw a dark part of America, a part of America that rarely sees the light of day. I refer of course to the anus

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Someone he outranked in privilege, power, and the capacity to fight back.

““I’m sorry!

“Alohastar Emma Stone was caught yelling on the broadcast.

Kate Winslet, Golden Globes | The sixth time was a charm for Kate Winslet, who took home twin trophies for her roles in Revolutionary Road and The Reader . During

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Appropriately, LMFAO’s “Shots” played as the “nurses” walked through the scared-looking crowd.

He called out the plethora of streaming services and the talent representing each one as nominees for the night.

“You say you’re woke, but the companies you work for I mean, unbelievable.

Tina Fey, Golden Globes | Who doesn’t love Tina Fey? BabsInLacrosse, DianeFan, and CougarLetter, that’s who. During her Best Actress thank-yous, the 30 Rock star marveled at the great year

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Apple, Amazon, Disney,” Gervais said.

“If ISIS started a streaming service, you’d call your agent.

You’re in no position to lecture the public about anything.

Sandra Bullock, Golden Globes | Hollywood’s own Miss Congeniality Sandra Bullock was a shoo-in for Best Actress thanks to her scrappy role in The Blind Side . She gave a

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You know nothing about the real world.

Most of you spent less time in school than Greta Thunberg.

“As some of you may know, he’s always been on mine.”

Natalie Portman, Golden Globes | It was the chortle that launched a thousand memes . When pregnant Natalie Portman took the stage to accept her Best Actress statuette for Black

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“He’s an all-star.

He’s a gent,” Pitt said.

I would’veshared the raft.”

Ricky Gervais, Golden Globes | With a lager on the podium and a veritable suicide bomb of a monologue in his heart, Ricky Gervais took the stage for a second

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Golden Globe Awards 2012 | Collecting her second Best Actress in a Drama Series trophy, Homeland star Claire Danes wasted no time making up for two very important omissions from

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Overly high expectations? No such thing! Amy Poehler and Tina Fey killed it with their monologue and didn’t stop until Argo ’s literal 11th-hour win