Sometimes the first time’s the charm. The 83rd Golden Globes ceremony saw several first-time acting nominees coming out on top in their respective awards categories, with them overcome with emotion walking onto the Globes stage.
This new class of Globes winners kicked off with the first trophy of the evening, when Teyana Taylor took home the prize for female supporting actor in a motion picture for her performance in “One Battle After Another” as Perfidia Beverly Hills, a committed revolutionary coerced into giving up her comrades by a militant authoritarian state.
“My babies are upstairs watching. Y’all better be off them damn phones and watching me right now!” began Taylor, who began her career in choreography and music before becoming a screen actor.
“To my brown sisters and little brown girls watching tonight: our softness is not a liability. Our depth is not too much. Our light does not need permission to shine. We belong in every room we walk into. Our voices matter and our dreams deserve space.”
Backstage after her win, Taylor confessed that she was still getting comfortable making the rounds as a winner.
“They said do not touch the microphone. What do I do? I touch it!” she said before taking questions about her win. “I’m still gagging right now. I’m filled with so much gratitude.”
Rhea Seehorn, who leads Apple TV+’s arguably dystopian sci-fi series “Pluribus,” emerged victorious with her first Globes nod ever, taking the prize for female actor in a drama tv series. After walking to the stage, she offered a personal anecdote about her category presenter, Queen Latifah, that recalled her earlier days in the business.
“I met you about 20 years ago between jobs at Koo Koo Roo and you were so nice,” Seehorn began, gathering her breath and drawing a smile from Latifah. “I am still so grateful that I get to do this for a living, and this is incredible icing on that cake.”
Netflix’s limited series “Adolescence” dominated through the evening, taking home four trophies, including supporting acting prizes for Owen Cooper and Erin Doherty and a lead win for star and co-creator Stephen Graham – all three of whom had never been nominated at the Globes before.
“Adolescence” has been a juggernaut through the television awards season, with the Globes just the latest feather in their cap. Cooper, who is just 16 years old and made his screen acting debut with the series, shared that being onstage did “not feel real whatsoever” during his acceptance speech, adding that he is “still learning every day and from the people standing in front of me who have inspired me.”
Golden Globes announcer Marc Malkin noted on the broadcast that Cooper keeps his “Adolescence” awards in his bedroom, though the young actor jokingly confessed that his friends back home “are not impressed” with his accolades.
Taking interviews backstage after his win, Cooper’s co-star Graham confessed that his biggest pride of the evening was Snoop Dogg telling him that he was a “gangster” after his big win. “I can die now,” he exhaled.