"I'm here 'cause I'm black": the best moments of the 80th Golden Globe Awards

Comedian Jerrod Carmichael will go down in the history of the Golden Globes for being the first presenter who, in the middle of the ceremony, decided to reproach both Hollywood and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, in charge of organizing the gala. He did so as soon as the live broadcast began, claiming that the only reason he was the presenter was because he was black:

To launch this criticism he used his best tool, humor. He raised the laughter of the attendees to the remembering how he experienced the moment he was asked to be a presenter of the ceremony, for which, he explained, he was paid 500,000 dollars, a moral dilemma for him: "One minute you’re making mint tea at home, the next, you’re invited to be the black face of an embattled white organization. Sometimes life goes that fast, doesn't it?" he said.

Major absentees at the Golden Globes

But the criticism was there and the boycott that last year's Golden Globes experienced was once again present at the ceremony. It was not through direct mentions, but through small acts, such as the conspicuous absences of Zendaya, the winner of Best Actress in a Series in the Drama genre for Euphoria; Amanda Seyfried, winner for Best Actress in a Miniseries for The Dropout; Cate Blanchett, winner for Best Actress in a dramatic film for Tár; Kevin Costner or Brendan Fraisier who kept his promise and did not attend the Golden Globes.

As Cinemania explains, all of them gave as an excuse for their absence either previous professional commitments or bad weather conditions caused by the passage of several atmospheric conditions. But it is not difficult to discover that the real reason was to make a statement of intent and show their rejection of these awards.

Eddie Murphy reminisces about Oscar slapping

Comedian Eddie Murphy was one of the few people who knew he would come out on top at the Golden Globes. He was aware that, during the ceremony, he would receive the Cecil B. Demille Award in recognition of his 46-year career. During his speech, the comedian, far from being intimidated, decided to recall the most vivid moment of last year's Oscars gala: the slap Will Smith gave Chris Rock for making fun of his wife's alopecia:

Angela Bassett touches with her remembrance of Chadwick Boseman

It wasn't all laughter and criticism at the Golden Globes gala. The emotional touch was provided by Angela Bassett, who accepted her award for Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture for her role as Queen Ramonda in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.

During her speech, she not only thanked the director of the Marvel film, Ryan Coogler and her colleagues, she also wanted to remember the deceased Chadwick Boseman, whose death shaped much of the plot of the award-winning film: "We embarked on this journey together with love. We mourned, we loved, we healed. And we will be surrounding each and every day by the light in the spirit of Chadwick Boseman," she said. She also did not forget the Marvel fans, the thousands of people who wait for each of the superhero movies, whom she thanked for their immense support:

Colin Farrell praises Ana de Armas

Collin Farrell did not miss the opportunity to have Ana de Armas present him with the award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Musical for his role in The Banshees of Inesherin.

As soon as he got on stage, he dedicated a few affectionate words to the Cuban actress for her work in Blonde, the film in which she gives life to Marilyn Monroe. According to the actor, he was amazed by her performance:

Ricardo Darín lengthens his speech

The winner of Best Foreign Language Film, Argentina, 1985, also had its own special moment at the Golden Globes. After a political speech by the film's director, Santiago Mitre, it was the turn of producer and star Ricardo Darín.

He began his speech in English but, after a few minutes, decided to continue in Spanish. At that moment, the music rose to indicate that the time they were given to say a few brief words was running out, sparking laughter from the actor as he finished his speech, this time in Spanish:

Spielberg, from coffee boy to Best Director at Golden Globe Awards

Quentin Tarantino was in charge of giving the award for Best Director to Steven Spielberg. This is Spielberg's fifth Golden Globe in this category. On this occasion it was for his work in The Fabelmans, his autobiographical film which he dedicated to both his mother and father, both now deceased.

However, the moment came when Tarantino presented him with the award, telling him that John Cassavetes would be very proud of him. To the surprise of the rest of the attendees, Steven Spielberg explained the reason for the words that his colleague had dedicated to him: