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Jennifer Coolidge leaves fans in stitches as The White Lotus star makes side-splitting Oscars mix-up at Golden Globes-Sabrina Barr-Entertainment – Metro
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Jennifer Coolidge is an undisputed comedy queen, having enjoyed a well-deserved resurgence thanks to her widely-beloved performance in The White Lotus.
The Legally Blonde and American Pie star was one of the highlights of last night’s Golden Globes, picking up the accolade for best performance by an actress in a supporting role in her category among the line-up of winners.
However, as well as her brilliant acceptance speech, which left The White Lotus creator Mike White in tears, one of her standout moments came while presenting another award from the 2023 event when she made an Oscars mix-up.
The 61-year-old was given the responsibility of announcing the winner for best supporting actor in a TV musical, comedy or drama, which eventually went to Tyler James Williams for Abbott Elementary.
As she opened the envelope, she declared: ‘The Oscar goes to…’ as the audience laughed.
While turning the piece of card around, Jennifer appeared to realise her mistake, exclaiming: ‘No no wait! Golden Globe, Golden Globe, Golden Globe…’
Jennifer Coolidge, you legend (Picture: Earl Gibson III/Shutterstock)
The White Lotus creator Mike White was left in floods of tears when Jennifer collected her own award (Picture: NBC)
Given how talented she is, the blunder could well have been a perfectly-planned bit.
Whether it was a premeditated skit or a genuine mistake, we sure do love her for it… and many of her fans do too.
‘Jennifer Coolidge accidentally saying “and the Oscar goes to…” is already my favorite moment of the Golden Globes just end it now,’ one person tweeted.
‘I 100% do not believe Jennifer Coolidge saying that was a bit,’ another wrote, while someone else added: ‘JENNIFER COOLIDGE JUST MADE MY WHOLE NIGHT.’
On the night, Jennifer also opened up about when she was offered the chance to present at the show over the phone, explaining that while she was excited about the prospect, it also prompted ‘a complete anxiety attack’.
‘I said, “Oh my god, that is such an honour. Thank you. Thank you so much. Yes, I would love to.” And I hung up on her,’ she said.
‘And then I thought about it for a little bit, and I just had a complete anxiety attack.’
Golden Globes 2023 winners list in full
Best Picture, Drama: The Fabelmans
Best Picture, Musical or Comedy: The Banshees of Inisherin
Best Director, Motion Picture: Steven Spielberg (The Fabelmans)
Best Screenplay, Motion Picture: The Banshees of Inisherin – Martin McDonagh
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama: Austin Butler (Elvis)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama: Cate Blanchett (Tár)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy: Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All at Once)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy Colin Farrell (The Banshees of Inisherin)
Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture: Ke Huy Quan (Everything Everywhere All at Once)
Best Supporting Actress, Motion Picture: Angela Bassett (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever)
Best Television Series, Drama: House of the Dragon (HBO)
Best Television Series, Musical or Comedy: Abbott Elementary
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series, Drama: Kevin Costner (Yellowstone)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series, Drama: Zendaya (Euphoria)
Best Actress in a TV Series, Musical or Comedy: Quinta Brunson (Abbott Elementary)
Best Actor in a TV Series, Musical or Comedy: Jeremy Allen White (The Bear)
Best Supporting Actor, Television: Tyler James Williams (Abbott Elementary)
Best Supporting Actress, Television: Julia Garner (Ozark)
Best Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture made for Television: The White Lotus (HBO)
Best Performance by an Actor, Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture made for Television: Evan Peters (Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story)
Best Performance by an Actress, Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture made for Television: Amanda Seyfried (The Dropout)
Best Performance by an Actress in Supporting Role, Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture made for Television: Jennifer Coolidge (The White Lotus)
Best Performance by an Actor in Supporting Role, Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture made for Television: Paul Walter Hauser (Black Bird)
Best Original Score, Motion Picture: Babylon (Paramount Pictures) – Justin Hurwitz
Best Picture, Non-English Language: Argentina, 1985 (Argentina)
Best Original Song, Motion Picture: Naatu Naatu from RRR (Variance Films) — Kala Bhairava, M. M. Keeravani, Rahul Sipligunj
Best Motion Picture, Animated: Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (Netflix)
During her own acceptance speech, Jennifer showered The White Lotus creator Mike with praise and brought him to tears, explaining how she had ‘big dreams and expectations’ when she was younger that became ‘fizzled by life’.
Joking that one of her aspirations was to become the Queen of Monaco, she told him: ‘I just want to say, Mike White, you have given me hope. You’ve given me a new beginning, even though this is the end, ’cause you did kill me off, but it doesn’t matter, because even if this is the end, you changed my life in a million different ways.’
As a tearful Mike watched on, Jennifer continued: ‘If you don’t know Mike White, this is what you should know. He’s worried about the world. He’s worried about people. He’s worried about friends of his that aren’t doing well, he’s always worried about people.
‘You’re worried about people, and he really is one of the greatest people I’ve ever met. He gives me so much excitement to be, you make people want to live longer. Mike, I love you to death.’
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