Jennifer Coolidge was swarmed, Austin Butler talked Elvis: Golden Globes moments you didn’t see on TV
Golden Globes partied in primetime Tuesday night.
After NBC declined to air the award show in 2022 due to the scandal-plagued Hollywood Foreign Press Association, TV viewers saw Hollywood glitz and awards season gravitas – with Steven Spielberg’s “The Fabelmans” and “The Banshees of Inisherin” setting the pace with two major movie wins each.
Eddie Murphy skewered Will Smith’s infamous Oscar slap in his Cecil B. DeMille Award speech and host Jerrod Carmichael spiked Tom Cruise with a joke.
But the onstage scene at the star-filled Beverly Hilton was only part of the story.
Here’s what you didn’t see at the 80th Golden Globe Awards.
6 biggest Globe moments: From Jennifer Coolidge to Jerrod Carmichael’s Tom Cruise jab
Brad Pitt, Quentin Tarantino: Twice Upon a Time in Hollywood
Brad Pitt might have been nominated for his supporting role in “Babylon,” but the freshly cleaned-up superstar re-lived glory days with his “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” director Quentin Tarantino.
The two started hanging out minutes after doors opened in the ballroom and the bro-fest never stopped, with Pitt often throwing his head back in laughter at Tarantino’s arm-waving animated tales. Even if he went home empty-handed, Pitt never lost his smile from his stage-side seat.
A$AP Rocky, father of her daughter born in May.
Late in the show, “Black Panther” director Ryan Coogler and wife Zinzi Evans FaceTimed with their young child, which caught Rihanna’s attention. Coogler handed the phone over to Rihanna who beamed a heartfelt greeting.
A$AP Rocky was the perfect Globes date, holding Rihanna’s clutch and ensuring no one stepped on her gown as the two made an early awards show exit.
Austin Butler can’t help sounding like Elvis
If you thought Austin Butler still sounded like Elvis Presley after starring in the Baz Luhrmann-directed biopic “Elvis,” you’re not alone.
The 31-year-old actor, who took home best drama actor for his performance as the King, said backstage that he hears from fans about the continued vocal resemblance, but swears it’s unintentional.
“I don’t think I sound like him, but I guess I must,” said Butler. “I liken it to when somebody lives in another country for a long time.”
Amanda Seyfried denied iPhone acceptance speech
“Yellowstone” stars Cole Hauser and Mo Brings Plenty announced Amanda Seyfried as winner of the best limited series actress award for her role in “The Dropout,” but said the actress was working on a new musical and could not accept the award in person. All true.
But the duo didn’t hear the cries from “The Dropout” table or see the video call featuring a casually dressed Seyfried, seemingly ready to speak from an iPhone held in an outstretched hand. At least Seyfried saw the honor in real-time.
Jennifer Coolidge lost in sea of selfies
“White Lotus” star Jennifer Coolidge killed it onstage during her hilarious best actress in a limited series speech. At the Billboard/HFPA Official Golden Globes After Party, Coolidge was nearly consumed by a sea of selfie-seaking fans. Without spurning one fawning admirer, Coolidge managed to get her Globe personalized at the party’s engraving stand, following fellow winners: “Black Bird” star Paul Hauser and “Abbott Elementary” star Tyler James Williams.