At Tuesday night’s 80th Golden Globe Awards, Jennifer Coolidge, who played the iconic role of Tanya in Mike White’s The White Lotus, wowed the crowd with not one but two incredibly chaotic and wonderful acceptance speeches.
The actress’s standout turn as Tanya McQuoid in Mike White’s acclaimed HBO series earned her the award for best supporting actress in a television limited series/motion picture.
Other actresses up for the award that Coolidge hopelessly outmatched included Aubrey Plaza (her co-star in The White Lotus), Niecy Nash-Betts (Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story), Claire Danes (Fleishman Is in Trouble), and Daisy Edgar-Jones (Under the Banner of Heaven).
During her amusing and passionate speech, she knocked over her hefty trophy on the floor and said,
“I can put this down, right? I don’t work out, you know? “What I mean is that I can’t hold it for that long.” — She reflected on her achievements before praising the man behind The White Lotus, whom she also made emotional during her speech.
Jennifer Coolidge talked about the good and bad parts of being an actress in Hollywood. She said that movies like Legally Blonde and American Pie were highlights.
“Some of the people in this room, there were five people that kept me going for 20 years with these little jobs,” Coolidge said. “And it would be enough to get to the next one, the next one. Because some of these things are like five different … sequels of American Pie,” she added. “I’ve milked that to the bone. I’m still going for six and seven, whatever they want. I had such big dreams and expectations as a younger person, but what happened is they got sort of fizzled by life. I thought I would be the Queen of Monaco even though someone else did it. And then you get older and think, ‘Oh, what the fuck is going to happen? And, Mike White, you have given me hope. You’ve given me a new beginning… You changed my life in a million different ways.”
It was her tribute to Mike White that, indeed, took the cake.
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Her speech, full of (cuss words) and gratitude, is winning the Internet.
“And, Mike White, you have given me hope. You’ve given me a new beginning. Even if this is the end, because you did kill me off, but even if this is the end, you changed my life in a million different ways. My neighbors are speaking to me and things like that. I was never invited to one party on my hill, and now everyone’s inviting me! I just — you know, it’s to you, Mike White.”
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“This is something all of you, if you don’t know Mike White, this is what you should know: He is 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 animals, and he really is one of the greatest people I’ve ever … He gives me so much excitement to be — you make people want to live longer, and I didn’t. [Laughter]”
So anyway, I want to say, Mike White, I love you to death. I want to say this is an enjoyable night; thank you. Thank you!”
The Internet quickly labeled her speech as one of their favorite moments from the Golden Globes night.
Coolidge’s presentation of the award for best supporting actor in a television series (Abbott Elementary’s Tyler James Williams won, hurrah!) was an earlier standout.
After recounting her public speaking fears, Coolidge presented the awards by saying, “and the Oscar goes to…” Perfect.
“Somebody called Cara Bishop called me and said, ‘Jennifer, we would like you to present at the Golden Globes this year.’ And I said, ‘Oh my God, this is such an honor; thank you so much. Yes, I would love to.’ And I hung up on her.”
When asked why she contacted Bishop again, Coolidge disclosed the reason.
“I said, ‘Cara, I’m so touched that you’d want me to do this, but there’s no way I’m going to make it from behind the curtain all the way to the podium without breaking my skull… I just can’t do it.’
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