Golden Globes: The 7 Best Social Moments

From Chrissy Teigen’s sad face meme to Lena Dunham’s naked Instagram and Benedict Cumberbatch’s photobomb, we’ve compiled the best of the night’s social media reactions

Rebecca Rosenberg and Lia Haberman | January 11, 2015 @ 9:48 PM Last Updated: January 11, 2015 @ 10:54 PM

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1) Chrissy Teigen was overwhelmed with emotion when John Legend took the stage to accept his Golden Globe. The social media maven’s sad face quickly became the meme of the night.

Watching the #GoldenGlobes when Amy and Tina are not on stage pic.twitter.com/IZvZGgJQ7f

— Joel Pavelski (@joelcifer) January 12, 2015

See photos: Golden Globes: Red Carpet Arrivals (Photos)

2) Lena Dunham‘s executive producer shared this nip-protector pic on Instagram. No wardrobe malfunctions here.

#FREETHENIPPLE cover. @lenadunham A photo posted by @campsucks on Jan 11, 2015 at 3:15pm PST

3) The Golden Globes’ Instagram feed was full of winners — all photographed by high-fashion photographer Ellen Von Unwerth.

Benedict Cumberbatch and Jennifer Aniston at the 2015 #goldenglobes (Photo by @ellenvonunwerth)

A photo posted by Golden Globes (@goldenglobes) on Jan 11, 2015 at 5:32pm PST

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4) Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Lena Dunham commiserated over their Golden Globes losses.

Losers. @Goldenglobes @girlsHBO @veepHBO

A photo posted by Julia Louis-Dreyfus (@officialjld) on Jan 11, 2015 at 8:04pm PST

5) The Golden Globes tried for an Ellen moment — complete with a Benedict Cumberbatch photobomb. It became the most retweeted photo of the night, though didn’t come close to the Oscar selfie.

Cumberbatch photo bomb! #EWGlobes #GoldenGlobes pic.twitter.com/9Do7OVfbH2

— Entertainment Weekly (@EW) January 12, 2015

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6) Hollywood met Michael Keaton‘s son Sean, a songwriter and producer — and they were impressed.

Oh hello Michael Keaton‘s son — Mindy Kaling (@mindykaling) January 12, 2015

7) Catherine Zeta Jones walked the Golden Globes red carpet like dancing emoji girl.

Couldn’t find that Prince emoji… @Mashable found a Catherine Zeta-Jonese emoji though #GoldenGlobes pic.twitter.com/FbExWNtedA

— HuffPost Canada (@HuffPostCanada) January 12, 2015

Golden Globes: Red Carpet Arrivals (Photos)

Lupita Nyong'o ("12 Years a Slave")
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Anna Kendrick ("Into the Woods")
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Kevin Spacey and Kate Mara ("House of Cards")
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Kerry Washington ("Scandal")
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Benedict Cumberbatch ("The Imitation Game") and theater director Sophie Hunter
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Bill Murray ("St. Vincent")
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Ruth Wilson ("The Affair")
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Emily Blunt ("Into the Woods")
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Katie Holmes ("The Giver")
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Naomi Watts ("St. Vincent")
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Jennifer Aniston ("Cake")
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Chris Pratt ("Guardians of the Galaxy") and Anna Farris ("Mom")
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Felicity Huffman ("Cake")
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Keira Knightley ("The Imitation Game")
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Matthew McConaughey ("True Detective") and Camila Alves
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Helen Mirren ("The Hundred-Foot Journey")
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David Oyelowo ("Selma") and Jessica Oyelowo
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Jennifer Lopez ("American Idol")
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George Clooney and wife Amal Clooney
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Salma Hayek
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Catherine Zeta-Jones
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Adrien Brody ("The Grand Budapest Hotel")
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Melissa McCarthy ("St. Vincent")
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Katie Cassidy ("Arrow")
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Claire Danes ("Homeland")
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Channing Tatum ("Foxcatcher") and Jenna Dewan ("American Horror Story")
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Sunrise Coigney and Mark Ruffalo ("The Normal Heart")
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Katherine Heigl, "State of Affairs"
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Dakota Johnson ("Fifty Shades of Grey")
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Supermodel Heidi Klum
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Jamie Dornan ("Fifty Shades of Grey") and Amelia Warner
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Reese Witherspoon ("Wild")
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Golden Globes hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler
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Emma Stone ("Birdman")
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"Girls" stars Lena Dunham and Andrew Rannells
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Maroon 5 singer Adam Levine ("The Voice") and model Behati Prinsloo
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Julianna Margulies ("The Good Wife")
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Taylor Schilling ("Orange Is the New Black")
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The Walt Disney Company Chairman and CEO Bob Iger and Willow Bay
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Jessica Chastain ("A Most Violent Year")
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Rosamund Pike ("Gone Girl")
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Michael Keaton ("Birdman")
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Allison Williams ("Girls")
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Julianne Moore ("Still Alive")
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Harrison Ford ("Star Wars") and Calista Flockhart ("Brothers and Sisters")
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Matt Bomer ("The Normal Heart")
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Jake Gyllenhaal ("Nightcrawler")
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Maggie Gyllenhaal ("The Honourable Woman")
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Jessica Lange ("American Horror Story")
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Producer Judd Apatow ("Girls") and wife Leslie Mann ("The Other Woman")
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Jack Black
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus ("Veep")
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Joshua Jackson ("The Affair") and Diane Kruger ("The Bridge")
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Amy Adams ("Big Eyes")
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Laura Prepon ("Orange Is the New Black")
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Gina Rodriguez ("Jane the Virgin")
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Singer Lana Del Rey
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Patricia Arquette ("Boyhood")
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Model Chrissy Teigen
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Michelle Monaghan ("True Detective")
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Quvenzhane Wallis ("Annie")
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Helen Mirren ("The Hundred-Foot Journey")
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Emmanuelle Chriqui ("Entourage")
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Jerry Ferrara, Kevin Dillon, Adrian Grenier, Kevin Connolly, Emmanuelle Chriqui, and Jeremy Piven ("Entourage")
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Matt Lauer and Savannah Guthrie ("The Today Show")
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Maria Menounos, "Extra" host
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Adrian Grenier ("Entourage")
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Golden Globes host Tina Fey
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Jessica Chastain ("A Most Violent Year")
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Eva LaRue ("CSI: Miami")
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