As predicted, Ryan Gosling took home the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for his role as jazzman Seb in “La La Land.”
What wasn’t expected was how personal he got with his acceptance speech, becoming emotional as he talked about his wife’s brother’s battle with cancer.
While he was “singing and dancing and playing piano and having one of the best experiences I’ve ever had on a film,” Gosling said his wife, Eva Mendes, was holding down the fort with a heavy heart of her own.
“My lady was raising our daughter, pregnant with our second, and trying to help her brother fight his battle with cancer,” Gosling said. “If she hadn’t have taken all that on so that I could have this experience, it would surely be someone else up here other than me today.”
“So sweetheart, thank you,” he continued. “To my daughters, I love you. And if I may, I would like to dedicate this to the memory of her brother, Juan Carlos Mendes.”
Lionsgate’s “La La Land” was nominated for seven Golden Globes, and Gosling’s was its fourth win of the night — sweeping every category it’s been up for so far. Director and writer Damien Chazelle won the Globe for Best Screenplay, Justin Hurwitz took home the trophy for Best Original Score and the movie also won for Best Original Song for its paean to L.A. “City of Stars.”
Golden Globes 2017: Red Carpet Arrivals (Photos)
Actress Kerry Washington ("Scandal")
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Actress Sophie Turner ("Game of Thrones")
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Actress Natalie Portman ("Jackie")
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Actress Anna Kendrick ("Trolls")
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Actress Janelle Monáe ("Hidden Figures")
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Actresses Sarah Paulson ("American Horror Story") and Amanda Peet ("Togetherness")
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Actress Brie Larson ("Room")
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Actress Amy Adams ("Arrival")
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Actress Michelle Williams ("Manchester by the Sea")
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Actress Issa Rae ("Insecure")
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Actor Joel Edgerton ("Loving")
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Actor/writer/producer Donald Glover ("Atlanta")
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Actor Jeremy Renner ("Arrival")
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Actress Maisie Williams ("Game of Thrones")
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"Stranger Things" cast
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Actress Priyanka Chopra ("Quantico")
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Actress Ruth Negga ("Loving")
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Actress Kristen Bell ("Bad Moms")
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Heidi Klum
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Actress Chrissy Metz ("This Is Us")
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Actress Lily Collins ("Rules Don't Apply")
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Actress Teresa Palmer ("Hacksaw Ridge")
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Actress Felicity Huffman ("American Crime")
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Actors Sterling K. Brown ("This Is Us") with wife, actress Ryan Michelle Bathe ("This Is Us")
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Miss Golden Globes Sistine Stallon, Scarlet Stallone and Sophia Stallone
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Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel
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Writer/producer John Ridley ("American Crime") with wife Gayle Ridley
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TV personality Giuliana Rancic
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"Atlanta" star LaKeith Stanfield
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Actors Courtney B. Vance ("The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story") and Angela Bassett ("American Horror Story")
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"Today" and "Access Hollywood" anchor Natalie Morales
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Actress Tracee Ellis Ross ("Black-ish")
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Actress Kathryn Hahn ("Transparent")
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Actress Gwendoline Christie ("Game of Thrones")
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Writer/director Jill Soloway
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Actress Amy Landecker ("Transparent")
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Miss USA 2012 Olivia Culpo
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Actress and model Emily Ratajkowski
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"Tonight Show" drummer Questlove
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Actress Anna Chlumsky ("Veep")
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Reality TV star Kristin Cavallari
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Actress Drew Barrymore
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Actress Judith Light ("Transparent")
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Actress Goldie Hawn
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Actress Gillian Anderson ("The X-Files")
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Actor Michael Shannon ("Loving")
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