“Thanks to all the Hollywood Foreign Press whites,” said Sacha Baron Cohen, receiving the Golden Globe Award for Best Comedy or Musical Movie on Sunday night. His speech only got more biting from there.
“I must say that this film would not have been possible without my co-star, a new talent that came out of nowhere and turned out to be a comedy genius,” Borat Subsequent Moviefilm star said. “I’m talking about Rudy Giuliani. I mean, who gets the most laugh by unpacking? Amazing.”
“Our film was just the beginning for him,” continued Baron Cohen. “Rudy starred in a series of comedy films. Hits like ‘Four Seasons Landscaping’, ‘Hair Dye Another Day’ and the court drama ‘A Very Public Fart’ ”.
Getting a little more serious, Baron Cohen thanked the tragically stolen “revelation” Maria Bakalova, as well as its producers, writers, director Jason Woliner and his “incredibly brave” team, who was in danger of being arrested, the risk of catching COVID, and they did it because we all deeply believed in the release of this film before the election to show the danger of lies, hatred, conspiracies and the power of truth, empathy and democracy. “
Moments later, Baron Cohen won his second night award for Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical. “Wait a minute, Donald Trump is contesting the result,” he joked. “He is claiming that many dead people voted, which is a very rude thing to say about HFPA.”
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