Some more memorable moments of the Golden Globes Awards
ceremony:
"It's just like the Oscars without the esteem. The Golden
Globes are to the Oscars what Kim Kardashian is to Kate Middleton.
A bit louder, trashier, drunker and more easily bought. Allegedly.
Nothing's been proved." Ricky Gervais
"I would like to thank everyone in England who let me come
over there and trample over their history."
Meryl Streep accepting Best Actress in a Motion
Picture for The Iron Lady
"If I'm still a virgin, Ricky, why don't you come over
here and do something about it. I haven't kissed a girl in a few
years...on TV."
Madonna, after being introduced by
Ricky Gervais - who referred to her hit song
title Like a Virgin with a loud cough.
"How fabulous this is. The wholeDownton
Abbeyadventure has been an extraordinary one, like
spotting a promising child and waking up to find they won the
Olympics."
Downton Abbey series creator Julian
Fellowes
"We're already five minutes over. You don't need to thank
everyone you've ever met. Just thank the main two -your agent and
God. That's what I do, because I know my agent and God have the
same amount of input in my career."
Ricky Gervais
"And I mustn't mention Mel Gibson this year. Not his
private life, his politics, his recent films or especially not
Jodie Foster's beaver. I haven't seen it myself. I've spoken to a
lot of guys - they haven't seen it either but that doesn't mean
it's not good."
Ricky Gervais referring to the film starring both
Gibson and Foster, The Beaver
"I want to ask you a question. And be honest. Are you on
recreational drugs? I'm joking, that's not the question. And we
know the answer [to that]. Have you seenThe
Touristyet?!"
Ricky Gervais to Johnny Depp
"I was apparently selling weight-loss pills. I can see the cruel
irony there."
Larger than life Modern Family
star Eric Stonestreet (Cam) revealing he was
the target of a Twitter hoax just before the awards