Rosamund Pike skewers Rudy Giuliani over infamous Borat scene in Golden Globes speech
British star took home award for Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical
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Your support makes all the difference.Rosamund Pike has skewered Rudy Giuliani during her Golden Globes acceptance speech.
The British actor collected the Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical award for her performance in the Amazon thriller I Care a Lot, and used her speech to praise her fellow nominees.
But it was her mention of Borat Subsequent Moviefilm actor Maria Bakalova that included a jab at Giuliani’s expense.
In the Borat sequel, hidden cameras captured a scene in which Giuliani, the personal lawyer of Donald Trump, lay on a bed in a hotel room with Bakalova’s character Tutar, who Giuliani believed was a conservative TV presenter.
Pike referenced the infamous Giuliani appearance by contrasting it with a scene in I Care a Lot.
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“In my movie, I had to swim up from a sinking car,” Pike began. “I think I still would rather do that than be in a room with Rudy Giuliani. So, Maria, I salute your brilliance and your bravery.”
Pike triumphed in a stacked category that also included Michelle Pfeiffer for French Exit, Anya Taylor-Joy for Emma and Kate Hudson for Sia’s controversial Autism movie Music.
Read more: Golden Globes 2021 winners: The full list
This year’s Golden Globes were beset by technical gaffes due to its dependence on video links due to the pandemic.
Daniel Kaluuya’s win for Best Supporting Actor was briefly yanked off-air as he appeared to be muted.
Keep up to speed with all the latest Globes developments on our live blog here.
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