‘Yellowstone’ star Kevin Costner delivers Golden Globes acceptance speech from bed – The Hollywood Reporter
When the Golden Globes were awarded on January 10, Kevin Costner was not sitting in the Beverly Hilton Hotel’s international ballroom due to severe flooding that cut off a highway near his home in Santa Barbara. Thus, the gold stone the star was unable to take the stage to accept the trophy for best actor in a TV series when host Regina Hall called his name.
But Costner, sitting in his bed, delivered a belated acceptance speech Monday by posting a heartfelt video to his social media accounts in which he thanked the National Press Association. out of Hollywood because they have continued to support his career and share a little bit about it. like watching the ceremony from their cave home with his wife Christine and their children.
“Because of the flood, we were separated in Ventura and up here in Montecito,” he said, adding that his wife had already picked out a dress and he was wearing a black tie and tuxedo. “We feel so terrible about it and can’t do anything about it, and we watch time, like sand in a bottle, slip away as our chances of getting there fade.”
They watched at home, and although the experience was “not the same,” Costner said his wife made the most of their situation by dropping $30 down to the local store for 30 balloons to try. create a sense of celebration. “I never liked being too cool in school. I wanted to be there and Chris realized my heart skipped a beat,” he explains of missing out on what he describes as a dream come true of being nominated as an actor. “We watched the whole thing and my kids heard our names called, and we weren’t going to one of the greatest parties in the world. We want to be but we see ourselves together as a family. My children heard my name being called and they got up and cheered.”
Costner then opened his prize box, which was presumably delivered in an oversized white box with fragile stickers on the outside. “Trust me, when you’re on a night like that, you all want to win, and it’s a long night when someone doesn’t call your name,” he said, looking at the envelope with his name on it. up there. “And I was lucky enough to call it, but here it is. I’m so glad I have this. I wish I could be there again.”
He did not mention gold stone or about his Paramount+ family, including creator Taylor Sheridan amid reports that he may be leaving the series — one of today’s most successful shows on television and the The show helped launch a series of films — but ended with a heartfelt message about how acting has impacted his life.
“When you first go to Hollywood, you just want to get your first job. You’ve seen these and even wondered if you’d ever walk into a room like that,” he explains. “I’m keeping it now, and thanks to everyone who’s supported me, thanks to Hollywood Foreign Press for thinking enough about what I’ve been up to this year, I’m glad I found the movies in My life has made a difference. I don’t know what will happen to me if I don’t find those movies. Thanks everyone.”
