Bill Nye Says Jennifer Coolidge Wasn't Referring to Him in Her Golden Globes Speech

Golden Globes 2023: Candid Moments

Coolidge then told a story of how she once sat next to Nighy—a Golden Globes nominee for his performance in the movie Living—at a dinner party and kept mispronouncing his name. But the way she said his surname in the speech made some fans think she was referring to Nye.

"Wowow why did I think Jennifer Coolidge was talking about Bill Nye and not Bill Nighy..." one social media user tweeted, with another adding, "Who else thought Jennifer Coolidge meant Bill Nye the Science Guy and not Bill Nighy LMAO." Wrote a third, "So many people are learning the difference between Bill NYE and Bill Nighy tonight and it's all thanks to Jennifer Coolidge. 2023, you continue to amaze. #GoldenGlobes."

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Bringing the Sicilian resort energy ☀️ and presenting the award for Best Supporting Actor - Television Series, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoldenGlobes?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GoldenGlobes</a> nominee <a href="https://twitter.com/JENCOOLIDGE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@jencoolidge</a>! <a href="https://t.co/fSDGXvrz5n">pic.twitter.com/fSDGXvrz5n</a></p>&mdash; Golden Globe Awards (@goldenglobes) <a href="https://twitter.com/goldenglobes/status/1612994569150283778?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 11, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

This wasn't Coolidge's only memorable moment from the night. The Legally Blonde alum also stole the show after she won the award for Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie for her performance in season two of The White Lotus. In her speech, Coolidge reflected on how much her life has changed since the early stages of her career, joking "neighbors are speaking to me—things like that." And she looked back at how her aspirations have also evolved.

"I just want you all to know that I had such big dreams and expectations as a younger person but what happened was that they get sort of fizzled by life or whatever," she said at one point, "and I thought I was going to be queen of Monaco even though someone else did it."

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