‘The Holdovers’ Star Paul Giamatti Makes Sure To Give All The Teachers Their Proper Due In Speech After Winning Best Actor In Comedy Or Musical At Golden Globes

After winning best actor in a musical or comedy at Sunday Night’s Golden Globes, Paul Giamatti wanted to make sure that the profession that he portrays in his film The Holdovers was not forgotten

“It’s a movie about a teacher, I play a teacher and I come from a whole family of teachers and teachers are good people and you gotta respect them, this is for teachers as well,” Giamatti said.

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Giamatti also had fun with the audience about how his knees were sore from all the standing and sitting adding that his chances of landing a role in a future John Wick film were slim.

He beat out Matt Damon from Air, Timothee Chalamet from Wonka, Nicolas Cage From Dream Scenario Joaquin Phoenix in Beau is a Afraid and Jeffrey Wright from American Fiction. This was The Holdovers’ second Golden Globe of the night having also won best female actor in a supporting role for Da’ Vine Randolph Joy.

“Certainly this is the first time this award has been given to an actor who played a character…that smelled like a fish,” Giamatti said. “Thank you Alexander Payne, Alexander the Great. For some mysterious reason this man has enormous faith in me I don’t know why.”

This was the third Golden Globe win for Giamatti having previously won for the mini-series John Adams and Barney’s Version. Prior to the Globes, the film had won awards.

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