Australian star Rose Byrne has won her first-ever Golden Globe award.
The Sydney-born actress took out the Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy category for If I Had Legs I’d Kick You at the ceremony today.
“Of course, I didn’t prepare anything,” a visibly emotional Byrne said.
“Thank you so much. This is such a shock.”
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She added: “Thanks to my mum and dad who bought Paramount+ so they can watch the Golden Globes from Sydney! I want to thank my husband, Bobby Cannavale, who couldn’t be here because we’re getting a bearded dragon and he went to a reptile expo in New Jersey, so thank you, baby!”
Byrne emerged victorious in a very tough category that also featured Cynthia Erivo (Wicked: For Good), Emma Stone (Bugonia), Kate Hemsworth (Song Sung Blue), Chase Infiniti (One Battle After Another), and Amanda Seyfried (The Testament of Ann Lee).
She has previously been nominated for a Golden Globe twice, both coming for her work in the hit TV show Damages in 2008 and 2010.
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You has been praised critically, with Rolling Stone singling out Byrne’s performance.
“The Bridesmaids actor is particularly on-point here, crafting the sort of exquisitely raw, white-knuckle performance that feels so voyeuristic and personal that, if you had any decency, you’d look away,” the review reads.
“She ensures that you can’t. Some might qualify If I Had Legs I’d Kick You as a comedy, albeit one brimming with barely contained rage, while others might describe as a horror movie. Either way, it’s the kind of film that makes you want to call your own mother and apologise.”
Read the full review here.
