Hanks is peak Hanks as he cries about how much he loves his family during Golden Globes speech
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association awarded Tom Hanks the prestigious Cecil B. DeMille Award at the Golden Globes on Sunday, given each year to someone who has made “outstanding contributions to the world of entertainment.” But both his speech and his introduction by Charlize Theron framed him as far more than someone who merely contributes to pop culture.
“The most undeniable thing that can be said about Tom Hanks is both deceptively simple and yet overwhelmingly true,” the actress said. “He just makes the world a better place.”
Theron introduced Hanks by first telling a story from her childhood: “When I was 8 years old, growing up on a farm in South Africa, my three most prized possession were my ballet shoes, my pet goat and my VHS copy of ‘Splash.’ “She said she watched the movie so many times that the ribbon broke, which she fixed with a piece of Scotch tape.
Years later, she found herself auditioning for “That Thing You Do!,” the 1996 film Hanks directed.
“After my first read, I thought I completely blew it . . . and I had somehow forgotten to breathe . . . Tom just kindly looked at me, took a beat, and said, ‘I’m so sorry, Charlize. Do you mind just giving me five minutes? I have to step out. I’ll be right back and we’ll do that scene again,’ “she recalled. But “Tom didn’t need five minutes. I needed five minutes.”
A jubilant Hanks, who hugged Theron as he took the stage, said “most of the people in this room, I would pay to see them get their cars washed” before joking about “Love Boat” being included in his highlight reel.
His voice sounded hoarse, which he quickly addressed by saying, “I have a cold the size of Merv Griffin’s ‘Jeopardy!’ royalties, so forgive me. I’ve been drinking an awful lot of savagely orange drinks for the past 24 hours, and I’m a little jittery.” — The Washington Post