--- title: Golden Globes 2017: Kristen Wiig, Steve Carell for Host Gig description: The comedians may have nominated themselves for next year's hosting gig with a funny bit about their first movie experiences. canonical: https://time.com/4627911/golden-globes-2017-kristen-wiig-steve-carell/ author: Eliana Dockterman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-01-09T02:57:35.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T02:36:28.360Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Golden Globes 2017: Kristen Wiig, Steve Carell for Host Gig og:description: The comedians may have nominated themselves for next year's hosting gig with a funny bit about their first movie experiences. og:url: https://time.com/4627911/golden-globes-2017-kristen-wiig-steve-carell/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2cea26594adb6458/6988b4bf428a9e8424cd569c/carell-wiig-fb-2.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1861 og:image:height: 977 og:image:alt: 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards - Season 74 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Golden Globes 2017: Kristen Wiig, Steve Carell for Host Gig twitter:description: The comedians may have nominated themselves for next year's hosting gig with a funny bit about their first movie experiences. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2cea26594adb6458/6988b4bf428a9e8424cd569c/carell-wiig-fb-2.jpg?branch=production ---  # Kristen Wiig and Steve Carell Proved They Should Host the Golden Globes Next Year  by [Eliana Dockterman](https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Correspondent Jan 9, 2017 2:57 AM UTC  Kristen Wiig and Steve Carell at the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Jan. 8, 2017 in Beverly Hills, Calif. Kristen Wiig and Steve Carell at the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Jan. 8, 2017 in Beverly Hills, Calif.Paul Drinkwater—NBC  by [Eliana Dockterman](https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Correspondent Jan 9, 2017 2:57 AM UTC In an otherwise lackluster awards show, Kristen Wiig and [Steve Carrell ](http://time.com/3698816/jon-stewart-steve-carrell-stephen-colbert-shirtless/)shone with a bit of dark humor. Presenting [best animated film](http://time.com/4622027/golden-globes-2017-winners/), Wiig asked Carrell if he remembered the first animated movie he ever saw. “It was kind of a big deal. I was six years old, and my dad took me to see _Fantasia_,” he said. “It was kind of a life-changing experience. And as we were leaving the theater, there standing in the lobby was my mom. And that was the moment she told me dad she wanted a divorce. I never saw my father again after that day. _Fantasia_ day.” After tearing up, he asked Wiig about her first animated film. She said she saw Bambi “the same day we had to put our dogs down. “Three of them. Little Jack, Janet and Chrissy. My grandpa thought it would be fun to go to the movie and take our minds off of it. But you know, Bambi’s mom—and also that was the last day I saw my grandpa. He disappeared, and I didn’t speak for two years.” Through their fake tears, they may have unwittingly nominated themselves for next year’s hosting gig. Twitter is already clamoring for a Wiig-Carrell awards show. > [](https://twitter.com/samhighfill/status/818283026169860096) > [](https://twitter.com/TheFienPrint/status/818282840978657281) > [](https://twitter.com/bobvulfov/status/818283017382821889) > [](https://twitter.com/MarkHarrisNYC/status/818282906720366593) _Zootopia_ won the category. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4627911/golden-globes-2017-kristen-wiig-steve-carell/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4627911/golden-globes-2017-kristen-wiig-steve-carell/"},"headline":"Kristen Wiig and Steve Carell Proved They Should Host the Golden Globes Next Year","datePublished":"2017-01-09T02:57:35.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T02:36:28.360Z","description":"The two had the best awards bit of the night","url":"https://time.com/4627911/golden-globes-2017-kristen-wiig-steve-carell/","keywords":["awards"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2cea26594adb6458/6988b4bf428a9e8424cd569c/carell-wiig-fb-2.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Eliana Dockterman","jobTitle":"Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2cea26594adb6458/6988b4bf428a9e8424cd569c/carell-wiig-fb-2.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"74th Annual Golden Globe Awards - Season 74","caption":"Kristen Wiig and Steve Carell at the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, on Jan. 8, 2017 in Beverly Hills, Calif.","creditText":"Paul Drinkwater—NBC","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/awards/","name":"awards"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4627911/golden-globes-2017-kristen-wiig-steve-carell/","name":"Kristen Wiig and Steve Carell Proved They Should Host the Golden Globes Next Year"}}]}] ```