--- title: Glenn Close Surprised Face Becomes a 2019 Golden Globes Meme description: Glenn Close's shocked reaction at the Golden Globes quickly became a 2019 Golden Globes meme at the 76th Golden Globe awards. canonical: https://time.com/5495564/glenn-close-golden-globes/ author: Ashley Hoffman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-01-07T13:28:50.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:56:43.635Z og:title: The Internet Can't Get Over Glenn Close's Shocked Reaction og:description: The look of surprise was a big Golden Globes moment og:url: https://time.com/5495564/glenn-close-golden-globes/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4387b9f6ca3efc66/698942ccb21a9c72fd4ffd91/glennclosegoldenglobessocial.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2552 og:image:height: 1436 og:image:alt: Glenn Close Golden Globes og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: The Internet Can't Get Over Glenn Close's Shocked Reaction twitter:description: The look of surprise was a big Golden Globes moment twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4387b9f6ca3efc66/698942ccb21a9c72fd4ffd91/glennclosegoldenglobessocial.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The Internet Has Not Yet Recovered From Glenn Close's Golden Globes Shocked Reaction Face > Sponsored content. 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Olivia Colman and Glenn Close pose with awards backstage at Moet & Chandon at The 76th Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 6, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California. Michael Kovac—Getty Images by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Jan 7, 2019 1:28 PM UTC Leave it to [Glenn Close](http://time.com/5368855/glenn-close-the-wife/) to upstage her own big win before she even set foot on stage at the 2019 Golden Globes. At the 76th Golden Globes on Sunday night, _The Wife_ star nabbed the Globe Globe for Best Actress in a Drama Film. The Hollywood veteran may be widely expected to win an Academy Award for her tour de force performance in the movie. But from the look of surprise on her face, she was not expecting this. The 71-year-old actor bested [Lady Gaga](http://time.com/5495110/lady-gaga-sandra-oh-100-people-golden-globes/) for _A Star Is Born_, Rosamund Pike for _A Private War,_ Melissa McCarthy for _Can You Ever Forgive Me?,_ and Nicole Kidman for _Destroyer_. Not everyone was expecting it, least of all Close from the look on her face. If you want to know just how much the honor took her by surprise, then look no further than pictures of of her shocked reaction all over the internet. Her stunned appearance at the sound of Gary Oldman announcing quickly spread across to the furthest corners of Twitter. She used her acceptance speech as an emotional tribute to her mother, who she said didn’t tell her until she reached her 80s that she “really sublimated herself to my father her whole life,” revealing “I feel I haven’t accomplished anything” as she reflected on her sacrifices, which is why Close shared this message: “Women, we’re nurturers … that’s what’s expected of us. But we have to find personal fulfillment. We have to follow our dreams. We have to say ‘I can do that, and I should be allowed to do that.” > [](https://twitter.com/Newsweek/status/1082239172264349696) This marked Close’s third Golden Globe, and the first Globe since 2008 when she won for her affecting performance in the TV show _Damages_. See the reaction to her dramatic reaction below. If you see one film this year, let it be this mini-movie. > [](https://twitter.com/goldengateblond/status/1082126503213580288) > [](https://twitter.com/JarettSays/status/1082126060219551744) > [](https://twitter.com/andrewshim21/status/1082245382996779008) > [](https://twitter.com/goldengateblond/status/1082126503213580288) > [](https://twitter.com/MelissaFern%5F98/status/1082126868843778048) > [](https://twitter.com/LoniLove/status/1082127382805245957) > [](https://twitter.com/RussellHFilm/status/1082126175017754625) > [](https://twitter.com/maccookie123/status/1082126152007909376) Close later shared a sweet moment with Gaga. > [](https://twitter.com/GagaMediaDotNet/status/1082124596139212800) > [](https://twitter.com/kylebuchanan/status/1082125975238787072) > [](https://twitter.com/theseansimon/status/1082126038312853510) She continued to be awed throughout the night. > [](https://twitter.com/elliotwagland/status/1082162274876428288) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5495564/glenn-close-golden-globes/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5495564/glenn-close-golden-globes/"},"headline":"The Internet Has Not Yet Recovered From Glenn Close's Golden Globes Shocked Reaction Face","datePublished":"2019-01-07T13:28:50.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:56:43.635Z","description":"Glenn Close's shocked reaction at the Golden Globes quickly became a 2019 Golden Globes meme at the 76th Golden Globe awards.","url":"https://time.com/5495564/glenn-close-golden-globes/","keywords":["Newsfeed","awards"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4387b9f6ca3efc66/698942ccb21a9c72fd4ffd91/glennclosegoldenglobessocial.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Ashley Hoffman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4387b9f6ca3efc66/698942ccb21a9c72fd4ffd91/glennclosegoldenglobessocial.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Glenn Close Golden Globes","caption":"Olivia Colman and Glenn Close","creditText":"Michael Kovac—Getty Images","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":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5495564/glenn-close-golden-globes/","name":"The Internet Has Not Yet Recovered From Glenn Close's Golden Globes Shocked Reaction Face"}}]}] ```