--- title: Golden Globes 2018: Willem Dafoe Becomes a Viral Meme description: Willem Dafoe's reaction to Seth Meyers' joke at the 2018 Golden Globes has become a viral meme. canonical: https://time.com/5093640/willem-dafoe-golden-globes-meme/ author: Ashley Hoffman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-01-08T20:32:31.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:47:24.090Z og:title: Willem Dafoe's Uncomfortable Reaction Face Goes Viral og:description: He was reacting to a pointed joke about him at the Golden Globes og:url: https://time.com/5093640/willem-dafoe-golden-globes-meme/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt77f72cadbcf6be58/6988f77c97cdff0bd86b3dbf/gettyimages-902364872.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 4264 og:image:height: 2399 og:image:alt: Moet & Chandon At The 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards - Inside og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Willem Dafoe's Uncomfortable Reaction Face Goes Viral twitter:description: He was reacting to a pointed joke about him at the Golden Globes twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt77f72cadbcf6be58/6988f77c97cdff0bd86b3dbf/gettyimages-902364872.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Willem Dafoe's Golden Globes Reaction Face Is the Hottest New Viral Meme > Sponsored content. 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Seth Meyers Really Wants Oprah To Be President_ by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Jan 8, 2018 8:32 PM UTC  BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JANUARY 07: Actor Willem Dafoe celebrates The 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards with Moet & Chandon at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 7, 2018 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Michael Kovac/Getty Images for Moet & Chandon) BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JANUARY 07: Actor Willem Dafoe celebrates The 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards with Moet & Chandon at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 7, 2018 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Michael Kovac/Getty Images for Moet & Chandon) Michael Kovac—Getty Images for Moet & Chandon by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Jan 8, 2018 8:32 PM UTC Willem Dafoe, who was nominated for a Golden Globe for his performance in [_The Florida Project_](http://time.com/4970463/florida-project-review/), did not win the award for Best Supporting Actor Sunday night. He did, however, achieve top honors in the category of highly meme-able moments. During [Seth Meyers’ opening monologue](http://time.com/5091821/seth-meyers-golden-globes-monologue/), the host performed a bit about Dafoe. “For the male nominees in the room tonight, this is the first time in three months it won’t be terrifying to hear your name read out loud.” He then feigned a conversation between two people: “‘Did you hear about Willem Dafoe?’ ‘Oh, God, no!’ ‘He was nominated.’ ‘Don’t do that! Don’t do that.'” Cut to Dafoe making a face that wordlessly communicated intense feelings of anxiety before erupting in laughter. Suffice it to say, the Internet loved his work. Many social media users are pairing the screen capture of Dafoe with captions about their various moods and moments when we let our faces do the talking. What’s more, this is not the first time the actor’s facial expression has catapulted him into viral [meme status](http://knowyourmeme.com/photos/1272203-that-damn-smile). See how the Internet did the most with Willem Dafoe’s audience reaction at the 2018 Golden Globe Awards below. > [](https://twitter.com/Desambaius/status/950433598468866048) > [](https://twitter.com/MrFilmkritik/status/950185429650825217) > [](https://twitter.com/thegettygirl/status/950172701448179713) > [](https://twitter.com/devancoggan/status/950171591677304832) > [](https://twitter.com/TalkFilmSoc/status/950180423862226944) > [](https://twitter.com/EclecticMusic%5F/status/950298048353026048) > [](https://twitter.com/mavericksmovies/status/950172425433448449) > [](https://twitter.com/EllieInTheStars/status/950233978006659072) > [](https://twitter.com/simonesalvato02/status/950404563592413185) > [](https://twitter.com/ringer/status/950172521202094081) ## Transcript In 2011 I told some jokes about our current President at the Whitehouse correspondence dinner. Jokes about how he was unqualified to be president and some have said that night convinced him to run. 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