--- title: The Golden Globes Tom Hanks Meme Is Already Legendary description: The actor’s facial expressions are the stuff that memes are made from. canonical: https://time.com/5759525/tom-hanks-meme/ author: Melissa Locker article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2020-01-06T14:23:30.000Z article:modified_time: 2023-12-12T20:06:17.000Z og:title: Golden Globes Golden Boy Tom Hanks Gave You the Legendary Reaction Face That Meme Dreams Are Made From og:description: The actor’s facial expressions are the stuff that memes are made from. og:url: https://time.com/5759525/tom-hanks-meme/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0dd9928919389527/698a086a929fad6c92bf57f8/TomHanksMeme.jpg?branch=production&width=1024&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1024 og:image:height: 576 og:image:alt: 77th Annual Golden Globe Awards - Arrivals og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Golden Globes Golden Boy Tom Hanks Gave You the Legendary Reaction Face That Meme Dreams Are Made From twitter:description: The actor’s facial expressions are the stuff that memes are made from. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0dd9928919389527/698a086a929fad6c92bf57f8/TomHanksMeme.jpg?branch=production&width=1024&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Golden Globes Golden Boy Tom Hanks Gave You the Legendary Reaction Face That Meme Dreams Are Made From > Sponsored content. 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The actor’s facial expressions are the stuff that memes are made from._ by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Updated: Dec 12, 2023 8:06 PM UTCPublished: Jan 6, 2020 2:23 PM UTC by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Updated: Dec 12, 2023 8:06 PM UTCPublished: Jan 6, 2020 2:23 PM UTC Tom Hanks is an Oscar-winning actor, a national treasure, [devoted family man](https://time.com/5759297/golden-globes-2020-tom-hanks/), noted nice guy, and, as of last night at the [2020 Golden Globes](https://time.com/5757947/golden-globes-winners-2020/), the recipient of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s Cecil B. DeMille Award for Achievement in Film _and_ the perfect reaction meme for most awkward situations. The meme-able moment came during the opening monologue from host Ricky Gervais. Hanks was sitting front and center with his wife, [Rita Wilson](https://time.com/5759261/rita-wilson-hair-makeup/), when Gervais launched into his [opening remarks](https://time.com/5759355/golden-globes-2020-recap/). “I came here in a limo,” Gervais said, “and the license plate was made by Felicity Huffman.” The camera panned to Hanks, who appeared to make his feelings known during the comedian’s jab at the actor who went to jail for her role in [the college admission scandal](https://time.com/5677001/felicity-huffman-college-admissions-scandal-sentence/). > [](https://twitter.com/lovesogolden/status/1213998057777446915) Because Hanks is the gift that keeps on giving, both onscreen and online, that reaction wasn’t the only meme-able facial expression of the evening. Another came later in the speech, when Gervais implored the stars, “Come up and accept your little award, thank your agent and your god, and f–k off.” The savvy camera operator once again cut to Hanks in time to see a very visible expression. That look, which may be the physical embodiment of the word “yikes”, quickly captured the heart and imagination of the internet, which collectively immediately set out spreading the newly-minted legendary meme as a thank you. > [](https://twitter.com/AshleyLCarter1/status/1213991730254680064) > [](https://twitter.com/rashadrobinson/status/1213992550450769921) > [](https://twitter.com/BarstoolRia/status/1213990881021321217) > [](https://twitter.com/RyanSchocket/status/1213992312000458753) > [](https://twitter.com/Ethan%5FAnderton/status/1213991093810937861) > [](https://twitter.com/Lulamaybelle/status/1213990978735894528) > [](https://twitter.com/leoadriangarcia/status/1213992828826570752) > [](https://twitter.com/cspotweet/status/1213991449194164224) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5759525/tom-hanks-meme/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5759525/tom-hanks-meme/"},"headline":"Golden Globes Golden Boy Tom Hanks Gave You the Legendary Reaction Face That Meme Dreams Are Made From","datePublished":"2020-01-06T14:23:30.000Z","dateModified":"2023-12-12T20:06:17.000Z","description":"The actor’s facial expressions are the stuff that memes are made from.","url":"https://time.com/5759525/tom-hanks-meme/","keywords":["Newsfeed","celebrities","awards","viral","onetime","clickmonsters"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0dd9928919389527/698a086a929fad6c92bf57f8/TomHanksMeme.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Locker","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0dd9928919389527/698a086a929fad6c92bf57f8/TomHanksMeme.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"77th Annual Golden Globe Awards - Arrivals","caption":"77th Annual Golden Globe Awards - Arrivals","creditText":"Steve Granitz—WireImage/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/5759525/tom-hanks-meme/","name":"Golden Globes Golden Boy Tom Hanks Gave You the Legendary Reaction Face That Meme Dreams Are Made From"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"This Video Is No Longer Available","description":"The actor’s facial expressions are the stuff that memes are made from.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/fKodeUO6/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2026-06-23T15:00:44.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/fKodeUO6.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/5759525/tom-hanks-meme/","duration":"PT10S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/5759525/tom-hanks-meme/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```