--- title: Brad Pitt Moment at 2020 Golden Globes Is the Next Meme description: What was the Golden Globe winner thinking about so seriously during the show? canonical: https://time.com/5759598/brad-pitt-meme-golden-globes/ author: Rachel E. 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Greenspan](https://time.com/author/rachel-e-greenspan/) ## Rachel E. Greenspan Jan 6, 2020 3:54 PM UTC [Brad Pitt](https://time.com/5759557/brad-pitt-leonardo-dicaprio-2020-golden-globes/) was the subject of much discussion ahead of the [77th Annual Golden Globes](https://time.com/5759355/golden-globes-2020-recap/) on Sunday. Would he interact with ex-wife [Jennifer Aniston](https://time.com/5704799/jennifer-aniston-instagram/)? How many adorable pictures would he take with co-star[ Leonardo DiCaprio](https://time.com/5700912/the-departed-leonardo-dicaprio-final-line/)? Would he take home another Golden Globe? Those answers go as follows: no, many and yes. Pitt told Entertainment Tonight on the red carpet that he and Aniston remain friends — Pitt walked away with a Golden Globe for his performance in [_Once Upon a Time in Hollywood_](https://time.com/5593402/once-upon-a-time-in-hollywood-review/)and an adorable shoutout to his friend DiCaprio (a.k.a LDC, as Pitt called him during his acceptance speech). > [](https://twitter.com/etnow/status/1213990487847124992) Still, one question remains: What was he thinking about so seriously during the show? > [](https://twitter.com/GiphyPop/status/1213998033290973184) It’s possible that he was wondering yet again why there wasn’t [room for Jack on Rose’s door raft](https://time.com/5627345/titanic-door-scene-debate/). ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5759598/brad-pitt-meme-golden-globes/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5759598/brad-pitt-meme-golden-globes/"},"headline":"The Investigation Into What Brad Pitt Was Thinking in This 2020 Golden Globes Moment Has Launched","datePublished":"2020-01-06T15:54:18.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:01:11.075Z","description":"Could it be... the 'Titanic' door?","url":"https://time.com/5759598/brad-pitt-meme-golden-globes/","keywords":["Newsfeed","awards","viral","onetime","clickmonsters"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc5dc8320c0c87605/698a086d16d884ba56c3786a/brad-pitt-golden-globes-meme.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Rachel E. 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