Not all of Glenn Close’s 2025 Golden Globes presentation speech was heard during the live CBS broadcast.
The actress, 77, was censored during the awards ceremony on Sunday, January 5, while presenting the winner for Best Motion Picture – Drama. “One of my most treasured possessions is a letter that Katharine Hepburn wrote to me, in which she described what we all do as, ‘This terrible profession. This terrifying profession. And let’s face it, this delicious way to spend your life,’” she began her speech.
As she continued, the broadcast briefly cut its audio feed. Footage of Close’s complete speech — profanity and all — was later uploaded via the Golden Globes YouTube channel.
“We are so f—ing blessed and lucky, blessed and lucky to be together in this room,” she gushed. “Let’s get to the reason why we’re here.”
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Close proceeded to present the prestigious award to the cast and crew of the historical drama The Brutalist. The film took home a total of three wins on Sunday, including Best Director – Motion Picture for Brady Corbet and Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama for Adrien Brody. Emilia Pérez scored the most wins of any nominated film on Sunday with a total of four.
Close, for her part, was not nominated at this year’s Golden Globes. Her most recent nod came in 2021 for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture in Hillbilly Elegy. She has earned three Golden Globe trophies over the years for her performances in projects such as The Lion in Winter, Damages and The Wife.
Just as Close quoted a letter she received in her presentation speech, she looked like a letter on the red carpet in a black Balmain dress with sequined embroidery reminiscent of handwritten notes. She completed her look with matching black opera gloves, black heels and a small clutch.
Close posed with several celebrities inside the event, including Viola Davis and Elton John. She even had an Air Force One reunion with Harrison Ford by sitting next to the actor during the show. She famously portrayed the vice president to Ford’s President James Marshall in the 1997 action thriller.
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Close also hilariously crashed one of Glen Powell’s red carpet interviews as Entertainment Tonight’s Nischelle Turner and Kevin Frazier were interviewing the pair at the same time. “I’m so honored. You’re the ultimate Glenn,” Powell, who was nominated for Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for his role in Hit Man, gushed to the actress who shares his name. “I kinda thought about this for a long time. This is great.”
Before going back to her own individual interview, Close told Powell, “Wonderful to meet you. Congratulations.”
She went on to reflect on her decades-long Hollywood career, telling ET, “I feel very blessed. I’m going into my 51st year [of] being a working actress. So, it’s all about resilience and belief and learning and humility.”
