Stephen Graham’s Golden Globe Awards win felt “exceptionally surreal”.
Stephen Graham on the Golden Globe Awards
The 62-year-old actor received Greatest Male Actor in a Restricted Sequence, Anthology Sequence, or a Movement Image Made for Tv for his work on Adolescence finally weekend’s star-studded ceremony in California, and he has admitted the second “did not really feel actual”.
Requested if his Golden Globes win felt “surreal”, he stated on This Morning: “Sure, exceptionally surreal.
“Yeah, it did not really feel actual.
“It was a beautiful expertise although.”
Whereas Stephen was delighted to be awarded the distinguished gong, the That is England star insisted he does not act to attempt to land awards.
He added: “It is what we do, and I say this on a regular basis, it is not a sport of footy.
“It is not a contest what we do.
“It is subjective, it is artwork, artwork, is subjective. It means various things to totally different individuals.
“It is good to be acknowledged by your friends, however in the end that is not why we do it. what I imply?
“If I used to be a footy participant it might be properly totally different, however it’s not why we do it. It is fully totally different.”
On the ceremony, Stephen thanked his spouse Hannah Walters – his Adolescence co-star and one of many govt producers of the present – for “saving [his] life”, as he picked up his Golden Globe Award.
Stephen praised Hannah as “probably the greatest producers ever and a girl I am very, very fortunate to be married to.”
He added: “I’ve stated it earlier than, however you saved my life. You saved my life.
“And to my two lovely kids, Grace and Alfie, I like you to the moon and again ceaselessly. My dad, my pops, my hero, and I’d identical to to dedicate this specific award to my mother and all my family and friends, you all know precisely who you’re. With out you, none of that is attainable.”
Stephen additionally paid tribute to fellow nominees Jacob Elordi (The Slim Highway to the Deep North), Paul Giamatti (Black Mirror), Charlie Hunnam (Monster: The Ed Gein Story), Jude Legislation (Black Rabbit) and Matthew Rhys (The Beast in Me).
He started his speech by saying: “Initially, I might identical to to say a large congratulations to all the nominees within the class. Excellent performances all throughout the board, every one among you, it is an honour to share this house with you.”
