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Golden globes 2016 acceptance speeches
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The Golden Globes not only celebrated Hollywood’s finest performances of the past year, but also served as proof that no star is cool enough to _not_ thank mom while accepting their award.
And it’s pretty freakin’ adorable. But it wasn’t just parents that were celebrated during acceptance speeches. “God” was said six times, variations of “thank you” were spoken 152 times,
“love” was uttered 15 times and “oh my God” was said once (by our forever heartthrob Christian Slater). So, how did last night’s winners do? PEOPLE investigates (cue the _Law & Order_
theme song). GOD # OF TIMES: 7 # OF CELEBRITY CULPRITS: 5; including _Steve Jobs_ screenwriter Aaron Sorkin and Cecil B. DeMille Award recipient Denzel Washington LINE TO REMEMBER: “And my
wife, oh my God, thank you for making me the happiest man alive. You make all my dreams come true.” – Christian Slater THANK YOU # OF TIMES: 152 # OF CELEBRITY CULPRITS: 27; including _The
Revenant_‘s Leonardo DiCaprio and _Steve Jobs_‘s Kate Winslet LINE TO REMEMBER: “Because of [my _American Horror Story_ cast], I was able to shine, I guess. Thank you for sharing your talent
with me. I wanted to be an actress before I wanted to be a singer.” – Lady Gaga MOM # OF TIMES: 4 # OF CELEBRITY CULPRITS: 4; including _The Affair_‘s Maura Tierney and _American Horror
Story_‘s Lady Gaga LINE TO REMEMBER: “I have to thank my mom – ah, I can’t believe this!” – Brie Larson LOVE # OF TIMES: 15 # OF CELEBRITY CULPRITS: 14; including _Creed_‘s Sylvester
Stallone and _Joy_‘s Jennifer Lawrence LINE TO REMEMBER: “Terrence Howard, I am nothing without you. Cookie is nothing without Lucious. I love you. Thank you so much!” – Taraji P. Henson,
thanking her _Empire_ costar Will this ratio hold true throughout awards season? Tune into the next big awards show: The 21st annual Critics’ Choice Awards air Jan. 17 at 8 p.m. ET on
A&E, Lifetime and LMN, to find out.