Sacha Baron Cohen has won his second best actor Golden Globe for portraying Kazakh journalist Borat Sagdiyev.
On Sunday night, he took home the trophy for best actor in a musical or comedy for Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, which also won for best comedy or musical.
His victory, which comes 15 years after winning the same prize for 2006's mockumentary Borat, makes Baron Cohen the first person in Golden Globes history to win two awards for the same film character. Of course on the TV front, that's a common occurrence.
Baron Cohen accepted both of the awards on behalf of Borat Subsequent Moviefilm. During his first speech, Baron Cohen called out the "all-white" HFPA and thanked Rudy Giuliani.
"Thank you to the all-white Hollywood Foreign Press. I've gotta say this movie couldn't have been possible without my co-star, a fresh, new talent who came from nowhere and turned out to be a comedy genius," Baron Cohen said.
"I'm talking, of course, about Rudy Giuliani. I mean, who can get more laughs out of one unzipping? Incredible. Our movie was just the beginning for him, Rudy went on to star in a string of comedy films. Hits like 'Four Seasons Landscaping,' 'Hair Dye Another Day' and the courtroom drama 'A Very Public Fart.'"
Baron Cohen also thanked the film's crew, who he said "had the risk of getting arrested, the risk of getting COVID."
"They did that because we all believed so deeply in releasing this movie before the election to show the danger of lies, hates, conspiracies and the power of truth, empathy and democracy."
In his subsequent speech for his best actor win, Baron Cohen poked fun at Donald Trump's refusal to accept the election results.
"Hold on, Donald Trump is contesting the result," Baron Cohen said of his win. "He's claiming that a lot of dead people voted, which is a very rude thing to say about the HFPA."
Baron Cohen also thanked his bodyguard, who he said stopped him "getting shot twice."
Baron Cohen received three Golden Globe nominations this year, tying the record set by Jamie Foxx and Helen Mirren for the most nods by a performer in a single year.
Along with his celebrated return in the Borat sequel, he was recognised for portraying Abbie Hoffman in The Trial of the Chicago 7 and for producing a motion picture - comedy or musical nominee Borat Subsequent Moviefilm.
No stranger to Golden Globes attention, Baron Cohen has been previously singled out several times by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the voting body behind the annual awards show. His past nods were for The Spy and Who Is America?
Baron Cohen was nominated against James Corden (The Prom), Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton), Dev Patel (The Personal History of David Copperfield) and Andy Samberg (Palm Springs).
Australian Associated Press
