The internet loses it after Sandra Oh makes history at Golden Globes: 'Do you accept Sandra Oh in your heart as your lord and savior?'
Sandra Oh was overcome with emotion seeing the diverse “faces of change” in the crowd at the 2019 Golden Globes.
“I said yes to the fear of being on this stage tonight because I wanted to be here to look out into this audience and witness this moment of change,” the Korean-Canadian actress said, fighting back tears during her opening monologue alongside Andy Samberg. “Right now this moment is real because I see you. I see you. All these faces of change.”
She concluded, “And now, so will everyone else.”
On Sunday, Oh made history not once — by co-hosting the show — but twice, when she won the award for best actress in a TV drama.
Having previously won a Golden Globe for best supporting actress as Dr. Christina Yang on Grey’s Anatomy, Oh became the first entertainer of Asian descent to win multiple awards from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which puts on the annual awards show. Her win also marked the first time in 39 years that a woman of Asian descent won a Golden Globe in this acting category after Yoko Shimada took home the prize in 1980 for Shogun.
Oh dedicated her big win to none other than her parents sitting in the audience.
“There are two people here tonight that I’m so grateful that they are here with me. I’d like to thank my mother and my father,” Oh said during her acceptance speech.
“Mom, Dad, I love you,” the groundbreaking Asian actress tearily said in Korean.
Reactions to Oh throughout the night were congratulatory and enthusiastic, including fawning fans and former Grey’s Anatomy co-stars.
@IamSandraOh beyond BEYOND proud and happy !!! You SO deserve this my amazing friend xxxxx Kev
— Kevin McKidd (@TheRealKMcKidd) January 7, 2019
Sandra Oh's father applauding her win just ENDED ME <3 pic.twitter.com/e6G45F8flT
— Jarett Wieselman (@JarettSays) January 7, 2019
I am so incredibly happy for @IamSandraOh tonight. Well-deserved. Overdue. She is always best actress, y'all. Always.
— shonda rhimes (@shondarhimes) January 7, 2019
Sandra Oh saying “??, ??, ????” (“Mom, Dad, I love you”) in her acceptance speech to her parents as they look on from the audience is everything 😭😭😭 #GoldenGlobes pic.twitter.com/aUBm7oYHeu
— MJ Lee (@mj_lee) January 7, 2019
So happy for you @IamSandraOh 🌟and for your cute mom& dad 💕#GoldenGlobes2019 !! Your performance in @KillingEve is incredible !! ?
— Reese Witherspoon (@RWitherspoon) January 7, 2019
CAROL BURNETT TRIBUTE, REGINA KING’S ENTIRE SPEECH AND 50/50, SANDRA OH SAYING I LOVE YOU TO HER PARENTS IN KOREAN AND BOWING TO THEM IN THEIR HONOR I STILL CANT #GoldenGIobes
— AWKWAFINA (@awkwafina) January 7, 2019
sandra oh really snappedt on killing eve she has an acting monopoly on holding shit down while covered in someone else’s blood
— jaboukie (@jaboukie) January 7, 2019
do you accept sandra oh into your heart as lord and savior?
— ziwe (@ziwe) January 7, 2019
Wow Netflix really supports @IamSandraOh pic.twitter.com/LM1ydUkxDl
— Doha Madani (@DohaMadani) January 7, 2019
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— Viet Tran (@viethoaitran) January 7, 2019
Goodnight and congratulations to all the beautiful incredible women who won tonight, whether it was for an award, a moment, or just straight up being Sandra Oh in general. #GohdenGlohbes
— Amber Tamblyn (@ambertamblyn) January 7, 2019
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