Stellan Skarsgård won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor for his “Sentimental Value” role at Sunday’s ceremony, and he took his short speech as an opportunity to advocate for the value of watching movies in theaters.
“Of course I wasn’t ready, because I thought I was too old,” he said as he took to the stage. “I have to thank my wife, Megan Everett-Skarsgård, who was very supportive, a tough lover, and very educational. And my children were very educational. I play a bad father, but my children really taught me what a bad father is,” he joked. “But most of all I’m very happy about this film, because it’s a small Norwegian film that doesn’t have any money for advertising or anything, and it allows the world to be seen in this way.”
Skarsgard concluded with a vote of support for seeing “Sentimental Value” and other films in theaters. “I’d like to see it in a movie theater if possible, because they’re an extinct species. In a movie theater, the lights go down, and then you’re in a chair…pulsing with other people. That’s magic. You should see movies in a movie theater.”
He co-stars with Renate Reinswe and Elle Fanning in Joachim Trier’s film, which depicts the celebrated director grappling with his relationship with his daughters while preparing for a film starring an American actress. He was also nominated for Best European Actor at the European Film Awards and previously won a Golden Globe Award for the television miniseries Chernobyl.
Skarsgard was nominated along with Benicio Del Toro for “One Battle After Another,” Jacob Elordi for “Frankenstein,” Sean Penn for “One Battle After Another,” Paul Mescal for “Hamnet,” and Adam Sandler for “Jay Kelly.”
See all Golden Globe winners here.
