Actress ‘Cookie’ dishes out cookies at Golden Globes Awards
ByBy NAIROBI NEWS REPORTER
Actress Taraji P Henson, famous for her role as Cookie in the American TV series Empire, gave handed out cookies to members of the audience after she was named the Best Actress in TV Drama during the Golden Globes Awards.
Cookie, who plays and ex-convict mother of three boys and ex-wife to a wealthy music magnet Lucious Lyon played by Terrence Howard, was clad in a white gown during the awards.
Her gown’s train kept getting held by seats as she approached the stage for her award and the hilarious, talented actress had to pull it along when she took the stage.
Her first words, “Cookies for everyone tonight. My treat.”
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Cookie, who has become a household name among Empire fans in Kenya, went on to thank the organisers of the prestigious event.
The talented actress, whose names Taraji Penda are drawn from the Swahili language, then thanked her on-screen family in her hilarious acceptance speech that left the audience in stitches.
Cookie beat other big names among them Robin Wright, who plays Clare Underwood in House of Cards, and Viola Davis, who plays Annalisa Keating in How to Get Away with Murder.
Denzel Washington received the Cecil B. DeMille Award which honors extraordinary contributions to the entertainment world.
Other winners:
1. Leonardo DeCaprio – Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture Drama
2. Jennifer Lawrence – Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture Musical/Comedy
3. Brie Larson – Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture Drama
4. Matt Damon – Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture Musical/Comedy
5. Kate Winslet – Best Performance by an Actress in a supporting role in any Motion Picture
6. Sylvester Stallone – Best Performance by an Actor in a supporting role in any Motion Picture
7. Jon Hamm – Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series Drama
8. Lady Gaga – Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
9. Oscar Isaac – Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
10. Rachel Bloom – Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
11. Gael Garcia Bernal – Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
12. Maura Tierney – Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
13. Christian Slater – Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
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