2016 Golden Globes Biggest Surprises5 of 10
Cookie Brings Cookies
Even frontrunners at awards shows typically claim to be shocked that they have won. Taraji P. Henson's win for Best Actress in a Television Series - Drama was not a surprise, but the way she upended awards show conventions was. On her way to the stage, she handed out cookies to the audience in honor of Cookie Lyon, the character she plays on "Empire." She was so confident that she would win that she brought baked goods! On stage, in addition to thanking her co-stars and agents, she thanked fans for tweeting about her. Like Cookie, Henson kept it real.
Even frontrunners at awards shows typically claim to be shocked that they have won. Taraji P. Henson's win for Best Actress in a Television Series - Drama was not a surprise, but the way she upended awards show conventions was. On her way to the stage, she handed out cookies to the audience in honor of Cookie Lyon, the character she plays on "Empire." She was so confident that she would win that she brought baked goods! On stage, in addition to thanking her co-stars and agents, she thanked fans for tweeting about her. Like Cookie, Henson kept it real.
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