Glenn Close and Lady Gaga both won best actress at Sunday’s Critics’ Choice Awards.
“I am so thrilled it’s a tie, I can’t tell you,” Close, 71, bellowed as she accepted the trophy for her performance in The Wife from presenter Willem Dafoe. “I was thinking that, you know, the world kind of pits us against each other in this profession and I know that from all the women in this category, and I think I can speak for all the women in this room, we celebrate each other.”
“We are proud to be in this room together,” Close added before thanking her daughter for “helping create this role.”
Next up, Gaga, 32, took the stage after being named the second winner for her role in A Star Is Born. “I’m so very happy that you won this this evening,” Gaga said to Close after the two shared a warm embrace. “This is a tremendous honor.”
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