Daniel Kaluuyais speaking out about the moment he was accidentally muted during hisGolden Globesacceptance speech.
During Sunday’s award show, Kaluuya, 32, had a few technical difficulties whileaccepting his awardfor best supporting actor in a motion picture for his performance inJudas and the Black Messiah. This was Kaluuya’s first Golden Globe win and second nomination.
AfterLaura Dernpresented him with the win, Kaluuya began to share his acceptance speech virtually before realizing he was on mute.
He later appeared on screen, ready to accept the prestigious honor. “You did me dirty,” the actor joked.
Asked about what was going through his mind during the snafu, Kaluuya told reporters backstage, “That is the pandemic, bro … according to the wifi.”
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“It was amazing,” he continued of winning the award. “That’s what I wanted to speak because I want to give the recognition to where it’s supposed to be, to chairman Fred Hampton and the family. And then we did this, we did this to continue their legacies, that was the most important thing about it.”
“So that’s why I was like, ‘Yay,’ I didn’t say you almost did me dirty. I was speaking and then I was just mad,” he said of the technical difficulty.
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O’Neal, a teenager at the time, is reported to have poisoned 21-year-old Hampton to make him sleep through the deadly raid that killed him.
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Kaluuya explained that he accepted the role to “serve Chairman Fred, to serve the Black Panther Party.”
“He’s been silenced, and been erased and been assassinated, physically and culturally,” he added. “This is an opportunity to put him in his rightful position.”
Kaluuya beat outSacha Baron Cohen(The Trial of the Chicago 7),Jared Leto(The Little Things),Bill Murray(On the Rocks) andLeslie Odom Jr.(One Night in Miami) for the award Sunday night.
The 78th AnnualGolden GlobesAwards are airing live on NBC from 5-8 p.m. PT/8-11 p.m. ET.
source: people.com
