Video: Sacha Baron Cohen's Golden Globes acceptance speech for 'Borat'

Posted Wednesday, January 17, 2007 at 9:42 AM Central

by Tim Briscoe

[Updated with new video link] If you opted to watch the 24 season premiere on Monday night instead of the Golden Globes, you didn't miss much. The awards ceremony was sort of uneventful.

The best bit of the Globes show, in my opinion, was Sacha Baron Cohen's Best Actor for Borat. Well, not so much the win as his hilarious acceptance speech. If you have seen Borat, you'll get a kick out of what he had to say of the film's most infamous scene. (If you haven't seen Borat, it'll be on DVD Mar. 6.)

Thanks to the glory of YouTube, here is the video of Cohen's win and hilarious acceptance speech as it was broadcast on NBC. I'm betting YouTube will pull the clip at any moment as it probably wasn't done with the approval of NBC or the HFPA, so watch it while you can.

Also, a word of warning: It is a little crude, so be prepared. I'm surprised Cohen's speech even made it past the censors at NBC.

Editor's note: Sorry, folks. The video has been yanked from YouTube. However, you may be able to still get it on iFilm.

Footnote: If you did watch the Globes, you can catch the 24 Season Six Premiere on DVD.