The best memes and moments you may have missed at the 2020 Golden Globes

• The 77th Golden Globe Awards took place Sunday night at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California.
• From Tom Hanks' nonplussed reaction to Ricky Gervais' opening monologue to Jason Momoa's tank top and a kiss from Brian Cox, we're here to recap the best memes and moments from the night you might have overlooked.
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Several funny, awkward, and bizarre moments went viral during Sunday night's 77th Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. Tom Hanks reacting to Ricky Gervais' opening monologue was declared the first meme of 2020, while other actors' acceptance speeches produced their own memorable videos and GIFs.

Keep reading to see the nine memes of the night.

'Baby Yoda' was worked into several red carpet jokes, and even name-dropped by Ricky Gervais

"Killing Eve" star and Golden Globe nominee Jodie Comer wore a dramatic green gown with puffed sleeves on the red carpet. People on Twitter were quick to note a visual similarity between the actress and a certain small child from Disney's "The Mandalorian."

Host Ricky Gervais jokingly called Joe Pesci "Baby Yoda" in his opening run of jokes while noting all the star power in the room.

"This table alone: Al Pacino, Robert DeNiro, Baby Yoda — oh, that's Joe Pesci, sorry," Gervais said. "I love you man, don't have me whacked."

Jennifer Lopez wore what looked like a giant Christmas bow 

Jennifer Lopez was nominated for best supporting actress in a motion picture for her role as Ramona in "Hustlers." Her red carpet look was the first standout fashion moment of the night thanks to its similarity to a holiday present.

Unfortunately, Lopez didn't take home a Golden Globe for her performance in "Hustlers." Laura Dern ("Marriage Story") won the award for best supporting actress instead.

Tom Hanks reacting to Gervais' opening monologue was everyone's favorite image of the night

The first of three instantly iconic reactions from Tom Hanks came when Gervais made a joke about recently imprisoned actress Felicity Huffman.

"I came here in a limo tonight, and the license plate was made by Felicity Huffman," Gervais began. When the audience groaned in response, he added, "I don't care, it's her daughter I feel sorry for." 

That joke elicited this face from Hanks:

A couple of minutes later, the camera made another quick cut to Hanks after Gervais pointed out the lack of diverse nominees.

"Many people of color were snubbed in major categories," Gervais said. "Unfortunately there's nothing we can do about that — the Hollywood Foreign Press are all very, very racist."

Hanks sat, mouth open, for several seconds after that one.

The last of the Tom Hanks reactions came towards the end of the monologue when Gervais lambasted the audience as a whole.

"If you win an award tonight, don't use it as a platform to make a political speech," Gervais said. "You're in no position to lecture the public about anything. You know nothing about the real world. Most of you spent less time in school than Greta Thunberg. So if you win, come up, accept your little award, thank your agent, and your god, and f--- off." 

Hanks grimaced and looked down at the table.

You can watch Ricky Gervais' full, eight-minute-long opening monologue here.

'Parasite' writer and director Bong Joon Ho gave a short but memorable speech after winning best foreign film

The South Korean filmmaker made a wonderfully succinct point in his speech.

"Wow, amazing. Unbelievable," he said, before telling the audience that he brought a translator on stage since he's a foreign language filmmaker. Then he spoke in Korean, and his translator, Sharon Choi, repeated the sentence in English.

"Once you overcome the one-inch-tall barrier of subtitles, you will be introduced to so many more amazing films," Choi said.

A video of the brief speech was shared on Twitter by Variety and already has five million views in less than a day.

Jason Momoa stripped down to a tank top during the ceremony 

People went wild when they noticed "Game of Thrones" and "Aquaman" actor Jason Momoa sitting in the audience of the Golden Globes wearing nothing but a black tank top.

The star put his jacket back on when it was his turn to present an award, but no one could forget the glimpse of those very muscly arms. 

Brian Cox celebrated his win by kissing 'Succession' costar Kieran Culkin, which tied in perfectly with the HBO show's best meme

For those outside of the loop on this one, you have to know that Brian Cox plays a formidable patriarch named Logan Roy on "Succession." Logan has four children, one of which is played by Kieran Culkin. The show follows a twisty, dark narrative where each of Logan's kids are constantly vying for his approval and affection. 

Last year, actor/writer/comedian Demi Adejuyigbe created a parody video where he sang invented lyrics to go along with the show's theme song. 

"All the rich white folk are going to argue, and then whoever wins is going to get a kiss from daddy," Adejuyigbe sings. 

Later the song belts into a crescendo of "WHO WILL GET THE KISS FROM DAD-DY!" 

So, when Cox planted a smooch on Culkin in celebration of his win for best actor in a drama series, "Succession" fans all cheered at the sight of a "kiss from daddy" being awarded.

After the meme took off, Adejuyigbe chimed back in to joke that his "Succession" video was "a mistake."

"An absolutely haunting combination of words that will forever float my way during succession-related events," he wrote. "I will never kiss again and I recognize no fathers."

Brad Pitt revealed his nickname for Leonardo DiCaprio: 'LDC'

While accepting the award for best actor in a supporting role in a motion picture, Brad Pitt gave a special thank you to his friend and "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" costar Leonardo DiCaprio.

"I also have to thank my partner in crime, LDC," Pitt said.

This nickname was news to the world and was instantly cemented as one of the coolest call-outs of the awards.

Pitt also made a solid joke about "Titanic" while he was up on stage.

Beyoncé stayed perfectly poised in her seat when the crowd gave Joaquin Phoenix a standing ovation

When Joaquin Phoenix was announced as the winner of the best actor in a motion picture award, a majority of the audience stood to give him a round of applause. Beyoncé was spotted on camera sitting down and looking up at the actor as he passed by.

Phoenix's acceptance speech was an incoherent jumble thanks to the frequent bleeps of swear words

Once he made it onto the stage, Phoenix proceeded to deliver a confusing thank you. 

He began by thanking the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for "recognizing the link between animal agriculture and climate change." The dinner served that evening was entirely plant-based. Phoenix, who is vegan, said it was "bold move" and sent a "powerful message."

Then he addressed his fellow nominees. "We all know there's no," Phoenix began, but then the audio cut to silence. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Phoenix's sentence continued with "there's no f------ competition between us."

Phoenix was veering from topic to topic with stutters and long pauses. Sometimes the pauses were simply due to the censorship of his curse words, but other times he was just hesitating.

Later, his speech was edited again on live TV when he said "contrary to popular belief, I don't want to rock the boat — but the boat is f---ing rocked." 

Phoenix also said he was "too intimated" to reach out to some of the stars in the room, calling out "Christian" specifically (which many took to mean Christian Bale).

He appears to have let out another curse word when addressing his girlfriend Rooney Mara. That section of the speech was silent aside from him saying "um, Rooney, I love you" and looking lovingly at her in the crowd. 

Phoenix was eventually played off the stage with music right as his speech turned to address the audience of wealthy Hollywood stars and creators. 

"Together hopefully we can be unified and actually make some changes," Phoenix said. "It's great to vote, but sometimes we have to take that responsibility on ourselves and make changes and sacrifices in our own lives, I hope that we can do that. We don't have to take private jets to Palm Springs to the awards and back. Please."

The music kicked in, so Phoenix wrapped up by saying that he was grateful and thanking the audience one last time. 

Gervais came out to end the show with one final "f--- off."

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