Ramy Youssef Wins Big At The Golden Globes For His Role In The First Mainstream Muslim TV Show
Beating Michael Douglas to the top spot, Ramy Youssef just took home ‘Best Actor in a TV series, movie or comedy’ at the Golden Globes.
The American actor, of Egyptian descent, played the lead role in ‘Ramy’, a series about a first-generation Muslim American from an Egyptian family based in New Jersey, a show which is praised as the first mainstream Muslim US TV show.
Ramy started his speech by saying “Allahu Akbar” thanking God, and then going on to add “I know you haven’t seen my show”, the comedian’s light speech, the fir t of the night got a lot of laughs but it was host Ricky Gervais’ speech that made the audience really squirm. Scroll to watch.
Mabrouk, @ramy 👏👏👏 big love from A24 #GoldenGlobes pic.twitter.com/1oQe8miy7z
— A24 (@A24) January 6, 2020
Shocked by the win in his specced he mentioned, “my mom also was rooting for Michael Douglas”
Not *just* an acting role, Ramy is also co-creator of the show. YES! Snapped below with his sister at the awards.
Hulu were first in with the congrats
Congrats @Ramy on your first #GoldenGlobes win – a well-deserved honor. pic.twitter.com/3PaWpX5LPn
— Hulu (@hulu) January 6, 2020
The awkward (for the audience) intro from Ricky Gervais will go down in history
"You say you're woke… so if you do win an award tonight, don't use it as a platform to make a political speech… you're in no position to lecture the public about anything. You know nothing about the real world." #GoldenGlobes #goldenglobes2020 pic.twitter.com/yHeqMNFOD0
— Steven Cheung (@TheStevenCheung) January 6, 2020
‘Once Upon a time in Hollywood’ was another big winner on the night
Congratulations to the #OnceUponATimeInHollywood team for its #GoldenGlobes win for Best Picture – Musical or Comedy! pic.twitter.com/rPsPCcH3LG
— Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (@OnceInHollywood) January 6, 2020
