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Pinoys at the Golden Globes toast Dolly de Leon's nomination at Hollywood's 'Party of the Year'

LOS ANGELES — The weather cooperated as the sun slowly crept in to bring some warmth in a day when the weather forecast was supposed to be 90 percent chance of rain.

The 80th Golden Globes ceremony, held at the Beverly Hilton, became more special to the Pinoys who attended the event as they celebrated the historic nomination of Dolly de Leon. The actress is the first Filipina to land a Golden Globe nod in the Best Supporting Actress category for her memorable role as Abigail, the toilet manager-turned-leader of a shipwrecked crew in Ruben Ostlund's Palme d'Or-winning movie, "Triangle of Sadness."

De Leon, wearing a black sleeveless leather gown by AZ Factory designed by Norman Rene De Vera, was accompanied by her brother from the Philippines.

After a grueling 11-hour flight from Manila, the single mother of four told us that she was enjoying every moment of it. "I am trying to savor and enjoy everything right now," she said.

She may have lost to Angela Bassett, who won for her role as Queen Ramonda in "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever," but she brought pride, joy, and inspiration to her countrymen including the Pinoys who attended the awards ceremony this year.

Attending the Globes for the first time were Geoffrey Jimenez, chairman of the board of directors of Worldwide Media Entertainment Corp., the new owner of Miss Filipina International; Benjamin Manansala Cabrera, CEO of Worldwide Media Entertainment Corp.; and Desiree Baker, a healthcare executive with Dignity Health.

Other Pinoys who were also there were fashion designers David Tupaz, Oliver Tolentino, Alexis "Bong" Monsanto, and nurse practitioner Gerry Villaroman, Tolentino's business partner Andrew Caruthers, aspiring actor John Medina and DEI director Bianca Nicole Gervacio.

Another Filipino who graced his first Golden Globes was co-director Januel Mercado, who co-helmed the Golden Globe nominated animation "Puss in Boots" with Joel Crawford. He brought his sister along to the event and confessed his excitement of simply being there with some of his idols in the industry.

Guillermo del Toro's "Pinnochio" won the Best Animated Film.

There were a lot of memorable speeches that night including the speech of Ke Huy Quan. He won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor in a Movie for his role as a laundromat owner Waymond Wang.

He said, "I was raised to never forget where I came from and to always remember who gave me my first opportunity. And I'm so happy to see Steven Spielberg here tonight. He was the one who gave me my first break in 'Indiana Jones' and 'Temple of Doom.'"

Quan also became the first actor of Asian descent in nearly 40 years to win in this category.

Michelle Yeoh, 60, also gave a moving speech as she received her first Golden Globe after being in the industry for approximately 40 years. She received the Globe for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy for her role as Evelyn Quan Wang in "Everything Everywhere All at Once."

Yeoh said, "It's been an amazing journey and incredible fight to be here today. But I think it's been worth it."

—MGP, GMA Integrated News