Daniel Kaluuya refused to let some technological difficulties take away from his winning moment. At the 2021 Golden Globes, the Judas and the Black Messiah [1] actor accepted the award for best supporting actor [2], and as the first award of the evening, it was a stomach-turning moment when his mic was muted. Kaluuya quipped, "You did me dirty!," before checking that the sound was back on, and he immediately delivered a powerful speech about his role in the film [3] and the importance of Black storytelling.
"This took it out of me; I gave it everything," Kaluuya said. "Like the great Nipsey Hussle says, 'We're here to give till we're empty,' and I gave everything. I couldn't give it to a more noble man, and that's Chairman Fred Hampton. I hope generations after this can see how brilliantly he thought, how brilliantly he spoke, and how brilliantly he loved. He taught me about myself and made me grow as a man, and I appreciate it with all my heart. There's a lot of information about how he died, but I hope people out there will go and learn about how incredibly he lived."
In Judas and the Black Messiah, Kaluuya starred as Fred Hampton [5], the chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther [6] Party who was killed during a police raid in 1969. His speech and his quote from the late, great Hussle [7] spoke volumes about the importance of sharing Hampton's story. Kaluuya truly gave it "everything." Watch his full speech above.