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Popular Moments From Golden Globes 2015

The Most Viral Moments From Last Night's Golden Globes

Source: NBC

Another award show, another reason for social media to explode with reactions. During last night's Golden Globes, Facebook and Twitter led the conversation with buzz-worthy topics that got everyone talking. The top moment across both networks came when Prince appeared from wherever he's been hiding to present the award for best original song to Common and John Legend for "Glory" from Selma. Not only did Common's heartfelt speech blow up the Internet, but so did Chrissy Teigen's "ugly cry" reaction to the news, which spawned immediate, hilarious memes. Check out the rest of the most popular moments ahead.

Twitter

During the telecast, users sent 2.6 million tweets (compared to last year's 2.1 million). Here are the top three topics:

  1. When "Glory" from Selma won best original song.
  2. When Matt Bomer won for best supporting actor in a miniseries thanks to his work in The Normal Heart.
  3. When Billy Bob Thornton won for best actor in a miniseries thanks to his work in Fargo.

Facebook

This year, 8 million people generated 17 million interactions (public posts, comments, and "likes") around the show. Last year, 4.1 million people generated 7.2 million interactions. Here are the top three topics:

  1. When Prince presented best original song to Common and John Legend for "Glory."
  2. When Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson presented the best supporting actress award to Joanne Froggatt for her work in Downton Abbey.
  3. When Transparent won for best TV comedy or musical.

That's not all — see the full list over at Mashable.

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