Olivia Colman thanks Melissa McCarthy: You stopped me from being too drunk

One of the highlights of the Golden Globes was British actress Olivia Colman’s speech. She won Best Actress for her role as Queen Anne in The Favourite, and she thanked “my bitches,” her costars Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz. She called it so much fun working with them and said she misses it. She also enthused about riding on a private jet and eating constantly to gain weight for the role. I haven’t seen The Favourite yet, but I know her from The Lobster. (She’s also on The Crown as a middle-aged Queen Elizabeth, she has tons of TV credits and she’s been on Broadchurch and The Night Manager.) I found an interview she did with Entertainment Tonight after her big win, that video is above, and she was just as genuinely excited, lovely and down-to-earth as during her acceptance speech. It was a joy to watch.

In the opener to her speech she said “thank you for the sandwiches,” which was a reference to the ham sandwiches Melissa McCarthy handed out before the show. (Apparently guests are fed early in the evening which leaves the bigger stars, who come in later, without food. Melissa knew this and brought food in for people!) ET’s Kevin Frazier asked her about the sandwiches and she explained how good they were.

On playing Queen Elizabeth
I got to do an impression of Claire [Foy] and The Queen. It’s so much fun to do.

On working on The Favourite
We had such a ball. We genuinely got on so well. I think we will be friends for life. Really gorgeous women.

Her favorite part of playing Queen Ann
I loved being able to eat a load. I needed to put on weight to play her. So that was really enjoyable.

On the sandwiches
Melissa McCarthy brought sandwiches. She had a massive bag. On the previous years she said she got so hungry so she brought a big bag of sandwiches. [They were] really good. Ham and brie on french bread. They were on the table when we got there. Melissa McCarthy thank you so much. You stopped me from being too drunk.

My idea of a ham sandwich involves sliced bread and swiss cheese from a package. I shouldn’t be surprised that Melissa passed out fancy catered sandwiches with brie on French bread but I pictured a pedestrian sandwich like I would make. In fact they were all prepackaged in their own wrappers and were from Joan’s on Third in LA.

Now I want to see Olivia Colman in all the things! She’s so likable and real. The Favourite isn’t out on demand until next month so I’ll have to see it in theaters. I feel so behind this year as I’ve barely seen any of the films likely to be nominated. I am never going to see Green Book, so there’s one movie I don’t have to bother with.

photos credit: WENN

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