Kevin Costner’s late Golden Globes award speech: ‘It feels really good’

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Golden Globe award after missing the ceremony in Los Angeles last month.Costner, who was forced to skip the event due to severe flooding near his home, was named best actor in a TV drama for his work in Paramount’s “Yellowstone.”The 68-year-old actor unboxed the trophy from his bed and posted a sweet video of the moment on social media earlier this week. “We watched from home and it wasn’t the same,” Costner said in the video, referencing his wife, Christine Baumgartner.“We watched the whole doggone thing and my kids heard our name be called, and we weren’t at one of the greatest parties in the world,” the father of seven continued. “We wanted to be, but we found ourselves together as a family.

My children heard my name called, and they stood up and they cheered.”“To be nominated as an actor was really important to me,” the “Dances With Wolves” filmmaker gushed.A post shared by Kevin Costner & Modern West (@kevincostnermodernwest)He held the coveted golden statuette in his hands and confessed that “it feels really good” to finally receive the honor.After he thanked his family and the Globes’ voting body, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, Costner added, “I’m so glad I found the movies in my life; it made a difference.”“When you first come to Hollywood, you just want to get your first job, and you see these things and even wonder if you’re ever gonna get in a room like that,” he went on.