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Why Judd Apatow 'quietly boycotted' the Golden Globes for 10 years
Apatow's 'Trainwreck' lost the Best Comedy award to Ridley Scott's 'The Martian' at the awards ceremony in 2016
- PUBLISHED: Tue 13 Jan 2026, 12:23 PM
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Filmmaker Judd Apatow surprised many at the Golden Globe Awards when he shared a funny and honest moment from the stage while presenting the Best Director award.
The director spoke about his long absence from the ceremony and revealed that he had stayed away for nearly a decade after losing an award earlier.
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As he walked on stage, Apatow told the audience that it was "very surprising" for him to be there and shared that he had been on a "quiet boycott" of the Golden Globes for almost 10 years, something he said no one had really noticed.
The filmmaker added that he made the decision after his film Trainwreck lost the Best Comedy award in 2016.
"This is very surprising that I am here, because I've been boycotting the ceremony for about 10 years. A very quiet boycott, no one seems to have noticed," Apatow quipped. "We've had beef ever since my film Trainwreck lost Best Comedy to Ridley Scott's The Martian."
Apatow further spoke about having "beef" with the awards ceremony ever since his film lost to The Martian. He took a light swipe at director Ridley Scott, calling him America's "favourite comedy director" and listing films like Gladiator, Blade Runner and Alien as examples of his "hilarious comedies," drawing laughter from the crowd.
"You know, Ridley Scott, America's favourite comedy director.... I can't wait until later tonight when Best Comedy is won by Hamnet," he added.
Dark comedy One Battle After Another and Hamnet, a story about William Shakespeare and grief, claimed the top prizes at the Golden Globes on Sunday, one of the first major events in Hollywood's annual awards season.
