Taron Egerton Wins Best Actor for Elton John Bio Pic ‘Rocketman’— WATCH
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Taron Egerton who played gay in the Elton John biopic Rocketman, won actor, motion picture musical or comedy. In his brief speech he thanked director Dexter Fletcher and producer Matthew Vaughn,.
Egerton showed some love to the iconic singer whom he portrayed. “To Elton John, thank you for the music, thank you for living a life less ordinary, and thank you for being my friend.”
???? | @TaronEgerton acceptance speech for Best Actor in a Film Musical/Comedy at the #GoldenGlobes pic.twitter.com/RVykG6P0OZ
— Taron Egerton Updates (@TaronEgertonUA) January 6, 2020
Of Egerton’s performance, The New York Times said, “No one delivered a gutsier film performance in 2019 than Taron Egerton. Cast against type as Elton John in “Rocketman,” Egerton had to channel a pop god while also making the role his own: too unfamiliar and fans would revolt, too much of an impersonation and critics would retreat.
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Egerton, 30, did all of his own singing, reinterpreting classics like “The Bitch Is Back” and “I’m Still Standing.” There was intricate choreography that Egerton sometimes had to perform in platform boots and towering feathered headdresses. Egerton, who is heterosexual, also filmed gay sex scenes, a first for a major studio film; one found him grinding in an orgy to “Bennie and the Jets.” He did many of his own stunts (tumbling drunkenly down a staircase) and shaved the front half of his head to get John’s receding hairline just right.”
#GoldenGlobes: Taron Egerton wins actor, motion picture musical or comedy for #Rocketman https://t.co/oWOsq8YtW4 pic.twitter.com/8vIjQ7D3BY
— Variety (@Variety) January 6, 2020
“Paramount released “Rocketman” in late May in part because its cupboards were bare. The studio, under new management and working to rebuild itself, was short on big-budget franchise films but did have a relatively inexpensive ($41 million) musical fantasia about Elton John’s hedonistic breakthrough years. So Paramount rolled the dice and positioned “Rocketman” as a summer event movie.”
It worked. The film took in nearly $200 million worldwide.
Congratulations to Taron Egerton – Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy – Rocketman (@rocketmanmovie). – #GoldenGlobes pic.twitter.com/0MC94mgVDH
— Golden Globe Awards (@goldenglobes) January 6, 2020
