Elton John speaks out about losing his eyesight during Golden Globes speech
Topics: Elton John, Golden Globes, Music, News
Niamh Shackleton
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Topics: Elton John, Golden Globes, Music, News
Elton John might be losing his eyesight, but he's sure not losing his sense of humor.
The music icon, now 77, has given an update on his health in recent months after an eye infection caused John to lose all sight in one eye.
Speaking at the opening night of the The Devil Wears Prada: The Musical last month, the pop star said: "I haven’t been able to come to many of the previews because, as you know, I have lost my eyesight. So, it’s hard for me to see it."
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While seems have looked somewhat bleak for John, he made light of the situation at tonight's Golden Globes (January 5).
As he went on stage with Brandi Carlile to present the award for Best Original Score, John said in the microphone: "There’s been a lot of stories going around about my regressive eyesight, I just want to reassure everyone: It’s not as bad as it seems."
The 77-year-old went on to joke: "I’m so pleased to be here with my co-host, Rihanna."
The audience then erupted into laughter as Carlile announced the winner - that being Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross for Challengers.
Other winners tonight include Zoe Saldaña for best supporting actress, and Kieran Culkin for best supporting actor.
The 82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards, held on this day (5 January 2025), celebrates outstanding achievements in film and television. Below is the complete list of nominees, with winners updated as announced:
WINNER: Zoe Saldaña (Emilia Pérez)
WINNER: Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain)
The Brutalist (A24)
A Complete Unknown (Searchlight Pictures)
Conclave (Focus Features)
Dune: Part Two (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Nickel Boys (Orion Pictures / Amazon MGM Studios)
September 5 (Paramount Pictures)
Anora (NEON)
Challengers (Amazon MGM Studios)
Emilia Pérez (Netflix)
A Real Pain (Searchlight Pictures)
The Substance (MUBI)
Wicked (Universal Pictures)
WINNER: Flow (Sideshow / Janus Films)
WINNER: Wicked (Universal Pictures)
All We Imagine as Light (Sideshow / Janus Films) – France / India / Netherlands / Luxembourg
Emilia Pérez (Netflix) – France
The Girl with the Needle (MUBI) – Poland / Sweden / Denmark
I’m Still Here (Sony Pictures Classics) – Brazil
The Seed of the Sacred Fig (NEON) – USA / Germany
Vermiglio (Sideshow / Janus Films) – Italy
Pamela Anderson (The Last Showgirl)
Angelina Jolie (Maria)
Nicole Kidman (Babygirl)
Tilda Swinton (The Room Next Door)
Fernanda Torres (I’m Still Here)
Kate Winslet (Lee)
Adrien Brody (The Brutalist)
Timothée Chalamet (A Complete Unknown)
Daniel Craig (Queer)
Colman Domingo (Sing Sing)
Ralph Fiennes (Conclave)
Sebastian Stan (The Apprentice)
WINNER: Demi Moore (The Substance)
WINNER: Sebastian Stan (A Different Man)
WINNER: Jacques Audiard (Emilia Pérez)
WINNER: Peter Straughan (Conclave)
WINNER: Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross (Challengers)
WINNER: “El Mal” – Emilia Pérez
Music by: Clément Ducol, Camille
Lyrics by: Clément Ducol, Camille, Jacques Audiard
The day of the jackal (Peacock)
The diplomat (Netflix)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (Prime Video)
Shōgun (FX/Hulu)
Slow horses (Apple TV+)
Squid game (Netflix)
WINNER: Hacks (HBO | Max)
A man in full (Netflix)
All the light we cannot see (Netflix)
Black cake (Hulu)
Elizabeth I (HBO | Max)
The symphony (Prime Video)
Three women (Starz)
Jessica Chastain (George & Tammy)
Emma Corrin (The day of the jackal)
Juliette Lewis (The diplomat)
Jodie Turner-Smith (Mr. & Mrs. Smith)
Sonoya Mizuno (Shōgun)
Imelda Staunton (The crown)
Jeff Bridges (The old man)
Brian Cox (Succession)
Kieran Culkin (Succession)
Martin Henderson (Virgin river)
Taron Egerton (Black bird)
Matthew Macfadyen (Succession)
Rachel Brosnahan (The marvelous Mrs. Maisel)
Quinta Brunson (Abbott Elementary)
Selena Gomez (Only murders in the building)
Riley Keough (Daisy Jones & The Six)
Jean Smart (Hacks)
Jenna Ortega (Wednesday)
Bill Hader (Barry)
Jeremy Allen White (The Bear)
Martin Short (Only murders in the building)
Steve Martin (Only murders in the building)
Jason Sudeikis (Ted Lasso)
Will Sharpe (The white lotus)
Elizabeth Debicki (The Crown)
Lily James (Pam & Tommy)
Julia Roberts (Gaslit)
Amanda Seyfried (The dropout)
Sydney Sweeney (Reality)
Juno Temple (Fargo)
Colin Firth (The staircase)
Andrew Garfield (Under the banner of heaven)
Oscar Isaac (Scenes from a marriage)
Taron Egerton (Black bird)
Sam Neill (Peaky blinders)
Evan Peters (Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story)
Jennifer Coolidge (The white lotus)
Elizabeth Debicki (The Crown)
Rhea Seehorn (Better call Saul)
Sarah Snook (Succession)
Julia Garner (Ozark)
J. Smith-Cameron (Succession)
Matt Smith (House of the Dragon)
Giancarlo Esposito (Better call Saul)
Jonathan Bailey (Bridgerton)
Nicholas Braun (Succession)
Evan Peters (Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story)
Tom Hollander (The white Lotus)
Sheryl Lee Ralph (Abbott Elementary)
Ayo Edebiri (The Bear)
Alex Borstein (The marvelous Mrs. Maisel)
Megan Stalter (Hacks)
Hannah Waddingham (Ted Lasso)
Milly Alcock (House of the Dragon)
Tyler James Williams (Abbott Elementary)
Ebon Moss-Bachrach (The Bear)
Henry Winkler (Barry)
Tony Shalhoub (The marvelous Mrs. Maisel)
Harrison Ford (Shrinking)
Nick Mohammed (Ted Lasso)
Niecy Nash-Betts (Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story)
Claire Foy (A very British scandal)
Daisy Edgar-Jones (Under the banner of heaven)
Patricia Clarkson (Sharp objects)
Juno Temple (Fargo)
Emily Watson (God’s creatures)
Paul Walter Hauser (Black bird)
Richard Jenkins (Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story)
Domhnall Gleeson (The patient)
Murray Bartlett (The white Lotus)
Michael Imperioli (The white Lotus)
F. Murray Abraham (The white Lotus)