Glenn's Golden Message - ‘It's Not Too Late To Follow Your Dream'

The Star On Feeling Close To Fulfilled.

- Judy Kean

There were gasps of surprise when Glenn Close was announced as the winner of the Best Actress in a Drama category at the Golden Globes last week – and one of the loudest most likely came from Glenn herself.

Although she’d won rave reviews for her portrayal of a long-suffering spouse in The Wife, the award was tipped to go to Lady Gaga for her role in A Star Is Born and it came as a shock to many when Gary Oldman read out Glenn’s name.

Unless she was turning in the greatest performance of her career, Glenn appeared genuinely blown away to have won and once she got over her disbelief, she delivered a stirring speech that earned her a standing ovation.

Now her name is being bandied about as the favourite to win the Best Actress Oscar next month – something that would be the icing on the cake for the 71-year-old star.

She holds the distinction of being the living actor with the most Oscar nominations – six – who has never taken home one of the coveted gold statuettes. Although she has a cabinet full of trophies – including three Tonys, three Emmys and now three Golden Globes – Glenn has been snubbed every time she has been in the running for an Academy Award.