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Tom Hanks couldn't handle Ricky Gervais' opening Golden Globes monologue, and his face really says it all

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Comedian Ricky Gervais kicked off the 77th Annual Golden Globe Awards on Sunday evening with a string of pointed jokes in his opening monologue. Among the seated Hollywood A-listers inside the Beverly Hilton Hotel ballroom in Beverly Hills, California, was Tom Hanks — and his reactions to the monologue are already the most memeable part of the night. 

The first of several Tom Hanks reactions came after Gervais made a joke about actress Felicity Huffman, saying he rode to the awards ceremony in a car that had a license plate probably made by the actress (who was recently released from prison after serving a two-week sentence). 

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Just after he was seen with his mouth agape, Hanks appeared to point to the bottle of champagne in front of him, requesting a drink.

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Hanks' wife, actress Rita Wilson, also appeared shocked by the joke. (Wilson started off the day by lamenting on social media about her hired hair and makeup artist failing to show up on time.)

As Gervais' monologue continued, his jokes were made more directly at the Hollywood stars, writers, and directors in the room. The camera cut to Hanks again several more times, spawning even more reaction shots circulating online.

 

This is Gervais' fifth time hosting the Golden Globes, and his presence was a surprising choice for some based on his history of transphobic comments.

Gervais himself started out the night by acknowledging that he had seemingly been given a pass to appear yet again.

"I mean, Kevin Hart was fired from the Oscars because of some offensive tweets," Gervais said. "Luckily, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association can hardly speak English and they have no idea what Twitter is. Remember, they're just jokes. We're all going to die soon, and there's no sequel."

Gervais said multiple times throughout the monologue that he "didn't care" about the Golden Globes, nor people's reactions, and attributed the lack of care to the fact that this will be the final time he'll host the awards. 

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