Actor/Comedian Jamie Foxx took home the 2005 62nd Annual Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy for his role in “Ray”, the biographical film about the late Ray Charles. While his performance in the movie is amazingly memorable, it is his acceptance speech that I now, can’t forget.A sincerely appreciative Foxx took the stage and crooned a little Ray Charles (“Baby What I Say”) as the audience followed. On a night celebrating Hollywood, there was nothing “Hollywood” about Foxx. He thanked/credited Ray Charles for his inspiration. He thanked his management. He thanked his publicist, even jokingly referencing the New Orleans Casino scuffle with police that took place during the shooting of “Ray”.
The most moving part of his speech was when he mentioned his grandmother, who raised him. She passed away this past October. He was choked up & brought to tears as he stated how he used to think it was “corny” when people would say that people where looking down on them (from heaven). He continued, “….I didn’t believe it. But I got a feeling.”
The longstanding belief is that a Golden Globe win is a pre-cursor to an Oscar win. From the time Jamie Foxx donned the Ray persona, the Oscar buzz was swirling.
Foxx was up for three Golden Globes this year for “Ray”, his role in “Collateral” and his role in “Redemption”.
Jamie's upcoming movies include "Jarhead" (filming) and "Stealth". He has also been announced to play the role of 'Ricardo Tubbs' in the big screen version of the mid 80's hit TV show "Miami Vice".
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