When Ryan Gosling accepted the Golden Globe Award for his role in « La La Land » Sunday night, he dedicated it to two very important people in his life.
In a very solemn acceptance speech for best actor in a motion picture, musical or comedy, Gosling dedicated the award to his « lady, » actress Eva Mendes , and her late brother, who recently passed away from cancer .
« My lady was raising our daughter, and pregnant with our second, and trying to help her bother fight his battle with cancer, » Gosling said. « If she hadn’t taken all that on so I could have this experience, it would surely be someone else up here. «
« La La Land » led the nominations in the 74th annual Golden Globe Awards this year with seven.
After recognizing his two daughters with Mendes by name, Esmeralda, 2, and Amada Lee, 8 months, he then dedicated his award to the memory of Mendes’ late brother, Juan Carlos Mendes.
Gosling and Mendes have been together since 2011.
Last summer, he told ABC’s « Good Morning America » that living with three women was « heaven. «
« It’s like walking through a field of flowers every day. I live with angels, » Gosling said back in May. « It’s a ray of sunshine in a dark time. «
