Announcing the nominees for the 2026 Golden Globes is easier said than done.
After mispronouncing several names during the live nomination ceremony on Monday, December 8, Marlon Wayans decided to address his mistakes.
“I’m not sure a lot of them know that they were nominated,” he quipped to Variety hours after the ceremony.
Wayans, 53, added that there wasn’t much time to rehearse and explained, “We were given about three minutes beforehand.”
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According to Entertainment Weekly, Wayans mispronounced the name of Swedish composer Ludwig Göransson, who was nominated for his work on Sinners.
The actor also stumbled over several of the contributors to the KPop Demon Hunters-nominated track, “Golden.” The composers include Joong

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