Darren Criss made history by becoming the first Hollywood actor with Filipino roots to win a Golden Globe Award for his role in the US television series “American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace”.
The morning after the awards night, Criss took to Instagram to share that he celebrated his historic win with his Cebuana mom by eating Filipino treats for breakfast.
“Morning after Golden Globes celebration was full of Filipino treats including this fun spritely lady with me,” Criss wrote.
Criss no longer mentioned what Filipino food they had but it was clear in the photo that they had a good time.
He added that one of his mother’s dreams is “getting invited to glamorous parties like this” and he is grateful that she is now able to experience such.
Criss bagged the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie Award for playing the role of serial killer Andrew Cunanan in the said show.
The 31-year-old actor beat some of the biggest names in Hollywood for the award. Other nominees include Antonio Banderas (“Genius: Picasso”), Daniel Brühl (“The Alienist”), Benedict Cumberbatch (“Patrick Melrose”) and Hugh Grant (“A Very English Scandal”).
Durinng his acceptance speech, Criss dedicated his achievement to his Filipina mother.
“This has been a marvelous year for representation in Hollywood, and I am so enormously proud to be a teeny tiny part of that as the son of a firecracker Filipino woman from Cebu that dreamed of coming into this country and getting to be invited to cool parties like this. Mom, I know you’re watching this,” he said.
“I love you dearly. I dedicate this to you. This is totally awesome,” he added.
