Jennifer Coolidge is an undisputed comedy queen, having enjoyed a well-deserved resurgence thanks to her widely-beloved performance in The White Lotus.

The Legally Blonde and American Pie star was one of the highlights of last night’s Golden Globes, picking up the accolade for best performance by an actress in a supporting role in her category among the line-up of winners.

However, as well as her brilliant acceptance speech, which left The White Lotus creator Mike White in tears, one of her standout moments came while presenting another award from the 2023 event when she made an Oscars mix-up.

The 61-year-old was given the responsibility of announcing the winner for best supporting actor in a TV musical, comedy or drama, which eventually went to Tyler James Williams for Abbott Elementary.

As she opened the envelope, she declared: ‘The Oscar goes to…’ as the audience laughed.

While turning the piece of card around, Jennifer appeared to realise her mistake, exclaiming: ‘No no wait! Golden Globe, Golden Globe, Golden Globe…’

Jennifer Coolidge, you legend (Picture: Earl Gibson III/Shutterstock)

The White Lotus creator Mike White was left in floods of tears when Jennifer collected her own award (Picture: NBC)

Given how talented she is, the blunder could well have been a perfectly-planned bit.

Whether it was a premeditated skit or a genuine mistake, we sure do love her for it… and many of her fans do too.

‘Jennifer Coolidge accidentally saying “and the Oscar goes to…” is already my favorite moment of the Golden Globes just end it now,’ one person tweeted.

‘I 100% do not believe Jennifer Coolidge saying that was a bit,’ another wrote, while someone else added: ‘JENNIFER COOLIDGE JUST MADE MY WHOLE NIGHT.’

On the night, Jennifer also opened up about when she was offered the chance to present at the show over the phone, explaining that while she was excited about the prospect, it also prompted ‘a complete anxiety attack’.

‘I said, “Oh my god, that is such an honour. Thank you. Thank you so much. Yes, I would love to.” And I hung up on her,’ she said.

‘And then I thought about it for a little bit, and I just had a complete anxiety attack.’

During her own acceptance speech, Jennifer showered The White Lotus creator Mike with praise and brought him to tears, explaining how she had ‘big dreams and expectations’ when she was younger that became ‘fizzled by life’.

Joking that one of her aspirations was to become the Queen of Monaco, she told him: ‘I just want to say, Mike White, you have given me hope. You’ve given me a new beginning, even though this is the end, ’cause you did kill me off, but it doesn’t matter, because even if this is the end, you changed my life in a million different ways.’

As a tearful Mike watched on, Jennifer continued: ‘If you don’t know Mike White, this is what you should know. He’s worried about the world. He’s worried about people. He’s worried about friends of his that aren’t doing well, he’s always worried about people.

‘You’re worried about people, and he really is one of the greatest people I’ve ever met. He gives me so much excitement to be, you make people want to live longer. Mike, I love you to death.’

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