Keeping pace with Hollywood’s perpetual awards horserace. Sign up for the newsletter here . Wanda Sykes at the Golden Globes. Photo: Rick Poke/2026GG/Penske Media via Getty Images Ricky Gervais just gave the best awards acceptance speech of his career, and he managed it by not showing up. At the Golden Globes , Wanda Sykes presented the award for Best Stand-up Comedy Performance , which Gervais was nominated in for his special Mortality . Gervais, despite being a Globes hosting vet, did not