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When Billy Bob Thornton won the Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Drama Series on Sunday night, the Goliath star got emotional during his acceptance speech when he dedicated the award to Luke Scott, a production assistant on his Amazon drama who died at age 23.

Speaking with reporters in the Golden Globes press room after his speech, the 61-year-old actor opened up about the young Pa, who passed away last year, and explained why he used his platform to honor Scott's life.

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"There was a very good crew on Goliath," Thornton shared. "Luke Scott was a kid who was only 23 years old and passed away last year. Luke made me want to come to work."

"He was the guy who, when I got there, I knew that his face was such a joyous face," he continued...

Billy Bob Thornton‘s Golden Globe acceptance speech moved many people in the audience and at home, and after walking off the stage the star explained what was the motivation behind his words.

“It’s easy to talk about people — it’s hard to stick your neck out,” the Goliath star told reporters at the Golden Globes press room after his acceptance speech. “A lot of people in the entertainment business get called privileged and yet … I came out here in poverty and spent a decade trying to eat. Those kind of things get to you.

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Billy Bob Thornton took home the Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Drama Series on Sunday, beating out his former Fargo co-star, Bob Odenkirk, who was nominated for his starring role in Better Call Saul. So Thornton decided to use his acceptance speech time to address their long-standing "feud."

"I do have to thank the Hollywood Foreign Press very much, for picking me over Bob Odenkirk," said Thornton, who won the award for his performance in the Amazon drama Goliath. "Bob and I have had a feud since the 1940s, when we did a movie with Van Johnson. Remember that, Bob? And we've had a little thing ever since."

"So there you go, bud!" Thornton said, holding his Golden Globe aloft as Odenkirk laughed from the audience.

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It was not real surprise when Billy Bob Thornton took home the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Drama Series on Sunday night. He’s been nominated five times previously and won one. Now he can add another to the mix.

The Oscar winner stars in “Goliath,” the freshman Amazon series by David E. Kelley about a recovering alcoholic who tries to get back into the legal practice game. He ends up taking a case against his former firm, and it appears that there’s a lot more going on that’s not entirely legal.

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After jokingly thanking the Hollywood Foreign Press for voting for him over fellow nominee Bob Odenkirk, Thornton turned serious and dedicated his award to the memory of Luke Scott, a Pa on “Goliath” who had died last year.

“He was one of those...