20 WTF Moments From The Golden Globes 2017

7. Elle Wins Two Golden Globes

Golden Globes 2017 Isabelle Huppert Leonardo DiCaprio
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Arguably the night's biggest shock was the awards success of Paul Verhoeven's controversial drama Elle, which firstly won the Best Foreign Film award ahead of expected favourite Toni Erdmann, and Isabelle Huppert then snagged Best Actress, beating out expected winner Natalie Portman (Jackie).

Again, these surprise wins are absolutely not indicators of a changing tide for the Oscars, but merely that, with the HFPA being comprised of so few members, they will occasionally march to the beat of their own drum.

It was a controversial victory for the film, though, given the still-raging debate about whether or not Verhoeven's film is misogynistic or empowering to women.

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