Several Golden Globe winners were not there to pick up their awards.

When the Golden Globes returned to NBC on Tuesday night time after final yr’s telecast was canceled amid considerations in regards to the group that provides out the awards, it was an open query whether or not Hollywood’s greatest stars would come again. A lot did, making the night really feel in lots of respects like a return to reveals of the previous.

However a handful of successful actors and actresses weren’t there to gather their awards.

Cate Blanchett, who received for her portrayal of a virtuosic conductor in “Tár,” was not readily available to simply accept her Globe for greatest actress in a movement image drama; she was mentioned to be filming in Britain. And Amanda Seyfried, who received for her portrayal of the failed biotech founder Elizabeth Holmes in “The Dropout,” was unable to simply accept her award; she was mentioned to be engaged on a brand new musical.

Kevin Costner couldn’t choose up his statuette for greatest actor in a TV drama sequence for “Yellowstone” for an additional motive: he was prevented from driving to Beverly Hills from his residence in Santa Barbara by the extreme rainstorms and flooding which have hit California. Almost 50,000 residents throughout California have obtained evacuation orders, and at the very least 17 folks have died since December.

“It is a unhappy story proper now,” mentioned Regina Corridor, who accepted his award, as viewers members laughed. “He’s caught in Santa Barbara. Let’s pray, everybody.”

Zendaya, who performs the troubled teen in “Euphoria,” received greatest actress in a TV drama sequence and was additionally absent from the award present. The actress apologized on Instagram for not having the ability to attend, thanked the Golden Globes and shared her admiration for her fellow nominees.