Since the Golden Globes are frequently seen as a stepping stone to the Oscars, those that did expect Gaga to be the one to beat at the Academy Awards assumed tonight would make that status official with the award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama.
Those that did assume the win was a foregone conclusion are in shock.
While there have been numerous great roles in the movies this year and there wasn’t necessarily one performance that was expected to simply walk away with every award, Lady Gaga’s performance as Ally in A Star is Born was viewed by many as a frontrunner.