Stellan Skarsgård Jokes His 8 Kids Taught Him to Play a “Bad Father” During Golden Globes Speech
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Stellan Skarsgård is getting sentimental—kind of.
As the Sentimental Value star picked up his trophy for Best Supporting Male Actor in a Motion Picture at the 2026 Golden Globes Jan. 11, he took a moment to thank a special group of people who inadvertently helped him with the role.
“My children have been very educational,” Stellan, 74, quipped in his acceptance speech at the Nikki Glaser-hosted event. “I’m playing a father who is a bad father there. And my children have really told me what a bad father is.”
Beyond his eight kids—he’s dad to Alexander Skarsgård, 49, Gustaf Skarsgård, 45, Sam Skarsgård, 43, Bill Skarsgård, 35, Eija Skarsgård, 33, and Valter Skarsgård, 30, with ex-wife My Skarsgård as well as Ossian Skarsgård, 16, and Kolbjörn Skarsgård, 13, with wife Megan Everett—he also gave a shoutout to his longtime love for her role in helping prepare him for the Joachim Trier movie.
“I got to thank my wife Megan Everett Skarsgård,” he said. “She’s been amazing as a sort of brutal support, a tough lover, and very educational.”
