Sylvester Stallone thanks his 'imaginary friend Rocky Balboa' in Golden Globes speech

Sylvester Stallone and family.
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Sylvester Stallone received a standing ovation at the Golden Globes on Sunday after winning the Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture award for his role in Creed, and after thanking the usual suspects — his wife and children, producers, and agents — he had a message for someone else he holds close. "Most of all I wanna thank my imaginary friend Rocky Balboa for being the best friend I ever had!" he proclaimed. Watch the sweet clip below. Catherine Garcia

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.