Los Angeles, Jan. 12 -- Filmmaker Judd Apatow surprised many at the Golden Globe Awards when he shared a funny and honest moment from the stage while presenting the Best Director award.

The director spoke about his long absence from the ceremony and revealed that he had stayed away for nearly a decade after losing an award earlier.

As he walked on stage, Apatow told the audience that it was "very surprising" for him to be there and shared that he had been on a "quiet boycott" of the Golden Globes for almost 10 years, something he said no one had really noticed.

The filmmaker added that he made the decision after his film Trainwreck lost the Best Comedy award in 2016.

"This is very surprising that I am here, because I've been boycottin...