With a red carpet dyed black by actresses dressed in a colour-co-ordinated statement, the Golden Globes were transformed into an A-list expression of female empowerment in the post-Harvey Weinstein era. Oprah Winfrey led the charge.
91裸聊视频淔or too long women have not been heard or believed if they dared to speak their truth to the power of those men,91裸聊视频� said Winfrey, accepting the Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement. 91裸聊视频淏ut their time is up. Their time is up!91裸聊视频�
More than any award handed out Sunday at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, Winfrey91裸聊视频檚 speech, which was greeted by a rousing, ongoing standing ovation, encapsulated the 91裸聊视频淢e Too91裸聊视频� mood at an atypically powerful Golden Globes. The night 91裸聊视频� usually one reserved for more carefree partying 91裸聊视频� served as Hollywood91裸聊视频檚 fullest response yet to the sexual harassment scandals that have roiled the film industry and laid bare its gender inequalities.
91裸聊视频淎 new day is on the horizon!91裸聊视频� promised Winfrey, who noted she was the first black woman to be given the honour.
With a cutting stare, presenter Natalie Portman followed Winfrey91裸聊视频檚 speech by introducing, as she said, 91裸聊视频渢he all-male91裸聊视频� nominees for best director.
The movie that many believe speaks most directly to the current moment 91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频淭hree Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,91裸聊视频� about a mother avenging the rape and murder of her daughter 91裸聊视频� emerged as the night91裸聊视频檚 top film. It won best picture, drama, best actress, drama, for Frances McDormand, best supporting actor for Sam Rockwell and best screenplay for writer-director Martin McDonagh.
Accepting her award, McDormand granted she was befuddled at the identities of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, but gave them credit. 91裸聊视频淎t least they managed to elect a female president,91裸聊视频� she said. She added that the evening indeed had a special feeling.
91裸聊视频淭rust me, the women in this room tonight are not here for the food,91裸聊视频� said McDormand.
Host Seth Meyers opened the night by diving straight into material about the sex scandals. 91裸聊视频淕ood evening ladies and remaining gentlemen,91裸聊视频� he began. In punchlines on Weinstein 91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频渢he elephant not in the room91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频� Kevin Spacey and Hollywood91裸聊视频檚 deeper gender biases, Meyers scored laughs throughout the ballroom, and maybe a sense of release.
91裸聊视频淔or the male nominees in the room tonight, this is the first time in three months it won91裸聊视频檛 be terrifying to hear your name read out loud,91裸聊视频� said Meyers.
The first award of the night, perhaps fittingly, went to one of Hollywood91裸聊视频檚 most powerful women: Nicole Kidman, for her performance in HBO91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淭he Big Little Lies,91裸聊视频� a series she and Reese Witherspoon also produced. Kidman chalked the win up to 91裸聊视频渢he power of women.91裸聊视频�
91裸聊视频淏ig Little Lies91裸聊视频� won a leading four awards, including best limited series and best supporting actress for Laura Dern. Like seven other female stars, Dern walked the red carpet with a women91裸聊视频檚 rights activist as part of an effort to keep the Globes spotlight trained on sexual harassment. Dern was joined by farmworker advocate Monica Ramirez, Michelle Williams with 91裸聊视频淢e Too91裸聊视频� founder Tarana Burke, and Meryl Streep with domestic worker advocate Ai-jen Poo.
91裸聊视频淢ay we teach all of our children that speaking out without fear of retribution is our new North Star,91裸聊视频� said Dern, accepting her Globe.
Other winners continued the theme. Amazon91裸聊视频檚 recently debuted 91裸聊视频淭he Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,91裸聊视频� about a 1950s housewife who takes up stand-up comedy, won best TV series comedy, and best actress for Rachel Brosnahan. Elisabeth Moss, accepting an award for her performance in Hulu91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淭he Handmaid91裸聊视频檚 Tale,91裸聊视频� movingly dedicated her award to Margaret Atwood, whose book the show is based on. 91裸聊视频淭he Handmaid91裸聊视频檚 Tale91裸聊视频� later added the award for best TV series, drama.
91裸聊视频淲e no longer live in the blank white spaces at the edge of print,91裸聊视频� said Moss, referencing Atwood91裸聊视频檚 prose. 91裸聊视频淲e no longer live in the gaps between the stories. We are the stories in print and we are writing the stories ourselves.91裸聊视频�
Hollywood91裸聊视频檚 awards season is seen as wide open. And though the Globes have little correlation with the Oscars, a handful of movies came away with big wins.
Greta Gerwig91裸聊视频檚 mother-daughter tale 91裸聊视频淟ady Bird91裸聊视频� won best picture, comedy or musical, and best actress honours for Saoirse Ronan. Guillermo del Toro91裸聊视频檚 Cold War-era fantasy 91裸聊视频淭he Shape of Water91裸聊视频� won for its score and del Toro91裸聊视频檚 directing. The emotional Mexican-born filmmaker wiped back tears and managed to quiet the music that urged him off.
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Notably left empty-handed were Christopher Nolan91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淒unkirk,91裸聊视频� Jordan Peele91裸聊视频檚 horror sensation 91裸聊视频淕et Out91裸聊视频� and Steven Spielberg91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淭he Post,91裸聊视频� starring Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep. At the top of the show, Meyers alluded to Spielberg91裸聊视频檚 film91裸聊视频檚 awards-season bona fides, feigned to present an armful of Globes before the show even started.
The Globes had long been the stomping grounds of disgraced mogul Weinstein, whose downfall precipitated allegations against James Toback, Spacey and many others. Weinstein presided over two decades of Globes winners and was well-known for his savvy manipulation of the 89-member press association.
Though it bills itself as Hollywood91裸聊视频檚 biggest party, the Golden Globes struck a slightly more formal, Oscar-like tone, complete with moments of appreciation for movie legends. Kirk Douglas, 101, appearing with his daughter-in-law, Catherin Zeta-Jones, received a warm standing ovation.
Best actor in a comedy or musical went to James Franco for his performance as the infamous 91裸聊视频淭he Room91裸聊视频� filmmaker Tommy Wiseau. Franco dragged his co-star and brother, Dave, to the stage and called up Wiseau. When the Wiseau, wearing his trademark sunglasses, got to the stage, he moved for the microphone before Franco turned him back. 91裸聊视频淲hoa, whoa, whoa,91裸聊视频� said Franco as the audience chuckled.
Gary Oldman, considered by some to be the best actor front runner, won for his Winston Churchill in 91裸聊视频淒arkest Hour,91裸聊视频� edging out newcomer Timothee Chalamet (91裸聊视频淐all Me By Your Name91裸聊视频�) and Hanks.
Best foreign language film went to Germany91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淚n the Fade.91裸聊视频� Allison Janney took best supporting actress in a comedy for the Tonya Harding tale 91裸聊视频淚, Tonya.91裸聊视频� Aziz Ansari took best actor in a comedy series for his Netflix show 91裸聊视频淢aster of None.91裸聊视频�
Best animated film went to the Pixar release 91裸聊视频淐oco.91裸聊视频� Pixar co-founder John Lasseter is taking a 91裸聊视频渟ix-month sabbatical91裸聊视频� after acknowledging 91裸聊视频渕issteps91裸聊视频� in his workplace behaviour. Backstage, 91裸聊视频淐oco91裸聊视频� director Lee Unkrich was asked about changes at Pixar. 91裸聊视频淲e can all be better,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淲e have been taking steps and continue to move forward to create art.91裸聊视频�
Sunday night91裸聊视频檚 black-clad demonstration was promoted by the recently formed Time91裸聊视频檚 Up: an initiative of hundreds of women in the entertainment industry 91裸聊视频攊ncluding Streep, Williams, Dern and Winfrey 91裸聊视频� who have banded together to advocate for gender parity in executive ranks and provide legal defence aid for sexual harassment victims.
Ashley Judd, the first big name to go on record with her Weinstein experience, and Salma Hayek, who last month penned an op-ed about her nightmare with Weinstein, arrived together.
Just about everyone, woman and man, celebrity and red-carpet reporter, was dressed in black, many of them wearing a Time91裸聊视频檚 Up pin. 91裸聊视频淭his Is Us91裸聊视频� star Chris Sullivan even sported black fingernails. Later, his co-star Sterling K. Brown won for best drama actor. Brown, the first black man to win the category, thanked 91裸聊视频淭his Is Us91裸聊视频� creator Dan Fogelman.
91裸聊视频淵ou wrote a role for a black man that can only be played by a black man,91裸聊视频� said Brown. 91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檓 being seen for who I am.91裸聊视频�
Though the atmosphere was still buoyant and positive, the usually superficial red carpet had unusual exchanges. While being interviewed live on E!, Debra Messing called out the network for allegedly not paying its female hosts the same as its male hosts. E!91裸聊视频檚 Catt Sadler recently departed after she said she learned she was making about half the pay of her male counterpart, Jason Kennedy.
It was just another illustration of how the 91裸聊视频淢eToo91裸聊视频� reckoning that has plowed through Hollywood has upended awards season. Among the nominees Sunday was Christopher Plummer, who was brought in at the last minute to erase Spacey from 91裸聊视频淎ll the Money in the World.91裸聊视频�
But the night belonged to women. Even Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon, marking the 25th anniversary of 91裸聊视频淭helma & Louise,91裸聊视频� were brought in as much-cheered presenters.
Said Davis with thick irony: 91裸聊视频淭hey love that we fixed everything.91裸聊视频�
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Associated Press writers Andrew Dalton and Lindsey Bahr contributed to his report from Beverly Hills.
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Jake Coyle, The Associated Press
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