“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” and “Big Little Lies” were the top winners at the 2018 Golden Globe Awards. Both the darkly comic film and the HBO limited series ended the night with four wins a piece in their respective motion picture and television categories. The 75th awards kicked off with Seth Meyers tackling Hollywood’s sexual misconduct and gender inequality head on in an opening monologue that also included the host joking about a presidential run for Cecil B. DeMille Award honoree Oprah Winfrey. She answered the call with an acceptance speech that inspired others to seriously consider the possibility.
- Complete list of nominees and winners
- Watch Seth Meyers’ entire opening monologue
- The full transcript of Oprah Winfrey’s speech | President Oprah?
- ANALYSIS: A very different Golden Globes | Ali: How the Globes became the women’s room | Gold Standard: The women winners
- PHOTOS: Red carpet looks | Show highlights | Winners’ room
‘Darkest Hour’ and other Golden Globe winners find box office success in a sea of franchises
In a film industry dominated by superheroes and Jedi warriors, a character drama about Winston Churchill doesn’t scream box-office potential. Neither does a romance about a mute woman and an amphibious creature, or a quiet mother-and-daughter coming-of-age tale.
But despite the odds, dramas like “Darkest Hour,” “The Shape of Water” and “Lady Bird,” which all won awards at Sunday’s Golden Globe Awards, are drawing impressive audiences at the multiplex. Last weekend, indie movies made up nine of the top 20 films at the box-office, up from the roughly five that have cracked the charts during comparable weekends in the previous few years, according to Box Office Mojo.
“Lady Bird,” which took the best picture prize for comedy or musical, has topped $34 million at the box office so far. “The Shape of Water,” which won best director for Guillermo del Toro, has crossed the $20 million mark. Focus Features’ “Darkest Hour,” starring best actor winner Gary Oldman as Churchill, has taken in more than $28 million and ranked No. 8 in the U.S. and Canada last weekend. And “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” the dark comedy that walked away with the top drama film prize, has grossed about $25 million.
Marchesa MIA: Harvey Weinstein fallout led to the 2018 Golden Globes trend you didn’t see
The 75th Golden Globes was a big night for symbolic, statement-making style on the red carpet, thanks to a parade of powerfully dressed women in an inky sea of black dresses, accessorized with Time’s Up lapel pins and accompanied by female activists.
And given the highly publicized effort to highlight the issues of gender inequality, sexual assault and harassment, it was nice to see a range of A-listers decked out in labels helmed by female designers, including “The Crown’s” Claire Foy in a black, double-breasted Stella McCartney suit, “The Handmaid’s Tale’s” Samira Wiley in a black A-line Romona Keveža Collection gown, Elisabeth Moss and Natalie Portman in Dior (which tapped Maria Grazia Chiuri as its first female artistic director in 2016) and Sam Rockwell, Diane Kruger and Gary Oldman in Prada.
But there was one female-led label that was conspicuously absent at the first awards show of the year. Marchesa, the brand started by Keren Craig and Georgina Chapman in 2004, has been making trips down awards-show red carpets since its founding. Sienna Miller at the 2007 Golden Globes, Jennifer Lopez for the 2007 Globes and 2007 Oscars, Sandra Bullock at the 2010 Oscars and Octavia Spencer at last year’s Academy Awards are just a few examples.
Lena Waithe’s hopes ‘The Chi’ will help humanize black people and their experiences
I hope they realize that black folks are human beings, and we deserve to be treated as such. That was really my mission. I really wanted to show us being normal. I wanted to show us being human. That was the goal.
— Lena Waithe, creator of “The Chi”
‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ showrunner Bruce Miller would love to hire more female directors
Our show is always looking to have a roster of all female directors. The most heartening thing that’s happened in the last year, from my point of view as a showrunner, is everybody’s too busy. The female directors, we would love to hire more, and they’re working too much. Which is just the way it should be. ... Shows work better — especially TV shows — by having different voices, writers, directors. So that it doesn’t feel like the same show every week. I know that our actors love working with different directors and different voices. A huge, huge part of this is getting more women behind the camera, in every level. Including mine.
— Bruce Miller, showrunner of “The Handmaid’s Tale”
Ann Dowd of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ is thrilled that Hollywood predators cannot hide anymore
I think [there is] tremendous relief at the enormity of the exposure of predators. Not just one or two. … And now there’s no hiding. The fact that these predators cannot pay their lawyers to get them somehow off … It’s thrilling and so important.
— Ann Dowd, actress on “The Handmaid’s Tale”
Female designers make a major fashion statement at the 2018 Golden Globes. Now what?
A majority of stars who stepped onto the 75th Golden Globes’ red carpet embraced an all-black dress code supporting the Time’s Up movement, Hollywood’s newly launched effort in stamping out workplace discrimination and sexual harassment.
While red-carpet attendees were quick to show their solidarity with their spin on the evening’s color theme (or lack thereof), some managed to take that message of unity one step further by donning female designers for the evening.
“I had half my clients in women [designers], and half were not,” said Tara Swennen, who styled several stars, including best supporting actress winner Allison Janney (“I, Tonya”), who wore a gown by Italian designer Mario Dice. “It was definitely something that we were trying to attain, but sometimes it just wasn’t possible.”
Golden Globes after-party scene: chocolate truffles, a kerfuffle and one very busy engraving station
The Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. and Dick Clark Productions teamed up for their official viewing and after-party to celebrate the 75th Golden Globes. Unlike most of the other Sunday soirees in various venues throughout the Beverly Hilton, the action at this one started long before the telecast ended.
As the final stop on the “winner’s walk,” Golden Globe recipients could go for their backstage interview and then stop into this party to have their names engraved on their trophies. So, not surprising, stars came streaming in during the telecast.
Having attended this party and then later the Warner Bros. and InStyle shindig, we offer highlights from both Sunday night affairs.
Beyond wearing black, Hollywood stars discuss how they can improve their industry
Celebs took to the 2018 Golden Globes red carpet dressed in black to express solidarity with those who have spoken out against the sexual harassment and gender inequality plaguing their industry. But wearing all black to an event is just the beginning.
When actors and filmmakers on the red carpet Sunday night were asked what they can and are doing to promote change, they had a wide range of answers, from hiring more female directors to raising your own consciousness.
“Lead by example first and foremost,” said “This Is Us” actor Milo Ventimiglia. “Let’s just be good men on our sets, in our crews, in life.”
“The Handmaid Tale’s” Bruce Miller added that it was just as important to destigmatize conversations about sexual harassment and to provide a safe environment for those to speak out.
“These things last a lot longer and don’t ever come to light because everybody is too embarrassed, ashamed, uncomfortable to talk about them,” Miller said.
See what else they had to say in the video above.
Barbra Streisand extends her Globes criticism to Twitter to decry dearth of wins for female directors
Barbra Streisand’s criticism of the Golden Globes didn’t stop after she left the podium Sunday night. In fact, the actress, director and singer continued scolding Hollywood on Twitter for not championing films directed by women.
While introducing the nominees for best picture — drama at the close of the show, Streisand expressed disbelief that she remained the only woman to win in the directing category in the show’s 75-year history. (She took home the award in 1984 for directing “Yentl” and was nominated for “The Prince of Tides” in 1991.)
“You know… that was 34 years ago. Folks, time’s up,” Streisand said, echoing the women’s movement that prevailed as the theme of Sunday’s show.
Streisand’s revelation came after actress-director Natalie Portman’s dig that no women were nominated in the directing category this year, referring to the snub of “Lady Bird” director and writer Greta Gerwig.
Streisand’s time wasn’t up on Twitter, though. Just before midnight, she fired off a series of tweets after the show, also touting directors Dee Rees and Patty Jenkins for their films “Mudbound” and “Wonder Woman,” respectively.
Streisand also pointed out that “the three highest-grossing films last year were all carried by women.”
The trio of films that dominated the domestic box office in 2017 were “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” “Beauty and the Beast” and “Wonder Woman,” which all featured strong female lead characters. However, only the latter film was directed by a woman.
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First stop post-Golden Globes? The HBO after-party
Because the entrance to the HBO bash is immediately outside the Beverly Hilton ballroom where the Golden Globes are held, it tends to be the first party stop for many revelers.
At least that was the move for Emilia Clarke, who took the opportunity to catch up with her “Game of Thrones” co-stars, chatting with Gwendoline Christie and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau.
Also at their table? The Lonely Island guys, including Andy Samberg. When the trio of dudes got up to leave, Clarke shook her head defiantly and insisted they stay longer. Samberg picked up the placard on the table reading “Game of Thrones.” “See!” he said. “We don’t belong here.”
Shailene Woodley, meanwhile, spent the evening alongside the activist she had brought as her guest to the Globes, Calina Lawrence. Plenty of onlookers surrounded her table, but she was focused intently on her plate of food, as no one who attends the Globes actually gets to eat dinner.
Also spotted? Lena Dunham, chatting with her “Girls” showrunner Jenni Konner, and Nicole Kidman, who could barely get to a table due to an onslaught of selfie-seekers toting their iPhones.
Watch Kerry Washington, Meryl Streep and Lena Waithe explain why they wore black to the Golden Globes
For solidarity and to signify change. That was the overwhelming message stars such as Kerry Washington, Meryl Streep and Lena Waithe shared when asked why they chose to wear black to the 2018 Golden Globes on Sunday.
“I’m proud to be wearing black to stand in solidarity with the women who have been doing the work for social justice for decades,” said Washington, a member of Time’s Up, on the red carpet.
The newly formed, all-female coalition was behind the event’s all-black plan.
“The Handmaid’s Tale” actress Ann Dowd shared that if the move was merely symbolic, she would have passed.
“It’s the fact that this organization is raising the funds to support those who don’t have the freedom to speak up for fear of losing their livelihood and the support of their family,” said Dowd. “That to me is what is the huge difference.”
But why black? “Master of None’s” Waithe considered the symbolism.
“We ain’t mourning the past, but we’re saying goodbye to it,” Waithe said. “We’re saying goodbye to a time where we allowed for homophobia, for transphobia, for sexual harassment, for any sort of racism. We’re putting a stop to that.”
At the Warner Bros. after-party, stars kick off their heels (literally) to dance
The first stop for many at the Warner Bros. and InStyle party was the L’Oréal flats machine. That’s right, there was a machine on hand doling out free rollable flat shoes for any lady whose tootsies were wiped out after wearing heels all day.
That did not include Mariah Carey, who was posted up in the first banquette inside the party surrounded by a slew of Hollywood power players: Ashley Judd, Salma Hayek and Rowan Blanchard. Blanchard, 16, wasn’t the only teen in attendance – Ava Witherspoon, 18, attended the bash with her mom, Reese.
Busy Phillips, who is typically Michelle Williams’ plus-one – this year, Williams brought #MeToo founder Tarana Burke instead – caught up with her BFF at the party. They were hanging out near the “I, Tonya” crew, including Tonya Harding herself.
Despite the fact that Margot Robbie plays Harding in the film, the figure skater seemed to have found a new buddy in Allison Janney. The two kept hugging and laughing as Janney, who plays Harding’s mother in the film, let Harding hold her newly acquired Golden Globe. Harding pretended to drop the prize, indicating how heavy it was, and then began rocking it like a baby.
Over on the dance floor, Maggie Gyllenhaal was busy dancing to Camila Cabello’s “Havana.” More guests were actually dancing at this bash than any other, perhaps on a sugar high after hitting the fully stocked gelato and donuts bar.
Unclear, however? Whether astronaut Buzz Aldrin, who wandered into the bash around 11 p.m., broke out into the moonwalk.
By 11:53 p.m. Elisabeth Moss was celebrating her big night in style.
After taking home the trophy for actress in a television drama series, as well as the best drama series win for “The Handmaid’s Tale” earlier in the evening, Moss was ready to dance.
Shoes off, she displayed her finest moves to an array of songs including “Shining” by DJ Khaled, featuring Beyoncé and Jay-Z, Cardi B’s “Bodak Yellow” and Lauryn Hill’s “Doo-Wop (That Thing).”
UPDATES:
12 p.m.: This article was updated with more details about the party.
This article was originally published at 10:16 a.m.
As the night wound down, Amazon’s party was heating up
As some Golden Globe after-parties cleared out (ahem, the domed tent of the Focus party), others got packed — and some of the hottest soirées Sunday night turned out to be thrown by the newer kids on the block.
Like Netflix’s, Amazon’s penthouse party at the Beverly Hilton Hotel was a hot ticket. Around 11:30 p.m., Viola Davis made her way down the hallways just as Mariah Carey was gliding out; guests arriving in the witching hour were greeted by the booming sounds of rising rapper Cardi B.
Her breakout hit, “Bodak Yellow,” gave way to a supremely danceable DJ set as attendees filled a small dance floor, gazing out at the Los Angeles skyline from penthouse heights.
The party’s catchy soundtrack was no accident, as Amazon brought in the heavy hitters to score the evening.
Sibling DJs Samantha Ronson and Mark Ronson were both on hand to successfully keep the dance floor full late into the evening.
UPDATES:
11:45 a.m.: This article was updated with more details about the party.
This article was originally published at 10:08 a.m.
NBC apologizes, removes tweet endorsing Oprah Winfrey for president
NBC apologized on Monday for a tweet endorsing Oprah Winfrey as “OUR future president.”
The tweet was posted in response to a quip from Seth Meyers’ Golden Globes opening monologue, but fell flat with some on social media, including President Trump’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr.
The network, which aired Sunday’s show, then removed the tweet, explaining that it had been posted by a third-party agency used by NBC Entertainment and “was not meant to be a political statement.”
Here’s how it all went down:
“In 2011, I told some jokes about our current president, [Donald Trump], at the White House Correspondents Dinner. Jokes about how he was unqualified to be president,” Meyers quipped. “Some have said that night convinced him to run. So if that’s true, I just want to say: Oprah, you will never be president! You do not have what it takes!”
The joke was promptly followed by the tweet in question, which bore a GIF of Winfrey, Sunday’s Cecil B. DeMille Award recipient. It said “Nothing but respect for OUR future president,” referencing a viral anti-Trump meme.
However, Trump supporters didn’t find the barb so amusing and a backlash ensued. Trump’s Twitter-enthusiast son Don Jr. then took the network to task, saying that the tweet showed the broadcaster’s bias loud and clear.
“In case anyone had any doubts about where the media stands this should take care of it,” he wrote, sharing NBC’s Winfrey tweet. “The bias against @realDonaldTrump is now so obvious they have simply given up hiding it. Can you trust anything they say at this point? Americans see the truth in job #s & in their wallets!”
The network then took the tweet down and issued its apology, which Don Jr. later called “strange.”
More fun from the Fox Golden Globes after-party
The Fox Golden Globes bash — which included 20th Century Fox, Fox Searchlight, FX, National Geographic and Hulu — was an early must-stop for Globes-goers who noshed on charcuterie and cheeses.
“Shape of Water” mastermind Guillermo del Toro and Martin McDonagh, director of “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” (which won for motion picture – drama), arrived showing off their Golden Globes.
The evening’s winningest studio had a lot to celebrate at the sprawling after-party held on the roof terrace of the Beverly Hilton, where glinting chandeliers hung high above post-show revelers.
Stars of “The Post” gathered in one nook; gawkers flocked toward best actress winner Frances McDormand and her husband, Joel Coen; on the dance floor “The Greatest Showman” actress and singer Keala Settle posed for pictures, celebrating a best-song win for “This Is Me.”
In the “Shape of Water” corner sat “Star Trek: Discovery” star Doug Jones, the versatile physical performer who plays the creature in Del Toro’s sci-fi romantic adventure.
“I’ve known Guillermo for 20 years and seven projects,” Jones said, speaking fondly of Del Toro, with whom he first worked on 1997’s “Mimic.” “I’m so happy for him.”
Outside, along a cozy terrace, television screens replayed scenes from the Globes telecast. Hungry guests lined up to soak up Champagne suds with gourmet pizza and enjoy an espresso bar.
But the sushi (prepared by on-site chefs) proved alarmingly mediocre — not that it stopped anyone from partaking — as the DJ spun tunes from Madonna to Chubby Checker for the early-night crowd.
Women take center stage at the Golden Globes
The 75th Golden Globes were the first major awards show of Hollywood’s #MeToo movement, and the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. didn’t miss its cue.
The procession of black dresses that began at the Beverly Hilton’s red carpet moved to the winner’s podium as films and television shows driven by women — “Lady Bird,” “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” “The Handmaid’s Tale,” “Big Little Lies” and “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” — prevailed at a ceremony marked mostly by serious speeches focusing on months of allegations and admissions of sexual harassment within Hollywood.
“There’s a new era underway,” host Seth Meyers said moments into his opening monologue, “and I can tell, because it’s been years since a white man was this nervous in Hollywood.”
“By the way,” he continued, “a special hello to hosts of other upcoming awards shows that are watching me tonight — like the first dog they shot into outer space.”
If this year’s Globes marked a new age for awards shows, it wasn’t remarkably different from previous editions, save for the monochromatic evening wear, the on-point #MeToo messaging and, for the most part, the jettisoning of snark, though the show did have a few priceless, snide moments. (Natalie Portman, presenting the director category: “And here are the all-male nominees.”)
The evening, long marketed as the looser, less inhibited answer to the stodgy Oscars, actually felt a lot like the Academy Awards with plenty of effusive and heartfelt acceptance speeches, with particular note being paid to the front-row presence of Oprah Winfrey, the recipient of the HFPA’s Cecil B. DeMille honor. (Meyers did one bit pegged to Winfrey running for president in 2020.)
All that attention proved prescient as Winfrey delivered the evening’s big powerhouse moment with nearly everyone in the Beverly Hilton’s ballroom hanging on every word.
Oprah for president? Sure, but Donald Trump always thought she’d be a great running mate: ‘I think we’d win easily’
Oprah Winfrey’s political prospects have been subject to speculation for decades. And even President Trump has fed into it.
The former talk-show host, who accepted the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the Golden Globes with a rapturous speech on Sunday, was touted by Trump as a possible running mate long before he was sworn in as president.
When the president was still a mere grandiose builder in the late 1980s, he did the rounds criticizing U.S. foreign policy after taking out a full-page ad on the topic and sparking debate about his own presidential aspirations.
Winfrey suspected that he might run some day, but Trump wasn’t so sure back then.
“I just probably wouldn’t do it, Oprah,” he told her in 1988. “I probably wouldn’t, but I do get tired of seeing what’s happening with this country, and if it got so bad, I would never want to rule it out totally, because I really am tired of seeing what’s happening with this country, how we’re really making other people live like kings, and we’re not.”
Trump told Larry King in 1987, “I have no intention of running for president.” The following year, Trump recited a similar yarn as a guest on Winfrey’s top-rated talk show, one of many dual appearances he had with her.
By the late ’90s, however, Trump was still being asked about his political aspirations and even a possible running mate.
“I love Oprah,” Trump told King in 1999. “Oprah would always be my first choice. If she’d do it, she’d be fantastic. She’s popular, she’s brilliant, she’s a wonderful woman.”
Then in June 2015, Trump circled back to that prospect, telling ABC’s George Stephanopoulos that Winfrey would be the perfect running mate who would help him clinch the election.
“I’d love to have Oprah,” Trump said. “I think we’d win easily, actually.”
But in June 2016, when Trump was the presumptive Republican nominee, late-night host Jimmy Kimmel told Winfrey that she “would beat both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton” if she ran.
However, Winfrey doubled down, much like Trump once did, saying she “would never run for office” and declared her support for Clinton.
Winfrey did tease some hope of a presidential run, though:
“For many years, I used to think — until this election year, I thought — ‘Wow, I have no…’ Why do people say that? I have no qualifications to run,” she said. “I’m feeling pretty qualified. After this year, I’m feeling really qualified.”
Oprah Winfrey declares a ‘new day on the horizon’ in a speech that stirs hope (in some) of a presidential run
We all have lived too many years in a culture broken by brutally powerful men. For too long, women have not been heard or believed if they dare speak the truth to the power of those men. But their time is up.
— Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey may not be running for president — yet — but on Sunday, it felt like she was kicking off her campaign.
Accepting the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the 75th Golden Globes on a night focused on sexual harassment within the entertainment business, the talk show guru brought the crowd of black-clad celebrities to their feet with a rousing speech about the power of speaking out against abuse and injustice.
Even before she took the stage, Winfrey was the center of attention. In his opening monologue, host Seth Meyers joked about his hope that she’d run for president (with Tom Hanks as her running mate). Award winners Sterling K. Brown of “This Is Us” and Rachel Brosnahan of “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” both gave Winfrey shout-outs in their acceptance speeches.
Women in black take over the Golden Globes in a show of solidarity against sexual harassment and gender inequality
Last January, women marched in cities across the U.S. in a show of solidarity against the patriarchy. A year later, the protest came to the red carpet. Sunday night at the 75th Golden Globe Awards, hundreds of women, and men, chose to speak about gender parity and sexual harassment instead of their designers. And instead of pink, they wore black.
Days before the ceremony, 300 powerful women in Hollywood announced the Time’s Up campaign, an initiative to draw attention to sexual harassment in the industry and beyond, and asked Globe attendees to wear black. Virtually all of them did, creating what Meryl Streep called “a thick black line” that wound its way up the red carpet and into the Beverly Hilton, where winner after winner thanked the power of women rather than the usual laundry list of power brokers.
The evening hit a crescendo when, accepting the Cecil B. DeMille award, Oprah Winfrey brought the house down with a speech calling for the day when no woman would have to say “Me too”; Barbra Streisand expressed shock that she was the only woman to receive a Globe for best director, and even Thelma and Louise (Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon) were resurrected to announce one of the evening’s top awards, perhaps to show how far the industry has, and has not, come since they drove off that cliff 27 years ago rather than return to their limited lives.
Tommy Wiseau reveals what he would have said on stage at the Golden Globes
On a night that will be remembered mostly for its somber attire, sober attitude and that rousing speech from Oprah Winfrey, there was at least one glimmer of the classic, madcap unpredictability of the Golden Globes. That was provided, appropriately enough, by James Franco, Tommy Wiseau and the inside-out making-of tale “The Disaster Artist.”
When Franco won lead actor in a motion picture, comedy or musical for his portrayal of Wiseau, Franco grabbed his younger brother and costar Dave Franco and dragged him onstage. And then from somewhere far, far in the back of the room came Wiseau, barreling onstage at the elder Franco’s exhortation. As Wiseau reached the stage, he headed straight for the microphone but James Franco physically blocked him from it.
Franco instead read a speech from his phone, saying of Wiseau, “Nineteen years ago he was stuck in traffic, from the Golden Globes, he said to his best friend Greg,” — and here Franco briefly launched into Wiseau’s distinctive, unplaceable accent — “‘Golden Globes, so what, I’m not invited. I know they don’t want me, guy with accent, long hair, so I show them. I don’t wait for Hollywood, I make my own movie.’”
Resuming in his own voice, Franco continued, “I am very happy to share this moment with him today.”
The men in (all) black at the Golden Globes
Many men who turned out to the Golden Globes ceremony on Sunday showed their sartorial solidarity with the Time’s Up movement by wearing all-black tuxedo ensembles.
Check out our photo gallery of some of the memorable monochrome menfolk.
‘Three Billboards’ and ‘Big Little Lies’ are the top winners of a very different kind of Golden Globes awards
The Golden Globes are, by reputation, the loosest, booziest and most decidedly unserious ceremony on Hollywood’s awards season calendar, with the awards themselves quite often the butt of the joke. Hosting the awards in 2016, Ricky Gervais repeatedly savaged them as “meaningless.”
But, in a year that has seen the entertainment industry upended by a wave of sexual harassment scandals, the 75th Golden Globes flipped the script. At Sunday evening’s ceremony, everything — from the black dresses women wore on the red carpet in solidarity to the jokes and speeches to the winners themselves — seemed freighted with meaning.
“It’s 2018 — marijuana is finally allowed and sexual harassment finally isn’t,” show host Seth Meyers said, summing up the sense of change in the air.
In what has been one of the most wide-open awards seasons in years, the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. offered little clarity, spreading its love among a handful of top contenders. “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” “Lady Bird” and “The Shape of Water” all took home major prizes, while other critical favorites such as “Dunkirk,” “Get Out,” “Call Me by Your Name” and “The Post” left empty-handed.
Women wear the pants at the 75th Golden Globes
“Tonight is about women wearing the pants,” said Alison Brie at the 75th Golden Globes on Sunday, “so I chose to literally wear the pants.”
The “GLOW” actress channeled a modern Audrey Hepburn in a strapless sweetheart ensemble by Vassilis Zoulias that comprised a full skirt nipping into a pant leg.
Her dress-pants combo look was a popular one on the red carpet, which was lined with stars in creative versions of all black in support of the Time’s Up movement.
The social crush at the post-Golden Globes Fox-Hulu party
By 10 p.m., the Fox- FX- Hulu party was at capacity. The fire marshal was only letting in new guests as earlier guests exited.
While “The Handmaid’s Tale’s” Samira Wiley, who took the stage at the Golden Globes when the Margaret Atwood-based Hulu show won for best drama TV series, danced in a reserved section of the party, author and activist Janet Mock, who serves as a writer of FX’s upcoming “Pose,” was leaving.
Inside, the room dripped in gold. The dance floor was crowded as Taylor Swift’s “Shake It Off” segued into OutKast’s “Hey Ya.”
Here are some of the party’s social highlights as witnessed by the L.A. Times’ Jen Yamato and others on the scene:
Style standouts from the 75th Golden Globes
In keeping with the more serious mood on this year’s Golden Globes red carpet, we have decided to break with our tradition of presenting our best- and worst-dressed photo gallery. Instead, we present to you our style standouts.
Also, here’s why we think this year’s Golden Globes black-dress blackout is good for fashion.
This is why Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. President Meher Tatna didn’t wear black
With an all-black dress code prevailing on the red carpet at the 75th Golden Globes on Sunday, Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. President Meher Tatna went against the tide in an embellished red ensemble — and for good reason.
“It’s a cultural thing,” the Indian journalist told “Entertainment Tonight” on the red carpet, explaining her conscious decision to wear brightly colored traditional garb on an otherwise somber red carpet. “When you have a celebration, you don’t wear black.”
What’s more, Tatna, who assumed the presidency of the entertainment journalist organization last June, told “ET” that she had also picked out the dress with her mother, who would be watching the show in Mumbai. “So she would be appalled if I were to [have] worn black. And so this is for my mom.”
Red-carpet rewind: A video fashion recap of the 75th Golden Globes red carpet
A black-dress blackout, a surfeit of sequins, a bumper crop of bare shoulders and a whole lot of monochrome menfolk — those were some of the memorable moments from the red-carpet arrivals at the 75th Golden Globes on Sunday night.
With the first major awards show of 2018 in the rearview mirror, I sat down with The Times’ Jesse Goddard to recap the evening through the fashion lens and discuss what clues, if any, the evening’s takeaway trends might hold in the seasonal sartorial slog toward the Academy Awards in March.
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Meet the designer behind Connie Britton’s ‘Poverty Is Sexist’ sweater
Connie Britton’s 75th Golden Globes ensemble killed two birds, you might say, with one sweater: She supported the Time’s Up movement by wearing all black and brought awareness to Bono’s female-focused One Campaign with her feminist-minded statement sweater. The black cashmere crewneck was emblazoned with an embroidered declaration that “Poverty Is Sexist.”
The maker of the hand-sewn sweater — and one reading simply “Equality” worn by Kristen Bell, who stayed home sick from the show — is New York-based label Lingua Franca, which launched its tops embroidered with hip-hop lyrics on Net-a-Porter in 2016 and has since found fans including Leonardo DiCaprio and Christy Turlington. The name Lingua Franca means “the common language.”
Lingua Franca founder Rachelle Hruska MacPherson, who also founded the site Guest of a Guest, said in an email Sunday, “I never intended to put political statements on these sweaters. [But] after the election, the mood among our embroiderers was dismal to say the least. We have over 45 women sewing [the sweaters’ slogans by hand], all from diverse backgrounds, and many are immigrants to the U.S. I felt helpless; I think we all did. It became clear to me that we all have a voice and that we all can use that voice to make a statement.”
Drake, Aziz Ansari, Pharrell and more scenes from Netflix’s Golden Globes after-party
Held at the newly built Waldorf Astoria in Beverly Hills, Netflix’s Golden Globes after-party was an event fit for a monarch.
Guests were greeted by a blood-red carpet that wound its way to the hotel’s entrance. Presented with an entrance ticket of a black wristband with a Netflix brand upon checking in, attendees were greeted by waiters with glasses of white wine. Around the corner a bellboy, specially hired for the event, managed elevators that took guests upstairs to the party. (The red carpet on the elevator was also branded with the streaming service’s name.)
As the elevator’s doors opened, another sign led guests to a shoe valet, where they were able to trade their heels and dress shoes for a pair of slippers — it was clearly time to Netflix and chill.
Just before 9:30 p.m., Pharrell Williams joined the party in jeans, sneakers and a cream-colored jacket as Mary J Blige’s “Real Love” blared from the speakers. Blige, who was nominated earlier in the night for her role in Netflix’s “Mudbound” and for her original song “Mighty River,” was seated at the party in the film’s reserved section joined by actress Alfre Woodard. On a table not far away, someone had discarded their invites to HBO’s after-party.
Wearing a Time’s Up pin, Golden Globe winner Aziz Ansari goes mostly unnoticed against the bar by the dance floor. Steps away, guests are clamoring to get photos with the “Stranger Things” kids.
A short time later, rapper Drake entered in a black tux with a white shirt and a security detail all around. He made his way across the dance floor, first embracing “Stranger Things’” Millie Bobby Brown before migrating to “Mudbound’s” section and then the bar. At the bar, he and Ansari hugged and exchanged pleasantries.
Oprah at the Golden Globes: Is she running for president? She should!
Oprah Winfrey for president was something of a running theme throughout the Golden Globes on Sunday, beginning with Seth Meyers’ opening monologue. He jokingly forbade Winfrey from considering the presidency.
But the trend picked up steam as the night unfolded, particularly after Winfrey’s impassioned acceptance speech for the Cecil B. DeMille Award.
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Not one man mentioned the #MeToo movement in his acceptance speech
And that wasn’t lost on Twitter users.
In a banner year for awareness of sexual harassment and assault, many people tuning into the Golden Globes Sunday night took issue with male winners’ failure to acknowledge the #MeToo movement.
Oprah Winfrey on considering a run for president: ‘Okaay!’
The question isn’t will Oprah Winfrey run for president, but when.
Electrified by her speech onstage at an unusually politicized Golden Globes, celebrities in the audience and fans watching from home were so ready to vote Oprah into the White House that a hashtag quickly gained momentum: #Oprah2020.
Holding court in the VIP row of tables up front, Winfrey sat with Gayle King and “Wrinkle in Time” director Ava DuVernay, their seats turned toward the stage, where word of the internet campaign reached her.
“I tried to tell her!” DuVernay said, smiling.
TRANSCRIPT: Oprah Winfrey’s Cecil B. DeMille Award speech
“The internet is saying Oprah for president in 2020,” The Times told Winfrey. What does Oprah say?
“I say, I’m just glad I got through the speech!” she said, smiling as she referred to her Cecil B. DeMille lifetime achievement award acceptance speech. Winfrey was the first black woman to win the honor. “I thought a lot about it. I wanted this to be a meaningful moment.”
Winfrey’s speech, crafted in the spirit of the evening and delivered with a stirring and unimpeachable passion, rallied others to continue speaking up and out against injustice and referenced Sidney Poitier, Rosa Parks, Recy Taylor and the #TimesUp movement.
And it was almost cut short.
Earlier in the evening, Winfrey had been asked to trim her speech by three minutes. “I thought, ‘I don’t know how I can.’ ”
But about that 2020 ticket ...
Will Oprah consider a run for POTUS? She paused, cracking a sly smile. “Okaay!”
Golden Globe winner James Franco on why he wore a Time’s Up pin
I was asked this question a lot, too, when I did the film ‘Milk.’ Whenever any group is treated differently or given less rights or less equality than any other . . . it’s everyone’s responsibility to stand up and make change.
— James Franco, who won a Golden Globe for his performance in ‘The Disaster Artist’
Why Barbra Streisand’s hope for female directors at Sunday’s Golden Globes sounded like 1984
One of the most eye-opening moments at Sunday’s Golden Globe Awards came when Barbra Streisand, presenting the night’s final award for best picture, drama, said, “Backstage I heard they said I was the only woman to get the best director award. And you know, that was 1984: That was 34 years ago!
“Folks, time’s up! We need more women directors and more women to be nominated for best director,” she insisted. “There are so many films out there that are so good directed by women.”
After an awards night with so many hopeful moments, when women seemed to be taking back the narrative on the red carpet, in their acceptance speeches and in the number of awards going to women-centered projects, it was a stinging dose of reality.
No women were nominated for a directing Golden Globe this year. While the Greta Gerwig-directed “Lady Bird” won the Globe for best musical or comedy picture, Gerwig was snubbed in the directors category, as was “Mudbound’s” Dee Rees.
Streisand’s words made us take a look back to our coverage of the 1984 Golden Globe Awards, the year that Streisand won the directing Golden Globe for “Yentl,”
“Streisand, who appeared genuinely surprised by the best director award,” wrote L.A. Times writer Michael London in the story published on Jan. 30, 1984, “said that she hoped it represented ‘new opportunities for so many talented women who tried to make their dreams become realities as I did.’”
Thirty-four years later, she’s still hoping.
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Backstage, Golden Globe-winning ‘Three Billboards’ writer-director Martin McDonagh hopes for a ‘sea change’ in Hollywood
The only thing I have control over is telling a story like this. And doing everything one can to make sure one’s set is the safest place to work…. One of the things that has come out about the Weinstein thing is that people knew for years. Hopefully from now on, when they hear, they’ll speak up more quickly. What I’m hoping is a sea change from the last few months.
— Martin McDonagh, on what men in Hollywood can do to combat sexual harassment
Backstage after a big ‘Lady Bird’ night at the Globes, Greta Gerwig on ‘an incredible year for women’
When “Lady Bird” writer-director Greta Gerwig and star Saoirse Ronan took the stage in the Golden Globes press room, they sparked a rowdy round of congratulatory hooting and hollering — to which they responded by hooting and hollering right back, clutching their award statuettes.
When the noise quieted down, the two melted into smiles.
Given how her solo directorial debut dovetails with the rise of the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements, Gerwig addressed gender equality in entertainment.
“It’s been such an incredible year for women — as actors and writers and directors and producers, people coming to the forefront to tell stories from their world as they see it,” she said. “The support they’ve gotten and the way audiences [have received them] — it all makes it so much easier for the next crop of filmmakers who want to tell stories about women.”
Ronan said she felt “very lucky that from an early age I’ve gotten to do what I want to do.”
“There was definitely a time,” she continued, “when you’re trying to figure out what your role [in life] is … and the role of Lady Bird was not around back then — and that was not that long ago! And it’s an incredibly special thing to have a character like that.”
How much of “Lady Bird” is autobiographical? Gerwig shook her head, as if to say, “not at all.”
“She was sort of the opposite of how I was growing up. I was a rule follower, and I didn’t dye my hair bright red,” Gerwig said. “It was an exploration of the kind of person I wanted to be back then. That being said, I’m from Sacramento and went to Catholic girls school, but who Lady Bird is was born from my imagination.”
Gerwig was especially excited about one of the movie’s fans:
“I saw Justin Timberlake, and he saw the movie, and he gives his thumbs up,” she said. “That began my night and I thought: ‘Man, that’s amazing, that’s all you need!’”
Gary Oldman backstage at the Globes: the lessons of Churchill applied to the era of Weinstein
“Hello everyone, what about that?” Gary Oldman exclaimed as he stepped onto the press room stage Sunday at the Golden Globes.
Oldman had a lucky charm tucked in his pocket: a little book of a speech by Winston Churchill, whom he portrayed in “Darkest Hour.” The actor’s outfit — black, with a Time’s Up pin — was meant to be its own statement, one that Oldman felt passionately about, he said, because of his feelings about Harvey Weinstein.
“I’ve always said when the curtain came down on Harvey, I was flabbergasted and shocked,” he said. “Fortunately, he was never in my orbit. We met him in ’92 and he gave me the creeps. And I said, ‘Let’s not work with that guy.’ And we never did. When the curtain came down, I looked at it as evolution. We’re still coming out of the [mist]. What we do, what we say, how we do it and who we say and do it to, is very, very important. And if that’s exposed, then it’s a good thing.”
He added that “Darkest Hour” illustrates what can come from standing up and saying, “No more. We’re not gonna take it anymore.”
Asked what it meant to embody Churchill, Oldman was just as passionate.
“There are certain figures that are indispensable. And really, looking at Churchill more specifically and closely than just being a figure in British history … really diving into it, our world order we’ve sort of enjoyed over the past 70 years is arguably down to one man,” he said.
“As I said out there, I’m proud of the movie because it shows and illustrates the power of words and actions — that words and actions can literally change the world. And the courage [Churchill] had ... he took on this racist thug, this dictator, it showed extraordinary courage. I look at people like Washington and Lincoln, that’s who I believe you could compare him to.”
Oldman was cheeky on the topic of what projects might be coming up, especially when one reporter suggested he might be playing Sigmund Freud.
“I heard it first from you!” he said, laughing. “That’s interesting. I’ll think about that though.”
For now, making his rounds on the awards circuit is a full-time job.
“We’re on this ride, and if it goes all the way to March 4 [the Oscars], I’ll be at work after that. This is my job at the moment.”
Who was Recy Taylor? Oprah Winfrey tells why she mentioned her at the Globes
On Recy Taylor’s way home from church one night in Abbeville, Ala., a group of white men accosted her on the street. They forced the 24-year-old wife and mother into their truck and six of them took turns raping her.
This was in 1944 and — despite admissions of guilt, a trial, help from NAACP investigator Rosa Parks and fruitless consideration of the case by a grand jury — the assailants were never brought to justice.
In 2011, with the assailants all dead, the state of Alabama issued an apology to Taylor for not prosecuting her attackers. She was 91 years old. On Dec. 28 of last year, Taylor died in the same Alabama town where she had been raped.
Onstage Sunday night at the Golden Globes, Oprah Winfrey said Taylor’s name and educated the audience on her story. Backstage, with her Cecil B. DeMille Award in hand, she explained why she decided to do so.
“[To show] it’s been happening for a very long time, when people didn’t feel like they could speak up,” she said.
Draped in black, in solidarity with the Time’s Up movement, Winfrey noted that shortly after the allegations against Harvey Weinstein, which led to an important discussion of sexual harassment and abuse in Hollywood, she thought, “Here is an opportunity for powerful growth.
“How do we use this moment to elevate what is happening instead of continually victimizing ourselves?” she said. “Now that we’ve all joined as one voice, it feels like empowerment to women who never had it.”
Taylor’s story was just one high point in Winfrey’s bold speech, which rallied her admirers.
Golden Globe winner Frances McDormand on whether a change in Hollywood is here to stay
There’s no going back. No, we just go forward. In the best possible way.
— Frances McDormand
Watch Seth Meyers’ Golden Globes opening monologue
Kicking off the first show of awards season is no easy feat, but Seth Meyers handled the task with aplomb.
Meyers pulled no punches during his Golden Globes opening monologue, tackling Hollywood’s sexual misconduct crisis and inequality with a deft hand.
From Kevin Spacey to Harvey Weinstein, no one was spared from Meyers’ barbs. See Meyers’ monologue in its entirety above.
Barbra Streisand can’t believe she’s the only woman to have won a Golden Globe for director
In introducing the nominees for best picture — drama, Barbra Streisand seemed astonished that she remains the only woman to have won a Golden Globe for best director. Ever. That’s in 75 years.
Streisand took home the best director award for “Yentl” in 1984. This year, there was not a single female director nominated in that category.
“You know… that was 34 years ago?” Streisand said at Sunday’s ceremony. “Folks, time’s up.”
In fact, women have been nominated in the director category only seven times since 1943. Those nominees are Streisand (who, besides her ’84 win, was also nominated in 1991 for “The Prince of Tides”), Jane Campion (1993 for “The Piano”), Sofia Coppola (2003 for “Lost in Translation”), Kathryn Bigelow (who, along with Streisand, was nominated twice, once in 2009 for “The Hurt Locker” and again in 2012 for “Zero Dark Thirty”) and Ava DuVernay (nominated in 2014 for “Selma”).
Golden Globe winner Guillermo del Toro on 25 years of films that stayed true to himself (with one exception)
Guillermo del Toro may be a Golden Globe winner, but he’s not letting the attention get to his head.
The “Shape of Water” director, who only nabbed his first (and second) Globe nomination this year, made a commitment to remaining true to himself.
“I’ve been very stubborn for many, many years,” he said, which earned a few laughs from the assembled press backstage. “I only do the stories I want to tell. I only tell them the way I want to tell them. I’ve been doing this for 25 years and with the exception of 1995 with ‘Mimic,’ the movies I’ve made are the movies I feel I need to make.”
He admitted that all of his films, in a way, are about his own life. It just so happens, he says, that “The Shape of Water” is relevant for the current time period.
“I think that you have to do movies about things that are close to you, that you understand,” he said.
What fashion had to say at the Golden Globes
The red carpet arrivals at the 75th Golden Globes did more than kick off the start of the awards-show season, it ushered in a new era of Hollywood power-dressing — especially for women — that emphasized the shoulder (to lead with or stand on, take your pick) and drew attention to the belted midriff in a way that evoked the notion of a superhero’s costume with a cape-wearing Diane Kruger and “Wonder Woman’s” Gal Gadot in a Tom Ford tuxedo-inspired dress further heightening the effect. All this was rooted in a color palette of black — a showing of sartorial solidarity organized to highlight the issues of sexual assault, harassment and gender inequality.
Leading the bare-shoulder brigade were Meryl Streep, Kerry Washington and Michelle Williams in strapless dresses, with Emma Stone and Reese Witherspoon in one-shoulder dresses. Kelly Clarkson and Saoirse Ronan added a dash of metallic flair to the one-shouldered look, the former in gold (along with an armor-like gold arm sleeve) and the latter in a black, one-sleeved custom Atelier Versace gown with angular Swarovski silver crystal mesh accents at the shoulder that gave the look a retro-futuristic feel.
Alison Brie wore a Vassilis Zoulias ensemble that paired bare shoulders up top with a pants and gown combination below.
“Tonight is about women wearing the pants,” Brie said on the red carpet, “so I chose to literally wear the pants.”
Reese Witherspoon on the timing of Golden Globe-winning ‘Big Little Lies’ and a ‘difficult year’ in Hollywood
On a night when women were demanding to be heard, the cast of “Big Little Lies” said it was extra gratified that the female-centric HBO show garnered the Golden Globe for limited TV series.
“For this show to be resonating at this time is extraordinary,” Nicole Kidman, a winner for best actress in a limited series, told reporters backstage. “It allows us to speak and be heard.”
The series, based on the bestselling novel from Liane Moriarty, revolves around a group of women living in Monterey and will return for a second season.
Star and co-producer Reese Witherspoon is one of the key players in the anti-sexual harassment coalition Time’s Up that encouraged the fashion blackout at the ceremony. She spoke of the decision to unite in solidarity following a “difficult year” in Hollywood.
“A lot has come out of the darkness and into the light,” she said. “I think there was a collective feeling that it wouldn’t be business as usual. …We’re very privileged to be here. There are a lot of people in other industries who don’t get the opportunity to be heard.
“Hopefully this is a small gesture that will continue to resonate.”
Read the full transcript of Oprah Winfrey’s speech that fired up the Golden Globes
Oprah Winfrey won the Cecil B. DeMille Award at Sunday’s Golden Globes, making history as the first black female recipient. Her fiery acceptance speech will no doubt go down in history too, igniting speculation that maybe she has political aspirations.
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Here’s the full transcript:
Thank you, Reese [Witherspoon, who presented the award].
In 1964, I was a little girl sitting on the linoleum floor of my mother’s house in Milwaukee, watching Anne Bancroft present the Oscar for best actor at the 36th Academy Awards. She opened the envelope and said five words that literally made history: “The winner is Sidney Poitier.” Up to the stage came the most elegant man I had ever seen. I remember his tie was white and, of course, his skin was black. And I’d never seen a black man being celebrated like that.
And I have tried many, many, many times to explain what a moment like that means to a little girl, a kid watching from the cheap seats, as my mom came through the door bone-tired from cleaning other people’s houses. But all I could do is quote and say that the explanation in Sidney’s performance in “Lilies of the Field”: Amen, amen. Amen, amen.
In 1982, Sidney received the Cecil B. DeMille Award right here at the Golden Globes, and it is not lost on me that at this moment there are some little girls watching as I become the first black woman to be given the same award. It is an honor and it is a privilege to share the evening with all of them and also with the incredible men and women who’ve inspired me, who’ve challenged me, who’ve sustained me and made my journey to this stage possible: Dennis Swanson, who took a chance on me for “A.M. Chicago,” Quincy Jones, who saw me on that show and said to Steven Spielberg, “Yes, she is Sofia in ‘The Color Purple,’” Gayle [King], who has been the definition of what a friend is, and Stedman [Graham], who has been my rock, just a few to name.
I’d like to thank the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn., because we all know that the press is under siege these days. But we also know that it is the insatiable dedication and the absolute truth that keeps us from turning a blind eye to corruption and injustice, to tyrants and victims and secrets and lies. I want to say that I value the press more than ever before as we try to navigate these complicated times, which brings me to this: What I know for sure is that speaking your truth is the most powerful tool we all have. And I’m especially proud and inspired by all the women who have felt strong enough and empowered enough to speak up and share their personal stories.
Each of us in this room are celebrated because of the stories that we tell. And this year we became the story. But it’s not just a story affecting the entertainment industry. It’s one that transcends any culture, geography, race, religion, politics or workplace. So I want tonight to express gratitude to all the women who have endured years of abuse and assault because they, like my mother, had children to feed, bills to pay and dreams to pursue.
They’re the women whose names we’ll never know. They are domestic workers. And farm workers. They are working in factories and they work in restaurants and they’re in academia, and engineering, and medicine, and science. They’re part of the world of tech and politics and business. They’re our athletes in the Olympics and they’re our soldiers in the military. And there’s someone else: Recy Taylor. A name I know and I think you should know too.
In 1944, Recy Taylor was a young wife and a mother. She was just walking home from a church service she’d attended in Abbeville, Ala., when she was abducted by six armed white men, raped and left blindfolded by the side of the road coming home from church. They threatened to kill her if she ever told anyone, but her story was reported to the NAACP where a young worker by the name of Rosa Parks became the lead investigator on her case. And together, they sought justice.
But justice wasn’t an option in the era of Jim Crow. The men who tried to destroy her were never [prosecuted]. Recy Taylor died 10 days ago, just shy of her 98th birthday. She lived as we all have lived, too many years in a culture broken by brutally powerful men. For too long, women have not been heard or believed if they dared to speak their truth to the power of those men. But their time is up.
But their time is up. Their time is up! Their time is up. And I just hope — I just hope that Recy Taylor died knowing that her truth, like the truth of so many other women who were tormented in those years, and even now tormented, goes marching on.
It was somewhere in Rosa Parks’ heart almost 11 years later when she made the decision to stay seated on that bus in Montgomery, and it’s here with every woman who chooses to say, “Me too.” And every man who chooses to listen.
In my career, what I’ve always tried my best to do, whether in television or through film, is to say something about how men and women really behave. To say how we experience shame, how we love and how we rage, how we fail, how we retreat, persevere and how we overcome.
I’ve interviewed and portrayed people who’ve withstood some of the ugliest things life can throw at you, but the one quality all of them seem to share is an ability to maintain hope for a brighter morning, even during our darkest nights. So I want all the girls watching here now to know that a new day is on the horizon!
And when that new day finally dawns, it will be because of a lot of magnificent women, many of whom are right here in this room tonight. And some pretty phenomenal men, fighting hard to make sure that they become the leaders who take us to the time when nobody ever has to say “Me too” again. Thank you.
‘Mrs. Maisel’ creator Amy Sherman-Palladino on celebrating a ‘confident female taking charge of her life’
After their win for best TV series comedy, the cast and creatives of “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” filed into the Golden Globes press room, where show creator Amy Sherman-Palladino talked about how “Mrs. Maisel” dovetails with the #MeToo movement and the quest for gender equality.
“As things got weirder and creepier in the sexual predator realm, the whole idea of a truly confident female taking charge of her life, when the male in her life walked out and left, took on a little more meaning,” Sherman-Palladino said of her show, a dramedy set in the 1950s about one woman’s journey from an Upper West Side housewife to raunchy stand-up comedian in New York.
Tony Shalhoub, who plays Abe Weissman, added that while the show is timely, its comic tone also offers some needed levity.
“It’s a really fertile time, the timing couldn’t be better,” he said. “What’s going on in our country right now, in our industry right now, [this story] is a respite from that and breathes a sigh of relief.”
When the group was asked about “the Jewish-American aspect of the show,” Sherman-Palladino stepped forward again:
“My father was a comic,” she said. “He’d work the Borscht belt, the Catskills, the clubs downtown. I was sort of raised with [it].
“And when you grow up with it,” she continued, “you feel like Jews invented comedy. Back in the 1950s, that voice — not just a Jewish voice, but a New York voice — it just felt like the most fun thing we could possibly do. Plus: matzo ball soup!”
‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’ wins best picture — drama
“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” wins the 2018 Golden Globe Award for best picture — drama.
The other nominees were:
“Call Me by Your Name”
“Dunkirk”
“The Post”
“The Shape of Water”
The complete list of 2018 Golden Globe winners and nominees »
Frances McDormand wins lead actress in a motion picture — drama
Frances McDormand wins the 2018 Golden Globe Award for lead actress in a motion picture — drama.
The other nominees were:
Jessica Chastain, “Molly’s Game”
Sally Hawkins, “The Shape of Water”
Meryl Streep, “The Post”
Michelle Williams, “All the Money in the World”
The complete list of 2018 Golden Globe winners and nominees »
Gary Oldman wins actor in a motion picture — drama
Gary Oldman wins the 2018 Golden Globe Award for actor in a motion picture — drama.
The other nominees were:
Timothée Chalamet, “Call Me by Your Name”
Daniel Day-Lewis, “Phantom Thread”
Tom Hanks, “The Post”
Denzel Washington, “Roman J. Israel, Esq.”
The complete list of 2018 Golden Globe winners and nominees »
Oprah Winfrey makes history as first black female recipient of the Cecil B. DeMille Award
Oprah Winfrey made history tonight as the first black woman to be honored with the Cecil B. DeMille Award since its inception in 1952.
In her speech, she recognized Sidney Poitier for paving the way for black actors.
“In 1964, I was a little girl sitting on the linoleum floor of my mother’s house in Milwaukee watching Anne Bancroft present the Oscar for best actor at the 36th Academy Awards,” she recalled.
“She opened the envelope and said five words that literally made history. ‘The winner is Sidney Poitier,’” she continued. “Up to the stage came the most elegant man I had ever seen. I remember his tie was white and of course, his skin was black. And I’d never seen a black man being celebrated like that.”
“There are some little girls watching as I become the first black woman to be given the same award. It is an honor and it is a privilege to share the evening with all of them...”
The honor, which recognizes “outstanding contributions to the world of entertainment,” has been awarded to only four black actors and just 15 women in its 66-year history.
Winfrey joined the ranks of icons such as Joan Crawford, Poitier, Bette Davis, Elizabeth Taylor, Morgan Freeman, Audrey Hepburn, Denzel Washington, Barbra Streisand and, most recently, Meryl Streep.
Winfrey, 63, has had a long career in the entertainment industry. She hosted “The Oprah Winfrey Show” for more than two decades, founded “O, The Oprah Magazine” and launched a successful cable network, “OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network.”
She’s also had a successful film career, receiving a Golden Globe nomination in 1985 for “The Color Purple” and an Emmy nod for her role in HBO Films’ “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.”
In recent years Winfrey has appeared in “Lee Daniels’ The Butler,” Ava DuVernay’s Oscar-winning “Selma” and she will appear next in DuVernay’s “A Wrinkle in Time.”
‘Lady Bird’ wins best picture — musical or comedy
“Lady Bird”wins the 2018 Golden Globe Award for best picture — musical or comedy.
The other nominees were:
“The Disaster Artist”
“The Greatest Showman”
“Get Out”
“I, Tonya”
The complete list of 2018 Golden Globe winners and nominees »
Emma Watson, Meryl Streep and Michelle Williams bring black dresses and female activists to the Golden Globes
In addition to the black palette on the 75th Golden Globes red carpet, several A-list actresses brought female activists as their dates.
On the red carpet, Michelle Williams commented that she wasn’t at the awards show because of her film (“The Greatest Showman”) but because of Tarana Burke, her companion for the night. Burke founded the Me Too movement in 2006 to raise awareness about the pervasiveness of sexual abuse and assault in society, which the recent hashtag #MeToo amplified.
“For me, it’s about unity. It’s about solidarity, and what can be born of women speaking to each other, empowering ourselves,” said Emma Watson, who attended with friend Marai Larasi, executive director of Imkaan, which the actress described as “an amazing black feminist organization that fights violence against women and girls.”
Golden Globe winner Allison Janney connects the dots between ‘I, Tonya’ and Time’s Up
In “I, Tonya,” Allison Janney plays a tough-as-nails woman whose love for her daughter (Margot Robbie’s Tonya Harding) can’t be tied up in a tidy bow. In fact, many might say the character is outright nasty and unsupportive to the point of abuse.
It’s a different type of abuse than the primary focus of the Time’s Up movement, but Janney, who took home the supporting actress Golden Globe for her performance, finds it all related.
“[Tonya] was not embraced for her individuality,” Janney said in the press room, her award in hand. “That’s a shame that she wasn’t appreciated… that she struggled to fit in.”
Janney took a pause, noting that she got lost in the light and was wondering what was happening in the ballroom. “People need to be seen for who they are and appreciated for who they are,” she said succinctly.
She noted that while abuse and harassment will never end, “People will be held accountable for it. The fund [Times Up is] creating will help people who can’t afford legal counsel get counsel.”
This is Janney’s first Golden Globe after five previous nominations for TV work that included “The West Wing” (four times) and “Mom.” She underscored how happy she was for her film performance to be recognized this time around.
“It feels great,” she said. “I’ve been a here a number of times and never won. It feels extraordinary.”
And the winner (still) isn’t ... ‘Will & Grace’
Twenty-nine nominations and one reboot later, “Will & Grace” and its cast still haven’t been graced by a Golden Globe Award.
In December the series, which started up again in 2017 after its original 1998-2005 run, was Globes-nominated for a seventh time as best television series — musical or comedy, while Eric McCormack notched his sixth nod for performance by an actor in a television series — comedy or musical.
“[H]olding our breath, crossing our fingers, wearing our lucky underwear,” the show’s official Twitter account peeped an hour into the awards show.
Alas, no luck.
Oh, well, kids — those six Primetime Emmys will have to do for now. Thirtieth time’s a charm?
Saoirse Ronan wins lead actress in a motion picture — musical or comedy
Saoirse Ronan wins lead actress in a motion picture — musical or comedy
Judi Dench, “Victoria & Abdul”
Helen Mirren, “The Leisure Seeker”
Margot Robbie, “I, Tonya”
Emma Stone, “Battle of the Sexes”
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‘Big Little Lies’ wins limited series or TV movie
“Big Little Lies” won the 2018 Golden Globe Award for limited series or motion picture made for television.
The other nominees were:
“Fargo”
“Feud: Bette and Joan”
“The Sinner”
“Top of the Lake: China Girl”
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Ewan McGregor returning as Obi-Wan? ‘I’d be happy to play him again,’ he says after Golden Globes win
A recent image of Ewan McGregor had “Star Wars” fans speculating that the actor is gearing up to return as Obi-Wan Kenobi for an upcoming film in the franchise. But McGregor downplayed the talk Sunday night after his Golden Globes win.
“It’s just that — there’s a lot of talk,” McGregor told reporters backstage. “I’d be happy to play him again. I don’t know about it any more than you do.”
The actor said he saw “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” over the holidays and “thought it was really, really beautiful. I loved it.”
McGregor was speaking backstage at the Beverly Hilton after winning the Golden Globe for actor in a limited series for the third installment of FX’s “Fargo.” In it, he plays feuding brothers — Emmit Stussy, the good-looking real estate magnate, and his younger, flabby, balding parole officer brother, Ray Stussy.
McGregor isn’t a rookie to playing dual roles. He starred in Michael Bay’s 2005 sci-fi thriller, “The Island,” as a man and his clone. He played Jesus and the Devil in 2015’s “Last Days in the Desert.” Not that it made it any easier to inhabit two characters.
“This was two completely radically different characters,” McGregor said. “My challenge was to try to play them so the audience wasn’t thinking about me playing both parts.”
It’s a challenge when you’re learning lines for two characters with one brain.
“I never got the chance to stop learning lines,” he said. “I was learning them in the car, at breakfast, at dinner.”
Guillermo del Toro wins best director
Guillermo del Toro wins the 2018 Golden Globe Award for best director.
The nominees were:
Guillermo del Toro, “The Shape of Water”
Martin McDonagh, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
Christopher Nolan, “Dunkirk”
Ridley Scott, “All the Money in the World”
Steven Spielberg, “The Post”
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Yes, Tonya Harding is at the Golden Globes
Tommy Wiseau isn’t the only subject of a Golden Globes-feted biopic who scored an invitation to the ceremony itself.
Two-time Olympian Tonya Harding attended the Sunday ceremony, even donning a black sequined dress and walking the red carpet.
Harding’s presence was emphasized by Allison Janney during her acceptance speech for supporting actress in a motion picture. Janney won her first ever Golden Globe for her performance as LaVona Golden, Harding’s mother, in “I, Tonya,” a look at the skater’s life and career.
When approached by The Times inside the Globes ceremony, Harding declined to comment, saying she was “under contract” and couldn’t talk to reporters.
In a separate conversation, “I, Tonya” director Craig Gillespie said of Harding, “I think she just doesn’t want to talk right now.”
Backstage, Janney gave even more love to the film’s real-life inspiration. “Tonya is here tonight,” Janney said. “She’s totally sitting out there at my table. She loves the movie. I don’t think she loves all of it…
“I think she’s pretty proud of it… She comes out looking OK in this. I think people come out [of the movie] having a lot more compassion for her… I should have brought her back here with me.”
Aziz Ansari wins lead actor in a TV series — musical or comedy
Aziz Ansari wins the 2018 Golden Globe Award for lead actor in a television series — musical or comedy.
The other nominees were:
Anthony Anderson, “black-ish”
Aziz Ansari, “Master of None”
Kevin Bacon, “I Love Dick”
William H. Macy, “Shameless”
Eric McCormack, “Will & Grace”
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‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ wins for television series — musical comedy
“Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” won the 2018 Golden Globe Award for television series — musical or comedy.
The other nominees were:
“black-ish”
“Master of None”
“SMILF”
“Will & Grace”
Rachel Brosnahan backstage: Globes win comes as viewers are still finding ‘Mrs. Maisel’
You’d think Rachel Brosnahan would be somewhat used to standing onstage, considering she plays a 1950s housewife-turned-stand-up comic in the Amazon series “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.” But when she won best TV comedy actress Sunday night at the Golden Globes, well, speaking in front of an audience was a challenge.
“I don’t remember any of it other than Oprah,” she told a reporter backstage. “At which point, I forgot everything I thought I might say.”
She took her moment backstage to fill in the blanks: “I want to thank my friends and family, who are very, very important. Our cast and crew, also very important. And there’s probably still more that I’ll think about when I go to sleep tonight.”
“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” which hails from Amy Sherman-Palladino and Dan Palladino (“Gilmore Girls”), was released the week before Thanksgiving and just a few weeks before nominations were announced. After Brosnahan’s win, the series went on to win best TV series musical or comedy.
“People are still discovering the show,” she said. “It’s been one of the most exciting and wonderful things about the show.”
If there’s a lesson to be learned from her role as Miriam “Midge” Maisel, Brosnahan said it’s a sense of self-empowerment.
“Finding the confidence in my work to bring this woman to life was challenging and terrifying. I’ve never done comedy. This whole thing was like a nightmare and a dream. I hope to be able to carry that with me.”
Nobody loves movie musicals like the HFPA, awarding Golden Globe to ‘This Is Me’ from ‘The Greatest Showman’
Pop stars presented the award, but none of their kind walked away with the thing.
Accepting the trophy from Kelly Clarkson and Keith Urban (who sang a portion of their envelope-opening spiel), Benj Pasek and Justin Paul took the Golden Globe for best original song with “This Is Me,” their tune from the P.T. Barnum movie musical “The Greatest Showman.”
The duo — who won last year at the Globes (and at the Oscars) with “City of Stars,” from “La La Land” — beat a host of better-known musicians, including Mary J. Blige, Nick Jonas and Mariah Carey, as well as the married couple behind the music from Disney’s “Coco.”
Yet their victory didn’t come as much of a surprise: In 2017, Pasek and Paul’s Globes competition included no less a pop icon than Stevie Wonder; Justin Timberlake was trounced, too, with his “Can’t Stop the Feeling!,” which finished 2016 as that year’s biggest-selling song.
In their speech, the two young songwriters thanked the “annoyingly handsome and charming Hugh Jackman,” who stars in “The Greatest Showman,” along with moviegoers who still believe in the idea of musicals “on the big screen.”
One can safely assume that group overlaps with the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn.
Ewan McGregor wins lead actor in a limited series or TV movie
Ewan McGregor wins the 2018 Golden Globe Award for lead actor in a limited series or a motion picture made for television.
The other nominees were:
Robert De Niro, “The Wizard of Lies”
Jude Law, “The Young Pope”
Kyle MacLachlan, “Twin Peaks”
Geoffrey Rush, “Genius”
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Sterling K. Brown on his historic Golden Globe win: ‘I come from a place of truth, that’s all I can do’
Backstage after winning the Golden Globe award for actor in a TV series, Sterling K. Brown described NBC’s “This Is Us” as “something that made me laugh out loud, it made me cry into the page.”
But what affected Brown the most, he said, was “this fish-out-of-water [character], even in his own family.”
“Growing up, my mom always told me, ‘You’ll have to work twice as hard to get just as far.’ ... That experience informs a lot of how I view [my character] Randall.”
When a reporter pointed out that Brown had made history as the first African American man to win in this category, the actor was nothing if not humble.
“I’ve never been the first to do anything!” he said.
“I’ve never considered myself to be a trailblazer,” he continued, joking again that he was the fourth black student council president at his high school. “I just try to stand in my truth all the time. If I come from a place of truth, that’s all I can do.”
Then, he added: “I look forward to seeing someone else stand up here and hold this trophy – not 75 years from now.”
On what inspires him, Brown was quick to answer.
“My children,” he said. “I got two beautiful baby boys. If I have a hard day at work, or a great day at work, they just want to be played with and loved… my boys are everything.”
‘In the Fade’ wins best foreign language film
“In the Fade” wins the 2018 Golden Globe Award for best picture — foreign language.
The other nominees were:
“A Fantastic Woman”
“First They Killed My Father”
“In the Fade”
“Loveless”
“The Square”
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Martin McDonagh wins for screenplay for ‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’
Martin McDonagh won the 2018 Golden Globe Award for screenplay.
The other nominees were:
Guillermo del Toro and Vanessa Taylor, “The Shape of Water”
Greta Gerwig, “Lady Bird”
Josh Singer and Liz Hannah, “The Post”
Aaron Sorkin, “Molly’s Game”
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James Franco brings up Tommy Wiseau -- but he doesn’t get to talk
Accepting his Golden Globe for actor in a motion picture, musical or comedy, for his performance in “The Disaster Artist,” James Franco arrived onstage with his brother, Dave, and the man who inspired the film: Tommy Wiseau.
In his signature sunglasses, Wiseau immediately reached for the microphone before Franco playfully (?) swatted him away.
“Nineteen years ago, he was stuck in traffic for the Golden Globes,” Franco said of Wiseau, before adopting his inscrutable accent. “He said to his best friend Greg, ‘Golden Globes, so what? I know they don’t want me, guy with accent, long hair, so I show them. I don’t wait for Hollywood. I make my own movie.’
‘I’m very happy to share this moment with him today,” Franco added. “Thank you to the Hollywood Foreign Press for all your support over the years.”
He also thanked his brother, but not before the wrap-up music began to play.
“When I went to NYU, I always said I wanted my own Coen brother, someone to collaborate with,” Franco said in a rush. “I realized this year I have my own Franco brother. I love him more than anything. Thanks to my mother for giving him to me.”
Alas, it wasn’t Wiseau’s moment to shine. With the music playing, he exited stage right along with the brothers Franco.
Meet ‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ star Rachel Brosnahan, Golden Globe winner
Rachel Brosnahan edged out a category consisting almost entirely of newcomers and took home the Golden Globe for actress in a television series musical or comedy Sunday.
Brosnahan’s performance as Midge Maisel in “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” charmed members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn., with the first season of the series debuting on Amazon on Nov. 29.
The series, set in 1958, centers on a Jewish housewife and mother of two who tries her hand at stand-up comedy after her husband leaves her.
“History is told through the eyes of men about men,” Brosnahan said in a November interview with The Times. “It’s nice to be a part of something that in all these ways should no longer be radical, but is.”
Read more about Rachel Brosnahan and “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” here.
Allison Janney wins for supporting actress in a motion picture
Allison Janney won the 2018 Golden Globe Award for supporting actress in any motion picture.
The other nominees were:
Mary J. Blige, “Mudbound
Hong Chau, “Downsizing”
Laurie Metcalf, “Lady Bird”
Octavia Spencer, “The Shape of Water””
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Debra Messing calls out E! over Catt Sadler departure during E!’s own red carpet show
At the Golden Globes, Debra Messing wasn’t afraid to talk about the gender pay gap — because she saw an opportunity for one outlet to make a difference.
The “Will & Grace” actress put her mouth where the money wasn’t on the red carpet Sunday, calling out E! during an E! interview about host Catt Sadler’s recent departure from the entertainment network after failing to hammer out a contract.
“We want diversity, we want intersectional gender parity, we want equal pay,” Messing told E! on the carpet. “I was so shocked to hear that E! doesn’t believe in paying their female co-hosts the same as their male co-hosts. I mean, I miss Catt Sadler. We stand with her and that’s something that can change tomorrow.”
Sadler blamed her departure from “E! News” last month on a “massive pay disparity” between her and male “E! News” anchor Jason Kennedy.
At contract-renewal time, Sadler said, “My team and I asked for what I know I deserve and were denied repeatedly.”
Later, Messing said she wasn’t nervous to talk about the issue, even though she didn’t think her interviewers really responded to her.
“What they did [in the Sadler situation] was egregious,” she said. “I wanted to bring it up because this could be rectified tomorrow if they so chose.”
E! previously said in a statement that it “compensates employees fairly and appropriately based on their roles, regardless of gender. We appreciate Catt Sadler’s many contributions at E! News and wish her all the best following her decision to leave the network.”
Sadler wrote on her blog that she had wanted to stay at her job but said her decision was made for her.
Yvonne Villarreal contributed to this report.
UPDATE
6:27 p.m.: This post was updated with additional comments from Messing.
This article was originally published at 5:32 p.m.
Golden Globe winner Elisabeth Moss of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’: ‘We want to tell stories that reflect our lives back at us’
If one show is said to be representative of the country’s politically divisive climate, “The Handmaid’s Tale” is it.
“There are a lot of times where we wish we aren’t as relevant as we are,” said Warren Littlefield, the show’s executive producer, after it took home the Golden Globe for television drama on Sunday. In the Globes press room, he was joined by the show’s cast and its creator, Bruce Miller.
“It was not a Trump world,” he continued, speaking about when the show first began production. “Midway through the first season, the reality changed. But each and every day, we’re reminded of what we carry forward… to be part of the resistance.”
The show’s female lead, Elisabeth Moss, also took home the Globe for lead actress drama. She gave a special nod to the creator of the book on which the series is based, Margaret Atwood.
“Our biggest challenge as a group is probably trying to do this incredible book justice,” she said.
When asked about what “Handmaid’s” success means in a broader Hollywood context, Moss added that the show proves what can happen when a woman is allowed to lead.
“We want to tell stories that reflect our lives back at us,” she said. “Many, many women watch television and many, many women go to the movies… and we want to see ourselves. I think that Hollywood is learning that that makes money. That it’s popular.”
All of the show’s cast and crew donned black, in solidarity with the Times Up anti-sexual harassment movement, with a few even wearing pins. When asked if she was surprised that some of the elements in the show had been faced by women in the real world, Ann Dowd, who was nominated for her supporting role, said: “I think women know that it certainly does happen, so none of us are surprised for a minute.
“I’m not surprised, and I won’t be surprised when it turns around.”
‘Coco’ wins best animated picture
“Coco” wins the 2018 Golden Globe Award for best picture — animated.
The other nominees were:
“The Boss Baby”
“The Breadwinner”
“Coco”
“Ferdinand”
“Loving Vincent”
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Laura Dern wins supporting actress in a TV series, limited series or TV movie
Laura Dern won the 2018 Golden Globe Award for supporting actress in a series, limited series or motion picture made for television.
The other nominees were:
Ann Dowd, “The Handmaid’s Tale”
Chrissy Metz, “This Is Us”
Michelle Pfeiffer, “The Wizard of Lies”
Shailene Woodley, “Big Little Lies”
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You can get a cappuccino with your face on it at the Golden Globes
Backstage at the Golden Globes, Sam Rockwell talks about the ‘powerful’ display from women on gender equality issues
Sam Rockwell’s racist Officer Dixon may not be the most likable character in the film “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” but after winning best supporting actor at the Golden Globes, he was an easygoing and charming presence backstage in the press room.
“Hey, man,” he said, taking the stage and patting the press room announcer on his shoulder. “Hey, everybody, how’s it going?” he said, turning to the audience. “What’s happening?”
When asked who he was most looking forward to seeing at tonight’s awards show, he stumbled over the embarrassment of riches in the room. “I’ve already seen so many beautiful people,” he said. “Isabelle Huppert, Jude Law — I saw him in the bathroom — Ewan McGregor, it’s pretty stellar.
“Oh, and I forgot to thank my fellow nominees on stage, so I just want to thank them. I’m honored and humbled to be in their company,” he interjected.
On making a movie about someone who pursues justice relentlessly, Rockwell said “I think taking justice into your own hands – well, this is fictional, it’s like a western – and if we all behaved that way we’d be arrested. But it’s a fantasy, it’s a western fairy tale.”
“Oh, and I wanna thank my agent,” he interjected again.
On women in Hollywood coming together around the issue of gender equality, he said: “I think it’s really powerful that women feel empowered to say something, I think the rest of us [should] listen.”
Someone in the press room asked if there was anything he felt men can do. “I don’t really know the answer to that. The issue, really, is bullying. People have to stop bullying. It starts with compassion.”
James Franco wins lead actor in a motion picture — musical or comedy
James Franco wins the 2018 Golden Globe Award for lead actor in a motion picture — musical or comedy.
The other nominees were:
Steve Carell, “Battle of the Sexes”
Ansel Elgort, “Baby Driver”
Hugh Jackman, “The Greatest Showman”
Daniel Kaluuya, “Get Out”
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Connie Britton wore a ‘Poverty is Sexist’ sweater to the Golden Globes
On an already highly politicized night, actress Connie Britton made a doubly bold statement when she wore an all-black ensemble that included a sweater embroidered with the phrase “Poverty is Sexist.”
A slogan popularized by Bono’s ONE Campaign, #PovertyIsSexist aims to spotlight poverty and its inequality across nations.
“Nowhere on earth do women have as many opportunities as men. Nowhere,” reads a statement on the website. “But for girls and women in the poorest countries, that inequality is amplified. We won’t end extreme poverty until we break down the barriers holding girls and women back.”
The sweater is available through Lingua Franca, a brand that has also made custom sweaters embroidered with phrases like “I Miss Barack” and “The Future is Female.”
‘This Is Me’ from ‘The Greatest Showman’ wins original song
“This Is Me” from “The Greatest Showman,” with music by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, wins the 2018 Golden Globe Award for original song — motion picture.
The other nominees were:
“Home,” “Ferdinand”
Music: Justin Tranter, Nick Jonas and Nick Monson; Lyrics: Justin Tranter and Nick Jonas
“Mighty River,” “Mudbound”
Music: Raphael Saadiq; Lyrics: Mary J. Blige, Raphael Saadiq and Taura Stinson
“Remember Me,” “Coco”
Music: Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez; Lyrics: Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez
“The Star,” “The Star”
Music: Marc Shaiman and Mariah Carey; Lyrics: Marc Shaiman and Mariah Carey
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Alexandre Desplat wins original score
Alexandre Desplat wins the 2018 Golden Globe Award for original score — motion picture.
The other nominees were:
Hans Zimmer, “Dunkirk”
John Williams, “The Post”
Jonny Greenwood, “Phantom Thread”
Carter Burwell, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
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Everyone deserves a comeback ... even L’Oréal after that terrible Golden Globes commercial
The ad started off innocuously enough: a woman, shown only in profile and in mysterious close-up shots, gets ready in an elegant dressing room.
Judging by the amount of time her hands linger in her hair, it’s safe to assume that this is a shampoo commercial.
She walks around the room, twiddling with the fixtures before being called to the stage. The big reveal? It’s Winona Ryder! Followed by the text, “Everyone loves a comeback.”
And what else does?
“Damaged hair deserves one too.”
(Insert collective groan here.)
Directed by Roman Coppola, son of Francis Ford Coppola, the ad was for L’Oréal Paris’ Elvive haircare line and debuted during the Golden Globes Sunday night.
Alexander Skarsgård wins supporting actor in a TV series, limited series or TV movie
Alexander Skarsgård wins the 2018 Golden Globe Award for supporting actor in a TV series, limited series or motion picture made for television.
The other nominees were:
David Harbour, “Stranger Things”
Alfred Molina, “Feud: Bette and Joan”
Christian Slater, “Mr. Robot”
David Thewlis, “Fargo”
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‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ wins for television series — drama
“The Handmaid’s Tale” won the 2018 Golden Globe Award for television series — drama.
The other nominees were:
“The Crown”
“Game of Thrones”
“Stranger Things”
“This Is Us”
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Meyers takes aim at Spacey, Weinstein and gender inequality in his Golden Globes monologue
Host Seth Meyers came out swinging at the Golden Globes on Sunday night, directly addressing in his monologue the issues of sexual harassment and gender inequality that have roiled the industry for months.
He lobbed hard-hitting jokes at Kevin Spacey, Harvey Weinstein, Woody Allen and, of course, President Trump.
Meyers also acknowledged the awkwardness of a straight white male hosting the show on this particular night. He ended the monologue on a sincere note, “People in this room worked really hard to get here, but it’s clearer now than ever before that the women had to work even harder. So thank you for all the amazing work that you’ve all done and continue to do. I look forward to you leading us to whatever comes next.”
Here are a few of the best zingers.
- “I was happy to hear they’re going to do another season of ‘House of Cards.’ Is Christopher Plummer available to do that too? I hope he can do a Southern accent, because Kevin Spacey sure couldn’t… Oh, is that too mean? To Kevin Spacey?”
- “When I first heard about a film where a woman falls in love with a hideous sea monster, [‘The Shape of Water’], I thought it was a Woody Allen movie.”
- “I think it’s time to address the elephant not in the room. Harvey Weinstein isn’t here tonight because well, I’ve heard rumors he’s crazy and difficult to work with. Don’t worry, he’ll be back in 20 years when he becomes the first person ever booed in the In Memoriam.”
- “A special hello to other hosts of awards shows who are watching me tonight like the first dog they shot into outer space.”
- In a bit borrowed from his show, “Jokes Seth Can’t Tell,” Meyers asked some of his non-straight-white-male showbiz friends to deliver the punchlines to his setups. Like this one, with help from Jessica Chastain: “The Golden Globes turned 75 years old this year…but the actress who plays its wife is still only 32.”
- In a veiled barb aimed at Trump, Meyers joked, “A lot of people thought it would be more appropriate for a woman to host these awards and they may be right. If it’s any consolation I am a man with absolutely no power in Hollywood. I’m not even the most powerful Seth in the room tonight. [Camera cuts to Seth Rogen]. Remember when he was the guy making trouble with North Korea? Simpler times.”
Elisabeth Moss delivers early contender for Globes speech of the night
Elisabeth Moss, star of Hulu’s “The Handmaid’s Tale,” delivered an empowering message Sunday night during her acceptance speech for best actress in a TV series — drama.
Moss did nothing less than invoke words from Margaret Atwood’s eponymous novel, giving notice to the world that women would no longer live in the blank white pages at the edge of print.
Moss’ full remarks:
“Thank you. … OK, I have to go fast. HFPA, thank you so much. Hulu and MGM, thank you to my incredible crew, especially Colin [Watkinson] and Julie [Berghoff]. To my incredible cast, I couldn’t do it without you. Especially to Bruce [Miller] and Warren [Littlefield], you two are the kind of men we need more of in this business and I thank you.
“To my team, you know who you are and I love you. My mom and my brother, you are the hero and heroine of my life.
“I brought this [gestures to her notes] because I can’t be trusted. This is from Margaret Atwood. ‘We were the people who were not in the papers. We lived in the blank white spaces at the edge of print. It gave us our freedom. We lived in the gaps between the stories.’
“Margaret Atwood, this is for you and all of the women who came before you and after you, who were brave enough to speak out against intolerance and injustice and to fight for equality and freedom in this world.
“We no longer live in the blank white spaces at the edge of print. We no longer live in the gaps between the stories. We are the story in print, and we are writing the story ourselves.
“Thank you.”
Sterling K. Brown wins actor in a TV series — drama
Sterling K. Brown wins the 2018 Golden Globe Award for actor in a television series — drama.
The other nominees were:
Jason Bateman, “Ozark”
Freddie Highmore, “The Good Doctor”
Bob Odenkirk, “Better Call Saul”
Liev Schreiber, “Ray Donovan”
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Elisabeth Moss wins actress in a TV series — drama
Elisabeth Moss wins the 2018 Golden Globe Award for lead actress in a television series — drama.
Claire Foy, “The Crown”
Maggie Gyllenhaal, “The Deuce”
Katherine Langford, “13 Reasons Why”
Elisabeth Moss, “The Handmaid’s Tale”
Caitriona Balfe, “Outlander”
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Ava DuVernay fights for equality... and Oprah Winfrey
Director Ava DuVernay, whose next film, “A Wrinkle in Time” bows March 9, was feeling the positive, political vibes on the Golden Globes red carpet.
“Not one person asked me what I was wearing,” she told The Times.
Things weren’t quite right inside the Beverly Hilton ballroom, however.
DuVernay is seated at a table front and center, alongside Viola Davis and Denzel Washington. But the seating arrangement leaves a bit to be desired, according to DuVernay.
Seated at the same table, with her back to the stage, is the woman of the evening, Oprah Winfrey, who will receive the 2018 Cecil B. DeMille Award during the ceremony.
“This isn’t right,” DuVernay said of Winfrey’s less-than-ideal seat. “I’m trying to tell her publicist so they can move it. Why do I have the best seat?”
Rachel Brosnahan wins actress in a television series — musical or comedy
Rachel Brosnahan won the 2018 Golden Globe Award for actress in a television series — musical or comedy.
The other nominees were:
Pamela Adlon, “Better Things”
Alison Brie, “GLOW”
Issa Rae, “Insecure”
Frankie Shaw, “SMILF”
The complete list of 2018 Golden Globe winners and nominees »
Sam Rockwell wins supporting actor in a motion picture
Sam Rockwell wins the 2018 Golden Globe Award for supporting actor in any motion picture.
The other nominees were:
Willem Dafoe, “The Florida Project”
Armie Hammer, “Call Me By Your Name”
Richard Jenkins, “The Shape of Water”
Christopher Plummer, “All the Money in the World”
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Nicole Kidman wins lead actress in a limited series or a TV movie
Nicole Kidman wins the 2018 Golden Globe Award for lead actress in a limited series or a motion picture made for television.
The other nominees were:
Jessica Biel, “The Sinner”
Jessica Lange, “Feud: Bette and Joan”
Susan Sarandon, “Feud: Bette and Joan”
Reese Witherspoon, “Big Little Lies”
The complete list of 2018 Golden Globe winners and nominees »
Kerry Washington on the Globes red carpet: I stand in solidarity with the fight for social justice
I’m proud to be wearing black tonight. I’m proud to be wearing black to stand in solidarity with women who have been doing the work for social justice for decades. I’m proud to be wearing black to stand in solidarity with all of the great people who have come forward to talk about injustice.
— Actress Kerry Washington
‘Mudbound’ director Dee Rees on ‘Why black?’
Black is the fullest of all colors. If you mix everything together, you get black.
On what this movement means:
I think it’s giving people a safe place in the workplace to speak out.
— Dee Rees
Lena Waithe on the Globes blackout: ‘We’re not mourning the past but we’re saying goodbye to it’
Black represents being in mourning. We’re not mourning the past but we’re saying goodbye to it. … I felt honored to wear this color tonight. It adds so much more to the night to be able to say something.
— “The Chi” creator Lena Waithe on the Globes blackout
Emma Watson and Marai Larasi describe the mood on the red carpet
For me it’s about unity. It’s about solidarity and what can be born of women speaking to each other, empowering ourselves.
— Emma Watson
We’re actually saying enough is enough. Tonight won’t fix the problem, but it’s shining a light.
— Marai Larasi
Flashback: Meryl Streep kicked off a year of resistance with an epic speech
The year was 2017 and the country was awaiting the inauguration of the 45th president of the United States, Donald J. Trump.
It was only a year ago at the 2017 Golden Globes that Meryl Streep delivered her acceptance speech for the Cecil B. DeMille Award and, in the process, lambasted the incoming president without ever uttering his name.
“Disrespect invites disrespect. Violence incites violence. When the powerful use their position to bully others, we all lose,” Streep said.
Her pointed remarks weren’t lost on the audience, much less on the man himself. Trump assailed Streep on Twitter the next day, calling the 20-time Oscar nominee “one of the most overrated actresses in Hollywood.”
Streep went on to speak about the important role that journalism plays in holding the powerful accountable, a message that proved particularly meaningful in the months to follow.
Amy Poehler and Saru Jayaraman tackle ‘Why black?’
Sometimes it represents the ending of something, [but] we’re showing solidarity and leaning into the beginning of something.
— Amy Poehler
Black is the most powerful color. Black is power. Woman are powerful.
— Saru Jayaraman
Ann Dowd sees ‘tremendous relief’ in post-Weinstein Hollywood
Actress Ann Dowd sees the Golden Globes red carpet’s black dresses as the antithesis of the coded dresses and cloaks worn by women in “The Handmaid’s Tale.”
“This is a symbol of hope and fighting back. No one is forcing us to wear this. It’s a choice,” said Dowd on Sunday on the red carpet. She is nominated for supporting actress in a series, limited series or motion picture made for TV for “The Handmaid’s Tale.”
In Hollywood since the Harvey Weinstein scandal broke, she said, “There’s tremendous relief at the enormity of exposure on the predators.
“Now there’s no hiding.”
Rita Moreno and Norman Lear roll up to the Golden Globes in style
How do a groundbreaking television producer and EGOT winner make an entrance on the red carpet?
Any way they want to.
Norman Lear, 95, and Rita Moreno, 86, caused quite a stir Sunday when they rolled up on the ruby rug on the back of a similarly crimson scooter.
Lear piloted the vessel with Moreno serving as a very supportive second in command. No one was injured during the stunt, outside of maybe a nearby hedge.
Moreno stars on Netflix’s reboot of Lear’s classic sitcom “One Day at a Time,” which releases its second season Jan. 26.
Meryl Streep on the Golden Globes blackout: ‘We’re standing up together’
Meryl Streep walked the Golden Globes red carpet with activist Ai-jen Poo, highlighting the Time’s Up campaign to fight sexual harassment.
Meryl Streep walked the Golden Globes red carpet with activist Ai-jen Poo, highlighting the Time’s Up campaign to fight sexual harassment. “We’re showing solidarity across a lot of different lines,” Streep said. “We’re standing up together.”
Darren Criss on ‘Why black?’
I thought the night would have a somber overtone but it feels like a battle cry, it means something. When you are an industry at the forefront of consumption, it’s important to show we’re not going to stand for this.
— Darren Criss, on Golden Globes attendees wearing black as a form of protest
Bye-bye, Miss Golden Globe. Hello, Golden Globe ambassador
If you’re looking for Miss Golden Globe this year, you won’t find her. The Golden Globe ambassador has replaced her.
Simone Garcia Johnson, daughter of actor Dwayne Johnson, is the latest Hollywood scion to step up for Globes service, following in the footsteps of Sylvester Stallone’s three daughters last year and dozens of celebrities’ daughters and sons dating back to the 1960s. (There have been Mr. Golden Globes too.)
The difference: In prior years, the honor mostly involved getting statues and winners off the stage during the telecast. Moving forward, it’s been expanded to “embody the HFPA’s philanthropic efforts year round,” according to Meher Tatna, president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn.
The HFPA, which presents the Globes, plans to distribute $2.8 million this year in charitable grants to entertainment-industry organizations.
‘Outlander’ fans await Caitriona Balfe on road to the Golden Globes
During the slow roll up to the Golden Globes, a slew of black SUVs idle in the suburban streets of Beverly Hills waiting to be inspected by security guards. Sometimes, fans wait on the sidewalk, hoping a black car will roll down its windows to reveal a celebrity.
That’s what the women who comprise Outlander SoCal Edition were hoping for, though they had a very specific star in mind: Caitriona Balfe. Roughly two dozen fans traveled to 90210 — some from as far away as San Diego — to hold up signs for Balfe. Most were decked out in “Outlander” gear, and one even had a doll of the star.
“She’s not just an actress, she’s an activist,” a fan screamed.
“Outlander” fans await Caitriona Balfe on the road to the Golden Globes in Beverly Hills on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2018.
William H. Macy on why he wore black to the Golden Globes
Because it’s the right thing to do. Because I have a wife. Because I have two daughters … the world would be a better place if women ran it.
— William H. Macy
What is the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn., anyway?
Even though the Golden Globes have been awarded since 1944, there are still plenty of people who don’t know the first thing about the organization behind the scenes.
The Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. is a group of around 90 international journalists based in Southern California who distribute news about television and film to publications around the world.
According to its official website, the HFPA grew out of an earnest desire to report about the entertainment industry to the world at large.
In addition to hosting and organizing the Golden Globes, HFPA also has an extensive history of philanthropy, with an eye toward the advancement and preservation of film culture.
The group has distributed more than $29 million in grants and fellowships to film schools and nonprofit organizations during the last 31 years.
That’s the scoop on the HFPA. Now go and win your office Golden Globes betting pool.
Predictions! Get your predictions!
The Times’ resident awards expert, Glenn Whipp, can honestly say he has no idea who will win the motion picture drama race.
“It is indicative of the unpredictable state of this year’s awards season. You could make a case for any one of the five nominees — ‘Call Me by Your Name,’ ‘Dunkirk,’ ‘The Post,’ ‘The Shape of Water’ and ‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’ — and you’d probably convince me that you’re correct,” he wrote in his newsletter this week.
Ultimately, Whipp settled on Del Toro’s sci-fi romance, “The Shape of Water,” as this year’s winner. But he could be wrong and knows it.
On the TV side, the members of the HFPA tend to bestow new, lesser-known shows with big prizes, so don’t be surprised if “Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “SMILF,” “The Sinner” or “Ozark” get a win.
Here’s a breakdown of Whipp’s other predictions, which you can use as a cheat sheet when you cast your vote on our nifty play-at-home ballot here.
Why is everyone wearing black dresses to the Golden Globes?
So you heard something about actresses wearing black to the Golden Globes this year, but — perhaps not obsessed with Hollywood’s annual cycle of self-congratulation — you’re not exactly sure why.
In a nutshell: After the Harvey Weinstein scandal and everything that has followed, it’s a silent show of solidarity against sexual harassment and assault in the entertainment industry.
“I think that will be really powerful,” supporting actress nominee Allison Janney said Tuesday at the Palm Springs International Film Festival, where she was wearing green. “I will be in a black dress and be proud to be standing there with the other actresses.”
Stylist Ilaria Urbinati wrote on Instagram before Christmas that her male clients would be wearing black as well. “Safe to say this may not be the right time to choose to be the odd man out here… just sayin…”
But even as more people decided to join the black-clad ranks, and an A-list protest march has been added, there has been a bit of pushback.
“Some feel women should celebrate their newfound power, strong voices and the future by wearing a wide variety of brighter shades. Instead of distracting from the real issue with a mandate to wear one particular color,” a source told People on Wednesday.
And in mid-December, when the silent protest was still mostly an idea, actress Rose McGowan lashed out at those who would support it, naming Meryl Streep specifically and calling out others by implication. “YOUR SILENCE is THE problem,” McGowan tweeted. “You’ll accept a fake award breathlessly & affect no real change. I despise your hypocrisy. Maybe you should all wear Marchesa.”
Harvey Weinstein’s ties to Marchesa, his estranged wife Georgina Chapman’s fashion line, are said to have given him access to models, many of them young, far from home and particularly vulnerable.
Streep said it was unfortunate that McGowan would see her as an adversary. The “Charmed” actress later apologized for the Marchesa reference, saying it was beneath her.
Make your predictions on The Times’ Golden Globes play-at-home ballot
Who will win big at the 2018 Golden Globes tonight?
Whether you think “Lady Bird” will sweep its four categories or that Christopher Plummer’s whirlwind “All the Money in the World” journey will include a Golden Globes win, mark your predictions and follow along on our handy ballot.
You can cast your votes, save your picks and share your choices with friends on Facebook and Twitter. Don’t forget to check back later to see how many of your choices walked away with the prize. The ballot will be updated in real time as the winners are announced.
Check out the complete list of nominees in The Times’ awards season database
Here is the complete list of 75th Golden Globe Awards nominations in The Times’ awards season database where you can catch up on everything you need to know about your favorite nominees.
The list will be updated live with the winners.
Before the ceremony you can watch exclusive video interviews with the nominated actresses, actors and directors such as Guillermo del Toro. His romantic fantasy “The Shape of Water” is up for awards in seven categories including best picture in the drama category as well as nods for stars Sally Hawkins, Octavia Spencer and Richard Jenkins.
“The Post,” Steven Spielberg’s timely Pentagon Papers drama, and the darkly hued morality play “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” followed closely behind with six nominations apiece.
Ricky Gervais’ Golden Globes advice for Seth Meyers: Treat Hollywood with the respect ‘it deserves’
Four-time Golden Globes host Ricky Gervais tweeted a simple message of advice Sunday for this year’s Globes host Seth Meyers: “Have an absolute blast tonight at The #GoldenGlobes and please treat the industry with the respect it deserves.”
To demonstrate for Meyers the kind of respect he means, Gervais added a clip from his own hosting turn in which he told the star-studded audience: “Shut up! You disgusting pill-popping, sexual deviant scum.”
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Amy Schumer, Eva Longoria call on Globes attendees to take E! to task over Catt Sadler’s departure
Top Hollywood actresses are calling on those who stop at E! News on the Golden Globes red carpet to ask the entertainment outlet about how it treated Catt Sadler.
Sadler, who provided multiple hosting duties on E!, left the network in December she said she learned that her colleague Jason Kennedy was paid “close to double [her] salary for the past several years.”
On Sunday, Amy Schumer urged those “on the carpet tonight” to ask E! “what happened” with Sadler. “We thought you would be for pay equality and say #imwithcattsad,” Schumer posted on her Instagram account a few hours before the awards show kicked off.
Schumer told The Times that she and Eva Longoria had “joined forces” to support Sadler; the two stars raised the issue during New York and Los Angeles meetings of Time’s Up, a coalition of female industry leaders formed in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein harassment scandal. Brie Larson has also voiced support for Sadler via social media.
Sadler hosted daytime show “Daily Pop” in addition to regular appearances on “E! News,” the channel’s flagship news program. Kennedy anchors the latter show five nights a week in addition to other duties at E!.
“E! compensates employees fairly and appropriately based on their roles, regardless of gender,” read a statement provided by an E! spokesperson. “We appreciate Catt Sadler’s many contributions at E! News and wish her all the best following her decision to leave the network.”
While Sadler had not been one of the outlet’s primary red carpet Globes hosts -- that fell to Ryan Seacrest and Giuliana Rancic -- in years past she covered fashion and parties at the awards show. In 2017, she co-hosted a Globes special that aired the day after the event with the “juiciest moments” from the show and backstage interviews.
“[Ho]w can I operate with integrity and stay on at E if they’re not willing to pay me the same as [Kennedy]? Or at least come close?” Sadler wrote in a blog post last month describing why she left E!
“How can I accept an offer that shows they do not value my contributions and paralleled dedication all these years? How can I not echo the actions of my heroes and stand for what is right no matter what the cost? How can I remain silent when my rights under the law have been violated?”
Equal pay is one of the many things Time’s Up -- which is comprised of hundreds of female celebrities, including Reese Witherspoon, Kerry Washington and Jennifer Lawrence -- is fighting for. As a sign of solidarity with those who have spoken out about sexual misconduct in recent months, Time’s Up members decided to wear black to the Globes.
Other participants, like Michelle Williams and Emma Stone, will be bringing gender and justice activists to the glitzy gala as their plus ones.
Jessica Chastain holds red carpet comments for tonight’s Globes, but athletes at pre-awards lunch speak out
“Hi everybody,” Jessica Chastain whispered, as she made her way inside the “Gold Meets Golden” brunch, billed as a “Hollywood send-off” for those competing in the upcoming PyeongChang Winter Games. The Golden Globes nominee let her Ralph Lauren-designed skirt with the thigh-high slit do the talking for her as she skipped speaking with press on the red carpet.
Once inside, Chastain mingled with soccer star Alex Morgan. Elsewhere, Nicole Kidman found a friend in snowboarder Amy Purdy; James Franco hugged it out with gold medalist Laurie Hernandez; and Hugh Jackman tried Summer Sanders’ gold medal on for size.
Why this year’s Golden Globes black-dress blackout is good for fashion
Even though the first footfalls on this year’s Golden Globes red carpet won’t take place until later today, we’re just going to go ahead and get the whole trend-spotting thing out of the way: The vast majority of the women in attendance will be wearing black dresses. The men, most of whom would usually pair a white shirt with their black tuxedos, will favor dark ones to create a tone-on-tone formalwear look. The on-trend lapel accessory of the season will be a Time’s Up pin.
Inevitably, a few — but only a few — fashion mavericks will be enthusiastically oppositional by dressing in bright, focus-pulling colors. Exposed skin — plunging necklines and daring leg slits — will be at a minimum and red-carpet talking points will be at a maximum. And no one will end up on the evening’s “worst-dressed list” because there simply won’t be one.
We know all these things, of course, because they’ve been explained in great detail in newspapers across the country (including this one) over the last week, as well as parsed, dissected, criticized and generally bandied about across social media. In short: The call to wear black dresses is an effort to highlight the issues of sexual assault, harassment and gender inequality.
As good as this may be for getting the message out (and we have no doubt that it will be very good at that), at first blush it seems as though a sea of black-dress sameness might make the red-carpet arrivals less enjoyable fashion-wise. In fact, it’s probably the best thing to happen to the fashion world since the invention of the raised runway. Here are a few reasons why.
And the presenters are...
The stars are coming out on Sunday to present the awards. Among this year’s presenters are past winners, nominees, and, naturally, several hail from this year’s crop of contenders.
In alphabetical order, here’s who you’ll see at the podium this year:
- Jennifer Aniston
- Roseanne Barr
- Halle Berry
- Carol Burnett
- Mariah Carey
- Jessica Chastain
- Emilia Clarke
- Kelly Clarkson
- Common
- Darren Criss
- Geena Davis
- Viola Davis
- Zac Efron
- Gal Gadot
- Greta Gerwig
- John Goodman
- Hugh Grant
- Kit Harington
- Neil Patrick Harris
- Salma Hayek
- Garrett Hedlund
- Chris Hemsworth
- Christina Hendricks
- Ron Howard
- Kate Hudson
- Isabelle Huppert
- Allison Janney
- Dakota Johnson
- Dwayne Johnson
- Angelina Jolie
- Michael Keaton
- Shirley MacLaine
- Ricky Martin
- Helen Mirren
- Sarah Jessica Parker
- Robert Pattinson
- Sarah Paulson
- Amy Poehler
- Natalie Portman
- Edgar Ramírez
- Seth Rogen
- Andy Samberg
- Susan Sarandon
- J.K. Simmons
- Octavia Spencer
- Sebastian Stan
- Emma Stone
- Sharon Stone
- Aaron Taylor-Johnson
- Keith Urban
- Alicia Vikander
- Kerry Washington
- Emma Watson
- Reese Witherspoon
Dwayne Johnson is also on hand because his daughter Simone Garcia Johnson was named the inaugural Golden Globe ambassador, a title previously referred to as Miss Golden Globe. Garcia Johnson will be onstage helping out presenters and handing out gilded statues.
Who’s hosting the Golden Globes this year? That would be Seth Meyers
NBC often taps its marquee talent to host the boozy, often no-holds-barred event. So it came as no surprise that its “Late Night” star Seth Meyers has picked up the gauntlet this year.
“We have a lot to talk a about,” Meyers said in a promo for the show, cheekily addressing the Harvey Weinstein sexual assault scandal that upended the industry last fall. There are also plenty of politics in and outside Tinseltown to unpack, and Meyers plans to do just that in his opening monologue, in which he’ll address the rampant sexual harassment allegations.
“I can only tell you that we’re having a lot of conversations about it and getting the tone right, but also knowing that we need to address it and hopefully we can find that right way to do that,” he told The Times on Thursday.
Meyers has previously hosted the Emmy Awards when they aired on the peacock network, and he is the latest in a long line of fellow “Saturday Night Live” veterans to score the gig. “SNL” alums Tina Fey, Amy Poehler and Jimmy Fallon have hosted in recent years, and so has comedian Ricky Gervais. Meyers even pitched in on jokes when Fey and Poehler hosted, so he’s had practice backstage at a few shows.
“What I like about this show, what makes me excited about doing it, is that it’s the loosest awards show, so it’s fun to keep an eye out for things you can reference through the evening,” he told The Times.
These eight actresses are bringing gender and racial justice activists as guests to the Golden Globes tonight
While a number of stars at Sunday night’s Golden Globes are expected to walk the red carpet dressed in black in solidarity with victims of sexual harassment, eight actresses have decided to take their protest a step further.
Michelle Williams, Emma Watson, Susan Sarandon, Meryl Streep, Laura Dern, Shailene Woodley, Amy Poehler and Emma Stone will each be attending the awards with an advocate or activist for gender and racial justice, according to a press release.
“Our goal in attending the Golden Globes is to shift the focus back to survivors and on systemic, lasting solutions,” reads a joint statement from the advocates, who have pledged their support to Time’s Up — a newly formed female coalition of actresses, agents, lawyers and others who came up with the all-black plan.
“This moment in time calls for us to use the power of our collective voices to find solutions that leave no woman behind.”
Williams, who is nominated for her performance in “All the Money in the World,” will attend the show with Tarana Burke, a gender and racial justice advocate and senior director at Girls for Gender Equity. Burke is also the founder of the “#MeToo.” movement and co-founder of youth organization Just Be Inc.
Watson’s guest will be Marai Larasi, the executive director of Imkaan, a black feminist network organization based in the United Kingdom. Sarandon, nominated for “Feud: Bette and Joan” will attend the show with Rosa Clemente, an organizer, political commentator and independent journalist.
Streep, nominated for her performance in “The Post,” plans to attend the show with Ai-jen Poo, the director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance and co-director of the Caring Across Generations Campaign. Dern, nominated for “Big Little Lies” will attend with Mónica Ramírez, co-founder of Alianza Nacional de Campesinas.
Woodley’s guest, Calina Lawrence, is an enrolled member of the Suquamish Tribe and an advocate for Native Treaty Rights, the “Mni Wiconi” (Water is Life) movement led by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and the #NoLNG253 movement led by the Puyallup Tribe.
Poehler will attend with Saru Jayaraman, the president of Restaurant Opportunities Centers (ROC) United and ROC Action and director of the Food Labor Research Center at UC Berkeley. And Stone, who is nominated for “Battle of the Sexes” will attend with Billie Jean King, whom she portrayed in the film. King is the founder of the Billie Jean King Leadership Initiative and the co-founder of World TeamTennis, among other organizations.
“As longtime organizers, activists and advocates for racial and gender justice, it gives us enormous pride to stand with the members of the Time’s Up campaign who have stood up and spoken out in this groundbreaking historical moment,” the statement read.
“We want to encourage all women -- from those who live in the shadows to those who live in the limelight, from all walks of life, and across generations -- to continue to step forward and know that they will be supported when they do.”
How this year’s Golden Globes red carpet became a political statement
We decided we didn’t want to boycott, because there were a lot of our peers who were being nominated. We thought it was stronger to participate, but make sure we had a public sign of support.
— Kerry Washington, Time’s Up member
On Sunday, a majority of the Hollywood stars walking the red carpet at the Golden Globes will be dressed in black. Cloaked in the democratizing color, entertainment industry leaders are hoping to make one of the most dramatic political statements in awards season history — standing in solidarity with those who have spoken out about sexual harassment following the Harvey Weinstein scandal.
But the women behind Time’s Up — a newly formed female coalition of actresses, agents, lawyers and others who came up with the all-black plan — briefly considered taking even more drastic action: boycotting the glitzy event altogether.
“In the wake of Harvey, how do you show up at events about empowering women when we’ve learned that so much has been swept under the rug — or out there in plain sight?” said actress Tessa Thompson, who has been an active participant in Time’s Up since the organization began meeting in October. “Do we show up? If we show up, how do we show up? What are our demands and what is our narrative?”
5 things to watch for at the 2018 Golden Globe Awards
If the actual awards presented during this year’s Golden Globes ceremony feel like something of an afterthought, don’t blame the movies and TV shows in contention — it was just that kind of year.
The biggest sources of anticipation and anxiety leading up to Sunday night’s ceremony have little to do with who will take the top prizes and everything to do with what the attendees will say (and wear) on the red carpet. Black dresses. Statements of solidarity. Thoughts on how to reckon with the festering rot exposed by the sexual misconduct scandals in Hollywood and beyond.
All that plus the curiosity over how first-time host Seth Meyers will handle cracking wise in the midst of such troubled times — how soon before he acknowledges the Weinstein-sized missing elephant in the room? — and how many jabs he’ll take at a certain former NBC star now occupying the White House.
But leaving all of that aside for a moment, and getting back to what’s supposed to be the reason for the evening, there’s still plenty of drama in this year’s awards races. Even in the Globes’ unique comedy categories.
With that in mind we’ve broken down five key things to look for in 2018’s winners circle.
Here are our film and TV predictions for this year’s Golden Globe Awards
This year’s Oscar best picture free-for-all will put more attention on the movies the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. rewards at the Golden Globes on Jan. 7. “Lady Bird” stands as a heavy favorite on the comedy side, but the drama race is up for grabs.
Who will win? Here’s a first stab at predictions.
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The nominees: “Call Me by Your Name,” “Dunkirk,” “The Post,” “The Shape of Water,” “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
And the winner is: “The Shape of Water” picked up a leading seven nominations; “The Post” and “Three Billboards” earned six each. You could make a case for any one of this trio winning, so I’ll simply go with “Shape” since it has the numbers ever so slightly on its side. A safer bet: I’ll probably change my mind at least twice before the ceremony.
Unless: “The Post,” the more obvious topical movie, prevails. Or “Three Billboards” for capturing cultural rage. Who knows? This is the group that nominated “All the Money in the World.”
How Golden Globes host Seth Meyers stepped up his game after retreating behind his desk
I always felt like I was my show’s own warmup comedian until I sat down.
— Seth Meyers
Seth Meyers spent the holiday break visiting his in-laws in Albuquerque, playing with his 21-month-old son Ashe (“One of the great things about him is he barely ever brings up the Trump administration,” Meyers says, “because, for him, it’s almost entirely trucks”) and celebrating his 44th birthday in pretty much the same manner as he commemorated his 43rd.
“My wife and I go away to a hotel, binge watch a television show, get a nice dinner and go to bed,” Meyers explains, adding that “Alias Grace” was this year’s series of choice. “As a 44-year-old man, that seems perfectly fine.”
Meyers returned to work this week but not to hosting “Late Night with Seth Meyers.” He and his writing staff flew to Los Angeles, where Meyers will be hosting the Golden Globes on Sunday evening. It’s not the first time Meyers has holed up at the Beverly Hilton in early January. He worked on the writing team the three years that Tina Fey and Amy Poehler hosted the ceremony this decade. But it’s his first go-around as host, a gig he’s happy to take.
“What I like about this show, what makes me excited about doing it, is that it’s the loosest awards show, so it’s fun to keep an eye out for things you can reference through the evening,” Meyers says.
That said, unlike Ricky Gervais, who hosted the Globes four times, bracketing Fey and Poehler’s 2013-15 stint, the affable Meyers doesn’t plan on having a drink in his hand throughout the evening. Or perhaps at any time during the evening.
James Franco, Gal Gadot and Mary J. Blige help W magazine kick off the 75th Golden Globes party circuit
Emilia Clarke and James Franco smiled for the phalanx of photographers surrounding them as they perched beside a sofa; Brooklynn Prince paused in the entry hall to spend a moment with Gal Gadot; and Mary J. Blige found a spot, just barely quieter, to relax with friends. There, in a penthouse suite at the Chateau Marmont in Hollywood, a mass of A-listers crowded into the various rooms, some spilling onto the terrace for fresh air, while others ducked into side rooms to sample the dinner or dessert buffets.
“It’s kind of a great moment” said party host Stefano Tonchi, editor-in-chief of W magazine, taking time out to chat with the Los Angeles Times. “It’s the beginning of the awards season. The Oscars, somehow, are the grand finale, but now, before the Golden Globes, everybody has a chance.”
Golden Globes roll out the red carpet, and Seth Meyers is ready to host in a year of change
The traffic circle outside the Beverly Hilton hotel was overrun with plastic and unfurled carpets Thursday morning, while the fountain at the center continued to gush uninterrupted.
Inside, the hotel’s International Ballroom was transformed into a construction site, eight oversize gilded spheres adorning the far walls providing the only hint of what’s to come on Sunday when the Golden Globes take place here.
Workers in T-shirts and hoodies put finishing touches on the stage, credentials dangling from their necks as they bent to install lights on the stairs. Three bright orange ladders cluttered the stage, bold and out-of-place among the elegant black and silver lights. Overall, the ballroom looked more like a Home Depot than a place where hundreds of Hollywood’s biggest stars will soon gather.
First-time Globes host Seth Meyers was on hand to witness the initial set-up as a murmur of voices and the erratic din of a drill filled the air behind him.
What time are the Golden Globe Awards?
The 75th Golden Globe Awards kick off the 2018 awards season on Sunday. And here’s the lowdown on what you need to know before the stars hit the red carpet.
The anniversary celebration, with its bacchanal reputation and “Party of the Year” moniker, comes during a watershed moment as the entertainment industry crackles over sexual misconduct in Hollywood and beyond.
What time does the show start? And on what channel and streaming service?
The party-like ceremony will take place at its usual haunt, the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, and will air live on NBC from 5 to 8 p.m. Pacific.
NBC will also stream the show to paid subscribers on its website and through its app and through other providers that carry the local NBC market. (Century Link Stream, DirecTV Now, Fubo TV, Hulu Live TV, Sling TV, Sony PlayStation Vue and YouTube TV will also carry the official stream.)
The official red-carpet pre-show begins at 3 p.m. Pacific and can be live-streamed on the Golden Globes’ official Facebook page. Additionally, the “2018 Golden Globe Arrivals Special,” hosted by the “Today” show’s Natalie Morales, Al Roker and Carson Daly, will air live on NBC from 4 to 5 p.m. Pacific.
What’s ‘SMILF’ and why is it nominated at the Golden Globes?
If you’re a fan of the Golden Globes, then you know that the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. loves to raise the profile of overlooked television shows.
In previous years, awards have gone to acclaimed – but underexposed – shows such as “The Affair” and “Mozart in the Jungle,” as well as performances from “Jane the Virgin” and “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.”
Which brings us to one of this year’s rising TV stars, “SMILF,” which is nominated for musical or comedy TV series.
The acronym for the Showtime series stands for “Single Mother I’d Like to [um, use your imagination]” and stars Frankie Shaw as the eponymous SMILF.
The series centers on Shaw’s life as a working-class single mother, splitting her time between tutoring and acting in an attempt to pay the bills.
Shaw, who wrote, directed, executive produced and starred in the series, earned critical praise for the series and scored an additional Golden Globe nomination for her performance.