Earlier in the month of January, people of the film industry came together for The 75th Annual Golden Globes, and for many women in Hollywood, they came together for an event of a lifetime.
This year’s Golden Globes was unlike any other as women and men wore black to promote Times Up, a fund set to provide legal support to victims of sexual abuse and harassment in the workplace. The display of black on the red carpet intended to represent solidarity of the industry against sex-crimes and gender inequality in the workforce in the post-Weinstein era. Despite the turnout and overwhelming support the movement has received (the fund having raised millions in its first month), many have found controversy in the symbol, believing it to be empty action and riddled with hypocrisy.
The night not only garnered attention for the Times Up movement, but created many meme-worthy moments that graced Twitter timelines everywhere:
For one thing, Oprah’s acceptance speech brought people tears and made some people want to see her name on the 2020 ballad.
You can watch the full speech here:
And Natalie Portman took a jab at the Hollywood Foreign Press.
We wanted Greta in that category!
Tommy Wiseau tried to steal James Franco’s thunder.
Timothee Chalamet was shocked to see Tonya Harding was in his general vicinity.
Seth Meyers brought the house down with his hosting abilities.
You can watch Seth’s monologue here:
Debra Messing called out E! News while talking to E! News.
With all of these TV moments and social justice movements, it’s easy to forget that there really was an awards show going on. In summary, many actors came home victorious; more came home “losers.” And viewers and fans (or “stans”) had many feelings about it. Below is the full list of nominees and winners:
Best Motion Picture, Drama
Call Me by Your Name
Dunkirk
The Post
The Shape of Water
WINNER: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Best Actress in a Limited-Series or TV Movie
Jessica Biel, The Sinner
WINNER: Nicole Kidman, Big Little Lies
Jessica Lange, Feud: Bette and Joan
Susan Sarandon, Feud: Bette and Joan
Reese Witherspoon, Big Little Lies
Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
The Disaster Artist
Get Out
The Greatest Showman
I, Tonya
WINNER: Lady Bird
Best Animated Feature Film
The Boss Baby
The Breadwinner
WINNER: Coco
Ferdinand
Loving Vincent
Fox Searchlight Pictures
Best Foreign Language Film
A Fantastic Woman (Chile)
First They Killed My Father (Cambodia)
WINNER: In the Fade (Germany/France)
Loveless (Russia)
The Square (Sweden/Germany/France)
Best Director – Motion Picture
WINNER: Guillermo del Torro, 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
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Guillermo del Torro and Vanessa Taylor, The Shape of Water
Greta Gerwig, Lady Bird
Elizabeth Hannah and Josh Singer, The Post
WINNER: Martin McDonagh, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Aaron Sorkin, Molly’s Game
ALL THE MONEY US
Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama
Timothée Chalamet, Call Me by Your Name
Daniel Day Lewis, Phantom Thread
Tom Hanks, The Post
WINNER: Gary Oldman, Darkest Hour
Denzel Washington, Roman J. Israel, Esq.
Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama
Jessica Chastain, Molly’s Game
Sally Hawkins, The Shape of Water
WINNER: Frances McDormand, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Meryl Streep, The Post
Michelle Williams, All the Money in the World
Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
Steve Carell, Battle of the Sexes
Ansel Elgort, Baby Driver
WINNER: James Franco, The Disaster Artist
Hugh Jackman, The Greatest Showman
Daniel Kaluuya, Get Out
Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
Judi Dench, Victoria and Abdul
Helen Mirren, The Leisure Seeker
Margot Robbie, I, Tonya
WINNER: Saoirse Ronan, Lady Bird
Emma Stone, Battle of the Sexes
Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
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
WINNER: Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Mary J. Blige, Mudbound
Hong Chau, Downsizing
WINNER: Allison Janney, I, Tonya
Laurie Metcalfe, Lady Bird
Octavia Spencer, The Shape of Water
Best Original Song – Motion Picture
“Home,” Ferdinand
“Mighty River,” Mudbound
“Remember Me,” Coco
“The Star,” The Star
WINNER: “This Is Me,” The Greatest Showman
Best Original Score – Motion Picture
Carter Burwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
WINNER: Alexander Desplat, The Shape of Water
Jonny Greenwood, Phantom Thread
John Williams, The Post
Hans Zimmer, Dunkirk
Best TV Series, Drama
The Crown (Netflix)
Game of Thrones (HBO)
WINNER: The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu)
Stranger Things (Netflix)
This Is Us (NBC)
Best TV Series, Comedy
black-ish (ABC)
WINNER: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)
Master of None (Netflix)
Smilf (Showtime)
Will & Grace (NBC)
Best TV Movie or Limited-Series
WINNER: Big Little Lies (HBO)
Fargo (FX)
Feud: Bette and Joan (FX)
The Sinner (USA Network)
Top of the Lake: China Girl (Sundance TV)
Best Actor in a TV Series, Drama
Jason Bateman, Ozark
WINNER: Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us
Freddie Highmore, The Good Doctor
Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan
Best Actress in a TV Series, Drama
Caitriona Balfe, Outlander
Claire Foy, The Crown
Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Deuce
Katherine Langford, 13 Reasons Why
WINNER: Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid’s Tale
Best Actor in a TV Series, Comedy
Anthony Anderson, black-ish
WINNER: Aziz Ansari, Master of None
Kevin Bacon, I Love Dick
William H. Macy, Shameless
Eric McCormack, Will & Grace
Best Actress in a TV Series, Comedy
Pamela Adlon, Better Things
Alison Brie, GLOW
WINNER: Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Issa Rae, Insecure
Frankie Shaw, Smilf
Best Actor in a Limited-Series or TV Movie
Robert De Niro, The Wizard of Lies
Jude Law, The Young Pope
Kyle MacLachlan, Twin Peaks
WINNER: Ewan McGregor, Fargo
Geoffrey Rush, Genius
Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Limited-Series or TV Movie
David Harbour, Stranger Things
Alfred Molina, Feud: Bette and Joan
Christian Slater, Mr. Robot
WINNER: Alexander Skarsgård, Big Little lies
David Thewlis, Fargo
Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Limited-Series, or TV Movie
WINNER: Laura Dern, Big Little Lies
Ann Dowd, The Handmaid’s Tale
Chrissy Metz, This Is Us
Michelle Pfeiffer, The Wizard of Lies
Shailene Woodley, Big Little Lies
Although most winners received congratulations, some of the winners received backlash for their win after allegations of misconduct arose, such as James Franco, Aziz Ansari, and Gary Oldman. News about Aziz Ansari brought disappointment from many as his win marked the first Asian American actor to win the award for Best Leading Performance in a TV Comedy. There was also plenty of coverage reserved for the reception of I, Tonya, which many believe ignores the trauma of Nancy Kerrigan and seems hypocritical in the wake of the female empowerment movement. Moreover, there were mixed opinions for most winners per usual, but especially for Three Billboards, (which is sweeping the awards circuit), due to what some have deemed the “racist cop subplot.”
Despite the extra drama this year, The Golden Globes have not been “cancelled,” so don’t fret, fellow Award-Show Fanatics, the Globes will be back in 2019.