Golden Globes: #TimesUp and More

Over the weekend, the 75th annual Golden Globes, an award show hosted to honor American film and television, was held in Los Angeles, California. This year the majority of the attendees wore black in honor of the #TIMESUP movement which focuses on standing up for women who have come forth after facing sexual harassment, abuse and gender bias. Throughout the night many celebrities gave inspiring speeches about the movement using their on stage to provide insight and spread the word about sexual harassment and abuse.

“I loved how all the celebrities wore black in honor of the #TimesUp movement, but what I did not appreciate was how many celebrities who still work with directors who were accused of sexual miscunduct, like Woody Allen, still decided to wear black. In my opinion it was a tad bit hypocritical,” said junior Nelsa Tejada.

One of the most inspiring speeches given that night was Oprah Winfrey’s, which she delivered after accepting the prestigious Cecil B. DeMille award. She is the first African-American woman to win this award, something she realizes could serve as profound inspiration for he younger audience. “It is not lost on me that, at this moment, there is some little girl watching as I become the first black woman to be given the same award,” said Winfrey.

Throughout her inspiring speech, she mentioned that she hopes that the bravery of every woman who has stood up for herself will help foster a society where people will no fear coming forward. Many actresses, apart from wearing black, showed their support by bringing activists as their plus-ones. Actresses such as Emma Stone and Meryl Streep decided to bring along activists to show support for the #TimesUp movement.

“Oprah’ s speech was so inspiring. Like Winfrey implied in her speech, our history, the history of women, is being written now, right at this moment, and this was such an inspirational and important message,” sophomore Sophia Martinez said.

The winners were as follows:

Best Motion Picture: Drama “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”

Best Motion Picture: Musical or Comedy “Lady Bird”

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture: Drama Frances McDormand

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture: Drama Gary Oldman

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture: Musical or Comedy Saoirse Ronan

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture: Musical or Comedy, James Franco

Best performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in an y Motion Picture: Allison Janney

Best performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture: Sam Rockwell

Best screenplay, motion picture: Martin McDonagh

Best motion picture, animated: “Coco”

Best motion picture, foreign language: “In the Fade”

Best original score, motion picture: Alexandre Desplat, “The Shape of Water”

Best original song, motion picture: “This Is Me” — “The Greatest Showman”

Best television series, drama: “The Handmaid’s Tale,” Hulu

Best performance by an actress in a television series, drama: Elisabeth Moss, “The Handmaid’s Tale”

Best performance by an actor in a television series, drama: Sterling K. Brown, “This Is Us”

Best television series, musical or comedy: “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” Amazon

Best performance by an actress in a television series, musical or comedy: Rachel Brosnahan, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”

Best performance by an actor in a television series, musical orcomedy: Aziz Ansari, “Master of None”

Best television limited series or motion picture made for television: “Big Little Lies,” HBO

Best performance by an actress in a limited series or motion picture made for television: Nicole Kidman, “Big Little Lies”

Best performance by an actor in a limited series or motion picture made for television: Ewan McGregor, “Fargo”

Best performance by an actress in a supporting role in a series, limited series or motion picture made for television: Laura Dern, “Big Little Lies”

Best performance by an actor in a supporting role in a series, limited series or motion picture made for television: Alexander Skarsgard, “Big Little Lies”.