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Did you watch the Golden Globe Awards last night? I completely forgot that the awards show was going down Sunday evening. Thankfully, that internet is here to let me know what happened so I can let you know what happened.

Today's issue is all about the Golden Globes! You're welcome and I'm sorry.

Be Well,
Steve

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'Three Billboards,' 'Disaster Artist' win Golden Globes for film
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri collaborators Martin McDonagh and Sam Rockwell both took home Golden Globes in Los Angeles Sunday night.

McDonagh won for Best Screenplay and Rockwell picked up the prize for Best Supporting Actor.

Guillermo del Toro picked up the Globe for Best Director for The Shape of Water, which also won for .

Best Original Score.

James Franco was deemed Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy for The Disaster Artist and Saoirse Ronan won the the statuette for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy for Lady Bird.

Allison Janney earned the Best Supporting Actress honor for I, Tonya.

Coco was declared Best Animated Movie and In the Fade won for Best Foreign Language Film.


'Handmaid's Tale,' 'Big Little Lies' score top Golden Globes for TV
Big Little Lies and The Handmaid's Tale were the early winners at Sunday's Golden Globe Awards ceremony in Los Angeles

The Handmaid's Tale was declared Best Television Drama, while its star Elisabeth Moss won for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Drama.

Nicole Kidman was honored with the statuette for Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television for Big Little Lies. Her co-star Alexander Skarsgård won the prize for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television.

Sterling K. Brown earned the accolade for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series Drama for his work in This is Us.

Rachel Brosnahan took home the Globe for Best Actress in a Television Musical or Comedy for her performance in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.



Sterling K. Brown, Aziz Ansari and Oprah Winfrey made history Sunday during the Golden Globes by winning awards in their respective fields.

Brown took home the Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series Drama for his work on This is Us, the first black man to win the award.

"You wrote a role for a black man that could only be played by a black man, and what I appreciate so much about this thing is I'm being seen for who I am and being appreciated for who I am," Brown said during his acceptance speech where he thanked This is Us creator Dan Fogelman.

"And it makes it much more difficult to dismiss me or anyone who looks like me," he continued.

Ansari then became the first Asian man to win the award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Musical or Comedy for Master of None.

"I genuinely didn't think I was gonna win cause all the websites said I was going to lose," the comedian said onstage. "The only reason my acting is good in that show is because everybody else holds me up."

Winfrey, who was honored with the prestigious Cecil B. DeMille Award, gave a rousing speech that left attendees in tears where she celebrated becoming the first black woman to receive the award.

"In 1982, Sidney [Poitier] received the Cecil B. DeMille Award right here at the Golden Globes," she said.

"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 this same award."



Meryl Streep, Amy Poehler, Laura Dern bring activists as dates to Globes
A number of actresses -- including Meryl Streep, Amy Poehler, Laura Dern and Michelle Williams --attended the Golden Globes with activists as their dates.

Susan Sarandon, Emma Stone, Emma Watson and Shailene Woodley joined Streep, Poehler, Dern and Williams in the endeavor.

The stars, who also wore black to show support for the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements, furthered their message of spreading awareness about sexual harassment and gender inequality by bringing the activists as dates.

"We believe we are nearing a tipping point in transforming the culture of violence in the countries where we live and work," the women said in a joint statement. "It's a moment to transform both the written and unwritten rules that devalue the lives and experiences of women."

Streep, who was nominated for Best Actress in a Motion Picture Drama for her role in The Post, brought with her to the ceremony Ai-Jen Poo who organizes female immigrant workers and is the director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance and is co-director of Caring Across Generations Campaign.

Poehler, a Golden Globes presenter, walked the red carpet with Saru Jayaraman, a workplace justice advocate for restaurant workers.

Dern, who won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries, or Motion Picture for TV for her work in Big Little Lies, was accompanied by Monica Ramirez who works to end sexual violence against women and advocates for Latina empowerment.

Williams, who was nominated for Best Actress in a Drama Motion Picture for All the Money in the World, attended the awards show with #MeToo founder Tarana Burke, who is also the director of nonprofit Girls for Gender Equity.


Globes host Seth Meyers: 'Good evening, ladies, and remaining gentlemen'
Seth Meyers kicked off the 75th annual Golden Globe Awards in Los Angeles Sunday by immediately acknowledging the spate of sexual harassment allegations that rocked the entertainment industry in 2017.

Dozens of powerful men -- including Mario Batali, Dustin Hoffman, John Lasseter, Danny Masterson, T.J. Miller, Kevin Spacey, Jeffrey Tambor, Ben Vereen and Ed Westwick -- have been accused in recent months of sexual misconduct, in some cases, dating back decades. Many of the accused have lost their jobs or standing in the arts community as a result of the allegations.

"Good evening, ladies, and remaining gentlemen," Meyers told the star-studded crowd at the gala, honoring excellence in film and television.

"Happy New Year! It's 2018. Marijuana is finally allowed and sexual harassment finally isn't. It's going to be a good year!" he said. "It's been years since a white man was this nervous in Hollywood. By the way, a special 'hello!' to hosts of other, upcoming awards shows who are watching me tonight like the first dog they shot into outer space. For the male nominees in the room tonight, this is the first time in three months it won't be terrifying to hear your name read out loud. 'Did you hear about Willem Dafoe?' 'Oh, God, no!' 'He was nominated!' 'Don't do that!'"

Dafoe, in the audience, looked appropriately horrified.

Meyers also took aim at U.S. President Donald Trump, joking that "Hollywood Foreign Press," which bestows the Globes, is a "string of three words that could not have been better designed to infuriate our president. Hollywood Foreign Press."

"The only name that would make him angrier is the 'Hillary Mexico Salad Association," Meyers quipped.


Celebrities wear black to the Golden Globes: 'Time is up on our silence'
Many of the celebrities who walked down Sunday's Golden Globe Awards donned black frocks to show their support of the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements against sexual harassment.

"I'm here to be one of the women in black, talking about the fact that time is up on the imbalance of power in society. Time is up on our silence. Time is up on women not supporting each other. I'm really honored to be here and part of that campaign," Scandal actress Kerry Washington said in a pre-show interview on NBC. "The reason that we are here, the reason we didn't just stay home is because we feel like we shouldn't have to sit out the night. We shouldn't have to give up our seats at the table, our voice in this industry because of bad behavior that wasn't ours."

Among the stars who wore black and/or Time's Up pins were Penelope Cruz, Jessica Chastain, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Kelly Clarkson, Elisabeth Moss, Chrissy Metz, Halle Berry, Tracee Ellis Ross, Viola Davis, Claire Foy, Frankie Shaw, Margot Robbie, Geena Davis, Angelina Jolie and Sarah Jessica Parker.

"I'm happy to be here tonight where everybody is talking about women and 2018 seems to be a real year of change. And I'm psyched to see that change. Change is always painful, but I think we're going to do it," Gyllenhaal said.

Westworld actress Evan Rachel Wood told TMZ before the gala that she is thrilled people want to wear black to show they stand with victims of abuse and injustice, but she said she doesn't think it is fair to judge women who want to express themselves in other ways.

"Hey! Persons' attending the #GoldenGlobes this Sun. If you see a predator but dont feel you can say anything publicly, gather a handful of people and make a circle around them. The room will know," Wood tweeted.

Avengers icon Mark Ruffalo also talked about Time's Up in a Twitter post Sunday.

"Wearing black today in solidarity with the men and women asking for respect and equality across industry lines. Let's bring a stop to sexual harassment in the workplace. Join us in wearing black and saying #TimesUp," he wrote.