People are split.
Aside from
Tommy Wiseau's lovable madness and
Gary Oldman's unquestionable brilliance, the Golden Globes provided its usual mix of jokes, moments and political rallying.
In the aftermath of the Harvey Weinstein revelations, the film industry has been far more upfront about reporting the various instances of sexual assault, harassment, and abuse that have occurred within the industry.
The Golden Globes award ceremony reflected that as seen by the speeches and the attire that many of the performers chose to wear on the red carpet.
Various people decided to wear black in solidarity with the victims who've come forth with allegations of sexual misconduct. This initiative was connected to Time's Up, a movement that's supported by hundreds of members of the industry.
With regards to the acceptance speeches, Laura Dern, Elisabeth Moss, Frances McDormand and Nicole Kidman were just some of the actresses that spoke out and showed solidarity with that particular cause, but it's arguable that Natalie Portman's speech upstaged them all.
The Oscar-winning actress graced the 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards on Sunday night to announce the winner for the Best Director category, which was only comprised of male directors - 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) and Steven Spielberg (The Post)
After co-presenter Ron Howard announced the category, Portman made a point of saying, “And here are the all-male nominees.”
https://twitter.com/PeteBlackburn/status/950206335970430976
Guillermo Del Toro went on to win the much-deserved award for his tremendous The Shape of Water, but movie fans were split with regards to Portman's speech.
Granted, there were plenty of female directors like Greta Gerwig, Dee Rees and Patty Jenkins that weren't acknowledged in this category, but others have argued that the five candidates simply made the better films.
As always, social media was split.
Some people were quick to praise Portman for highlighting the fact that female directors were overlooked.
https://twitter.com/jodikantor/status/950205126513451008
https://twitter.com/NylonMag/status/950207438384492544
https://twitter.com/PeteBlackburn/status/950206335970430976
https://twitter.com/mathewrodriguez/status/950205222344732672
https://twitter.com/JenHatmaker/status/950206329385291776
https://twitter.com/tbrick2/status/950205379589365766
On the contrary, some people argued that Portman's words took the shine off a memorable moment for Guillermo Del Toro - a director that frequently casts women as the main characters in his films and as a person, the Mexican director is widely acknowledged as one of the nicest people in Hollywood.
https://twitter.com/mkhammer/status/950205250153181185
https://twitter.com/DuaneSiders/status/950206992026624000
https://twitter.com/OKGetsu/status/950207158968311809
https://twitter.com/Orangejoe82/status/950313383689043968
https://twitter.com/jasonbagsit/status/950230342232784897
https://twitter.com/JT_Tres/status/950216518616387584
