The female-led Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri and Big Little Lies were the big winners at Sunday’s Golden Globes Awards, which was dominated by the recent sexual misconduct allegations in Hollywood.

Three Billboards… took home four trophies — including Best Movie Drama, Best Actress in a Drama for Frances McDormand and Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture for Sam Rockwell.

Big Little Lies also won four trophies: Best Limited TV Series and acting honors for Nicole  Kidman, Laura Dern and Alexander Skarsgard.

Other winners were Lady Bird (Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy), The Handmaid’s Tale (Best Television Series – Drama) and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Best TV Series – Musical or Comedy).

All the movies and TV shows that won were female-led.

This Is Us star Sterling K. Brown became the first black actor ever to win the Golden Globes award for Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama, while Master of None star Aziz Ansari became the first Asian actor to win a Globe for Best Actor in a Comedy Series.

Other winners in the acting categories included Gary Oldman (Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama, Darkest Hour), James Franco (Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, The Disaster Artist) Saoirse [pr: SIR-shuh] Ronan (Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Lady Bird), Elisabeth Moss (Actress in a TV Series – Drama, The Handmaid’s Tale) and Rachel Brosnahan (Actress in a TV series – Musical or Comedy, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel).

Guillermo del Toro was named best director for his fantasy flick The Shape of Water, which came into the night with the most nominations with seven.

Host Seth Meyers got right to night’s big topic of sexual misconduct by opening the show with the line: “Good evening, ladies and remaining gentlemen.”

But it was Oprah Winfrey who stole the show with a rousing speech about sexual harassment and assault. The mogul, who received the Cecil B. DeMille Award for Lifetime Achievement, praised the women who have come forward with their #MeToo stories and told victims that “speaking your truth is the most powerful tool you all have.” 

Before receiving a standing ovation, Oprah said, “For too long, women have not been heard or believed if they dared to speak the truth to the power of those men. But their time is up. Their time is up.”

As promised the red carpet was full of black gowns, which were worn as a statement of solidarity with victims of sexual misconduct. Many actresses and actors also wore pins that read “Time’s Up” — the name of a new movement to fight sexual harassment and assault. Several actresses, including Meryl Streep and Emma  Stone, even brought activists to the show as their guests.

 

OTHER HIGHLIGHTS:

• After winning his best actor trophy, James Franco brought up Tommy Wiseau, the actor/director he portrays in The Disaster Artist.
• Frances McDormand and Aziz Ansari both got bleeped during their acceptance speeches.
• 101-year-old acting legend Kirk Douglas presented the award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay with his daughter-in-law Catherine Zeta-Jones.
• While presenting the best director award, Natalie Portman made a point of saying that all the nominees were men.
• Allison Janney thanked disgraced Olympic skater Tonya Harding during her acceptance speech.
• On the red carpet, Debra Messing called out E! over former host Catt Sadler’s pay inequality dispute as the Will and Grace star was being interviewed by E!

LINKS:

• The Best Jokes From Seth Meyers’ Golden Globes Monologue
• Only Three women didn’t wear black to the Golden Globes
• Oprah Winfrey’s Entire Golden Globes Speech

WINNERS’ LIST:

FILM

• Motion Picture – Drama: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
• Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama: Frances McDormand, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
• Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama: Gary Oldman, Darkest Hour
• Director – Motion Picture: Guillermo del Toro, The Shape of Water
• Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy: Lady Bird
• Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy: James Franco, The Disaster Artist
• Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy: Saoirse Ronan, Lady Bird
• Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture: Allison Janney, I, Tonya
• Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture: Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
• Original Screenplay – Motion Picture: Martin McDonagh, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
• Original Song – Motion Picture: “This Is Me,” The Greatest Showman
• Original Score – Motion Picture: The Shape of Water
• Motion Picture – Animated: Coco
• Motion Picture – Foreign Language: In the Fade

TV

• Television Series – Drama: The Handmaid’s Tale
• Actor in a Television Series – Drama: Sterling K. Brown, This is Us
• Actress in a Television Series – Drama: Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid’s Tale
• Television Series – Musical or Comedy: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
• Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy: Aziz Ansari, Master of None
• Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy: Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
• Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: Big Little Lies
• Actor in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for TV: Ewan McGregor, Fargo
• Actress in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for TV: Nicole Kidman, Big Little Lies
• Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: Laura Dern, Big Little Lies
• Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: Alexander Skarsgard, Big Little Lies