Accepting the Cecil B.
DeMille award at the 75th Golden Globes, Oprah delivered a powerhouse speech to
an almost silent room. Landing line after line Oprah schooled the audience in
history referencing Recy Taylor and expressing deep gratitude “to all the women
who have endured years of abuse and assault because they, like my mother, had
children to feed and bills to pay and dreams to pursue.”
Media mogul, Oprah Winfrey,
at the 75th Golden Globes award which was held last night won the Cecil B.
Demille award, making her the first black woman to win the award since its
inception in 1943.
Delivering her speech,
Opray Winfrey who is a role model to many, said;
“Ah! Thank you. Thank you
all. O.K., O.K. Thank you, Reese. In 1964, I was a little girl sitting on the
linoleum floor of my mother’s house in Milwaukee, watching Anne Bancroft
present the Oscar for best actor at the 36th Academy Awards. She opened the
envelope and said five words that literally made history:
“The winner is Sidney
Poitier.” Up to the stage came the most elegant man I had ever seen. I remember
his tie was white, and of course his skin was black. And I’d never seen a black
man being celebrated like that. And I’ve tried many, many times to explain what
a moment like that means to a little girl — a kid watching from the cheap
seats, as my mom came through the door bone-tired from cleaning other people’s
houses. All I can do is quote and say that the explanation’s in Sidney’s
performance in “Lillies of the Field”: “Amen, amen. Amen, amen.” In 1982,
Sidney received the Cecil B. DeMille Award right here at the Golden Globes, and
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.
It is an honor, and it is a
privilege to share the evening with all of them, and also with the incredible
men and women who inspired me, who challenged me, who sustained me and made my
journey to this stage possible. Dennis Swanson, who took a chance on me for
“A.M. Chicago”; Quincy Jones, who saw me on that show and said to Steven
Spielberg, “Yes, she is Sophia in ‘The Color Purple’”; Gayle, who’s been the
definition of what a friend is; and Stedman, who’s been my rock — just a few to
name. I’d like to thank the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, because we all
know that the press is under siege these days.
But we also know that it is
the insatiable dedication to uncovering the absolute truth that keeps us from
turning a blind eye to corruption and to injustice. To tyrants and victims and
secrets and lies. I want to say that I value the press more than ever before,
as we try to navigate these complicated times. Which brings me to this: What I
know for sure is that speaking your truth is the most powerful tool we all
have. And I’m especially proud and inspired by all of the women who have felt
strong enough and empowered enough to speak up and share their personal
stories. Each of us in this room are celebrated because of the stories that we
tell. This year we became the story. But it’s not just a story affecting the
entertainment industry. It’s one that transcends any culture, geography, race,
religion, politics or workplace.
So I want tonight to
express gratitude to all the women who have endured years of abuse and assault,
because they — like my mother — had children to feed and bills to pay and
dreams to pursue. They’re the women whose names we’ll never know. They are
domestic workers and farm workers; they are working in factories and they work
in restaurants, and they’re in academia and engineering and medicine and
science; they’re part of the world of tech and politics and business; they’re
our athletes in the Olympics and they’re our soldiers in the military.
And they’re someone else:
Recy Taylor, a name I know and I think you should know, too. In 1944, Recy
Taylor was a young wife and a mother. She was just walking home from a church
service she’d attended in Abbeville, Ala., when she was abducted by six armed
white men, raped, and left blindfolded by the side of the road, coming home
from church. They threatened to kill her if she ever told anyone, but her story
was reported to the N.A.A.C.P., where a young worker by the name of Rosa Parks
became the lead investigator on her case and together they sought justice. But
justice wasn’t an option in the era of Jim Crow. The men who tried to destroy
her were never persecuted. Recy Taylor died 10 days ago, just shy of her 98th
birthday. She lived, as we all have lived, too many years in a culture broken
by brutally powerful men. And for too long, women have not been heard or
believed if they dared to speak their truth to the power of those men. But
their time is up. Their time is up. Their time is up.
And I just hope that Recy
Taylor died knowing that her truth — like the truth of so many other women who
were tormented in those years, and even now tormented — goes marching on. It
was somewhere in Rosa Parks’s heart almost 11 years later, when she made the
decision to stay seated on that bus in Montgomery. And it’s here with every
woman who chooses to say, “Me too.” And every man — every man — who chooses to
listen. In my career, what I’ve always tried my best to do, whether on
television or through film, is to say something about how men and women really
behave: to say how we experience shame, how we love and how we rage, how we
fail, how we retreat, persevere, and how we overcome. And I’ve interviewed and
portrayed people who’ve withstood some of the ugliest things life can throw at
you, but the one quality all of them seem to share is an ability to maintain
hope for a brighter morning — even during our darkest nights.
So I want all the girls
watching here and now to know that a new day is on the horizon! And when that
new day finally dawns, it will be because of a lot of magnificent women, many
of whom are right here in this room tonight, and some pretty phenomenal men,
fighting hard to make sure that they become the leaders who take us to the time
when nobody ever has to say, ‘Me too,’ again. Thank you.”
“I want all of the girls
watching here now to know, that a new day is on the horizon.” @Oprah accepts
the 2018 Cecil B. de Mille award. #GoldenGlobes pic.twitter.com/hbquC1GBjm
— Golden Globe Awards
(@goldenglobes) January 8, 2018
Here’s
the full list of winners at the awards;
Best
Performance by an Actor in a Television Series — Drama
Sterling K. Brown, “This is
Us” (WINNER)
Freddie Highmore, “The Good
Doctor”
Bob Odenkirk, “Better Call
Saul”
Liev Schreiber, “Ray
Donovan”
Jason Bateman, “Ozark”
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” (WINNER)
Ann Dowd, “The Handmaid’s
Tale”
Chrissy Metz, “This is Us”
Michelle Pfeiffer, “The
Wizard of Lies”
Shailene Woodley, “Big
Little Lies”
Best
Performance by an Actor in a Television Series — Musical or Comedy
Anthony Anderson,
“Black-ish”
Aziz Ansari “Master of
None” (WINNER)
Kevin Bacon, “I Love Dick”
William H. Macy,
“Shameless”
Eric McCormack, “Will and
Grace”
Best
Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
“Big Little Lies” (WINNER)
“Fargo”
“Feud: Bette and Joan”
“The Sinner”
“Top of the Lake: China
Girl”
Best
Screenplay — Motion Picture
“The Shape of Water”
“Lady Bird”
“The Post”
“Three Billboards Outside
Ebbing, Missouri” (WINNER)
“Molly’s Game”
Best
Motion Picture — Foreign Language
“A Fantastic Woman”
“First They Killed My
Father”
“In the Fade” (WINNER)
“Loveless”
“The Square”
Best
Performance by an Actress in a Television Series — Drama
Caitriona Balfe,
“Outlander”
Claire Foy, “The Crown”
Maggie Gyllenhaal, “The
Deuce”
Katherine Langford, “13
Reasons Why”
Elisabeth Moss, “The
Handmaid’s Tale” (WINNER)
Best
Animated Movie
“The Boss Baby”
“The Breadwinner”
“Coco” (WINNER)
“Ferdinand”
“Loving Vincent”
Best
Performance by an Actress in a Television Series — Musical or Comedy
Pamela Adlon, “Better
Things”
Alison Brie, “GLOW”
Issa Rae, “Insecure”
Rachel Brosnahan, “The
Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (WINNER)
Frankie Shaw, “SMILF”
Best
Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for
Television
Robert De Niro, “The Wizard
of Lies”
Jude Law, “The Young Pope”
Kyle MacLachlan, “Twin
Peaks”
Ewan McGregor, “Fargo”
(WINNER)
Geoffrey Rush, “Genius”
Best
Television Series — Musical or Comedy
“Black-ish”
“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
(WINNER)
“Master of None”
“SMILF”
“Will & Grace”
Best
Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or
Motion Picture Made for Television
Alfred Molina, “Feud”
Alexander Skarsgard, “Big
Little Lies” (WINNER)
David Thewlis, “Fargo”
David Harbour, “Stranger
Things”
Christian Slater, “Mr.
Robot”
Best
Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for
Television
Jessica Biel, “The Sinner”
Nicole Kidman, “Big Little
Lies” (WINNER)
Jessica Lange, “Feud: Bette
and Joan”
Susan Sarandon, “Feud:
Bette and Joan”
Reese Witherspoon, “Big
Little Lies”
Best
Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy
Steve Carell, “Battle of
the Sexes”
Ansel Elgort, “Baby Driver”
James Franco, “The Disaster
Artist” (WINNER)
Hugh Jackman, “The Greatest
Showman”
Daniel Kaluuya, “Get Out”
Best
Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy
Judi Dench, “Victoria &
Abdul”
Margot Robbie, “I, Tonya”
Saoirse Ronan, “Lady Bird”
(WINNER)
Emma Stone, “Battle of the
Sexes”
Helen Mirren, “The Leisure
Seeker”
Best
Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role 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”
Sam Rockwell, “Three
Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” (WINNER)
Best
Original Score — Motion Picture
“Three Billboards Outside
Ebbing, Missouri”
“The Shape of Water”
(WINNER)
“Phantom Thread”
“The Post”
“Dunkirk”
Best
Television Series — Drama
“The Crown”
“Game of Thrones”
“The Handmaid’s Tale”
(WINNER)
“Stranger Things”
“This is Us”
Best
Song in a Motion Picture
“Home” — “Ferdinand”
“Mighty River — “”Mudbound”
“Remember Me” — “Coco”
“The Star” — “The Star”
“This Is Me — “The Greatest
Showman” (WINNER)
Best
Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Mary J. Blige, “Mudbound”
Hong Chau, “Downsizing”
Allison Janney, “I, Tonya”
(WINNER)
Laurie Metcalf, “Lady Bird”
Octavia Spencer, “The Shape
of Water”
Best
Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture — Drama
Timothée Chalamet, “Call Me
by Your Name”
Daniel Day-Lewis, “Phantom
Thread”
Tom Hanks, “The Post”
Gary Oldman, “Darkest Hour”
(WINNER)
Denzel Washington, “Roman
J. Israel, Esq.”
Best
Picture — Comedy or Musical
“The Disaster Artist”
“Get Out”
“The Greatest Showman”
“I, Tonya”
“Lady Bird” (WINNER)
Best
Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Jessica Chastain, “Molly’s
Game”
Sally Hawkins, “The Shape
of Water”
Frances
McDormand, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” (WINNER)
Meryl Streep, “The Post”
Michelle Williams, “All the
Money in the World”
Best Director – Motion
Picture
Guillermo del Toro, “The
Shape of Water” (WINNER)
Martin
McDonagh, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
Christopher Nolan,
“Dunkirk”
Ridley Scott, “All The
Money in the World”
Steven Spielberg, “The
Post”
Best Picture – Drama
“Call Me by Your Name”
“Dunkirk”
“The Post”
“The Shape of Water”
“Three
Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” (WINNER)
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