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PEOPLE & ARTS Saturday 6 January 2018
Draped in black, Golden Globes will try on a new look

By JAKE COYLE other actresses.”
AP Film Writer The Globes have tradition-
NEW YORK (AP) — The ally been a celebration, a
Golden Globes have al- good time and, frequent-
ways been the less serious ly, a punchline. But they
stop in route to the Acad- have had their political
emy Awards — the boozy, high points as well, like last
bubbly awards show put year’s speech by Meryl
on by a little-known group Streep, the Cecil B. De-
with sometimes confound- Mille recipient for lifetime
ing taste. But this year, a achievement. She spoke
funny thing has happened: forcefully against then
The Golden Globes mean President-elect Donald
something. Trump, who the next morn-
The 75th Golden Globes, ing responded that Streep
to be presented in Beverly was “overrated.”
Hills, California, on Sun- This year’s recipient is
day night, will be the most Oprah Winfrey, who earlier
prominent and public dis- called the fallout follow-
play yet for the “MeToo” ing the allegations against
movement that has swept Harvey Weinstein “a water-
through Hollywood and left shed moment” for women.
a trail of disgraced men in Winfrey is among the hun-
its wake. What has long dreds of women in the en- In this Monday, Dec. 11, 2017 file photo, Golden Globe statues appear on stage prior to the
been, first and foremost, tertainment industry who nominations for 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills,
a star-studded primetime have banded together to Calif.
party may this Sunday take form Time’s Up, an initiative Associated Press
on the tenor of a protest to advocate for gender
rally. equality among studio and films of 2017 in box office, nominees in Greta Gerwig applied on the Hollywood
researchers found that just
(“Lady Bird”), Dee Rees
Foreign Press Association,
Out of solidarity with the talent agency executives.
victims of sexual harass- It has also created a $14 7.3 percent of the movies (“Mudbound”) and Patty an organization of about
90 largely unknown foreign
Jenkins (“Wonder Wom-
were directed by women.
ment and assault, many million legal fund for vic-
women have said they will tims of sexual harassment. That’s an increase from 4.2 an”). The category will be journalists.
But the HFPA’s quirks have
much watched when Os-
percent the year before,
be dressing in black for the Time’s Up — whose mem-
Globes. It’s a plan that, on bers include many Globes but still below the decade- car nominations are an- drawn increased scrutiny,
ago high point.
nounced January 23.
including this year’s over-
the red carpet and on the attendees, including Re-
stage, will ensure the spot- ese Witherspoon, Gal “Diversity in the director’s Still, the Globes are starting sight of one of 2017’s most
comedies,
acclaimed
chair is virtually nonexistent
to see some of the same
light remains on the film in- Gadot and Emma Stone
dustry’s endemic gender — unveiled itself Monday and gender in the execu- criticisms on diversity that Kumail Nanjiani and Em-
have trailed the Acad-
Gordon’s
interracial
tive ranks of major com-
ily
imbalances. with full-page newspaper
“That will be really power- ads. But already there is panies remains grossly im- emy Awards in recent rom-com “The Big Sick.”
balanced,” the study con-
years. But unlike the Acad-
Also snubbed was “Girls
ful,” Allison Janney, a sup- fresh fodder for its cause.
porting actress nominee The University of Southern cluded. emy of Motion Pictures Arts Trip” breakout star Tiffany
That lack of change will
Haddish. Her co-star Jada
and Sciences, which has
for the Tonya Harding tale California’s Annenberg In-
“I, Tonya,” said earlier this clusion Initiative released be on display Sunday, revamped its 6,000-plus Pinkett Smith last month
too, where five men will
took HFPA members to task
membership to make its
week. “I will be in a black its latest findings Thursday
dress and be proud to be on diversity in directing. compete for best director ranks more inclusive, the for not taking “Girls Trip” se-
same pressure hasn’t been
despite several potential
standing there with the By examining the top 100 riously for its awards.q
Ava DuVernay, ‘Get Out’ to be
honored by producers guild
By The Associated Press ment. Season 2.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Other nominees for the top Animated film nominees
horror film “Get Out” and film producer category: are: “The Boss Baby”;
industry multitasker Ava Du- “The Big Sick”; “Call Me “Coco”; “Despicable Me
Vernay will receive special by Your Name”; “Dunkirk”; 3”; “Ferdinand”; and “The
honors at the Producers “I, Tonya”; “Lady Bird”; Lego Batman Movie.”
Guild of America awards, “Molly’s Game”; “The In the TV comedy series
the group announced Fri- Post”; “The Shape of Wa- category, nominees are:
day. ter”; “Three Billboards Out- “Curb Your Enthusiasm,”
The movie co-produced side Ebbing, Missouri”; and Season 9;
by Jordan Peele is also “Wonder Woman.” “The Marvelous Mrs.
among 11 film nominees. It Nominees for dramatic TV Maisel,” Season 1; “Master
was picked for the guild’s series are “Big Little Lies,” of None,” Season 2; “Sili-
Stanley Kramer Award. Du- Season 1; “The Crown,” con Valley,” Season 4; and
Vernay, a producer, direc- Season 2; “Game of “Veep,” Season 6. In this Oct. 14, 2017 file photo, Ava DuVernay arrives at the
tor and screenwriter, will re- Thrones,” Season 7; “The The awards ceremony will 15th annual Hammer Museum Gala in the Garden in Los
ceive the Visionary Award, Handmaid’s Tale,” Season be held Jan. 20 at the Bev- Angeles.
according to a guild state- 1; and “Stranger Things,” erly Hilton Hotel.q Associated Press