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PEOPLE & ARTS Friday 4 January 2019
An awards show crossroads 1 year after the Time's Up Globes

By LINDSEY BAHR the way the actresses in
Associated Press Time's Up took control of
LOS ANGELES (AP) — To the "awards season narra-
misquote "A Star Is Born," tive" at the Globes last year.
awards shows were far "I don't know that they
from shallow in 2018. Many necessarily need to do the
confronted sexual miscon- same thing this year. But I
duct in the entertainment do believe that you will see
industry head on, but as a many of the women and
new year kicks off with the men on stage referencing
Golden Globe Awards on #MeToo, referencing the
Sunday one question lin- shift in our culture," Shanker
gers: Will it continue for an- said.
other year? That also goes for present-
For an event that's more ers and guests.
known for its boozy mo- "I think they will book peo-
ments than promoting so- ple who have strong vo-
cial causes, the Golden cal public personas," said
Globe Awards went all in Shanker. "Producers know
as the first major show of that's what keeps a show
the #MeToo era last year. interesting and I think au-
It embraced the newly diences are engaged by
formed Time's Up Legal De- the players of social media
fense Fund , the red carpet In this Jun. 7, 2018 file photo, Oprah Winfrey poses in the press room with the Cecil B. DeMille who have something to say
was overtaken by a sym- Award at the 75th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. beyond the performanc-
bolic sea of black dresses, Associated Press es."
major stars walked proudly Jessica Chastain is one
alongside activist lead- ent. With just days to show time thing until something bratory in the tougher times of those who was just an-
ers, Oprah Winfrey gave a time, there are no major else that cataclysmic hap- as well," Samberg said. nounced as a presenter for
barn-burner of a speech statements or demonstra- pens and needs to be ad- Oh added: "I don't think it's the show. The Oscar-nom-
about empowerment and tions planned for the Gold- dressed," Pond said. shallow?to 1) have fun and inated actress has estab-
Natalie Portman even got en Globes show or the red Hosts Andy Samberg and 2) be honestly celebra- lished herself as a leading
in a jab about the all-male carpet, and it could very Sandra Oh have said that tory.... What I'm interested activist voice for equal pay
directing nominees while well set the tone for what's they don't necessarily in- in is pointing to actual real and representation in Hol-
presenting the best direc- to come with the other tend to get political on change." lywood and has not been
tor award. awards shows. Sunday night, but will leave The "change" Oh refer- shy about making state-
Every televised and non- "This year, there's no sense the door open for anyone enced includes the cultural ments.
televised event to come of urgency the way there who wants to use their plat- phenomena of films like "I think people will still have
had to take the stage in was last year," said Steve form to do so. In an inter- "Black Panther," nominat- a lot of fun .... people will be
the shadow of the Globes, Pond, awards editor for The view with The Hollywood ed for three awards (best looking for fun and glam-
and all did so in their own Wrap. "By the same token, Reporter, Samberg said he drama, best original score our," Shanker said. "(But)
way, sometimes with jokes there is a sense of 'we can't thinks "people could use a and best original song) and the Globes were always
and sometimes with state- go back.'" little smile." "Crazy Rich Asians," nomi- 'the party' and now this is
ments: The Screen Actors Subjects like equality and "Not to ignore anything, but nated for best musical or 'the party with a message.'
Guild had all-female pre- inclusiveness are now per- we spend so much time ev- comedy and best actress It's a protest party."
senters, guests wore white manent fixtures of awards ery day wallowing in a lot (Constance Wu). And Pond said it makes
roses at the Grammys and show discourse, Pond said, of things that are happen- In other words, this year it'll for a more interesting and
the Oscars gave a spotlight and their absence from ing in?our world that are be up to the individual to powerful show.
to Time's Up leaders and topics discussed on stage really depressing, and with make a statement. Wendy "In a way the Globes are
Harvey Weinstein accusers would be "conspicuous." good reason — that stuff Shanker, an awards show kind of uniquely suited to
Ashley Judd, Salma Hayek, "But the business of every- needs to be paid attention writer who has also written doing that because no-
and Annabella Sciorra. body wearing black, I think to — but there's also power speeches for individual Os- body really cares who
But this year will be differ- that was kind of a one- to being positive and cele- car winners, marveled at wins," Pond said. q

Helped by Beyonce clip,

Paris' Louvre breaks visitor record

Associated Press success of its flagship exhi- nificant rise in the number
PARIS (AP) — The Louvre in bition on French master of foreign visitors —almost
Paris, the world's most vis- Delacroix as a reason for three-quarters of total visi-
ited museum, received a the record. tor numbers — mostly from
record 10.2 million visitors The video of Beyonce and the United States, China,
in 2018, numbers boosted her husband Jay Z, featur- other European coun-
by a video clip shot by pop ing the Mona Lisa and oth- tries and Brazil. Tourism in
star Beyonce amid its paint- er world-famous artworks, the French capital has re- In this Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015, Chris Baker and Jennifer Hinson
ings and sculptures. has been viewed over 146 bounded since 2017 after from Nashville, Tennessee, use a selfie stick in front of the Louvre
The Louvre also mentioned million times on YouTube. a sharp fall following 2015 Pyramide in Paris.
in a statement Thursday the The museum notes a sig- terror attacks.q Associated Press