VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made an appearance via video at the Golden Globes on Tuesday night where he promised that his country would be victorious against Russian aggression. After being introduced by actor Sean Penn, who has championed Zelensky since the war broke out in early 2021, Zelensky shared a
Transgender Actor MJ Rodriguez Gets Standing Ovation at Golden Globes
March 14, 2023 by
Transgender male-to-female actor Michaela Jaé (“MJ”) Rodriguez received a standing ovation at the 80th Golden Globe Awards on Sunday in belated recognition for winning the Golden Globe for lead actress in a drama series last year for FX’s Pose. MJ Rodriguez was recognized by her Pose producer Ryan Murphy during his acceptance speech for the Carol
‘Yellowstone’ star Kevin Costner shares unboxing video of Golden Globe award: ‘Thank you to everyone’
March 9, 2023 by
Actor Kevin Costner shared a video of him unboxing the Golden Globe award he won for his role in Paramount’s “Yellowstone.” Costner was unable to accept the award in person because of heavy rainfall and flooding in California that was happening at the time of the award show. Weeks after the award ceremony, Costner received […]
‘Time’s Up’ Warns Golden Globes’ Diversity Plan Is ‘Not Enough’
March 7, 2021 by
Only minutes after the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) announced its plans to affect more “diversity” in its Golden Globes awards process, activist group Time’s Up went on the attack calling the plans “not enough.” The HFPA announced its new plans Saturday evening, claiming it would implement “transformational change” and the efforts would diversify its…
AP: Golden Globes, Drained of Glamour, Kicks Off Amid Race Controversy
March 1, 2021 by
NEW YORK (AP) — When drained of glamour, what’s left of the Golden Globes? That’s one of the biggest questions heading into the 78th annual awards on Sunday night. The show, postponed two months from its usual early-January perch, will have little of what makes the Globes one of the frothiest and glitziest events of…
Alright, Let’s Talk About President Oprah’s Golden Globes Speech.
January 9, 2018 by
I’m being a little facetious with that headline — but not too facetious, given the social media reaction Leah covered this morning. Let me begin by saying that I did not watch one second of the Golden Globes awards as they aired Sunday night. This wasn’t a deliberate boycott on my part; I just wasn’t […]
Golden Globes TV Ratings Tank – Americans Turned Off by Hollywood Hypocrites.
January 8, 2018 by
The Golden Globes ratings were down again this year. It probably didn’t help that the Hollywood hypocrites announced they would lecture the nation on sexual abuse at the annual festivities. This is how everyone looked at Oprah during her speech at the Golden Globeshttps://t.co/nAM9td1Q7c pic.twitter.com/oKu5UUcJs5 — BuzzFeed (@BuzzFeed) January 8, 2018 Oprah Winfrey led the […]
Pope Francis Urges World to Follow ‘Golden Rule’ in Dealing With Refugee Crisis in Historic Address to Congress
September 24, 2015 by
Pope Francis became the first-ever pontiff to deliver a speech before Congress on Thursday morning, imploring Democrats and Republicans, alike, to follow the “golden rule” in dealing with the ongoing refugee crisis. The pontiff spoke of immigrants, telling the bi-partisan congressional audience to reject a “mindset of hostility” and to see immigrants as individuals, listening […]