Hollywood goes cold on Golden Globes in protest over diversity
THE Golden Globes are normally packed with glitzy and tipsy celebrities from Hollywood and beyond.
But the usual emotional acceptance speeches and red carpet appearances were replaced by silence this year.
Hollywood boycotted the ceremony over a lack of diversity in the voting panel among other ethical issues.
Nicole Kidman was one of the only big names to acknowledge her win, writing a message of thanks on Instagram.
Miss Kidman, 54, won Best Actress in a Drama for her portrayal of Lucille Ball in Being the Ricardos. But Will Smith, 53, who won Best Actor in a Drama for King Richard, remained silent. So too did Kate Winslet, 46, who won Best Actress in a TV Motion Picture for Mare of Easttown. Succession was the big winner, scooping three gongs, but did not react to the news. Ariana DeBose, 30, said she could not acknowledge her award for her supporting role in Steven Spielberg’s film adaptation of West Side Story.
But star of TV series Pose, Michaela Jae Rodriguez, 31, celebrated as she became the first transgender person to get a Golden Globe.
Last year, it was revealed that none of the 87 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association – which selects the winners – was black. Sunday’s private ceremony was held in an LA hotel and was reduced to a lacklustre Twitter feed announcing the winners.
Sir Kenneth Branagh and US-British actor Andrew Garfield won awards, while nominees from the UK included Benedict Cumberbatch, Olivia Colman, Brian Cox, Jamie Dornan and Ewan McGregor.