"Me Too"; More Newsworthy than Cinema and Television at the 75th Golden Globe Awards

The 75th Golden Globe Awards ceremony was held on Sunday night in the United States. The film "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" won the most awards. This film tells the story of a mother whose daughter is murdered and the police fail to catch the killer, prompting her to buy three billboards to draw attention to the issue. The film won Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Screenplay. The Associated Press reports that the Golden Globe ceremony is usually not considered a serious and formal event, but the ceremony held on Sunday in Beverly Hills will be remembered in history as an event honoring women in the film and television industry. The 75th Golden Globe Awards provided an opportunity to highlight two issues: sexual harassment and the demand for equal pay for women in the film and television industry. Oprah Winfrey, the famous television host and actress, who received a lifetime achievement award, delivered an emotional speech at the ceremony stating, "Speaking the truth is the most important tool we all have." She added, "For a long time, women have not been listened to, or they have not had the courage to speak up against male power, but their time is up." Winfrey's speech, as the first black woman to receive this award at the Golden Globes, was met with standing ovations from the audience. At the Golden Globe ceremony held on Sunday night, most attendees wore black in protest against sexual assault allegations against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein and many others. Last October, a group of Hollywood actresses publicly spoke out about sexual harassment by Harvey Weinstein, the famous Hollywood producer and founder of Miramax. The revelation by these actresses sparked a wave of disclosures in the film industry and other fields, leading to the hashtag "Me Too" being used by women and men to share their experiences of sexual abuse, resulting in disclosures in multiple countries. These "silence breakers" were named Time magazine's Person of the Year. At the 75th Golden Globe Awards, Gary Oldman won Best Actor in a Drama for his role in "Darkest Hour." The series "The Handmaid's Tale" won Best Television Drama.