Hey, guys!

I’m just catching up on the Golden Globes, and it sounds like it was a great night, particularly for British talent in Hollywood!

I am so beyond pleased that Eddie Redmayne won Best Actor (Drama)! Look at how happy this guy is! He so deserved it.

From his acceptance speech, you can really tell just how genuinely devoted he was to the role, how humbled he was with the opportunity to portray one of the most important scientific figures in history, and how important it was to him to share Stephen Hawking’s story and spirit on the big screen. Major congratulations are in order for Eddie!

And of course, congratulations to Ruth Wilson for winning Best Actress (TV Series – Drama)!

Congratulations as well to Joanne Froggatt, the wonderful Mrs. Bates! Her tribute to survivors of rape was really touching. It wasn’t long, but I thought that the acknowledgement was incredibly heartfelt.

 

In terms of American talent, I was also so happy that Michael Keaton won for Best Actor (Comedy/Musical). After years of being away from Hollywood, what a welcome back to such a talent! It was so sweet to see him get a bit choked up when he called his son his best friend. What a beautiful father-son moment captured forever.

 

And just like I mentioned in my previous post, I was really excited to watch Tina Fey and Amy Poehler’s opening this morning!

They were really funny, overall. Of course, there have been a lot of reactions across the board about them making fun of Bill Cosby, particularly in terms of him addressing the rape allegations brought up against him.

I can definitely see both sides of the issue: I think rape is never something to joke about, and I think the fact that I’m sure some of Bill Cosby’s alleged* victims were probably watching the award show last night should have been taken into consideration. But the way I saw it, I think the ladies were not making fun of Bill Cosby raping innocent women, but rather, how ridiculous he sounded defending his horrible alleged* actions. From what I can remember from my studies, I think it was Mbembe who once argued that humor can be a form of resistance. I think that through their comedy, Tina and Amy were saying, “Hey, Bill, you may think you’re untouchable because of your lovable image and your celebrity status, but in light of recent accusations, we don’t believe anything you have to say! And to show you just how much we don’t believe you, we choose, as two empowered, funny women, who have spoken for women’s rights and against rape culture, to make a joke about how ridiculous you sound defending such despicable alleged* actions.”

Wow, that went a bit longer than I thought it would, but I wanted to share my feelings on the issue with you guys because I think there’s a difference between joking about someone raping someone else, which I don’t think is okay by any means, and joking about how ridiculous the alleged* rapist sounds when s/he tries to defend his/her actions, which is what I think Tina and Amy were doing.

To end on an upbeat note: The Golden Globes are just the first of many award shows this season. I am so excited for the Critic’s Choice Movie Awards on Thursday! Also, Oscar nominations are announced the same day at 5:30 am PT, which I believe is 1:30 pm GMT.

Did any of you watch the show last night? What did you guys think of it all?

Feel free to comment down below on any part of the show you thought was noteworthy (whether good or bad)!

Lots of love,

* – all for legal purposes (just in case)