While we'll have to wait a whole other year for the next Golden Globes, we've certainly got enough fodder from this year's awards ceremony to keep us occupied in the meantime. There was the Time's Up movement which saw the red-carpet awash with black as actresses donned all-black ensembles to show solidarity with women who have faced sexual harassment and assault, and of course, there was that
iconic
moment when Dakota Johnson gave
and
some serious side-eye.
But out of all the powerful political statements made (I'm looking at you, Oprah), Natalie Portman's reaction to a man standing on
's dress was definitely the most hilarious.
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Bringing some comic relief to a night which was largely dominated by attendees making important statements on sexism and inequality in the workplace, Natalie Portman broke the tension with her hilarious reaction to Mariah Carey's
vintage Dolce
&
Gabbana gown being trodden on. I mean, just look at that sheer
indignation.
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Of course, the people of Twitter had
a lot
to say about the whole thing. One user wrote, "This photo of Natalie Portman scolding a man for stepping on Mariah Carey's dress is everything," while another corroborated "Natalie knows we have to protect Mariah at all costs". And one individual just wrote "Legend defending legend".
The Black Swan actress also caused heads to turn for another reason during the awards ceremony. Before she presented the best director award, she asserted "And here are all the male nominees", clearly critiquing the lack of female representation in the category. Guillermo del Toro was nominated for The Shape of Water, Martin McDonagh for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Christopher Nolan for Dunkirk, Ridley Scott for All the Money in the World and Spielberg for The Post.
This year many female attendees of the Golden Globes chose to wear all-black ensembles to protest sexual harassment and assault against women. The idea was reportedly championed by a group of actresses who either had experienced sexual misconduct themselves, or had decided to don the colour in a show of solidarity. Actresses who chose to take part included household names such as
Meryl Streep,
Helen Mirren,
Jessica Chastain,
Emma Stone,
Nicole Kidman,
Reese Witherspoon and of course, Natalie Portman and Mariah Carey.
Well, kudos to Natalie for actually vocalising some of the sentiments behind the Time's Up and Me Too initiatives. As we all know, a sartorial gesture is not enough to achieve the radical change that is needed when it comes to stamping out inequality between the sexes.
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