Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone-starrer musical comedy “La La Land” clinched as many as seven honours at the 74th Golden Globe Awards, where celebrities including the legendary actress Meryl Streep took a dig at President-elect Donald Trump. Popular Indian actress Priyanka Chopra made a glittering debut at the gala as a presenter.
Hosted by Jimmy Fallon, the awards show -- organised by Hollywood Foreign Press Association -- took place at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills on Sunday night.Directed by Damien Chazelle, “La La Land” follows a romantic relationship between a dedicated jazz musician, Sebastian (Gosling), and an aspiring actress, Mia (Stone), who are struggling to make ends meet in Los Angeles.
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Priyanka Chopra, left, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan pose in the press room at the 74th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, in Beverly Hills, Calif.[/caption]
They cross paths and embark on a romantic relationship while exploring the joy and pain of pursuing their dreams. After making India proud with her red carpet appearances at the Oscars and Emmys last year, Priyanka, who found global popularity with American TV show “Quantico”, made heads turn in a golden glided Ralph Lauren gown with a plunging v-neckline, as she joined actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan on the stage to present the award for the Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama to “Goliath” actor Billy Bob Thornton.
The 74th Golden Globe Awards paid a tribute to late actresses, mother-daughter Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds, by showing clips of some of their memorable roles.
Meryl Streep stands up for the independence of media, asks others to protect journalists
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Meryl Streep poses in the press room with the Cecil B. DeMille award at the 74th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, in Beverly Hills, Calif.[/caption]
It’s rare to see a big name celebrity take to the stage at a movie awards show and talk about controversial issues such as attacks on the press and the divisive nature of a Donald Trump presidency. But then Meryl Streep isn’t like most of her contemporaries.
Meryl, who emerged at a time when socially and politically conscious filmmaking was the norm rather than blockbuster superhero franchises, struck a powerful blow for the independence of the media in the age of Trump in her emotional nearly six-minute speech at the 74th Annual Golden Globes.
“We need the principled press to hold power to account, to call them on the carpet for every outrage,” she said after making a reference to the mocking of a differently-abled journalist by Trump, whom she did not name even once in her speech.
Meryl asked the “famously well-heeled Hollywood foreign press” and other actors to join her in supporting the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) because “we’re going to need them going forward and they’ll need us to safeguard the truth”.
While her message was largely aimed at the American public ahead of Trump’s inauguration on January 20, the way it was shared on social media reflected its resonance with people around the world. The emergence of strongmen such as Trump and President Rodrigo Duterte, who have shown they care little for the niceties of diplomacy and traditional freedoms such as the freedom of the press makes Meryl’s message a universal message, a global call for action.
“Moonlight”
“La La Land”
Isabelle Huppert, “Elle”
Casey Affleck, “Manchester by the Sea”
Emma Stone, “La La Land”
Ryan Gosling, “La La Land”
Viola Davis, “Fences”
Aaron Taylor-Johnson, “Nocturnal Animals”
Damien Chazelle, “La La Land”
Damien Chazelle, “La La Land”
“Zootopia”
“Elle” (France)
: Justin Hurwitz, “La La Land”
“City of Stars,” “La La Land”
: “The Crown,” Netflix
“Atlanta,” FX
“The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story,” FX
Sarah Paulson, “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story”
Tom Hiddleston, “The Night Manager”
: Claire Foy, “The Crown”
Billy Bob Thornton, “Goliath”
Tracee Ellis Ross, “black-ish”
Donald Glover, “Atlanta”
Olivia Colman, “The Night Manager”
Hugh Laurie, “The Night Manager”
