Five things to watch out for at the Golden Globe Awards 2018
While big, well-deserving names have made the list, a number of high-profile awards contenders were overlooked in the nominations
Are you ready for awards season? Is Hollywood?
With a growing sexual harassment scandal cloaking the entertainment industry, the 75th annual Golden Globes will be a training ground for the rest of 2018’s red carpets. Here’s what to look out for at Sunday’s Globes (Monday, 9am, in Hong Kong), where movies like The Post will compete with The Shape of Water.
1. A red-carpet ‘blackout’
Get ready for a sea of black. Fashion watchers won’t see the typically colourful and glittery Globes gowns this year, with stars planning to don black to protest gender and racial inequality. On a practical level, that means there’s been a run on black gowns and tuxes in Los Angeles, according to The Hollywood Reporter. One question: will anyone wear Marchesa, formerly a red-carpet staple, from designer Georgina Chapman, the estranged wife of Harvey Weinstein?
2. Seth Meyers is hosting for the first time
After spending Christmas with his in-laws in New Mexico, Meyers is steaming his tux for his first stint as the Globes emcee, following fellow comedians Ricky Gervais, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. Over the past year, Meyers has made a name for himself with his incisive political takedowns, and the late-night host has promised he won’t go easy on Hollywood’s systemic problem with sexual predators on the glitzy night. “We’re certainly not going to ignore it, but we want to talk about it in a way that’s cathartic, as opposed to reminding us all how awful it is,” he told USA TODAY.
3. Oprah’s getting honoured!
Move over, George Clooney, it’s Oprah Winfrey’s turn to receive the Cecil B. DeMille Award, an honour granted annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association to “a talented individual who has made an incredible impact on the world of entertainment”. The upcoming star of A Wrinkle in Time joins such past winners as Denzel Washington, Sidney Poitier and Meryl Streep. Oprah and a captive live audience, together again? We’re here for that.