A galaxy of stars descended on Beverly Hills to honor the best in film and television.
But none shined brighter than Elisabeth Moss.
The 35-year-old actress was presented with one of the biggest honors of the night – Best performance by Actress in a TV series – for her work in The Handmaid’s Tale at the 75th annual Golden Globes on Sunday night.
Shining star: Elisabeth Moss was presented with one of the biggest honors of the night – Best performance by Actress in a TV series – for her work in The Handmaid’s Tale
During her acceptance speech she sent a message of women’s empowerment as she said: ‘We no longer live in the gaps between the stories, we are the story in print and we are writing the story ourselves.’
This came just before her Amazon series The Handmaid’s Tale earned one of the biggest honors of the night: Best TV series – Drama.
Nicole Kidman was given the first gong of the night as she took home the Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television award.
Sending a message: During her acceptance speech she sent a message of women’s empowerment as she said: ‘We no longer live in the gaps between the stories, we are the story in print and we are writing the story ourselves’
The 50-year-old Australian actress was presented the gong for her work on HBO limited series Big Little Lies.
Nicole made sure to share the honor with fellow executive producer and star Reese Witherspoon as well as co-stars Laura Dern, Zoe Kravitz, and Shailene Woodley.
As her character Celeste Wright is the victim of domestic abuse she made sure to share a message of hope as he said: ‘The character that I play represents something that is the center of our conversation right now: abuse. I do believe and hope that we can elicit change – through the stories we tell and the way we tell them.’
Kidman also made sure to thank her country singer husband Keith Urban as she sweetly said: ‘Keith Urban, when my cheek is against yours, everything melts away.’
Big win: Nicole Kidman took home the first gong of the night as they took home the Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television award
Sisterhood: The 50-year-old actress made sure to share the honor with fellow executive producer and star Reese Witherspoon as well as co-stars Laura Dern, Zoe Kravitz, and Shailene Woodley
Support system: When her name was announced Nicole embraced Witherspoon as well as her husband Keith Urban
Touching: Reese and Keith stared adoringly at Kidman during her speech
Sending a message: As her character encounters domestic abuse Kidman said: ‘I do believe and hope that we can elicit change – through the stories we tell and the way we tell them’
Big Little Lies was a big winner on the night as the man who played Kidman’s husband on the series Alexander Skarsgard took home Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television.
The 41-year-old hunky actor made sure to thank his television wife while accepting the gong.
Jennifer Aniston and legendary actress Carol Burnett also presented Best performance by an Actress in a TV series – Musical or Comedy which went to Rachel Brosnahan for her work in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.
Sterling K. Brown was given the Best performance by an Actor in a TV Series – Drama gong for his work on NBC series This Is Us.
The second award of the night was Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture which was presented to Sam Rockwell for his work on Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.
The event was held at The Beverly Hilton and was hosted by late night host Seth Meyers.
The 44-year-old host of Late Night With Seth Meyers had the crowd laughing as he made several jokes about the climate in Hollywood centered around the sexual assault and harassment scandals.
A galaxy of stars descended on Beverly Hills Sunday to honor the best in film and television as the 2018 awards season officially kicks off with the Golden Globes.
This year’s ceremony is seen as the first big opportunity for Hollywood to speak with one voice against a pervasive culture of misconduct brought to light by the downfall of movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, unmasked as a serial predator.
Legends: Carol Burnett and Jennifer Aniston presented together as they had the audience in stitches
The focus Sunday night is expected to be as much on the stars’ acceptance speeches as on the performances being honored at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s glitzy bash.
However the statements began even before the event as many of the women hit the red carpet in black gowns as a way to stand in solidarity with the victims of sexual harassment and assault.
The color black was chosen as a way for the movie and TV industry to make a statement and speak out in unison against a pervasive culture of misconduct brought to light by the downfall of shamed movie mogul Weinstein.
The ceremony at the Beverly Hilton – the first for late night NBC funnyman Seth Meyers as host — is not as reliable at predicting Oscars glory as the galas held by Hollywood’s acting, producing and directing unions.
But it remains one of the most high-profile and glamorous – not to mention boozy — events of the awards calendar and tends to generate more headlines for tipsy tributes, daring gowns and wacky tuxedos.
Host with the most: The event was held at The Beverly Hilton and was hosted by late night host Seth Meyers
Actors and actresses are however expected to turn out in black this year, in solidarity with victims of Weinstein and numerous other figures exposed by the harassment and abuse scandal, including Kevin Spacey, Brett Ratner and Dustin Hoffman.
Guillermo del Toro’s fantasy romance The Shape of Water leads the nominations with seven, while The Post and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri are tied for second, with six each.
Overall, 25 awards are given out – 14 for movies and 11 for TV – and, as usual, the 90-member HFPA has sprung more than a few surprises in the nominations, placing horror satire Get Out in the best comedy-musical category.
There were no nominations at all for female filmmakers despite huge successes in 2017 for Greta Gerwig (Lady Bird), Patty Jenkins (Wonder Woman), Dee Rees (Mudbound), Kathryn Bigelow (Detroit) and Sofia Coppola (The Beguiled).