The highly anticipated wear-black protest at the Golden Globes got off to an early start Sunday on the red carpet with Hollywood A-listers including Meryl Streep and Michelle Williams arriving with gender and racial justice activists as their guests.
Streep, nominated for her role in The Post, walked the red carpet hand-in-hand with justice activist Ai-jen Po as the stars protested sexual harassment in Hollywood and across the world.
Michelle Williams arrived in an embellished off-the-shoulder look with ‘Me Too’ founder Tarana Burke at her side.
Turning the Globes dark on the fashion front had been anticipated for days after a call for massive reform following the downfall of movie mogul Harvey Weinstein and numerous others in Hollywood, media, fashion, tech, publishing and other industries.
Meryl Streep walked the Golden Globes’ red carpet hand-in-hand with justice activist Ai-jen Po, while Michelle Williams turned up with ‘Me Too’ founder and activist Tarana Burke
The new initiative Time’s Up, backed by more than 300 women in Hollywood, doled out pins intended for those who might already have locked in more colorful looks.
Streep, who is part of a new initiative Time’s Up, said in a red carpet interview: ‘People are aware now of a power imbalance and it’s something that leads to abuse’.
‘It led to abuse in our own industry and led to abuse in domestic work… in the military, in Congress… and we want to fix that.
‘We feel emboldened to stand together in a thick black line.’
Williams, speaking on the red carpet alongside Tarana Burke, said they were here because of the work the ‘Me Too’ founder had achieved.
‘I thought I would have to raise my daughter to learn to protect herself… but thanks to Tarana’s work we have the opportunity to hand our children a different world,’ Williams said.
Alison Brie, for her work in the Netflix wrestling show GLOW, said that the Time’s Up initiative had made her realize how powerful women can be when they all stand together.
Fancy: Allison, 29, was a vision in the ornate gown, which featured burnt orange and silver elements
Wow: Catherine Zeta Jones showed off her incredible body in a sheer dress with a plunging neckline, adding bold earrings
Beaming beauties: Debra Messing opted to forgo a dress and chose a beaded black top with trousers; The Crown star Claire Foy hit the carpet in a classic suit with crimson lips
Alison Brie said that the Time’s Up initiative had made her realize how powerful women can be when they all stand together.
The actress, who is nominated for a Golden Globe for her work in the Netflix wrestling show GLOW, wore a dramatic strapless black dress with a sweetheart neckline. Brie said she thinks change will come when more women are in power at the top. She added that a lot more listening needs to happen across all industries.
Eight actresses, including Meryl Streep, Michelle Williams and Emma Stone, announced Sunday that they would be bringing gender and racial justice activists as their guests, including MeToo founder Tarana Burke and the director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, Ai-jen Poo.
The advocates and activists said Sunday that their hope in walking the red carpet was to shift the focus back on survivors and solutions, and away from perpetrators of sexual misconduct.
However, not everybody has supported the protest, including Rose McGowan, who has accused Weinstein of rape, loudly and persistently calling the effort an empty gesture.
Hosting duties have fallen to Globes rookie late-night host Seth Meyers.
Red touch: Mandy Moore, star of This Is US, wowed in her black gown, which featured a bold belt; the actress added ruby earrings and equally bright lipstick
Glowing: This is Us star Justin Hartley brought his bride Chrishell Stause to this year’s show; the lovebirds wed in October
Dapper: Justin’s This Is Us co-star Sterling K. Brown looked handsome in his suit and tie; pictured with wife Ryan Bathe
Susan Sarandon arrived with activist Rosa Clemente, while Amy Poehler arrived with activist Saru Jayaraman
The Golden Globes, once the stomping grounds of Weinstein, will belong to someone else this year.
The 75th Golden Globe Awards is considered wide open, with contenders including Guillermo del Toro’s ‘The Shape of Water,’ Steven Spielberg’s ‘The Post’ and Martin McDonagh’s ‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.’
But whoever takes home awards Sunday, the spotlight is unlikely to stray far from the sexual harassment scandals that have roiled Hollywood ever since an avalanche of allegations toppled Weinstein. Before his fall, Weinstein lorded over the Globes and two decades of winners.
Everything in Hollywood’s carefully choreographed awards season has been altered by the still unfolding revelations of sexual misconduct, from the nominees to the red-carpet wardrobe.
It should all make for an unusual atmosphere for the Globes, which have long fostered a reputation as the loosest, booziest evening of awards season.
This year’s recipient for the Cecil B. DeMille recipient for lifetime achievement is Oprah Winfrey, who earlier called the fallout following the allegations against Harvey Weinstein ‘a watershed moment’ for women.
Winfrey is among the hundreds of women in the entertainment industry who have banded together to form Time’s Up, an initiative to advocate for gender equality among studio and talent agency executives. It has also created a $14 million legal fund for victims of sexual harassment.
Making a statement: Meher Tatna, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association president, stood out in her red, silver and white gown. She however added a Times Up pin; Actress Blanca Blanco also chose a bold crimson frock for this year’s Golden Globes; she flashed her cleavage as well as her legs in the revealing number
Reunited: The Stranger Things cast beamed alongside each other at this year’s Golden Globes: : (l-r) Actors Sadie Sink, Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin and Noah Schnapp
Goddesses: Jamie Chung and Dove Cameron both rocked strapless dresses; Jamie’s number featured lace elements while Dove’s frock with a silver bow
Layers of lace: Laura Marano wowed in her textured lace gown with voluminous tulle layered skirt
Taking the plunge: Susan Kelechi Watson, 36, chose a striped black and silver jumpsuit with a deep V-neck for the red carpet