The Golden Globes sure has been good value this year. In a Hollywood climate positively stormy with long-awaited change, the women of the entertainment industry have been unafraid to (finally) speak their minds about the rampant inequality, sexism and harassment.
Unfortch, the awards themselves didn’t quite reflect the times – most notably with an all-male set of Best Director nominees. The Golden Globes have a disastrous track record when it comes to awarding female film makers: they’ve only ever given the Best Director gong to one woman.
Here to present our final award of the night is someone who needs no introduction… @BarbraStreisand! She introduces the nominees for Best Motion Picture – Drama. #GoldenGlobes pic.twitter.com/Q946KYUjvH
— Golden Globe Awards (@goldenglobes) January 8, 2018
That woman is Barbra Streisand, who won for her film Yentl aaaaalll the way back in 1984. After the Globes ceremony today, Streisand had clearly had just about enough of that bullshit. While she did bring it up in her speech, she also took to Twitter to express her dismay at her solitary status and her support for other female directors.
Here’s a terrible fact—
There has not been a single woman who has won the Golden Globe for Best Director since I was fortunate enough to win it for Yentl in 1984…that’s 34 years ago! Not right!— Barbra Streisand (@BarbraStreisand) January 8, 2018
In my humble opinion, I was very disappointed that director Dee Rees and her powerful film @mudboundmovie wasn’t even nominated.
— Barbra Streisand (@BarbraStreisand) January 8, 2018
I also would have liked to see director @PattyJenks and her film @WonderWomanFilm recognized because it shows how strong women can be, not only as characters but also at the box office. The three highest-grossing films last year were all carried by women.
— Barbra Streisand (@BarbraStreisand) January 8, 2018
It’s been a great year for female filmmakers, and she’s not alone in feeling fed up with seeing them ignored by the establishment.
https://twitter.com/AlexanderJamis2/status/950274555674755072
Saw it at its premiere. Brutally powerful, with astoundingly successful performances. It’s a crime no fem directors were recognized – but GGs are loooong known for bizarre & inconsistent noms/snubs. Will SAG & Acad do better?
— Evan Handler (@EvanHandler) January 8, 2018
— Daniel Montgomery (@dan_something) January 8, 2018
#TheHandmaidsTale exec at the #GoldenGlobes: ‘A lot of time we wish we were not as relevant as we are’ https://t.co/hKtkRuqXJy pic.twitter.com/1b95Gz914L
— Variety (@Variety) January 8, 2018
I tell ya, finally getting to see a bunch of tough industry women stop taking shit is a pretty exhilarating way to start the year.
