Several LGBTQ+ stories were honoured at last night’s Golden Globe Awards.
After last year’s ceremony was held in private, with no TV broadcast and winners announced on social media, stars returned in-person at the Beverley Hilton hotel in Los Angeles.
It marked the first Golden Globes since a Los Angeles Times expose in 2021, which discovered that organisers of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) had no Black members voting for awards.
LGBTQ+ comedian Jerrod Carmichael addressed this from the outset, telling the crowd that he chose to host the ceremony “because I’m Black”.
“This show, the Golden Globe Awards did not air last year, because the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which I won’t say they were a racist organisation, but they didn’t have a single black member until George Floyd died,” he said.
“Do with that information what you will. One minute I’m making mint tea at home, the next you’re invited to be the Black face of an embattled white organisation. Life really comes at you fast.”
He added: “I took this job assuming they hadn’t changed at all. Regardless of whatever the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s past may be, this is an evening where we get to celebrate. And I think this industry deserves evenings like these. And I’m happy to be here.”
The night featured appearances from stars such as Viola Davis, Rihanna, Margot Robbie, Michelle Williams, Eddie Murphy, Selena Gomez and Jessica Chastain, although several nominees, from Zendaya to Cate Blanchett, chose not to attend.
Ryan Murphy, the recipient of the Carol Burnett Award, which honours excellence in television, referenced the controversy in his captivating speech.
Murphy opened his speech by celebrating Pose star Mj Rodriguez, who was
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