At the 75th Annual Golden Globes Awards, Sterling Brown became the first African-American actor to win in the Best Actor in a TV Drama Category for his role in This is Us, and Oprah Winfrey became the first African-American woman to win the Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement! Watch their acceptance speeches below:
"So what I appreciate so much about this is that I'm being seen for who I am and being appreciated for who I am, and it makes it that much more difficult to dismiss me or dismiss anybody who looks like me."
"I want all the girls watching here and now to know that a new day is on the horizon....What I know for sure is that speaking your truth is the most powerful tool we all have....For too long, women have not been heard or believed if they dared to speak their truth to the power of those men. But their time is up. Their time is up!"
Other nominees included:
- Get Out for best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
- Denzel Washington (Roman J. Israel, Esq.) for Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
- Daniel Kaluuya (Get Out) for Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
- Mary J. Blige (Mudbound) for Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
- Octavia Spencer (The Shape of Water) for Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
- This is Us for Best Television Series - Drama
- Black-Ish for Best Television Series - Comedy
- Issa Rae (Insecure) for Best Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy
- Anthony Anderson (Black-Ish) for Best Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy