The real winner of the 2018 Golden Globes had nothing to do with the films or television series up for awards.
Oprah Winfrey—the talkshow host, philanthropist, producer, actress and businesswoman
stole the show with a moving and cohesive speech that touched on everything from racial equality to press freedom to sexual harassment and brought tears to the star-filled audience.
Winfrey—whose unsurpassable compassion and relatability has brought her both incredible fame and fortune—made the memorable speech as the first African American woman to ever accept the Cecil B.
DeMille Award, honoring her contributions to the world of entertainment. (With a net worth of $2.8 billion, Winfrey is the only billionaire to have, herself, won an award, though Steven Spielberg, worth $3.6 billion,
was nominated, and Jeff Bezos, worth $103 billion, was likely celebrating the many wins of Amazon Studio’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.)
Following her acceptance, Winfrey headed backstage to answer questions posed by various members of the press.
Her answers demonstrated the same balance of justifiable frustration and hope that her speech did and further addressed the Time’s Up movement, while also turning to her personal journey—and, of course, including some of that Oprah Winfrey wisdom.
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