Last night's Golden Globes was a pretty charged atmosphere, and a number of women made a point of highlighting gender inequality throughout the event - but it was Barbra Streisand who put it as succinctly and as plainly as possible.
In her speech before introducing Best Motion Picture (Drama), Streisand pointed out that she is the first, last and only woman to win Best Director at the Golden Globes - and that was for Yentl in 1983. Here's her speech in full.
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
It didn't stop there, however. Streisand then took to Twitter and made plain her feelings both about the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's voting record and the lack of female nominees in various categories, singling out Patty Jenkins for Wonder Woman and Dee Rees for Mudbound.
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
Here's Barbra Streisand's speech from 1984 when she won Best Director, where she described directing Yentl as "the highlight of (her) professional life," and hoped that her winning would open new opportunities for women.
Via Twitter
