Oprah Winfrey became the first black woman to be awarded a Golden Globe for lifetime achievement on Sunday, delivering an impassioned speech in support of those who have exposed sexual misconduct in Hollywood and beyond.
Actress, movie and television producer, and chief executive of her OWN cable channel, Winfrey, 63, was celebrated as a role model for women and a person who has promoted strong female characters.
Her honor came in a year when the awards show, Hollywood's first leading up to the Oscars, was dominated by a scandal that has seen the downfall of dozens of powerful men as women break years of silence.
Winfrey, who along with most of the show's other attendees donned a black gown to show support for victims of sexual misconduct, was the first black woman to receive the annual Cecil B. De Mille award, joining the likes of Meryl Streep, Steven Spielberg, Barbra Streisand and Sophia Loren.
Winfrey used her speech to praise women who have shared their stories of sexual harassment and abuse, and to declare that "a new day is on the horizon" for girls and women.
"And when that new day finally dawns it will be because of a lot of magnificent women, many of whom are in this room tonight, and some pretty phenomenal men, fighting hard to make sure they become leaders that take us to the time where nobody has to say 'me too' again," Winfrey said, referencing the social media movement raising awareness about sexual harassment.
Winfrey was raised in poverty by a single mother and went on host the top-rated talk show "The Oprah Winfrey Show" for 25 years before ending it in 2011.
"I want to express gratitude to all the women who have endured years of abuse and assault because they, like my mother, had children to feed and bills to pay and dreams to pursue."
During her speech, she recalled being inspired as a child by previous Cecil B. DeMille award winner Sidney Poitier, the first black actor to win a best actor Oscar.
"It is not lost on me that at this moment there are some little girls watching as I become the first black woman to be given the same award," Winfrey said.
She produced and acted in the 2014 civil rights movie "Selma," and 2017's "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" and was Oscar nominated in 1986 for her role in "The Color Purple" which she later helped finance as Broadway musical.
Even after ending her daily talk show, her influence on popular culture remains strong.
Forbes last year estimated her net worth at $3 billion and placed her third on its list of the America's richest self-made women.
Reuters
Mon Jan 08 2018
This image released by NBC shows Oprah Winfrey accepting the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2018. - Photo by Paul Drinkwater/NBC via AP
Wanita Malaysia buat hal di Jepun, parkir kereta ikut suka hati
Menerusi perkongsian foto pengguna X, tindakan wanita berkenaan telah menimbulkan kemarahan warga negara matahari terbit itu.
KKB Memilih: Hari penentuan siapa pilihan pengundi (setakat jam 8:40 pagi)
Wartawan Hasimi Muhamad melaporkan perkembangan terkini proses pengundian pilihan raya kecil Kuala Kubu Baharu.
Lelaki ditahan seleweng lebih 13,000 liter diesel bersubsidi
Tangkapan dilakukan pada Khamis hasil operasi dijalankan KPDN Cawangan Manjung pada jam 12.50 tengah hari.
Liga Super: Solat hajat untuk Akhyar, Faisal sebelum TFC jumpa Perak FC
Majlis doa selamat dan solat hajat akan diadakan di pekarangan Stadium Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin, Kuala Nerus pada jam 7.30 malam.
Banjir kilat, pokok tumbang jejas 10 mangsa di Taiping
APM Daerah Taiping menerima panggilan kecemasan dari Penghulu Mukim Trong berhubung insiden yang berlaku sekitar jam 6.15 petang itu.
KKB Memilih: Hari penentuan siapa pilihan pengundi
Wartawan Hasimi Muhamad melaporkan perkembangan terkini proses pengundian pilihan raya kecil Kuala Kubu Baharu.
18 pusat mengundi PRK KKB dibuka 8 pagi ini
Kesemua pusat mengundi dibuka sehingga 6 petang kecuali pusat mengundi di Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Cina Bukit Fraser, pada 2 petang.
AWANI Pagi: Dilema Penjawat Awam: Menyimpan, meminjam atau melabur
Diskusi Awani Pagi beri tumpuan kepada dilema yang dihadapi penjawat awam, yang perlu buat pilihan antara menyimpan, meminjam atau melabur. Prof Dr Roselina Ahmad Saufi dari Malaysian Graduate School of Entrepreneurship and Business (MGSEB) UMK akan kongsi pandangan beliau dalam 7.30 pagi nanti.
UMNO rai ulang tahun ke-78 penubuhannya hari ini
Parti UMNO, yang menyambut ulangtahun ke-78 hari ini, menganjurkan majlis solat hajat, bacaan yasin dan doa selamat, di Pusat Dagangan Dunia, WTC, malam ini.
PN belum bincang Muhyiddin calon PM - Pas
Isu melibatkan perbincangan calon Perdana Menteri pada PRU16 selain mengekalkan Pengerusi PN itu masih belum dibangkitkan setakat ini.
Penganugerahan Oprah Winfrey singkap lebaran baharu untuk wanita
Oprah Winfrey menyifatkan Anugerah pencapaian sepanjang hayat di Golden Globe Awards 2018 yang diterimanya pada Isnin merupakan permulaan untuk sesuatu yang baharu.
Persembahan diva hebat di Oscar
Penerbit "Oscar" berjanji acara tahun ini bakal menjadi antara yang paling diingati sepanjang sejarah penganjuran.
Barbra Streisand kembali ke pentas Oscar
36 tahun selepas persembahan terakhir beliau, Barbra Streisand bakal kongsi pentas Oscar bersama bakat muda seperti Adele dan Norah Jones.