Regina King was nominated in two categories last night, Best Actress in a Limited Series, for Seven Seconds, and Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture, for If Beale Street Could Talk. She won for Beale Street and her speech was amazing! She almost got played off by the music but they DIDN’T DARE.

The best part is around 2:05 where she says celebrities are criticized for using their soapbox but then she did that and it was triumphant.

Celebrities say we’re using the time to talk about ourselves when we’re on our soapbox and using a moment to talk about the system things that are going on in life.

Times up times two. The reason why we do this is because we understand that our microphones are big and we’re speaking for everyone.

I’m going to use my platform right now to say that in the next two years, everything that I produce… [will be] 50% women. I just challenge anyone out there who is in a position of power, not just in our industry, but in all industries… to stand with us in solidarity and do the same.

Now I have chills. I saw this last night of course but rewatching it again is getting to me. I want to see Beale Street, even though I know it will make me cry. The part where she thanked director Barry Jenkins and said “my son said to me that it was the first time he really saw himself” got to me. Speaking of her son, Ian, who turns 22 this month, he went to the Globes with his mom. Their interview with Ryan Seacrest on the red carpet is below. Look at Ryan touching Ian’s jacket at :40 in. Their interview was almost over when Regina pointed out Ian’s Time’s Up pin. SHE KNEW WHAT SHE WAS DOING. She is subtly calling out Ryan for being an abusive a-hole and Ian took the hint and ran with it.

Regina was in an amazing pink sequin Alberta Ferretti gown. I love the detailing and the pattern differences in the beading. This must have taken hundreds of hours to make. Also in Alberta Ferretti we have Yvonne Strahovski of The Handmaid’s Tale looking lovely and understated and Judy Greer. Greer wore a full on oversized suit with a giant bow tie! Points for looking unique I guess but this could also be called a clown suit.

Y’all, @ReginaKing should be the winner of everything. Plus she is the nicest human ever.

— shonda rhimes (@shondarhimes) January 7, 2019

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