Golden Globes 2019: Regina King Vows Her Future Projects Will Have Full Gender Parity

Golden Globes 2019: Regina King Vows Her Future Projects Will Have Full Gender Parity

At Sunday nights Golden Globes, Regina King used her acceptance speech to make a solemn career promi..

At Sunday nights Golden Globes, Regina King used her acceptance speech to make a solemn career promise. Moving forward, the actress declared that all future projects she produces will be fully gender-equal—employing 50 percent women.

“Im going to use my platform,” she said as she accepted a supporting actress award for her performance in *If Beale Street Could Talk. “Anyone out there . . . not just in our industry, in all industries, I challenge you to challenge yourselves and stand with us in solidarity and do the same.”

Her declarations echo __Frances McDormands 2018 Oscars acceptance speech, in which the newly-minted best actress promoted inclusion riders—contractual obligations that ensure films have some form of diversity and parity behind the scenes. Her speech in turn inspired numerous industry figures to embrace riders in their projects moving forward, including actor Michael B. Jordan

King, who was a double nominee at the Globes, began her speech by thanking her team, film studio Annapurna, and director Barry Jenkins. “I love you with all my heart,” she told the director. “Thank you for your empathy, thank you for telling stories so rich.”

The actress also thanked the James Baldwin estate, who gave Jenkins permission to adapt the authors 1974 novel into a film. King then spoke about the importance of celebrities using their spotlight to speak about important issues—which is about the time she started getting played off by the orchestra. But she didnt stop, instead carrying on her speech and giving a shout out to the Times Up movement. (The play-off music stopped shortly afterward.)

“The reason why we do this is because we understand our microphones are big and were speaking for everyone,” she said of actors speaking up for important causes. “Im going to use my platform right now to say in the next two years, everything that I produce . . . its 50 percent women.”

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