he name checked and called out harvey weinstein, kevin spacey, woody allen. these were guys who were revered at the golden globes in the past. and now are persona non grata. all right, rebecca sun, always great to talk with you. appreciate it. thanks. still ahead, one of the u.s. president s top advisers comes to cnn to defend his boss from the bombshell new book. and it got tense. the details coming your way in just a moment.
country. and i do think this is a moment that is going to be lasting. we ve never seen anything like this in our lifetimes. and this is not just a footnote. it s going to be the start of something major. for more i m joined by rebecca sun. she is a senior reporter at the hollywood reporter. good to have you with us. so some impressive wins at the golden globe, but oprah winfrey stole the show with an inspiring speech on sexual harassment and freedom of the press that has some suggesting she run for president in 2020. what s being said about her speech and its impact? yeah, oprah winfrey s speech was hands-down the highlight of the night. and oprah 2020, oprah for president memes are already trending on twitter. i think she really covered pretty much everything. as you said, she addressed me too. she addressed time s up, saying the time is up where women have to say me too, where sexual harassment and sexual misconduct are hopefully going to become things of the past.
winners there s so much variety, if you haven t checked out atlanta yet. it s a quirky comedy that is sometimes not a funny comedy. but really artistically interesting. i would suggest checking that out. if you haven t seen handmaid s tale. and if you haven t seen veep. jump right in. there s only going to be one season left. those sound good. rebecca sun, thanks so much. i have a lot of catching up to do. i haven t seen half those shows. have to binge watch. thank you so much for being with us. not binge watching. being with us for cnn newsroom. i m george howell. i m natalie allen. stay with us for hannah von jones in london. you re watching cnn. early start for viewers in have a great day. whoa that s amazing.
welcome back to newsroom. the stars were out for sure in hollywood sunday night, to celebrate the best and brightest of television. one of the night s biggest w winners was big little lies. laura burn, and alexander skarsgard and nicole kidman. the top drama the handmaid s tale. and elizabesabeth moss for her performance. and lena waithe won outstanding writing in a comedy series, to be the first black woman to receive that award. rebecca sun with the hollywood reporter. joining us from los angeles. good to have you with us today. thanks for being with us.