Ricky Gervais’ Joke About Female Directors Gets Very Few Laughs at Golden Globes 2020
Ricky Gervais made a joke about the lack of female directors nominated at the 2020 Golden Globes – and it didn’t quite land.
The joke came as the host introduced the next category, Best Director, which made headlines for its complete lack of female nominees since they were first announced.
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“A lot of controversy over our next category: no female directors were nominated this year. That’s bad,” he said.
“I’ve had a word with the HFPA and they have guaranteed this will never happen again. Working with all the major studios, [the HFPA has] agreed to go back to the way things were when they didn’t hire women directors. That will solve the problem. You’re welcome.”
There were virtually no laughs in the crowd.
“The lack of women-directors in the industry is no joke. ‘The top 100 films of 2019 were helmed by a total of 113 directors, 89.4 percent of whom were male and 10.6 percent of whom were female,’” Women in Hollywood’s Melissa Silverstein tweeted immediately after.
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