THE WEEK IN WOMEN: Women Presenters At SAG Awards, Golden Globes Snub Women Directors but Award Oprah — Brandy McDonnell reports

December 17, 2017December 18, 2017 Brandy McDonnell 0 Comments golden globes, HFPA. screen actors guild, kristen bell, oprah winfrey, sag, the week in women

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Oprah Winfrey will receive the 2018 Cecil B. de Mille Award at the 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, Jan. 7, but the announcement of that big honor for Oprah does little the ease the sting of HFPA’s huge snub: No female filmmakers were included on this year’s list of Golden Globe best director nominees. However, when the 24th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards are simulcast live on TNT and TBS on January 21, the presentation, hosted by Kristen Bell, will feature only women presenters in 13 of the categories. Read details on THE WEEK IN WOMEN.

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Brandy McDonnell

Brandy McDonnell is the longtime features writer covering arts and entertainment for The Oklahoman and Oklahoman.com, part of the USA Today Network. In 2025, she garnered a Rabkin Prize, which recognizes the nation’s top visual arts writers. An approved critic for RottenTomatoes.com, she is a member of the Oklahoma Film Critics Circle and of the Alliance of Wome\n Film Journalists, for which she writes The Week in Women news blog.