The Biggest Moments from the 75th Annual Golden Globes
This year, the Golden Globes focused on the fight against sexual harassment. The new "time's up" movement made its debut with actors dressing in all black, standing in solidarity with survivors of sexual harassment.
Some of the biggest highlights from the ceremony included Oprah inspiring speech, which led to multiple standing ovations. The media mogul is the first black woman to win the Cecil B. DeMille award for Lifetime Achievement.
It was a big night for streaming platforms, including Hulu, Netflix and Amazon were big winners of the night. Hulu's "The Handmaid's Tale" won best TV drama, and star Elisabeth Moss won for Best Actress in a Drama. Amazon's series "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" took home the award for Best TV Comedy or Musical, and Rachel Brosnahan won for Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical.
Netflix brought home one award that went to Aziz Ansari for his role in "Master of None." Sunday night was also the first time you could stream the awards on NBC instead of having to tune into traditional cable.
The Super Bowl is just 48 hours away and things are definitely heating up in the social media space, especially on Twitter. Fans across the country are quickly engaging in color commentary as they call it, and actively sharing their views on who's expected to take the big win, which players they are looking forward to seeing. Senior Sports Partner Manager at Twitter, David Herman, joined Cheddar to discuss more.
Director and producer Ivan Reitman passed away over the weekend at the age of 75. The filmmaker was the mastermind behind some of America's favorite films such as "Ghostbusters". Reitman’s family released a statement explaining how they are comforted by the lives he has touched through his films.
The 21st Annual Food Network and Cooking Channel South Beach Wine & Food Festival (SOBEWFF), is returning to Miami on February 24 with proceeds to benefit the future leaders of the hospitality industry. Lee Schrager, the founder and director of the festival, and Food Network star Jeff Mauro joined Cheddar News to discuss what ticket holders can expect, how the festival benefits students, and how Mauro will be paying tribute to fellow food celebrity, Guy Fieri, by hosting a charity auction dinner. "I mean there's nobody bigger, nobody more magnetic right now in the food space than Guy," Maura said. "I mean the guy had a Super Bowl commercial on last night. That's a dream of mine, so I'm one step closer there just by doing a tight 20 minutes at his tribute dinner."
Jeff Softley, direct to consumer president at Experian, joins Cheddar News to discuss what it means to be credit invisible, how big of an issue this is in the U.S., and what resources are out there to bridge this gap.
Sēkr, a mobile app that aims to improve and digitize the outdoor travel experience, announced this week that it raised a $2.25 million seed round. In the Sēkr app, users can get access to more than 50,000 campsites throughout the U.S. including the nation's largest database of free campsites. The company is saying it is on a mission to make every step of the planning experience for outdoor travel easier, safer, and more social. Breanne Acio, co-founder and CEO of Sēkr, and Jess Shisler, co-founder and COO, joined Cheddar News' Closing Bell to discuss.
