Natalie Portman Threw the Best Shade at the Golden Globes

An annual Hollywood highlight, the Golden Globes took place in Los Angeles last night (January 7), and while Oprah may have stolen the show, there were plenty of other memorable moments throughout the evening. Most actors and actresses wore black as a symbol of solidarity on the red carpet, and host Seth Meyers took shots at Harvey Weinstein and Kevin Spacey, but it was Natalie Portman who delivered the most biting line of the evening.
 
Following Oprah's standing "O"-worthy speech issuing in a new era for women, Portman joined Ron Howard onstage to present the award for Best Director. Howard announced the category, then Portman stepped up to the mic and declared: "And here are the all-male nominees."
 

Natalie Portman called out the fact that no women were nominated for Best Director tonight pic.twitter.com/mswFBaTg4r

— BuzzFeed (@BuzzFeed) January 8, 2018

Guillermo del Toro won the award for The Shape of Water, though his achievement has been overshadowed online by a barrage of responses to Portman's snarky — but true — zinger. See some of the best reactions from Twitter below.
 

Natalie Portman on best director: "And Here are the all male nominees."       

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— Amber Tamblyn (@ambertamblyn) January 8, 2018

Oh shit Portman for the win!
"And here are the all male nominees" wheeeeWhoooo!!

— Sarah Silverman (@SarahKSilverman) January 8, 2018

And then my girl #NataliePortman names the all "male" nominees for best director! Preach!

— Zoe Saldana (@zoesaldana) January 8, 2018

Natalie: Here are all the male nominees

All the women: pic.twitter.com/y0ASx4gSnk

— Mar C (@GlossarieCo) January 8, 2018

"And here are the all male nominees." Natalie Portman. pic.twitter.com/Td3bWTBFMp

— Lydia Polgreen (@lpolgreen) January 8, 2018

Ron Howard: "We are honored ... to be here to present the award for best director."

Natalie Portman, done with this shit: "And here are the all-male nominees." 🔥 pic.twitter.com/8JboypiADo

— David Mack (@davidmackau) January 8, 2018

imagine thinking miss natalie portman didn't deserve a golden globe and an oscar for ending all of the men in golden globes pic.twitter.com/zNx1R8cqlr

— saddy the raging lesbian (@queermeras) January 8, 2018

Natalie Portman calling out the all-male nominees in the best director category is extremely a 2018 mood. #GoldenGlobes pic.twitter.com/Q2L7ieDBjm

— Michael Blackmon (@blackmon) January 8, 2018

Natalie Portman went into savage mode and poor Guillermo del Toro never saw it coming pic.twitter.com/DF0BAcReSt

— Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn) January 8, 2018

when what natalie portman said pops up in my mind during the day pic.twitter.com/ME739Hergu

— kate (@SPLITST0NES) January 8, 2018

Me and my friends just bawled our eyes out at Oprah's speech. Then Natalie Portman was like HOLD MY BEER. #theallmalenominees

— JenHatmaker (@JenHatmaker) January 8, 2018

The new trailer for Natalie Portman's Annihilation is the best one yet. pic.twitter.com/7Cqriwl1OZ

— jackson ryan (rainmaker) (@dctrjack) January 8, 2018

Despite Lady Bird taking home the trophies for Best Actress in a Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical) and Best Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical), director Greta Gerwig was not nominated in the Best Director category. Read Exclaim!'s recent interview with Gerwig about the power of women in Hollywood here.