'What is this patriarchal pyramid where someone stands up here?'
later this season for her acclaimed performance in the new movie, took home the Best Actress prize at the Critics Choice Awards over the weekend.
During her acceptance speech, she gave thanks to various people, then ended her speech by laying into the"patriarchal pyramid" of awards shows and shared her support for other women across the industry."It's like, what is this patriarchal pyramid where someone stands up here?" she questioned the audience.
"Why don't we just say there's a whole raft of female performances that are in concert and in dialogue with one another, and stop the televised horse race of it at all? "Because can I tell you, every single woman – whether [it's] television, film, advertising, tampon commercials, whatever – you're all out there doing amazing work that is inspiring me continually.Florian Hoffmeister / Focus Features
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