Golden Globes: What the presenters and winners said

LOS ANGELES, United States — The Golden Globes, the first entertainment awards gala of 2019, was full of heartfelt speeches, laughs and a few tears on Monday (Manila time) at the Beverly Hilton.

Here are a few key quotes from the winners, presenters and organizers of the event:

Time's up

"In the next two years... I'm making a vow — and it's going to be tough — to make sure that everything that I produce is 50 percent women."

— Regina King, standing up for gender equality in Hollywood as she accepted the Globe for best supporting actress in a film for "If Beale Street Could Talk"

Regina King attends the InStyle And Warner Bros. Golden Globes After Party 2019 at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 6, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California.

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Is this just fantasy?

"Thank you to Freddie Mercury for giving me the joy of a lifetime. I love you, you beautiful man. This is for and because of you, gorgeous."

— Rami Malek, who plays the Queen frontman in "Bohemian Rhapsody," accepting the Globe for best actor in a drama film

Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama for 'Bohemian Rhapsody' winner Rami Malek poses in the press room during the 76th Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 6, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California.

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Open your eyes

"We are women and nurturers, we have our children, and our husbands, if we are lucky enough, our partners, whoever. But we have to find personal fulfillment. We have to follow our dreams. And we have to say I have to do that. And I should be allowed to do that."

— a tearful Glenn Close, accepting her award for best actress in a drama film for "The Wife," about a writer who spends her entire life in the shadow of her author husband

Glenn Close, winner of Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama for 'The Wife,' attends the official viewing and after party of The Golden Globe Awards hosted by The Hollywood Foreign Press Association at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 6, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California.

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Devil worship

"Thank you to Satan for giving me inspiration to play this role."

— Christian Bale, who portrayed former US vice president Dick Cheney in the offbeat biopic "Vice"

Christian Bale and Sibi Blazic attend the 76th Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 6, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California.

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Building bridges, not walls

"Cinema at its best builds bridges to other cultures. (...) We need to understand how much we have in common."

— Mexican filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron, whose latest work "Roma," an ode to his childhood in 1970s Mexico City, won two Globes for best foreign language film and best director

Best Director - Motion Picture - Roma - and Best Motion Picture - Foreign Language - Roma - winner Alfonso Cuarón poses poses in the press room during the 76th Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 6, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California.

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Change

"I wanted to be here to look out into this audience and witness this moment of change. And I'm not fooling myself. I'm not fooling myself. Next year could be different. It probably will be. But right now, this moment is real."

— Globes co-host Sandra Oh, talking in her opening speech about why she accepted to emcee the event with comedian Andy Samberg

Host and Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama "for Killing Eve" winner Sandra Oh poses with the trophy during the 76th annual Golden Globe Awards on January 6, 2019, at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills, California.

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Beauty of diversity

"They are not just here tonight because they resonated with audiences Hollywood often ignores. They are here because they told stories that resonated with everyone. And that is truly a beautiful thing."

— Samberg, also striking a serious note after a light-hearted opening

Host and actor Andy Samberg arrives for the 76th annual Golden Globe Awards on January 6, 2019, at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills, California.

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Telling it like it is

"You demanded everything of me except sex, which is exactly how it should be in our industry."

— Actress Patricia Clarkson, a winner for best supporting actress in a TV role for HBO's "Sharp Objects," addressing her director Jean-Marc Vallee

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television for "Sharp Objects" winner Patricia Clarkson poses with the trophy during the 76th annual Golden Globe Awards on January 6, 2019, at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills, California.

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