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Viola Davis Gives an Emotional Speech for the Ages and Ted Danson Spreads the Love at the Golden Globes’ Inaugural Golden Gala


Viola Davis had the crowd spellbound while Ted Danson spread the love at the Golden Globe Awards' inaugural Golden Gala event on Friday night.

Danson took the audience at the Beverly Hilton through his journey as an actor as he accepted the Carol Burnett Award for his contributions to television over his long career. Steenburgen also cited Danson’s deep commitment to environmental causes and the nonprofit organization Oceana, which works to fight pollution and destruction of oceans around the world. Danson called out the many writers, crew members and artisans that he has toiled with on sets over the years, from showrunners to hair and makeup pros.

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