It was a triumphant ceremony for Smart, who picked up the Golden Globe for ‘Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy’ thanks to her performance in Hacks.
Smart, who wore a BeGood badge in support of the late Renee Nicole Good after she was killed by an ICE official in Minnesota last week, kept her speech short and sweet, explaining, “There’s just a lot that could be said tonight. I said my rant on the red carpet, so I won’t do it here.”
She continued, “Let’s all do the right thing, and I think everybody in their hearts knows what the right thing is to do. So let’s do the right thing.”
The “rant” that Smart alluded to during her victory speech saw her open up about her worries about Donald Trump’s administration and the state of the US during a series of red carpet interviews prior to the event.
While speaking to Entertainment Tonight (via People), Smart seemingly said of the Golden Globes taking place just days after Good was killed, “Everything’s kind of, a little bit overshadowed, with what’s going on in our country.”
The actor elaborated, “I feel like we’re kind of at a turning point in this country, and I hope people can keep their heads, because that’s actually, really, the hardest thing, I think, is to keep our heads.”
Smart also called upon people to show “courage” and “restraint” during these testing times. “I feel like there are certain entities that would like us to fight back and possibly… I don’t know, it’s very concerning,” she added.
Similarly, in another red carpet interview with Variety, Smart admitted, “I’m not as optimistic about things these days, about the world these days, but I just hope the people realise how important what’s going on is right now.”
She also reiterated, “Really, this is kind of a moment of reckoning, I think, in this country. And I just hope that people do the right thing, and I think almost everybody knows in their hearts what is the right thing.”
Additionally, Smart said she doesn’t “feel like my opinion matters more than anybody’s” due to her status in Hollywood, but called upon people to speak openly about any subject that matters to them.
