【Rolls Royce Baby】

It was bound to be Rolls Royce Babya tense Golden Globes night in Hollywood after months charged with allegations of sexual misconduct and gender inequality – and perhaps for the better, Sunday's awards ceremony steered more toward tame. This was a night about toppling the patriarchy, and the presenters and nominees either stuck to that or sat back and let others do the talking.

SEE ALSO: Golden Globes: The full winners list

In addition to all the excellent Time's Up talk, below were the other highlights of the evening.

1. Sterling K. Brown's speech

Brown has given a few stirring awards show acceptance speeches by now, and he delivered a tight, stirring response to yet another This Is Uswin.

“You wrote a role for a black man," Brown said to show runner Dan Fogelman. “Like, that could only be played by a black man. And so, what I appreciate so much about this thing is that I am being seen for who I am. And being appreciated for who I am. And it makes it that much more difficult to dismiss me. Or dismiss anybody who looks like me.”

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2. James Franco and Tommy Wiseau

It had nothing to do with Hollywood harassment or the critical Time's Up movement, but seeing these two on stage was bizarrely entertaining – much like The Room.

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3. Alison Janney and her parrot Sebastian Stan

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Before taking home a Best Actress win for I, Tonya, Janney presented an award with her costar Stan. She even affixed a tiny parrot to her shoulder as a nod to her character's pet parrot who irritates Harding's mother LaVona during her on-camera interviews (as recreated by Janney).

4. Timotheé Chalamet realizing he was sitting next to Tonya Harding

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5. Natalie Portman serves piping hot tea

Portman and director Ron Howard took the stage – still basking in the afterglow of Oprah's speech – to present the film award for Best Director, to which Portman deadpanned: "Here are the all-male nominees."

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6. O P R A H

WHAT MORE CAN WE SAY.

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