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Fonda then addressed the need for more diversity in Hollywood -- potentially even within the Hollywood Foreign Press Association itself in the wake of news that the organization has no Black members in its ranks -- by saying stories \"generate a new energy that can jolt us open and penetrate our defenses so that we can see and hear what we may have been afraid of seeing and hearing.\"

\"But there's a story we've been afraid to see and hear about ourselves in this industry,\" she continued. \"A story about which voices we respect and elevate and which we tune out. A story about who's offered a seat at the table and who is kept out of the rooms where decisions are made. So let's all of us -- including all the groups that decide who gets hired and what gets made and who wins awards -- let's all of us make an effort to expand that tent so that everyone rises and everyone's story has a chance to be seen and heard.\"

\"Doing this simply means acknowledging what's true, being in step with the emerging diversity that's happening, because of all those who marched and fought in the past and those who've picked up the baton today. After all, art has always been -- not just in step with history -- but has led the way,\" Fonda concluded. \"So let's be leaders.\"

This year's Cecil B. DeMille Award recipient... Jane Fonda! #GoldenGlobes pic.twitter.com/qTb1Jqul3i

— Golden Globe Awards (@goldenglobes) March 1, 2021

Fonda, who has won seven Golden Globes, is best known for her work in films like \"9 to 5\" and TV shows like \"Grace and Frankie.\" In addition, she is a two-time Oscar-winning actress for \"Klute\" and \"Coming Home,\" as well as a New York Times bestselling author, fitness guru and activist, having raised awareness for causes such as women's rights and the environment.

In a statement announcing Fonda as this year's honoree, Hollywood Foreign Press Association president Ali Sar acknowledged Fonda's \"breadth of work ... anchored in her unrelenting activism, using her platform to address some of the most important social issues of our time.\" Sar also praised Fonda's \"undeniable talent\" and \"unwavering commitment to evoking change.\"

The Cecil B. DeMille Award is named after the \"Ten Commandments\" director, who was the award's first recipient.

Recent recipients of the award include Denzel Washington, Meryl Streep, Oprah Winfrey, Jeff Bridges and Tom Hanks. Fonda is the 16th woman to receive the Cecil B. de Mille Award.

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