Russell Crowe has been an early winner at the Golden Globe Awards for his role as Roger Ailes in Showtime's "The Loudest Voice" the HBO TV mini-series about sexual harassment at Fox news
Crowe wasn't on hand to accept his honour in the category, best actor in a limited series or motion picture made for television, because he was at home in Australia where his home is being threatened by the country's devastating bush fires.
In a statement read out by Jennifer Aniston, Crowe said, "make no mistake the tragedy unfolding in Australia is climate change based.
"We need to act based on science, move our global workforce to renewable energy, and respect our planet for the unique and amazing place it is. That way we all have a future. Thank you."
Crowe was unable to attend the awards ceremony due to the bushfires raging in Australia.
Another early award wen to Ramy Youssef for his work in "Ramy," the critically acclaimed, but under-seen show about first-generation American Muslims in New Jersey.
Host Ricky Gervais's opening monologue was a bleep-filled one, during which he poked fun at an often stony-faced crowd of moguls and movie stars, joking about everything from Martin Scorsese's diminutive height to Joe Pesci's resemblance to Baby Yoda to Hollywood's flexible moral compass.
