Robert Pattinson, Elisabeth Moss Help HFPA Donate $2 Million to Charity (Photos)

“Let’s celebrate the three things Donald Trump hates the most: foreigners, the press, and actually donating money to charity,” host Chelsea Handler says

BEVERLY HILLS, CA - AUGUST 02: HFPA President Meher Tatna and Robert Pattinson speak onstage at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's Grants Banquet at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on August 2, 2017 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
New HFPA President Meher Tatna and Robert Pattinson onstage at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's Grants Banquet at the Beverly Wilshire on August 2, 2017. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

It’s been seven months since Meryl Streep’s show-stealing “worst performance of the year” tribute to then President-Elect Donald Trump at the Golden Globes, which means the industry calendar has tilted back towards awards season yet again.

But first, the profits from 2017’s Golden Globes show.

BEVERLY HILLS, CA - AUGUST 02: Elisabeth Moss and Chrissy Metz speak onstage at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's Grants Banquet at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on August 2, 2017 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Emmy nominees Elisabeth Moss and Chrissy Metz presented grants together. (Getty Images)

On Wednesday, a month before this year’s awards season launches in earnest at the Telluride Film Festival, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association hosted its Installation and Grant Banquet. During the annual event, a slew of stars help to fulfill their charitable mission by emptying the coffers of all that cash that comes in from the broadcast rights deals for the Globes telecast and heavy-duty sponsorships that finance the organization.

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