Meryl Streep publicly supported the campaign to free Oleg Sentsov, a Ukrainian filmmaker jailed in Siberia. She was photographed with a "Free Sentsov" sign during the PEN America Annual Literary Gala.

Viola Davis presented Meryl Streep with the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the 74th Golden Globe Awards. Streep delivered a political speech critical of then President-elect Donald Trump.