--- description: After co-host Sandra Oh called out Ghost in the Shell and Aloha, Emma Stone apologized for role in the latter at the 76th Golden Globes. title: Emma Stone Yelled an Apology After Sandra Oh Made an Aloha Joke at the Golden Globes image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt594554edf0930884/698942bfab6d7775136b4911/sandra-oh-emma-stone.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [awards](/tag/awards/) ## awards Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Why Emma Stone Yelled 'I'm Sorry' After Sandra Oh Made an _Aloha_ Joke at the Golden Globes by [Mahita Gajanan](/author/mahita-gajanan/) ## Mahita Gajanan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Gajanan is an editor at TIME. Updated: Dec 14, 2023 8:30 PM CUTPublished: Jan 7, 2019 1:45 AM CUT  Hosts Andy Samberg and Sandra Oh speak onstage during the 76th Annual Golden Globe Awards. Hosts Andy Samberg and Sandra Oh speak onstage during the 76th Annual Golden Globe Awards.Getty Images by [Mahita Gajanan](/author/mahita-gajanan/) ## Mahita Gajanan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Gajanan is an editor at TIME. Updated: Dec 14, 2023 8:30 PM CUTPublished: Jan 7, 2019 1:45 AM CUT About three years after stirring controversy for playing a half-Asian character in Cameron Crowe’s _Aloha_, Emma Stone, who is not Asian, appeared to offer an apology of sorts at the [76th annual Golden Globes](http://time.com/5482844/2019-golden-globes-what-to-expect/ "undefined"). At the start of the ceremony, Sandra Oh, who co-hosted the show with Andy Samberg, joked about the spate of [whitewashing of Asian characters in Hollywood](http://time.com/4714367/ghost-in-the-shell-controversy-scarlett-johansson/ "undefined") while speaking about _Crazy Rich Asians,_ which is up for a Golden Globe. “It is the first studio film with an Asian-American lead since _Ghost in the Shell_ and _Aloha_,” she said. Amid the laughs, Emma Stone could be heard in the audience yelling, “I’m sorry!” > [](https://twitter.com/davidmackau/status/1082081785855598594) It was an apology that shocked the internet and viewers, who couldn’t confirm what they’d heard right away. > [](https://twitter.com/jawnita/status/1082081064431042560) > [](https://twitter.com/ihatejoelkim/status/1082081383940468736) > [](https://twitter.com/micahpeters%5F/status/1082081561577586689) Stone has previously spoken about the fallout from her accepting the _Aloha_ role, saying it taught her about the issue of whitewashing in the film industry. “I’ve learned on a macro level about the insane history of whitewashing in Hollywood and how prevalent the problem truly is. It’s ignited a conversation that’s very important,” Stone told Australian outlet [news.com.au](https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/movies/new-movies/emma-stone-ive-become-the-butt-of-many-jokes/news-story/2e5e0d18ec600f5ed4d1c6dc605c8cf9 "undefined") in 2015\. She added: “There are some flaws in the system. My eyes have been opened in many ways this year.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5495094/golden-globes-emma-stone-sandra-oh/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5495094/golden-globes-emma-stone-sandra-oh/"},"headline":"Why Emma Stone Yelled 'I'm Sorry' After Sandra Oh Made an Aloha Joke at the Golden Globes","datePublished":"2019-01-07T01:45:28.000Z","dateModified":"2023-12-14T20:30:30.000Z","description":"After co-host Sandra Oh called out Ghost in the Shell and Aloha, Emma Stone apologized for role in the latter at the 76th Golden Globes.","url":"https://time.com/5495094/golden-globes-emma-stone-sandra-oh/","keywords":["awards"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt594554edf0930884/698942bfab6d7775136b4911/sandra-oh-emma-stone.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Mahita Gajanan","jobTitle":"Gajanan is an editor at TIME.","url":"https://time.com/author/mahita-gajanan/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt594554edf0930884/698942bfab6d7775136b4911/sandra-oh-emma-stone.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"76th Annual Golden Globe Awards - Show","caption":"Hosts Andy Samberg and Sandra Oh speak onstage during the 76th Annual Golden Globe Awards.","creditText":"Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/awards/","name":"awards"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5495094/golden-globes-emma-stone-sandra-oh/","name":"Why Emma Stone Yelled 'I'm Sorry' After Sandra Oh Made an Aloha Joke at the Golden Globes"}}]}] ```