Bryan Alexander

USA TODAY

Donald Trump was a frequent target for jokes at the Golden Globes, and the President-elect took his lumps backstage as well.

Elle director Paul Verhoeven said he was "very scared" by Trump's impending presidency. "I hoped the last months would change my opinion, but they have not," he said.

Viola Davis said she wasn't going to blame the former Apprentice star for his rise to the presidency. Instead, Davis pointed the blame at the people who elected Trump: Everyone.

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"It’s our responsibility to uphold what it is to be an American and what America is about, the true meaning of what it means to pursue the American dream," Davis said backstage after accepting her best supporting actress award for the drama Fences.

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"We’ve fallen short a lot," Davis added. "Because there is no way that we can have anyone in office that is not an extension of our own belief system. So does what that say about us? If you answer that question. I think that says it all."

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Black-ish actress Tracee Ellis Ross was asked the best way to "stop Trump" when speaking about her best actress in a comedy award backstage.

She tried to keep the answer around winning the award, saying it was important to "continue to tell our own stories and to stand up for what we believe as individuals."

Moonlight director Barry Jenkins, whose film won best drama, said the award for his movie shows people want to see important topics discussed in film. This is especially important with Trump becoming President, Jenkins said.

"People have seen this film three times, four times, not as escapism but as realism," he said. "They want to go to the cinema to see something real. No one could have anticipated we would be sitting on the President-elect that we have coming into office in the next 12, 13 days.

"If you want to feel something or speak it, you speak and there will be someone there to hear your truth. And I think that has been the experience of Moonlight so far," Jenkins added.