[3][4] Oprah Winfrey was announced as Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award honoree on December 13, 2017.

[5][6] The nominees were announced on December 11, 2017, by Sharon Stone, Alfre Woodard, Kristen Bell and Garrett Hedlund.

[7] Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri won the most awards for the evening with four, including Best Motion Picture – Drama.

[9][10] Big Little Lies, The Handmaid's Tale, and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel were among the television shows that received multiple awards.

[88] Tarana Burke, who created the "Me too" movement in 2006, attended the awards as a guest of Michelle Williams.