The Golden Globes 2021 awards are here and so are the winners. The award ceremony created history by virtually hosting the ceremony and because of the Black majority winners. Not one but six black actors with big names like late Chadwick Boseman taking away the trophies. The function saw Chadwick’s wife Simone Ledward accepting the award on his behalf for Best Actor Drama for Ma Rainey. Her very emotional speech made everyone very emotional. The event was hosted by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler returning for the fourth time. The duo had previously hosted in 2013, 2014, 2015. The duo respectively handled East Cost and West Cost by streaming live from New York’s Rainbow Room while Poehler was live from the Beverly Hilton, in Beverly Hills.
Yet another person created history away the trophies. His wife, Simone Ledward accepted his wins Best Actor Drama for Ma Rainey award and her emotional acceptance speech left a lump in everyone's throat. Another one to create history was Chloe Zhao, who became the first female director to win at The Golden Globes 2021. She took away the honours for Best Director for her work on Nomadland. She marks as the second woman to win the category in the Globes’ 78-year history. The first and previously only woman to win Best Director at the Globes was Barbra Streisand for Yentl.
Fey along with Poehler was with nominees, from various locations around the world. The list is as follows-
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Sacha Baron Cohen, Borat Subsequent Movie film
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama Andra Day, The United States vs. Billie Holiday
Best Director - Motion Picture, Nomadland Chloé Zhao
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Chadwick Boseman, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television The Queen's Gambit
Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television Anya Taylor-Joy - The Queen's Gambit Jane Fonda took home the Cecil B. DeMille Award
Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Supporting Role - The Crown Gillian Andersen
Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture Jodie Foster (The Mauritanian)
Best Foreign Language film- Minari
Best Actor TV - Drama Josh O'Connor, The Crown
Best TV Series - Musical or Comedy Schitt's Creek Carol Burnett Award went to Norman Lear
Best Actor TV - Comedy Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso
Best Original Score-Motion Picture Soul
Best Original Song Seen, The Life Ahead
Best Actress TV Series - Drama Emma Corrin, The Crown
Best Screenplay - Film Aaron Sorkin, The Trial of the Chicago 7
Best Actress Musical or Comedy: Rosamund Pike, I Care a Lot
Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture: Daniel Kaluuya, Judas and the Black Messiah
Actress in a TV Musical or Comedy: Catherine O’Hara, Schitt’s Creek
Best Supporting Actor in a TV Series: John Boyega, Small Axe
Best Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or TV Film: Mark Ruffalo, I Know This Much Is True
