On Feb. 28, the Golden Globes hosted its 78th annual award show. The broadcast looked different this year in order to comply with COVID-19 restrictions.
The hosts – Amy Poehler and Tina Fey – were in two different locations, with the footage spliced together to make it seem like they were still together. Throughout the night, the winners didn’t walk onto a stage to accept their award. Instead, they made speeches from the comfort of their homes.
While the winners of the evening were notably diverse compared to previous winners lists, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association is still under scrutiny surrounding the issue of diversity. The company said that it is “committed to immediate ‘transformational change’ and reforms.”
The night did see several big winners including “Nomadland” with two Golden Globes, “Borat” and “The Queen’s Gambit” with two, and “The Crown” with four. A full list of 2021 winners can be found below.
Movies
Best Motion Picture, Drama: “Nomadland”
Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy: “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm”
Best Director, Motion Picture: Chloé Zhao, “Nomadland”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama: Sadra Day, “The United States vs. Billie Holiday”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy: Rosamund Pike, “I Care a Lot”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture: Jodie Foster, “The Mauritanian”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama: Chadwick Boseman, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy: Sacha Baron Cohen, “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture: Daniel Kaluuya, “Judas and the Black Messiah”
Best Screenplay, Motion Picture: Aaron Sorkin, “The Trial of the Chicago 7”
Best Original Score, Motion Picture: Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross and Jon Batiste, “Soul”
Best Original Song, Motion Picture: “Io Sì (Seen),” “The Life Ahead”
Best Motion Picture, Animated: “Soul”
Best Motion Picture, Foreign Language: “Minari”
Television
Best Television Series, Drama: “The Crown”
Best Television Series, Musical or Comedy: “Schitt’s Creek”
Best Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television: “The Queen’s Gambit”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series, Drama: Emma Corrin, “The Crown”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series, Musical or Comedy: Catherine O’Hara, “Schitt’s Creek”
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”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Supporting Role: Gillian Anderson, “The Crown”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series, Drama: Josh O’Connor, “The Crown”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series, Musical or Comedy: Jason Sudeikis, “Ted Lasso”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television: Mark Ruffalo, “I Know This Much Is True”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Supporting Role: John Boyega, “Small Axe”
Despite the somewhat turbulent state of the world, the Golden Globes still went on. Although it looked different this year, as most things do thanks to COVID-19, the program was able to provide a message of unity through the diversity presented, while allowing for the audience to focus on nothing but film and television, even if it was for just a short time.