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, 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.

Held Feb. 9, the 92nd Academy Awards supposedly celebrated the best and brightest of the entertainment industry, but the show ended with ambivalent results. “Parasite” made history as the first film not in the English language to win best picture and Taika Waititi became the first person of Maori descent to win an Oscar through his best adapted screenplay award for “Jojo Rabbit.” But on the whole, the nominees and winners did not compose a very diverse picture.

One of the greatest moments of the night happened on the red carpet before any winners were announced. Actress-turned-activist Natalie Portman gave a subtle, but powerful nod to the lack of female nominees for best director. Her Dior cape featured the names of women left out of the category in gold embroidery, including Greta Gerwig (“Little Women”), Lorene Scafaria (“Hustlers”) and Lulu Wang (“The Farewell”).

For the second year in a row, the Oscars did not have a host. Instead the show opened with a dynamic musical number performed by Janelle Monae featuring dancers wearing costumes that also nodded at snubbed films and directors, including “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” “Midsommar,” “Us” and “Little Women.”

The most unexpected snub of the night went to “The Irishman,” which had nominations in 10 categories. Though much talked about leading up to the awards, the Martin Scorsece mob drama went home without any statues.

Eminem gave a surprise performance of “Lose Yourself” from the film “8 Mile” 17 years after the song won him the Academy Award for Best Original Song. Eminem’s presence may have seemed out of place, but it immediately followed a montage highlighting the awards for best sound mixing and editing – including clips from “8 Mile.”

Other memorable moments came from winners who used their speech time as a platform. 

“They told me I have 45 seconds this year, which is 45 seconds more than the Senate gave John Bolton this week,” Brad Pitt said while accepting his award for best supporting actor. “I’m thinking maybe Quentin [Tarantino] does a movie about it and, in the end, the adults do the right thing.”

Rounding out the acting categories, Joaquin Phoenix took home best actor for “Joker,” Renée Zellwegger received best actress for “Judy” and Laura Dern won best supporting actress for “Marriage Story.”

The big winner of the evening was the South Korean film “Parasite,” which won best picture, international feature film, original screenplay and director. 

“Thank you, I will drink until next morning,” director Bong Joon-ho said – delivering the most memorable line of the show.

As the show had already extended past its intended runtime, the Academy tried to dim the lights during the speeches, but the audience’s boos and chants of “Up! Up! Up!” succeeded in giving the cast and crew of “Parasite” a bit more stage time.

But “Parasite’s”  big win shrouded what was really a night that almost couldn’t have been less diverse if it tried. Cynthia Erivo earned a standing ovation for her performance of “Stand Up” from “Harriet,” but she was also the only person of color to receive an acting nomination. Although Hollywood and the Academy are becoming more diverse, the Oscar results reflect the opinions of a voting body still composed of mainly white men.