'Nomadland' Snags Top Golden Globe, While Streaming Wins Big

BEVERLY HILLS, CA — Beverly Hills hosted part of the 78th Golden Globe Awards, with Amy Poehler broadcasting from the Beverly Hilton in the first-ever fully virtual, bicoastal awards ceremony. The night saw tech glitches, a diverse roster of wins with some pointed questions over diversity in the Hollywood Foreign Press, and a victorious night for streaming platforms.

The ceremony was supposed to take place in January, but was bumped up to Feb. 28 back in June, after the Academy Awards were postponed until April. Tina Fey hosted from the Rainbow Room in New York, while her long-time presenting partner Amy Poehler broadcasted from Beverly Hills, alongside a handful of socially-distanced, masked first responders. Nominees watched from home, and technical difficulties sometimes marred acceptance speeches. Daniel Kaluuya, who won best actor in a supporting role in any motion picture for his work in “Judas and the Black Messiah”, could not be heard when he first tried to accept his award.

In another sign of the pandemic times, streaming services won the night. Netflix won ten victories overall, Hulu and Amazon each won three, and Disney Plus won two. See below for a full list of winners and nominees.

Hulu took the top prize with “Nomadland”, the understated story of a woman who travels the American West in a van looking for work, which won Best Drama. Director Chloe Zhao became the second woman to win that category, after Barbra Streisand.

“Borat Subsequent Moviefilm”, the sequel to the popular 2006 film that premiered on Amazon, won outstanding musical or comedy, and creator Sacha Baron Cohen won best actor in that category.

Chadwick Boseman, who died of cancer in August, won Best Actor in a Motion Picture for his role in Netflix’s “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.” Boseman’s widow Taylor Simone Ledward, tearfully accepted his award after a moving tribute to his life and career.

Netflix won big with “The Crown”, which won Best Television Series Drama, and awards of Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series for Josh O’Connor (Prince Charles); Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series for Emma Corrin (Princess Diana); and Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television for Gillian Anderson (Margaret Thatcher.) Olivia Colman, who played Queen Elizabeth II, was also nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series, but lost to castmate Emma Corrin.

Netflix also scored big with its popular chess series “The Queen’s Gambit,” which won for Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made For Television. Anna Taylor-Joy also won Best Actress in that category; and “Schitt’s Creek,” the Canadian series airing on Netflix that won Best Television Series, Musical or Comedy, and scored a Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series, Musical or Comedy for Catherine O’Hara.

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the organization of journalists that awards the Golden Globes, did not emerge as a winner of the night, and many called it out for its lack of diversity. Despite a night of wins for Black performers - Andra Day won for Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Daniel Kaluuya won for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture, and John Boyega for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television, among others - actors and presenters took note that the HFPA does not have a single Black member.

Fey and Poehler opened the show by asking the HFPA to diversify its ranks, calling it “90 international, no-Black journalists” and “European weirdos.” Sacha Baron Cohen thanked the “all-white” HFPA, while “This is Us” star Sterling K. Brown said that, “It is great to be Black - back - at the Golden Globes.”

Show organizers said they would address concerns about HFPA membership during the broadcast, according to CNN, but there were only vague promises. “We look forward to a more inclusive future,” Turkish journalist Ali Sar said.

The ceremony can be watched on the Roku Channel, Hulu with Live TV, YouTube TV, AT&T TV, Sling TV, Fubo TV, and NBC Peacock.

Full List of 2021 Wins and Nominations

TELEVISION

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series -- Musical or Comedy
Don Cheadle - "Black Monday"
Nicholas Hoult - "The Great"
Eugene Levy - "Schitt's Creek"
Jason Sudekis - "Ted Lasso" - *WINNER
Ramy Youssef - "Ramy"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series -- Musical or Comedy
Lily Collins - "Emily in Paris"
Kaley Cuoco - "The Flight Attendant"
Elle Fanning - "The Great"
Jane Levy - "Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist"
Catherine O'Hara - "Schitt's Creek"- WINNER*

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series -- Drama
Jason Bateman - "Ozark"
Josh O'Connor - "The Crown" - WINNER*
Bob Odenkirk - "Better Call Saul"
Al Pacino - "Hunters"
Matthew Rhys - "Perry Mason"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series -- Drama
Olivia Colman - "The Crown"
Jodie Comer - "Killing Eve"
Emma Corrin - "The Crown" - WINNER*
Laura Linney - "Ozark"
Sarah Paulson - "Ratched"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Bryan Cranston - "Your Honor"
Jeff Daniels - "The Comey Rule"
Hugh Grant - "The Undoing"
Mark Ruffalo - "I Know This Much is True" - WINNER*
Ethan Hawke - "The Good Lord Bird"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Cate Blanchett - "Mrs. America"
Daisy Edgar-Jones - "Normal People"
Shira Haas - "Unorthodox"
Nicole Kidman - "The Undoing"
Anya Taylor-Joy - "The Queen's Gambit" - WINNER*

Best Television Series Drama
"The Crown" - WINNER*
"Lovecraft Country"
"The Mandalorian"
"Ozark"
"Ratched"

Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
"Normal People"
"The Queen's Gambit" - WINNER*
"Small Axe"
"The Undoing"
"Unorthodox"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Helena Bonham Carter - "The Crown"
Julia Garner - "Ozark"
Annie Murphy - "Schitt's Creek"
Cynthia Nixon - "Ratched"
Gillian Anderson - "The Crown" - *WINNER

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
John Boyega - "Small Axe" - WINNER*
Brendan Gleeson - "The Comey Rule"
Daniel Levy - "Schitt's Creek"
Jim Parsons - "Hollywood"
Donald Sutherland - "The Undoing"

Best Television Series -- Musical or Comedy
"Emily in Paris"
"The Flight Attendant"
"Schitt's Creek" - WINNER*
"The Great"
"Ted Lasso"

FILM

Best Motion Picture -- Musical or Comedy
"Borat Subsequent Moviefilm" - WINNER*
"Hamilton"
"Music"
"Palm Springs"
"The Prom"

Best Motion Picture -- Drama
"The Father"
"Mank"
"Nomadland" - WINNER*
"Promising Young Woman"
"The Trial of the Chicago 7"

Best Motion Picture -- Foreign Language
"Another Round," Denmark
"La Llorona," Guatamala/France
"The Life Ahead," Italy
"Minari," USA - WINNER*
"Two of Us," France/USA

Best Screenplay -- Motion Picture
Emerald Fennell - "Promising Young Woman"
Jack Fincher - "Mank"
Aaron Sorkin - "The Trial of the Chicago 7" - WINNER*
Florian Zeller, Christopher Hampton - "The Father"
Chloe Zhao - "Nomadland"

Best Original Song -- Motion Picture
"Fight for You" - "Judas and the Black Messiah"
"Hear My Voice" - "The Trial of the Chicago 7"
"IO SI (Seen)" - "The Life Ahead" - WINNER*
"Speak Now" - "One Night in Miami"
"Tigers & Tweed" - "The United States vs. Billie Holiday"

Best Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture
Sacha Baron Cohen - "The Trial of the Chicago 7"
Daniel Kaluuya - "Judas and the Black Messiah" - WINNER*
Jared Leto - "The Little Things"
Bill Murray - "On the Rocks"
Leslie Odom, Jr. - "One Night in Miami"

Best Actress in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture
Glenn Close - "Hillbilly Elegy"
Olivia Colman - "The Father"
Jodie Foster - "The Mauritanian" - WINNER*
Amanda Seyfried - "Mank"
Helena Zengel - "News of the World"

Best Actor in a Motion Picture -- Musical or Comedy
Sacha Baron Cohen - "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm" - WINNER*
James Corden - "The Prom"
Lin-Manuel Miranda - "Hamilton"
Dev Patel - "The Personal History of David Copperfield"
Andy Samberg - "Palm Springs"

Best Motion Picture -- Animated
"The Croods: A New Age"
"Onward"
"Over the Moon"
"Soul" - WINNER*
"Wolfwalkers"

Best Actor in a Motion Picture -- Drama
Chadwick Boseman, - "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" - WINNER*
Riz Ahmed - "The Sound of Metal"
Anthony Hopkins - "The Father"
Gary Oldman - "Mank"
Tahar Rahim - "The Mauritanian"

Best Actress in a Motion Picture -- Drama
Viola Davis - "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom"
Andra Day - "The United States vs. Billie Holiday" - WINNER*
Vanessa Kirby - "Pieces of a Woman"
Frances McDormand - "Nomadland"
Carey Mulligan - "Promising Young Woman

Best Actress in a Motion Picture -- Musical or Comedy
Maria Bakalova - "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm"
Kate Hudson - "Music"
Michelle Pfeiffer - "French Exit"
Rosamund Pike - "I Care A Lot" - WINNER*
Anya Taylor-Joy - "Emma"

Best Actor in a Motion Picture -- Musical or Comedy
Sacha Baron Cohen - "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm" - WINNER*
James Corden - "The Prom"
Lin-Manuel Miranda - "Hamilton"
Dev Patel - "The Personal History of David Copperfield"
Andy Samberg - "Palm Springs"

Best Director -- Motion Picture
David Fincher - "Mank"
Regina King - "One Night in Miami"
Aaron Sorkin - "The Trial of the Chicago 7"
Chloe Zhao - "Nomadland" - WINNER*
Emerald Fennell - "Promising Young Woman"

Best Original Score
"The Midnight Sky"
"Tenet"
"News of the World"
"Mank"
"Soul" - WINNER*