Golden Globes 2021 WINNERS: Andra Day shocks, Nomadland earns top honor, and The Crown nearly sweeps

The Crown nearly swept the television drama categories and Nomadland earned the top honor in film but the most shocking moment of the night came when Andra Day won best actress at the first ever bi-coastal Golden Globes.

The 36-year-old actress – who was the heavy underdog – broke down in tears as she was recognized for her role in The United States Vs BIllie Holiday having faced heavy competition including Viola Davis for Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Vanessa Kirby for Pieces of a Woman, Frances McDormand for Nomadland, Carey Mulligan for Promising Young Woman.

According to betting site OddsShark.com, Day had the smallest chance to win in the Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama category when it came to betting odds as she was a +6600 underdog meaning if one bet $100 they would take home $6,600. 

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Shocking: Andra Day broke down in tears as she was recognized for her role in The United States Vs BIllie Holiday having faced heavy competition including Viola Davis for Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Vanessa Kirby for Pieces of a Woman, Frances McDormand for Nomadland, Carey Mulligan for Promising Young Woman

Incredible: Moments later the top honor in film came as Nomadland earned Best Motion Picture, Drama

Triumphant: The Crown nearly swept all of the dramatic television categories including Best Television Series, Drama as creator Peter Morgan accepted the award

Andra wiped tears from her eyes and grabbed a paper with her acceptance speech written on it while surrounded by friends and family.

She said: ‘Sorry, y’all, so, okay. Can you just give me the paper, please first, I would just want to do say thank you so much for — with no shame, thank you so much for bringing me through, getting me through mom, dad, Josh, Jackson, to Lee Daniels my great love, my first love, my acting coach, and all the people at the HFPA, thank you so much for being so engaged in Billie’s story.’

In the biographical drama she portrays jazz and swing singer Billie Holiday who is at the center of an undercover sting operation by the Federal Bureau of Narcotics.

Moments later the top honor in film came as Nomadland earned Best Motion Picture, Drama over The Father, Mank, Promising Young Woman, and The Trial of the Chicago 7. 

Earned it:  The 36-year-old actress – who was the heavy underdog – broke down in tears as she was recognized for her role in The United States Vs BIllie Holiday

Epic: She faced heavy competition including Viola Davis for Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Vanessa Kirby for Pieces of a Woman, Frances McDormand for Nomadland, Carey Mulligan for Promising Young Woman

Legend: In the biographical drama she portrays jazz and swing singer Billie Holiday who is at the center of an undercover sting operation by the Federal Bureau of Narcotics

Director and writer Chloe Zhao was in disbelief as she accepted the honor and paid tribute to ‘the nomads’ that inspired the film as she said: ‘Nomadland, at its core for me, is a pilgrimage through grief and healing. 

‘So for everyone who’s gone through this difficult and beautiful journey at some point in their lives, this is for you. We don’t say goodbye, we say, “See you down the road.”‘

It was a historic win as Nomadland became the first film directed by a woman to win the Golden Globe for Best Drama as earlier in the night Zhao became just the second woman to win for directing in 78 years.

The 38-year-old filmmaker won over Emerald Fennell for Promising Young Woman, David Fincher for Mank, Regina King for One Night in Miami, and Aaron Sorkin for The Trial of the Chicago 7.

Before that The Crown nearly swept every television drama category with  Emma Corrin and Josh O’Connor triumphing as they respectively earned Best Performance by an Actress and Actor in a TV Series, Drama before the series itself earned the top honor in television.

The Netflix series later earned Best Television Series, Drama beating out a very competitive field including Lovecraft Country, The Mandalorian, Ozark, and Ratched.

Corrin – who portrayed Diana, Princess of Wales – won over her The Crown co-star Olivia Colman (Queen Elizabeth II) in the Best Performance by an Actress in a TV Series, Drama category.

During her acceptance speech she acknowledged the late mother of Prince William and Prince Harry as she said: ‘Thank you to Diana, you have put compassion and empathy beyond anything I can understand. Thank you.’

Dynamic duo: The Crown’s Emma Corrin and Josh O’Connor triumphed as they respectively earned Best Performance by an Actress and Actor in a TV Series, Drama at the 2021 Golden Globes

A triumph: O’Connor portrayed Charles, Prince of Wales while Corrin played Diana, Princess of Wales in the critically-acclaimed drama series

Other than Colman, the 25-year-old British actress also won out over Jodie Comer for Killing Eve, Laura Linney  for Ozark, and Sarah Paulson for Ratched.

She also thanked her co-star O’Connor – who played Charles, Prince of Wales – as she said: ‘Thanks to my prince charming, Josh, I could not do it without you.’

Just minutes later it was 30-year-old O’Connor’s chance to shine as he won Best Performance by an Actor in a TV Series, Drama while pit against Jason Bateman for Ozark, Bob Odenkirk for Better Call Saul, Al Pacino for Hunters, and Matthew Rhys for Perry Mason.

Crowning achievement: Corrin – who portrayed Diana, Princess of Wales – beat out her The Crown co-star Olivia Colman (Queen Elizabeth II) in the Best Performance by an Actress in a TV Series, Drama category

Tribute: During her acceptance speech she acknowledged the late mother of Prince William and Prince Harry as she said: ‘Thank you to Diana, you have put compassion and empathy beyond anything I can understand. Thank you’

Sweet: She also thanked her co-star O’Connor – who played Charles, Prince of Wales – as she said: ‘Thanks to my prince charming, Josh, I could not do it without you’

Josh returned the gratitude to his co-star with a huge smile as he said: ‘To Emma Corrin, best actress winner, you’re extraordinary, talented, funny and a brilliant player of rock, paper, scissors. I love you to bits.’

The talented actor finished off his speech with an important message about mental health amid the COVID-19 pandemic as he said: ‘ And finally I want to say, one little thing, I want to say I’m very lucky to be able to work in this period and there’s so many people that are unable to work and are alone and isolated, and I hope that we can all collectively put mental health at the forefront of our minds, thank you so much.’

The wins kept on coming for the drama series as Gillian Anderson earned Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series for her performance of former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Margaret Thatcher.

Keeping it rolling: The wins kept on coming for the drama series as Gillian Anderson earned Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series for her performance of former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Margaret Thatcher

She beat out The Crown co-star Helena Bonham-Carter in addition to Julia Garner for Ozark, Annie Murphy for Schitt’s Creek, and Cynthia Nixon for Ratched

Iron Lady: Anderson in her role portraying former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Margaret Thatcher

She beat out The Crown co-star Helena Bonham-Carter in addition to Julia Garner for Ozark, Annie Murphy for  Schitt’s Creek, and Cynthia Nixon for Ratched.

The 52-year-old actress began her speech by saying: ‘Oh, my gosh I’m so relaxed everything and then you are relaxed and you are relaxed and then all of a sudden, you start to freak out geez, on okay.’

Daniel Kaluuya took home the first award of the night in the Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture category as the first ever bi-coastal Golden Globes  ceremony kicked off.  

The 32-year-old British actor overcame technical difficulties to give his acceptance speech as he was recognized over his riveting portrayal of Chicago Black Panther chairman Fred Hampton in Judas And The Black Messiah. 

Laura Dern presented the first award of the night and the camera cut back to her before Daniel was immediately shown back on the broadcast.

Legendary: Daniel Kaluuya took home the first award of the night in the Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture category as the first ever bi-coastal Golden Globes ceremony kicked off

Stunning: The 32-year-old British actor overcame technical difficulties to give his acceptance speech as he was recognized over his incredible portrayal of Fred Hampton in Judas And The Black Messiah

He said: ‘Can you hear me now? All right, cool. We got this. Thank you for the accolade, thank you to my mom, my sister, my niece Yo, I used to listen to a song, I used to listen to a song before every speech. Thank you for “The game is mine,” 

‘I want like to thank, it takes a village to raise a film, I would like to thank our leader, for your vision and collaboration, and Ryan — and Charles king, everyone at macro, like to thank Warner bros., and I like to thank the incredible cast, you know, I stand with you, my bro. All the crew, all the cast, the rest of the cast and my comrades, all the crew in Cleveland, we have done it.’   

He beat out heavy competition including Sacha Baron Cohen for The Trial of the Chicago 7, Jared Leto for The Little Things, Bill Murray for On the Rocks, and Leslie Odom Jr for One Night in Miami.

The talented actor also gave credit to the civil rights activist he portrayed as he said: ‘And I couldn’t give it to a more noble man, than chairman Fred Hampton. I hope generations after this can see how brilliantly he thought, how brilliantly he spoke and how brilliantly he loved.’

Oh no: No audio could be heard as soon as Kaluuya’s name was announced

Shining star: Laura Dern presented the first award of the night and the camera cut back to her before Daniel was immediately shown back on the broadcast

He’s back! Daniel said: ‘Can you hear me now? All right, cool. We got this. Thank you for the accolade, thank you to my mom, my sister, my niece Yo, I used to listen to a song, I used to listen to a song before every speech. Thank you for “The game is mine”

Kaluuya is the fifth Black performer to win a Golden Globe for supporting actor as the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) has been at the center of controversy after a report revealed a blatant lack of diversity among the organization with zero Black members.

The HFPA, which runs and organizes the Golden Globe Awards, released a statement on Thursday night (via Variety) revealing an ‘action plan.’

The organization is comprised of 87 journalists, which includes other members of color, though there are no Black members at all, which they want to change.

Praise: The talented actor also gave credit to the civil rights activist he portrayed as he said: ‘And I couldn’t give it to a more noble man, than chairman Fred Hampton. I hope generations after this can see how brilliantly he thought, how brilliantly he spoke and how brilliantly he loved’

Star-studded: He beat out heavy competition including Sacha Baron Cohen for The Trial of the Chicago 7, Jared Leto for The Little Things, Bill Murrayfor On the Rocks, and Leslie Odom Jr for One Night in Miami

The second award of the night went to John Boyega in the Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series category for his role in Small Axe “Red, White and Blue.”

The 28-year-old actor – full name John Adedayo Bamidele Adegboyeg – beat out Daniel Levy for Schitt’s Creek, Brendan Gleeson for  The Comey Rule, Jim Parsons for Hollywood, and Donald Sutherland for The Undoing.

In his acceptance speech, Boyega said: ‘Wow you know what, let me just say what I have to say first thank you so much to the HFPA for the opportunity, thank you, you know what I thought it would be one of those nights where you do this whole shin dig and you go to bed and chill. Like, I put track shoe bottoms on, and I’m excited. It’s great to have this amazing opportunity.’

This year’s ceremony, which usually takes place in early January, was pushed back to February 28 as Hollywood continues to adjust to the coronavirus pandemic and new safety guidelines. 

No axe to grind: The second award of the night went to John Boyega in the Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series category for his role in Small Axe “Red, White and Blue”

In his acceptance speech, Boyega said: ‘Wow you know what, let me just say what I have to say first thank you so much to the HFPA for the opportunity, thank you, you know what I thought it would be one of those nights where you do this whole shin dig and you go to bed and chill. Like, I put track shoe bottoms on, and I’m excited. It’s great to have this amazing opportunity’

Shining: Boyega seen as Leroy Logan in his award winning episode of Small Axe

Catherine O’Hara earned the win in the Best Performance by an Actress in a TV Series, Comedy or Musical for her role in Schitt’s Creek.

The 66-year-old actress won over Lily Collins for Emily in Paris, Kaley Cuoco for The Flight Attendant, Elle Fanning for The Great, and Jane Levy for  Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist.

In her acceptance speech she said: ‘Thank you, I’m grateful just to share your good will for my lovely fellow nominees this is great, thank you so much I’m happily and seriously indebted to Dan Levy, they created an inspiring, funny, beautiful family love story in which they wanted me to speak like an alien.

‘From the first day to the final day on set where everyone except me held back tears it’s an experience that I am proud to be apart of.’

Amy Poehler and Tina Fey kicked off the night as they returned to host for the fourth time. The comedy duo did the honors in 2013, 2014 and 2015. 

Legend: Catherine O’Hara earned the win in the Best Performance by an Actress in a TV Series, Comedy or Musical for her role in Schitt’s Creek

Stiff competition: The 66-year-old actress won over Lily Collins for Emily in Paris, Kaley Cuoco for The Flight Attendant, Elle Fanning for The Great, and Jane Levy for Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist

New bebe: Catherine was recognized for her work as Moira Schitt in PopTV series Schitt’s Creek

It is the first ever awards show to be broadcast from two separate coasts. 

Fey, 50, is broadcasting from atop New York City’s Rockefeller Center in the Rainbow Room and Poehler, 49, in Los Angeles at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, where the ceremony is usually held annually.

Nominees will be tuning into the ceremony remotely but presenters have been asked to appear in person.

The impressive list of presenters this year includes; Awkwafina, Cynthia Erivo, Annie Mumolo, Joaquin Phoenix, Kristen Wiig and Renee Zellweger, Kevin Bacon, Sterling K. Brown, Michael Douglas, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Margot Robbie, Tiffany Haddish, Anthony Anderson, Kate Hudson and Kenan Thompson.

Satchel and Jackson Lee, children of three-time Golden Globe nominated filmmaker Spike Lee and producer/philanthropist Tonya Lewis Lee, are serving as the 2021 Golden Globe Ambassadors.

Jane Fonda, 83, is receiving the Cecil B. DeMille Award, an accolade for film. The acting icon has previously won Golden Globes for her roles in Klute, Julia and Coming Home.

Norman Lear will be honored with the Carol Burnett Award, a counterpart to the DeMille Award that focuses on life achievement in television. The writer, director and producer is a six-time Golden Globe winner.

Nominations were announced on February 3 with streaming giant Netflix receiving 42 nominations across film and television.

Dynamic duo: Amy Poehler and Tina Fey kicked off the night as they returned to host for the fourth time. The comedy duo did the honors in 2013, 2014 and 2015

David Fincher’s Mank lead with six nominations across film, while The Crown also topped the TV categories with the same number of nominations.

Netflix smash-hit Emily in Paris found itself as one of the more controversially nominated shows, landing a nomination for best TV series, musical or comedy. The show’s star, Lily Collins, also got a nod for best actress.

Much of the uproar surrounding the nomination stems from the snubbing of Michaela Coel, whose HBO drama I May Destroy You failed to land any nominations.

Deborah Copaken, one of the writers of Emily in Paris, even spoke out to criticize the Hollywood Foreign Press for shunning Coel.

Wow factor: Fey, 50, is broadcasting from atop New York City’s Rockefeller Center in the Rainbow Room and Poehler, 49, in Los Angeles at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, where the ceremony is usually held annually

Reunion: Amy hugged fellow Saturday Night Live cast members Maya Rudolph and Kenan Thompson

Copaken tweeted that it was ‘just wrong’, and later expanded on her thoughts in an op-ed for the Guardian.

‘Am I excited that Emily in Paris was nominated? Yes. Of course. I’ve never been remotely close to seeing a Golden Globe statue up close, let alone being nominated for one,’ she wrote.

‘But that excitement is now unfortunately tempered by my rage over Coel’s snub. That I May Destroy You did not get one Golden Globe nod is not only wrong, it’s what is wrong with everything.

‘We need art that reflects all of our colors, not just some. But we also need to give awards to shows (and music and films and plays and musicals) that deserve them, no matter the color of the skin of their creators,’ she went on to write.

Last year’s 77th Golden Globes, hosted by Ricky Gervais, averaged 19.2 million viewers, making it one of the most-watched network telecasts of 2020.

Simply stunning: Tiffany Haddish was one of the few presenters at the event as they were asked to appear in person at the Beverly Hills Hilton despite nominees being livestreamed in from their homes

Ravishing in red: Salma Hayek was red hot in a bright gown as she presented at the event

GOLDEN GLOBES 2021: THE WINNERS

 MOVIES 

Best Motion Picture, Drama

The Father

Mank

Nomadland – WINNER

Promising Young Woman

The Trial of the Chicago 7

 

Best Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical

Borat Subsequent Moviefilm – WINNER

Hamilton

Music

Palm Springs

The Prom

Sweeping the board: Mank is the most nominated film with six nods

 

Best Director

Emerald Fennell – Promising Young Woman

David Fincher – Mank

Regina King – One Night in Miami

Aaron Sorkin – The Trial of the Chicago 7

Chloé Zhao – Nomadland – WINNER

 

Best Screenplay

Emerald Fennell – Promising Young Woman

Jack Fincher – Mank

Christopher Hampton, Florian Zeller – The Father

Aaron Sorkin – The Trial of the Chicago 7 – WINNER

Chloé Zhao – Nomadland

Best Foreign Language Picture

Another Round

La Llorona

The Life Ahead

Minari – WINNER

Two of Us

 

Best Animated Picture

The Croods: A New Age

Onward

Over the Moon

Soul – WINNER

Wolfwalkers

 

Best Performance by an 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 Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama

Riz Ahmed – Sound of Metal

Chadwick Boseman – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom – WINNER

Anthony Hopkins – The Father

Gary Oldman – Mank

Tahar Rahim – The Mauritanian

Captivating: Vanessa Kirby is nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama for Pieces of a Woman

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical

Maria Bakalova – Borat Subsequent Moviefilm

Kate Hudson – Music

Michelle Pfeiffer – French Exit

Rosamund Pike – I Care a Lot – WINNER

Anya Taylor-Joy – Emma

 

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical

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 Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture

Glenn Close – Hilbilly Elegy

Jodie Foster – The Mauritanian – WINNER

Olivia Colman – The Father

Amanda Seyfried – Mank

Helena Zengel – News of the World

 

Best Supporting Actor in a 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 Original Score in a Motion Picture

The Midnight Sky

Tenet

News of the World

Mank

Soul – WINNER

 

Best Original Song in a Motion Picture

Judas and the Black Messiah

The Life Ahead – WINNER

One Night in Miami

The Trial of the Chicago 7

The United States vs Billie Holiday

TELEVISION 

Best Television Series, Drama

The Crown – WINNER

Lovecraft Country

The Mandalorian

Ozark

Ratched

One to watch: Lovecraft Country is up for Best Television Series, Drama

Best Television Series, Comedy or Musical

Emily in Paris

The Flight Attendant

The Great

Schitt’s Creek – WINNER

Ted Lasso

 

Best Limited Series, Anthology or TV Movie

Normal People

The Queen’s Gambit – WINNER

Small Axe

The Undoing

Unorthodox

Racy: Normal People is up for Best Limited Series, Anthology or TV Movie

Best Performance by an Actress in a TV 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 TV Series, Drama

Jason Bateman – Ozark

Josh O’Connor – The Crown – WINNER

Bob Odenkirk – Better Call Saul

Al Pacino – Hunters

Matthew Rhys– Perry Mason

Spooky: Sarah Paulson is up for Best Performance by an Actress in a TV Series, Drama for Ratched

Best Performance by an Actress in a TV Series, Comedy or Musical

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 TV series, Comedy or Musical

Don Cheadle – Black Monday

Nicholas Hoult – The Great

Eugene Levy – Schitt’s Creek

Jason Sudeikis – Ted Lasso – WINNER

Ramy Youssef – Ramy

 

Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology or TV Movie

Cate Blanchett – Mrs America

Daisy Edgar-Jones – Normal People

Shira Haas – Unorthodox

Nicole Kidman – The Undoing

Anya Taylor-Joy – The Queen’s Gambit – WINNER

Royally good: Elle Fanning is up for Best Performance by an Actress in a TV Series, Comedy or Musical for The Great

Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology or TV Movie

Bryan Cranston – Your Honour

Jeff Daniels – The Comey Rule

Hugh Grant – The Undoing

Ethan Hawke – The Good Lord Bird

Mark Ruffalo – I Know This Much Is True – WINNER

 

Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series

Gillian Anderson – The Crown – WINNER

Helena Bonham Carter – The Crown

Julia Garner – Ozark

Annie Murphy – Schitt’s Creek

Cynthia Nixon – Ratched

 

Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series

John Boyega – Small Axe, “Red, White and Blue” – WINNER

Daniel Levy – Schitt’s Creek

Brendan Gleeson – The Comey Rule

Jim Parsons – Hollywood

Donald Sutherland – The Undoing

One to watch: Donald Sutherland is up for Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series for The Undoing

 

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