Golden Globes 2021 Highlights
The big winners of the night
From the LIfeMinute.TV Team
March 1, 2021
The 78th annual Golden Globe awards were held virtually Sunday night, hosted by Tiny Fey and Amy Poehler from opposite coasts—Fey in New York and Poehler in Los Angeles.
The night’s big winners? Nomadland took home Best Motion Picture and Best Director, for Chloé Zhao, who made Golden Globes history by being the first female Asian director to win.
Andra Day scored Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama for The United States vs. Billie Holiday.
Rosamund Pike won in the Musical or Comedy category for I Care a Lot.
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role went to Jodie Foster for The Mauritanian.
The late Chadwick Boseman posthumously won Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama for his final movie role in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy went to Sacha Baron Cohen for Borat Subsequent Moviefilm.
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture went to Daniel Kaluuya for Judas and the Black Messiah.
The night's big winners in the TV categories included The Crown for Best Television Series, Drama, Schitt’s Creek for Musical or Comedy and The Queen’s Gambit for Best Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television.
The Crown also won big for acting…Emma Corrin -- for Best Actress in a Drama TV Series. Co-star Josh O'Connor for Best Actor and Gillian Anderson for Best Supporting Actress.
Schitt’s Creek’s Catherine O’Hara won for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series, Musical or Comedy.
The Queen’s Gambit’s Anya Taylor-Joy won Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television.
Jason Sudeikis took home the award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series Musical or Comedy for his leading role in the Apple TV original series Ted Lasso.
I Know This Much Is True's Mark Ruffalo won for Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television.
Two living legends were also presented with honorary awards; Jane Fonda accepted the Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement award, and 98-year-old TV legend Norman Lear accepted the Carol Burnett Lifetime Achievement award. His career milestones include shows All in the Family, The Jeffersons, One Day at a Time, Sanford and Son and Maude.