Golden Globes 2021 Winners List

The 78th Golden Globes occurred on February 28th at 8 p.m. on NBC. The event was hosted by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, who were on opposite coasts.

“Nomadland” won the film drama category while “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” won the film comedy or musical division, which made these two motion pictures the biggest winners of the night. 

Specifically, “Nomadland” had its director, Chloe Zhao, win the best director award which is the first time a woman has won the award in thirty-seven years. Shows like “Schitt’s Creek”, “The Crown”, and “Queen’s Gambit” seemed to be the biggest winners for television awards. 

Another important aspect was Black representation as actors like John Boyega, Daniel Kaluuya, Andra Day and the late Chadwick Boseman were all honored for their impact and work as well as Disney’s “Soul” won the best-animated film award. 

However, something that was heavily talked about online was the fact that the Hollywood Foreign Press Association didn’t have any Black voters which caused a strain on the event for many. The hosts themselves commented on this by noting the number of Black actors and Black-led projects that were overlooked this year and asking the HFPA to have more inclusivity during these voting processes. 

HFPA took this broadcast as the time to make a statement towards these sentiments by stating they would include more POC journalists in the organization and diversifying their membership.

Best Motion Picture – Drama

• WINNER: Nomadland
• The Father
• Mank
• Promising Young Woman
• The Trial of the Chicago 7

Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama

• WINNER: Andra Day, The United States vs Billie Holiday
• Viola Davis, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
• Vanessa Kirby, Pieces of a Woman
• Frances McDormand, Nomadland
• Carey Mulligan, Promising Young Woman

Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama

• WINNER: Chadwick Boseman, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
• Riz Ahmed, Sound of Metal
• Anthony Hopkins, The Father
• Gary Oldman, Mank
• Tahar Rahim, The Mauritanian

Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

• WINNER: Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
• Hamilton
• Music
• Palm Springs
• The Prom

Best actress in a motion picture – musical or comedy

• WINNER: Rosamund Pike, I Care A Lot
• Maria Bakalova, Borat Subsequent Movie film
• Kate Hudson, Music
• Michelle Pfeiffer, French Exit
• Anya Taylor-Joy, Emma

Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

• WINNER: Sacha Baron Cohen, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
• James Corden, The Prom
• Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hamilton
• Dev Patel, The Personal History of David Copperfield
• Andy Samberg, Palm Springs

Best Supporting Actress in Any Motion Picture

• WINNER: Jodie Foster, The Mauritanian
• Glenn Close, Hillbilly Elegy
• Olivia Colman, The Father
• Amanda Seyfried, Mank
• Helena Zengel, News of the World

Best Supporting Actor in Any Motion Picture

• WINNER: Daniel Kaluuya, Judas and the Black Messiah
• Sacha Baron Cohen, The Trial of the Chicago 7
• Jared Leto, The Little Things
• Bill Murray, On the Rocks
• Leslie Odom Jr, One Night in Miami

Best Director – Motion Picture

• WINNER: Chloe Zhao, Nomadland
• David Fincher, Mank
• Regina King, One Night in Miami
• Aaron Sorkin, The Trial of the Chicago 7
• Emerald Fennell, Promising Young Woman

Best Screenplay – Motion Picture

• WINNER: Aaron Sorkin, The Trial of the Chicago 7
• Christopher Hampton and Florian Zeller, The Father
• Jack Fincher, Mank
• Chloé Zhao, Nomadland
• Emerald Fennell, Promising Young Woman

Best Motion Picture – Animated

• WINNER: Soul
• The Croods: A New Age
• Onward
• Over the Moon
• Wolfwalkers

Best motion picture – foreign language

• WINNER: Minari (USA)

• Another Round (Denmark)
• La Llorona (Guatemala)
• The Life Ahead (Italy)
• Two of Us (France)

Best Original Score – Motion Picture

• WINNER: Soul – Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Jon Batiste
• Mank – Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
• The Midnight Sky – Alexandre Desplat
• News of the World – James Newton Howard
• Tenet – Ludwig Göransson

Best Original Song – Motion Picture

• WINNER: Io Si (Seen) – The Life Ahead
• Fight for You – Judas and the Black Messiah
• Hear My Voice – The Trial of the Chicago 7
• Speak Now – One Night in Miami
• Tigress & Tweed – The US vs Billie Holiday

Best TV Series – Drama

• WINNER: The Crown
• Lovecraft Country
• The Mandalorian
• Ozark
• Ratched

Best Actress in a Drama Series

• WINNER: Emma Corrin, The Crown
• Olivia Colman, The Crown
• Jodie Comer, Killing Eve
• Laura Linney, Ozark
• Sarah Paulson, Ratched

Best Actor in a Drama Series

• WINNER: Josh O’Connor, The Crown
• Jason Bateman, Ozark
• Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
• Al Pacino, Hunters
• Matthew Rhys, Perry Mason

Best TV Series – Musical or Comedy

• WINNER: Schitt’s Creek
• Emily in Paris
• The Flight Attendant
• The Great
• Ted Lasso

Best Actress in a TV Series – Musical or comedy

• WINNER: Catherine O’Hara, Schitt’s Creek

• Lily Collins, Emily in Paris
• Kaley Cuoco, The Flight Attendant
• Elle Fanning, The Great
• Jane Levy, Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist

Best actor in a TV series – Musical or Comedy

• WINNER: Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso
• Don Cheadle, Black Monday
• Nicholas Hoult, The Great
• Eugene Levy, Schitt’s Creek
• Ramy Youssef, Ramy

Best Limited Series or TV Movie

• WINNER: The Queen’s Gambit
• Normal People
• Small Axe
• The Undoing
• Unorthodox

Best Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie

• WINNER: Anya Taylor-Joy, The Queen’s Gambit
• Cate Blanchett, Mrs. America
• Daisy Edgar-Jones, Normal People
• Shira Haas, Unorthodox
• Nicole Kidman, The Undoing

Best Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie

• WINNER: Mark Ruffalo, I Know This Much Is True
• Bryan Cranston, Your Honor
• Jeff Daniels, The Comey Rule
• Hugh Grant, The Undoing
• Ethan Hawke, The Good Lord Bird

Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Limited Series, or TV Movie

• WINNER: Gillian Anderson, The Crown
• Helena Bonham Carter, The Crown
• Julia Garner, Ozark
• Cynthia Nixon, Ratched
• Annie Murphy, Schitt’s Creek

Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Limited Series, or TV Movie

• WINNER: John Boyega, Small Axe
• Brendan Gleeson, The Comey Rule
• Dan Levy, Schitt’s Creek
• Jim Parsons, Hollywood
• Donald Sutherland, The Undoing

Cecil B DeMille Award – Jane Fonda

Carol Burnett Award – Norman Lear