78th Golden Globe Awards

78th Golden Globe Awards
Official poster
Date	February 28, 2021
Site	The Rainbow Room, Manhattan, New York City, U.S. The Beverly Hilton, Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
Hosted by	Tina Fey Amy Poehler
Highlights
Best Film: Drama	Nomadland
Best Film: Musical or Comedy	Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Best Drama Series	The Crown
Best Musical or Comedy Series	Schitt's Creek
Best Miniseries or Television movie	The Queen's Gambit
Most awards	The Crown (4)
Most nominations	The Crown Mank (6)
Television coverage
Network	NBC
Ratings	6.9 million (Nielsen ratings) [1]
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The 78th Golden Globe Awards honored the best in American television of 2020, as well as film in 2020 and early 2021, ^[2] as chosen by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA). The ceremony took place on February 28, 2021, nearly two months later than normal, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cinema and on television. ^[3] Produced by Dick Clark Productions and the HFPA, and aired live on NBC in the United States, this was the first bi-coastal Golden Globes ceremony, with Tina Fey co-hosting from The Rainbow Room in New York City, and Amy Poehler co-hosting from The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California. ^[4]

The nominees were announced on February 3, 2021. Jane Fonda and Norman Lear were announced as the recipients of the Cecil B. DeMille Award and the Carol Burnett Award, respectively. ^{[5] [6]}

With four wins, The Crown won the most awards at the ceremony, including Best Television Series – Drama. Schitt's Creek and The Queen's Gambit won two awards each, with Schitt's Creek winning Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy and The Queen's Gambit winning Best Miniseries or Television Film. In film, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm , Nomadland , and Soul won two awards each, with Nomadland winning Best Motion Picture – Drama and Borat Subsequent Moviefilm winning Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy.

Production

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler were announced as the hosts of the ceremony, for the fourth time, in January 2020, ^[7] but for the very first time to co-host the Golden Globes bicoastally, both from Manhattan and from Beverly Hills, California. By June 2020, the HFPA decided to postpone the ceremony from its normal date in early January to February 28 due to both the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cinema and on television production. ^{[2] [3]} On February 2, 2021, it was reported that the ceremony would be held from both the Rainbow Room in New York City and the Golden Globes' usual home at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, allowing those on the East Coast to participate without having to make the cross-country trip. ^[4] The nominees were announced on February 3, 2021. ^{[8] [9]}

Timetable

• The eligibility period for motion pictures was extended to February 28, 2021. ^[2]

Winners and nominees

Chadwick Boseman, Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama winner

Andra Day, Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama winner

Sacha Baron Cohen, Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy winner

Rosamund Pike, Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy winner

Daniel Kaluuya, Best Supporting Actor winner

Jodie Foster, Best Supporting Actress winner

Josh O'Connor, Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama winner

Jason Sudeikis, Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy winner

Catherine O'Hara, Best Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy winner

Mark Ruffalo, Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film winner

Anya Taylor-Joy, Best Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film winner

John Boyega, Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries, or Television Film winner

Gillian Anderson, Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries, or Television Film winner

Film

Key

†	Indicates a posthumous nomination

Best Motion Picture
Drama	Musical or Comedy
Nomadland The Father Mank Promising Young Woman The Trial of the Chicago 7	Borat Subsequent Moviefilm Hamilton Music Palm Springs The Prom
Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama
Actor	Actress
Chadwick Boseman † – Ma Rainey's Black Bottom as Levee Green Riz Ahmed – Sound of Metal as Ruben Stone Anthony Hopkins – The Father as Anthony Gary Oldman – Mank as Herman J. Mankiewicz Tahar Rahim – The Mauritanian as Mohamedou Ould Salahi	Andra Day – The United States vs. Billie Holiday as Billie Holiday Viola Davis – Ma Rainey's Black Bottom as Ma Rainey Vanessa Kirby – Pieces of a Woman as Martha Weiss Frances McDormand – Nomadland as Fern Carey Mulligan – Promising Young Woman as Cassandra "Cassie" Thomas
Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Actor	Actress
Sacha Baron Cohen – Borat Subsequent Moviefilm as Borat Sagdiyev James Corden – The Prom as Barry Glickman Lin-Manuel Miranda – Hamilton as Alexander Hamilton Dev Patel – The Personal History of David Copperfield as David Copperfield Andy Samberg – Palm Springs as Nyles	Rosamund Pike – I Care a Lot as Marla Grayson Maria Bakalova – Borat Subsequent Moviefilm as Tutar Sagdiyev Kate Hudson – Music as Kazu "Zu" Gamble Michelle Pfeiffer – French Exit as Frances Price Anya Taylor-Joy – Emma as Emma Woodhouse
Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture
Supporting Actor	Supporting Actress
Daniel Kaluuya – Judas and the Black Messiah as Fred Hampton Sacha Baron Cohen – The Trial of the Chicago 7 as Abbie Hoffman Jared Leto – The Little Things as Albert Sparma Bill Murray – On the Rocks as Felix Keane Leslie Odom Jr. – One Night in Miami... as Sam Cooke	Jodie Foster – The Mauritanian as Nancy Hollander Glenn Close – Hillbilly Elegy as Bonnie "Mamaw" Vance Olivia Colman – The Father as Anne Amanda Seyfried – Mank as Marion Davies Helena Zengel – News of the World as Johanna Leonberger
Other
Best Director	Best Screenplay
Chloé Zhao – Nomadland Emerald Fennell – Promising Young Woman David Fincher – Mank Regina King – One Night in Miami... Aaron Sorkin – The Trial of the Chicago 7	Aaron Sorkin – The Trial of the Chicago 7 Emerald Fennell – Promising Young Woman Jack Fincher † – Mank Christopher Hampton and Florian Zeller – The Father Chloé Zhao – Nomadland
Best Original Score	Best Original Song
Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor, and Atticus Ross – Soul Alexandre Desplat – The Midnight Sky Ludwig Göransson – Tenet James Newton Howard – News of the World Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross – Mank	"Io sì (Seen)" (Niccolò Agliardi, Laura Pausini, and Diane Warren) – The Life Ahead "Fight for You" (D'Mile, H.E.R., and Tiara Thomas) – Judas and the Black Messiah "Hear My Voice" (Celeste and Daniel Pemberton) – The Trial of the Chicago 7 "Speak Now" (Sam Ashworth and Leslie Odom Jr.) – One Night in Miami... "Tigress & Tweed" (Andra Day and Raphael Saadiq) – The United States vs. Billie Holiday
Best Animated Feature Film	Best Foreign Language Film
Soul The Croods: A New Age Onward Over the Moon Wolfwalkers	Minari (United States) Another Round (Denmark) La Llorona (Guatemala) The Life Ahead (Italy) Two of Us (France)

Films with multiple nominations

The following films received multiple nominations:

Nominations	Films
6	Mank
5	The Trial of the Chicago 7
4	The Father
	Nomadland
	Promising Young Woman
3	Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
	One Night in Miami...
2	Hamilton
	Judas and the Black Messiah
	The Life Ahead
	Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
	The Mauritanian
	Music
	News of the World
	Palm Springs
	The Prom
	Soul
	The United States vs. Billie Holiday

Films with multiple wins

The following films received multiple wins:

Wins	Films
2	Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
	Nomadland
	Soul

Television

Best Television Series
Drama	Musical or Comedy
The Crown (Netflix) Lovecraft Country (HBO) The Mandalorian (Disney+) Ozark (Netflix) Ratched (Netflix)	Schitt's Creek (Pop TV) Emily in Paris (Netflix) The Flight Attendant (HBO Max) The Great (Hulu) Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
Best Miniseries or Television Film
The Queen's Gambit (Netflix) Normal People (Hulu) Small Axe (Prime Video) The Undoing (HBO) Unorthodox (Netflix)
Best Performance in a Television Series – Drama
Actor	Actress
Josh O'Connor – The Crown (Netflix) as Charles, Prince of Wales Jason Bateman – Ozark (Netflix) as Martin "Marty" Byrde Bob Odenkirk – Better Call Saul (AMC) as Saul Goodman Al Pacino – Hunters (Amazon Prime Video) as Meyer Offerman Matthew Rhys – Perry Mason (HBO) as Perry Mason	Emma Corrin – The Crown (Netflix) as Diana, Princess of Wales Olivia Colman – The Crown (Netflix) as Queen Elizabeth II Jodie Comer – Killing Eve (BBC America) as Villanelle Laura Linney – Ozark (Netflix) as Wendy Byrde Sarah Paulson – Ratched (Netflix) as Nurse Ratched
Best Performance in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Actor	Actress
Jason Sudeikis – Ted Lasso (Apple TV+) as Ted Lasso Don Cheadle – Black Monday (Showtime) as Maurice Monroe Nicholas Hoult – The Great (Hulu) as Peter III of Russia Eugene Levy – Schitt's Creek (Pop TV) as Johnny Rose Ramy Youssef – Ramy (Hulu) as Ramy Hassan	Catherine O'Hara – Schitt's Creek (Pop TV) as Moira Rose Lily Collins – Emily in Paris (Netflix) as Emily Cooper Kaley Cuoco – The Flight Attendant (HBO Max) as Cassie Bowden Elle Fanning – The Great (Hulu) as Catherine the Great Jane Levy – Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (NBC) as Zoey Clarke
Best Performance in a Miniseries or Television Film
Actor	Actress
Mark Ruffalo – I Know This Much Is True (HBO) as Dominick and Thomas Birdsey Bryan Cranston – Your Honor (Showtime) as Michael Desiato Jeff Daniels – The Comey Rule (Showtime) as James Comey Hugh Grant – The Undoing (HBO) as Jonathan Fraser Ethan Hawke – The Good Lord Bird (Showtime) as John Brown	Anya Taylor-Joy – The Queen's Gambit (Netflix) as Beth Harmon Cate Blanchett – Mrs. America (FX on Hulu) as Phyllis Schlafly Daisy Edgar-Jones – Normal People (Hulu) as Marianne Sheridan Shira Haas – Unorthodox (Netflix) as Esther "Esty" Shapiro Nicole Kidman – The Undoing (HBO) as Grace Fraser
Best Supporting Performance in a Series, Miniseries or Television Film
Supporting Actor	Supporting Actress
John Boyega – Small Axe (Prime Video) as Leroy Logan Brendan Gleeson – The Comey Rule (Showtime) as President Donald Trump Dan Levy – Schitt's Creek (Pop TV) as David Rose Jim Parsons – Hollywood (Netflix) as Henry Willson Donald Sutherland – The Undoing (HBO) as Franklin Reinhardt	Gillian Anderson – The Crown (Netflix) as Margaret Thatcher Helena Bonham Carter – The Crown (Netflix) as Princess Margaret Julia Garner – Ozark (Netflix) as Ruth Langmore Annie Murphy – Schitt's Creek (Pop TV) as Alexis Rose Cynthia Nixon – Ratched (Netflix) as Gwendolyn Briggs

Series with multiple nominations

The following television series received multiple nominations:

Nominations	Series
6	The Crown
5	Schitt's Creek
4	Ozark
	The Undoing
3	The Great
	Ratched
2	The Comey Rule
	Emily in Paris
	The Flight Attendant
	Normal People
	The Queen's Gambit
	Small Axe
	Ted Lasso
	Unorthodox

Series with multiple wins

The following series received multiple wins:

Wins	Series
4	The Crown
2	Schitt's Creek
	The Queen's Gambit

Cecil B. DeMille Award

The Cecil B. DeMille Award is an honorary award bestowed to honorees who have made a significant mark in the film industry. It is named after its first recipient, director Cecil B. DeMille.

• Jane Fonda ^[5]

Carol Burnett Award

The Carol Burnett Award is an honorary award given for outstanding and lasting contributions to television on or off the screen. It is named in honor of its first recipient, actress Carol Burnett.

• Norman Lear ^[6]

Ceremony

Golden Globe Ambassadors

The Golden Globe Ambassadors are Jackson Lee and Satchel Lee, the son and daughter of Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee. ^[10]

Presenters

The following individuals presented awards at the ceremony: ^[11]

• Laura Dern with Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
• Angela Bassett with Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film
• Colin Farrell introduced The Father
• Christian Slater (in New York City) with Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy
• Tiffany Haddish with Best Animated Feature Film
• Yahya Abdul-Mateen II introduced The Trial of the Chicago 7
• Amanda Seyfried introduced Mank
• Justin Theroux (in New York City) with Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film
• Cynthia Erivo with Best Screenplay
• Sarah Paulson introduced The Prom
• Tina Fey and Amy Poehler with the Carol Burnett Award and the Cecil B. DeMille Award
• Salma Hayek introduced Nomadland
• Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick with Best Actress – Television Series Drama
• Tracy Morgan (in New York City) with Best Original Song and Best Original Score
• Kate Hudson introduced Music
• Sterling K. Brown and Susan Kelechi Watson with Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy and Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy
• Ben Stiller (in New York City) with Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
• Margot Robbie introduced Promising Young Woman
• Anthony Anderson with Best Actor – Television Series Drama
• Gal Gadot with Best Foreign Language Film
• Kenan Thompson with Best Television Series – Drama
• Ava DuVernay introduced Hamilton
• Jamie Lee Curtis with Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
• Christopher Meloni (in New York City) with Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film
• Jeanise Jones introduced Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
• Rosie Perez (in New York City) with Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film and Best Miniseries or Television Film
• Renée Zellweger with Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
• Bryce Dallas Howard (in New York City) with Best Director
• Sandra Oh introduced Palm Springs
• Annie Mumolo and Kristen Wiig with Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
• Awkwafina with Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
• Joaquin Phoenix with Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama
• Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones (in New York City) with Best Motion Picture – Drama

Reception

Critical response

According to the review aggregator website Metacritic, which sampled 15 critic reviews and calculated a weighted average score of 35 out of 100, the ceremony received "generally unfavorable reviews". ^[12] On Rotten Tomatoes, 10% of 21 critics have given the ceremony a positive review, with an average rating of 3.52/10. The critics consensus on the website reads: "Disappointingly dull and disturbingly lacking in self-awareness, The 78th Golden Globes ceremony wastes its menagerie of celebrities—and some well-deserved wins—on a stilted ceremony overshadowed by HFPA's questionable behind-the-scenes behavior." ^[13]

Controversies

The ceremony received criticism regarding certain nominations. James Corden's nomination for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (for his performance in The Prom ) and the two nominations for Emily in Paris have faced controversy. ^{[14] [15]} The HFPA also drew criticism for the placement of Minari in the Best Foreign Language Film category, despite being an American film about a Korean-American family; it ultimately won. ^[16] The determination that the film would be eligible for this category rather than Best Motion Picture – Drama, based on the Globes' rule that any film with over 50% of its dialogue not in English would be considered a Foreign Language Film, invited controversy. ^{[17] [18] [19] [20]} Lulu Wang, whose film The Farewell was subject to the same rule the previous year, wrote that "I have not seen a more American film than #Minari this year. It's a story about an immigrant family, IN America, pursuing the American dream. We really need to change these antiquated rules that characterize American as only English-speaking". ^[17] Author Viet Thanh Nguyen wrote that the "decision speaks powerfully to the issue of what makes something — a language or a person or a culture — foreign". ^[21] Many other filmmakers, actors, and authors, including Nia DaCosta, Daniel Dae Kim, Min Jin Lee, Franklin Leonard, Simu Liu, Phil Lord, Celeste Ng, Harry Shum Jr., and Phillipa Soo criticized the decision on similar grounds. ^[22]

The nominations for the film Music also faced criticism for the casting of Maddie Ziegler as an autistic person, and concerns over what impact the film could have on the perception and handling of autistic people, ^[23] with co-host Tina Fey joking that "Twitter is saying it's the most offensive casting since Kate Hudson was the Weightwatchers spokesperson". ^[24] Hosts Fey and Amy Poehler also acknowledged the recent revelation that the HFPA has not had a single Black member for over twenty years. ^[24]

Viewership

The ceremony received 6.9 million viewers in the United States, with a 1.5 Nielsen rating among adults 18 to 49, representing a 68% drop in viewership from the previous year's ceremony. It is the least viewed Golden Globe Awards telecast since the 65th Golden Globe Awards in 2008, which was solely a press conference due to the 2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike. ^[1]

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External links

• Golden Globes official website
• 78th Golden Globe Awards at IMDb
• 78th Golden Globe Awards at Rotten Tomatoes