Borat, Nomadland bag top awards, late Chadwick Boseman named best actor
BoratSubsequentMoviefilm and Nomadland were among the top winners at the 78th Golden Globe Awards. TheCrown and late star Chadwick Boseman were among winners, too, while veteran Jane Fonda was feted with the lifetime achievement award.
The ceremony was held virtually and the live audience consisted of frontline workers and first responders of the Covid19 pandemic. Actresses Tina Fey and Amy Poehler returned to hosting duties this year, but they were in New York and Los Angeles respectively, marking the first time the Golden Globes have been bicoastal.
The best drama film went to Nomadland starring Frances McDormand as a homeless woman traveling through the American West. Schitt’sCreek was named Best Comedy series. Actress Catherine O’Hara, who plays the role of Moira Rose in the show, was feted with best comedy actress honour.
The best director award went to Chloe Zhao, who became the second female winner of the category in Globes history, after Barbara Streisand in 1983, reports bbc.com. The Sacha Baron Cohen-starrer Borat SubsequentMoviefilm, the sequel to 2006’s hugely successful Borat, was named best musical or comedy film.
“Thank you to the all-white Hollywood Foreign Press,” said Sacha Baron Cohen as he accepted the prize, referring to the recent revelation that the organisation behind the Globes currently has no black members. The actor joked about the awards body as he was named best actor in a comedy or musical for the same film.
Other winners included Rosamund Pike, who was named best actress in a musical or comedy film for CareALot. The best supporting actor went to
Daniel Kaluuya for his performance in JudasAnd theBlackMessiah.
The film cast Kaluuya essayed the role of US activist Fred Hampton, chairman of the Black Panther
Party who was assassinated at the age of 21 in 1969. The actor said that he hopes generations after this would see how Hampton fought.
TheCrown won four honours including the best drama series. Josh O’Connor and Emma Corrin both won for their performances as Prince Charles and Princess Diana respectively. Actress Gillian Anderson was named in the best supporting category in the series for her portrayal of former prime minister Margaret Thatcher.
Late star Chadwick Boseman was posthumously named best actor in a drama film for his performance in Ma Rainy’sBlackBottom. His wife, Taylor Simone Ledward, accepted the award on his behalf. Boseman passed away last summer after quietly battling colon cancer for years.
Actress-singer Andra Day won in the best actress in a motion picture (drama) category for her performance in the OTT film TheUnitedStates vs.BillieHoliday. Day is only the second Black woman to win at the Globes after Whoopi Goldberg, who won 35 years ago for TheColorPurple, according to Variety. TheQueen’sGambit was named best-limited series and its star Anya Taylor-Joy, was named best actress in a limited series. Other winners included Mark Ruffalo for best actor in a limited series, and Pixar’s Soul, which won bestanimated film.