Golden Globe Awards 2021 – Full List of Winners and Nominees
By Online Harbour. Published: 02 March 2021. Entertainment
The 78th Golden Globe Awards, honouring the best in film and television. The Golden Globe Awards ceremony took place on February 28, 2021 hosted by Amy Poehler and Tina fey; nearly two months later than usual due to the impact of the COVID19 pandemic on cinema and on television. Below the full list of nominees and winners.
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Golden Globe Awards 2021 – Film winners and nominees
Best Motion Picture – Drama
Winner: Nomadland
The Father
Mank
Promising Young Woman
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Winner: Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Hamilton
Music
Palm Springs
The Prom
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Winner: 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 by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Winner: 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
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Winner: 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 Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Winner: 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
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture
Winner: 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
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture
Winner: 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
Best Director – Motion Picture
Winner: 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
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Winner: Aaron Sorkin – The Trial of the Chicago 7
Emerald Fennell – Promising Young Woman
Jack Fincher Indicates a posthumous nomination – Mank
Florian Zeller and Christopher Hampton – The Father
Chloé Zhao – Nomadland
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: Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, and Jon Batiste – Soul
Alexandre Desplat – The Midnight Sky
Ludwig Göransson – Tenet
James Newton Howard – News of the World
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross – Mank
Best Original Song – Motion Picture
Winner: “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
Golden Globe Awards 2021 – Television winners and nominees
Best Television Series – Drama
Winner: The Crown (Netflix)
Lovecraft Country (HBO)
The Mandalorian (Disney+)
Ozark (Netflix)
Ratched (Netflix)
Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Winner: Schitt’s Creek (Pop TV)
Emily in Paris (Netflix)
The Flight Attendant (HBO Max)
The Great (Hulu)
Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series – Drama
Winner: 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 by an Actor In A Television Series – Drama
Winner: Josh O’Connor – The Crown (Netflix) as Prince Charles
Jason Bateman – Ozark (Netflix) as Martin “Marty” Byrde
Bob Odenkirk – Better Call Saul (AMC) as Saul Goodman
Al Pacino – Hunters (Prime Video) as Meyer Offerman
Matthew Rhys – Perry Mason (HBO) as Perry Mason
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Winner: 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 by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Winner: 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
Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film
Winner: Anya Taylor-Joy – The Queen’s Gambit (Netflix) as Elizabeth “Beth” Harmon
Cate Blanchett – Mrs. America (FX) 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 Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Winner: 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
Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Winner: 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
Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Winner: 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
Best Television Motion Picture
Winner: The Queen’s Gambit (Netflix)
Normal People (Hulu)
Small Axe (Prime Video)
The Undoing (HBO)
Unorthodox (Netflix)
Cecil B. DeMille Award
Recipient: Jane Fonda
Carol Burnett Award
Recipient: Norman Lear