In a heartbreaking acceptance speech, Simone Boseman, the wife of the late Chadwick Boseman teared up as she spoke about what Boseman would have said in the moment.
“He would thank God,” she said. “He would thank his parents. He would thank his ancestors for their guidance and their sacrifices. He would say something beautiful, something inspiring, something that would amplify that little voice inside all of us that tells us you can, that tells you to keep going, that calls you back to what you are meant to be doing at this moment in history.”
Boseman won the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama for his role in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. His peers in the category included Riz Ahmed, Anthony Hopkins, Tahar Rahim and Gary Oldman.
Andra Day, who played the role of jazz singer Billie Holiday in The United States vs. Billie Holiday, won her first Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Motion Picture Drama. Her peers in the category included Vanessa Kirby (Pieces of a Woman), Frances McDormand (Nomadland), Carey Mulligan (Promising Young Woman), and Viola Davis (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom).
Daniel Kaluuya won Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture for his pic Judas and the Black Messiah. Although it appeared that his acceptance speech would not occur when a glitch in the Zoom connection caused his video to mute, the Golden Globes recovered and was able to fix the issue.
Kaluuya brazenly shouted out fellow cast member LaKeith Stanfield for his portrayal of Bill O’Neal. Stanfield has admitted that the decision to play the role of O’Neal, who is remembered for betraying the activist organization the Black Panthers, caused him to have to seek therapy. Kaluuya also paid homage to Nipsey Hussle when he quoted the late Crenshaw and Slauson rapper saying, “We’re here to give, until we’re empty.”
One big award of the night, Best Director Motion Picture, went to Asian female director Chloé Zhao for Nomadland. The pic also won for Best Motion Picture Drama.
John Boyega took home the award for Best Supporting Actor in Television – for the Steve McQueen series Small Axe.
Some highlights in the pretty straight forward show included a beautiful Tiffany Haddish gracing the stage looking like a golden treat. From her blonde baldy to her gold dress, she charmed everyone with her graceful presence. Just a thought — wouldn’t it be lovely to see the likes of her on a series like Bridgerton? Some people would probably faint from the notion, but we could definitely see the comedian-turned-actor sporting a British accent while rattling to people of the “ton.”
Another sighting that caused a stir was comedian Tracy Morgan. He joined the Golden Globes as an award presenter for Best Score Motion Picture where Disney animation Soul won. To the amusement of the socially distanced audience, Morgan flubbed the name of the pic, calling it “Sal” instead of Soul. The nominees for Best Television Actor – Musical/Comedy Series, consisting of Don Cheadle, Nicholas Hoult, Eugene Levy, and Ramy Youssef, also got a crack out of the incident.
The Golden Globes was filled with diverse presenters, commercial sponsors full of diverse actors, and even a diverse audience. Meanwhile, some of Hollywood’s most esteemed talent, among them Viola Davis and Ava DuVernay, continued the #TimesUpGoldenGlobe campaign on social media calling out the award show for not having any Black representation on the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Both Davis and DuVernay participated in the show this year.
Other winners of the 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards:
Best Picture – Musical/Comedy – Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Best Actress – Motion Picture – Musical/Comedy – Rosamund Pike (I Care A Lot)
Best Actor – Motion Picture – Musical/Comedy – Sacha Baron Cohen (Borat Subsequent Moviefilm)
Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture – Jodie Foster (The Mauritanian)
Best Screenplay Motion Picture – Aaron Sorkin (The Trial of the Chicago 7)
Best Picture – Animated – Soul
Best Score Motion Picture – Jon Batiste, Atticus Ross, Trent Reznor (Soul)
Best Picture – Foreign Language – Minari
Best Song Motion Picture – The Life Ahead
Best Drama Series – The Crown
Best Musical/Comedy Series – Schitt’s Creek
Best Television Motion Picture – The Queen’s Gambit
Best Actress – Television Motion Picture – Anya Taylor-Joy (The Queen’s Gambit)
Best Actor – Television Motion Picture – Mark Ruffalo (I Know This Much Is True)
Best Television Actress – Drama Series – Emma Corrin (The Crown)
Best Television Actor – Drama Series – Josh O’Connor (The Crown)
Best Television Actress – Musical/Comedy Series – Catherine O’Hara (Schitt’s Creek)
Best Television Actor – Musical/Comedy Series – Jason Sudeikis (Ted Lasso)
Best Supporting Actress – Television – Gillian Anderson (The Crown)
Cecil B. deMille Award – Jane Fonda
Carol Burnett Award – Norman Lear
