Golden Globes 2021: ‘The Crown’, ‘Nomadland’ and ‘Schitt’s Creek’ win big

The 78th edition of The Golden Globes, an international award festival for films and television series, took place on February 28, 2021 (March 1 for India). In view of the coronavirus pandemic, the awards show was telecast on TN and online. This year, the event was hosted by actor Tina Fey from Rainbow Room in New York and co-hosted by Parks and Recreation fame Amy Poehler from Beverly Hills, Los Angeles.  

The show was available to watch on NBC channel and to stream online on AT&T TV Now, Hulu Live TV and YouTube TV. In India, it was telecast on Comedy Central India, Vh1 and Colours Infinity. 

This year, the movies that released on OTT platforms had a great run at the awards show and Netflix’s historical drama The Crown bagged the highest number of awards. The show won awards in four major categories, this included Best Television Series (Drama). Actors Emma Corin, Josh O’ Connor and Gillian Anderson won awards for essaying the roles of princess Diana, Prince Charles and Margaret Thatcher respectively.  

Canadian sitcom Schitt’s Creek had five nominations and won an award under the Best Television Series (musical or comedy) category. Actor Catherine O’ Hara who played the role of Moira Rose in Schitt’s Creek bagged the award for Best Actress in a Television series.  Drama series Ozark and psychological thriller The Undoing had four nominations each but did not win any awards. 

Chloe Zhao’s Nomadland, a drama on the life of a woman who was rendered homeless crossing to hit the road in her trailer, and Sacha Baron Cohen's satire Borat 2 won the award for the Best Motion Picture (Drama) and Best Motion Picture (Musical/Comedy). Chinese-American filmmaker Chloe Zhao also won the award for best director and became the only second woman director and the first woman director of Asian descent to bag the award at the Golden Globes.  

Netflix's popular chess adaptation series The Queen’s Gambit won two awards. Lead actor Anya Taylor-Joy won an award for Best Actress in limited television series. The show also won the award for Best Limited Series.

Late actor Chadwick Boseman posthumously won the award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama for his work in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. The actor’s wife Simone Boseman accepted the award on his behalf. Social media platforms have been flooded with messages and wishes for the Black Panther star.