The 78th Annual Golden Globes - The Winners

The Golden Globes' ceremony was last night and, like everything else this past year, it had to adapt to a world beset by Covid-19. Its lovely couple of hostesses, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, split their duties between Los Angeles and New York, but worked in tandem as flawlessly as if they were side-by-side.

The Oscars are going host-less again this year, which is unfortunate. A host sets the tone of the show and helps moving things along, both excellent reasons to have one, I think.

Given that the ceremony had to be as virtual as possible, no stars were in attendance, so the few people in the audience were actually first responders, which was a laudable act and a great idea on the part of the HFPA. Also, watching the stars in their own homes allowed us a more personal peak than what we usually get, which was also interesting.

Having said that, I do think that Jason Sudeikis should have had the good sense of wearing something more appropriate. Sure, you're logging in from the comfort of your home, and no, we don't really expect you to wear a tuxedo, but perhaps a decent sweater? That sweatshirt was a step too far, in my opinion, and frankly made him look like one of those lazy teenagers that can't even bother to get out of bed and their pajamas when logging into a virtual classroom. It's just sloppy.

I enjoyed the comedy skits about the Globes' bad speeches and the Hollywood tourists, but it became apparent that the show's director had lost track of time. After the first hour or so, which saw several speeches drag on, almost everyone started getting played off-screen by the dreaded background music, including winners of the most prestigious awards!

At least they had the good sense not to do it to Chadwick Boseman's widow, whose acceptance speech was incredibly touching and moving.

Norman Lear and Jane Fonda both got great presentations for their special awards, showcasing their incredible careers and lives. Their speeches were very good as well.

I was glad to see a woman win Best Director (and her film win Best Picture), and also loved seeing Jodie Foster accept her award with her wife sitting next her, with whom she shared a sweet kiss. Representation matters, and seeing these things matters, because they help normalize them.

And here are the winners:

Best Motion Picture - Drama

Mank
Nomadland
Promising Young Woman
The Father
The Trial of the Chicago 7

Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Hamilton
Music
Palm Springs
The Prom

Best Motion Picture - Animated

Onward
Over the Moon
Soul
The Croods: A New Age
WolfWalkers

Best Motion Picture - Foreign Language

Deux
Druk
La llorona
La vita davanti a sé
Minari

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama

Anthony Hopkins, The Father
Chadwick Boseman, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Gary Oldman, Mank
Riz Ahmed, Sound of Metal
Tahar Rahim, The Mauritanian

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama

Andra Day, The United States vs. Billie Holiday
Carey Mulligan, Promising Young Woman
Frances McDormand, Nomadland
Vanessa Kirby, Pieces of a Woman
Viola Davis, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

Andy Samberg, Palm Springs
Dev Patel, The Personal History of David Copperfield
James Corden,The Prom
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hamilton
Sacha Baron Cohen, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

Anya Taylor-Joy, Emma.
Kate Hudson, Music
Maria Bakalova, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Michelle Pfeiffer, French Exit
Rosamund Pike, I Care a Lot

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

Bill Murray, On the Rocks
Daniel Kaluuya, Judas and the Black Messiah
Jared Leto, The Little Things
Leslie Odom Jr., One Night in Miami
Sacha Baron Cohen, The Trial of the Chicago 7

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

Amanda Seyfried, Mank
Glenn Close, Hillbilly Elegy
Helena Zengel, News of the World
Jodie Foster, The Mauritanian
Olivia Colman, The Father

Best Director - Motion Picture

Aaron Sorkin, The Trial of the Chicago 7
Chloé Zhao, Nomadland
David Fincher, Mank
Emerald Fennell, Promising Young Woman
Regina King, One Night in Miami

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture

Jack Fincher, Mank
Chloé Zhao, Nomadland
Emerald Fennell, Promising Young Woman
Florian Zeller, Christopher Hampton, The Father
Aaron Sorkin, The Trial of the Chicago 7

Best Original Song - Motion Picture

Judas and the Black Messiah, Fight for You
La vita davanti a sé, Io Sì (Seen)
One Night in Miami, Speak Now
The Trial of the Chicago 7, Hear My Voice
The United States vs. Billie Holiday, Tigress & Tweed

Best Original Score - Motion Picture

Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Mank
James Newton Howard, News of the World
Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Jon Batiste, Soul
Ludwig Göransson, Tenet
Alexandre Desplat, The Midnight Sky

Best Television Series - Drama

Lovecraft Country
Ozark
Ratched
The Crown
The Mandalorian

Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy

Emily in Paris
Schitt's Creek
Ted Lasso
The Flight Attendant
The Great

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama

Al Pacino, Hunters
Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
Jason Bateman, Ozark
Josh O'Connor, The Crown
Matthew Rhys, Perry Mason

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama

Emma Corrin, The Crown
Jodie Comer, Killing Eve
Laura Linney, Ozark
Olivia Colman, The Crown
Sarah Paulson, Ratched

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy

Don Cheadle, Black Monday
Eugene Levy, Schitt's Creek
Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso
Nicholas Hoult, The Great
Ramy Youssef, Ramy

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy

Catherine O'Hara, Schitt's Creek
Elle Fanning, The Great
Jane Levy, Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist
Kaley Cuoco, The Flight Attendant
Lily Collins, Emily in Paris

Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television

Bryan Cranston, Your Honor
Ethan Hawke, The Good Lord Bird
Hugh Grant, The Undoing
Jeff Daniels, The Comey Rule
Mark Ruffalo, I Know This Much Is True

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Supporting Role

Brendan Gleeson, The Comey Rule
Dan Levy, Schitt's Creek
Donald Sutherland, The Undoing
Jim Parsons, Hollywood
John Boyega, Small Axe

Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television

Anya Taylor-Joy, The Queen's Gambit
Cate Blanchett, Mrs. America
Daisy Edgar-Jones, Normal People
Nicole Kidman, The Undoing
Shira Haas, Unorthodox

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Supporting Role

Annie Murphy, Schitt's Creek
Cynthia Nixon, Ratched
Gillian Anderson, The Crown
Helena Bonham Carter, The Crown
Julia Garner, Ozark

Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Normal People
Small Axe
The Queen's Gambit
The Undoing
Unorthodox

Cecil B. DeMille Award

Jane Fonda

Carol Burnett Award

Norman Lear