01/03/2021 - The Best Foreign-language Film category ended up seeing the win of US production Minari

Emma Corrin accepts the Best Actress TV Series – Drama Award for her role in The Crown

It was not an evening to celebrate European productions. Announced last night during a pandemic-proof, hybrid ceremony, the 78^th Golden Globes overlooked most of the contingent sent by Europe (which was led by Florian Zeller’s The Father [+see also:
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Even after leading the nominations in the Best Picture - Foreign Language category (with Thomas Vinterberg’s Another Round [+see also:
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However, some European acting talent did manage to get their slice of the cake, such as Rosamund Pike, who won Best Actress – Musical or Comedy for her work in J Blakeson’s British comedy-thriller I Care a Lot [+see also:
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In this situation, the biggest triumph for European production were the multiple wins for Peter Morgan’s The Crown, led by the Best TV Series – Drama Award, a prize that it had already received back in 2017, for its first season. The series’ acting troupe was the most celebrated of the evening, with the Best Actor TV Series – Drama Award for Josh O’Connor, the Best Actress TV Series – Drama Award for Emma Corrin, and the Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or TV Film Award for Gillian Anderson. One of the series’ major competitors, Steve McQueen’s BBC anthology of films Small Axe, which classified as a miniseries here, ended up getting the Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or TV Film Award for John Boyega for his role in Red, White and Blue.

Here is the full list of winners:

Film

Best Motion Picture – Drama
Nomadland – Chloé Zhao

Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm – Jason Woliner

Best Director
Chloé Zhao – Nomadland

Best Actor – Drama
Chadwick Boseman - Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

Best Actress – Drama
Andra Day – The United States vs Billie

Best Actor – Musical or Comedy
Sacha Baron Cohen – Borat Subsequent Moviefilm

Best Actress – Musical or Comedy
Rosamund Pike – I Care a Lot [+see also:
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Best Supporting Actor
Daniel Kaluuya - Judas and the Black Messiah

Best Supporting Actress
Jodie Foster - The Mauritanian [+see also:
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Best Screenplay
Aaron Sorkin - The Trial of the Chicago 7

Best Original Score
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross and Jon Batiste - Soul

Best Original Song
“Io sì (Seen)”, The Life Ahead [+see also:
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Best Animated Feature
Soul - Pete Docter, Kemp Powers

Best Foreign-Language Film
Minari – Lee Isaac Chung

TV

Best TV Series - Drama
The Crown (UK)

Best TV Series - Comedy
Schitt’s Creek (Canada)

Best Miniseries or TV Film
The Queen’s Gambit

Best Actor TV Series – Drama
Josh O’Connor - The Crown

Best Actress TV Series – Drama
Emma Corrin - The Crown

Best Actor TV Series – Comedy
Jason Sudeikis - Ted Lasso (USA/UK)

Best Actress TV Series – Comedy
Catherine O’Hara - Schitt’s Creek

Best Actor Miniseries or TV Film
Mark Ruffalo - I Know This Much Is True

Best Actress Miniseries or TV Film
Anya Taylor-Joy - The Queen’s Gambit

Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or TV Film
John Boyega - Red, White and Blue (UK)

Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or TV Film
Gillian Anderson - The Crown