Golden Globes 2021: Nomadland and The Crown win big – as it happened

Aaaand here’s our wrap of the weird night that was:

Despite his two wins tonight, Sacha Baron Cohen confirmed in the virtual press room that Borat will not be returning.

“The gray suit is locked up and not coming out again,” he said.

So without a red carpet, it was a bit harder to assemble one of these but we did it! Plenty of awkwardly framed at-home video screengrabs here for you:

One of the big winners of the night was Chadwick Boseman, whose work in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom will go down as another pitch perfect performanace in a career cut tragically short last year. The first black posthumous winner of a Golden Globe is remembered here by those he worked with:

Nothing was as funny tonight as Tracy Morgan calling Soul “Sal”

While the HFPA offered up a fleeting and frankly pathetic segment on their need to improve diversity, Jane Fonda managed something far more effective. Here’s her speech in case you missed it:

Winners reacting on Instagram roundup:

Undoubtedly the most emotional moment of the night was this powerful speech from Chadwick Boseman’s wife, Taylor Simone Ledward. In case you haven’t seen:

In case you need a reminder of tonight’s big winners then here is a reminder of tonight’s big winners:

Cool that she errr tagged him here:

As previously mentioned:

And here’s a recent long interview we did with Sacha Baron Cohen:

David Fincher is taking a shot of vodka with every loss, which is inspiring.

Chloé Zhao’s Globe-winning film is a real marvel and here’s a lovely piece on why it strikes such a chord right now

A reminder of how good that show about chess was:

Jason Sudeikis has addressed his hoodie in the virtual press room. Apparently it’s branded merchandise from his sister’s dance and workout studio.

“I believe when people that you care about do cool, interesting things, that you should support them, so this is no different than that,” he said. “I have a multitude of hoodies for a multitude of things that I believe in and support but this one seemed the most appropriate.”

Jodie’s dog is a lot

Golden Globe winner Minari is worth that premium rental (unlike many many others at that price) and here’s a piece we had recently on why it means so much

In case you haven’t seen it yet, here’s Fey and Poehler’s patchy opener:

Another special award here - this time for actor and activist Jane Fonda. There are pre-taped tributes from people such as Brie Larson and Kerry Washington before a reminder of her incredible, illustrious career both on screen and off, acting and fighting for what she believes in.

A curious selection of streamed celebrities watching her arrive including a not at all interested Jodie Foster. On stage, Fonda is talking about the importance of storytelling and how films can help open us up and create empathy. She also gives a shoutout to snubbed drama I May Destroy You for helping her understand sexual assault.

Fonda moves onto diversity in the industry and how we all need to expand the tend and allow more stories to be seen and heard. “Doing this simply means acknowledging what is true” she says. It’s a sharp, rousing speech.

Jason Sudeikis giving negative fucks has gone down well in a ceremony that is mostly not going down that well.

An errrrmmm telemedicine sketch now? OK. Lin-Manuel Miranda, Carey Mulligan, Don Cheadle, Glenn Close, Tina Fey and others asking weird, unfunny questions to doctors. Ironically it arrives just after Fey and Amy Poehler remarked on the viral moments from tonight’s show ...

Another necessary reminder that yep, we are watching an awards show during a deadly pandemic, with Sean Penn asking for more charitable contributions. The actor has been doing an incredible amount with his non-profit Core, helping to provide more testing and vaccine facilities.

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Woof now Kate Hudson is reminding us that Sia’s horribly offensive autism musical Music is up for best picture (musical or comedy).

Here’s why that’s a problem:

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How did this happen?

John Boyega celebrating his win on Instagram live is really very charming:

A special award now for Norman Lear, a US sitcom treasure who elevated the art form and embedded important issues within primetime TV. Back in the 70s he was challenging racist views, misogyny and tackled difficult subjects on shows like All in the Family, The Jeffersons and One Day At a Time.

At 98 he is continuing to make television, including revivals of his classic shows. The progressive producer is accepting his award at home (with one of the slickest setups we’ve seen tonight (maybe pre-recorded). “I could not feel more blessed,” he says. Matching up parts of his speech to randomly selected nominees at home is a strange touch though and I guess it means they’ve been told to stay put for the entire ceremony? No accidentally empty sofa yet. Jason Sudeikis is wearing a hoodie, I can confirm.

Now Sarah Paulson with a horrifying reminder that The Prom is nominated for best musical or comedy. A truly cursed year.

Leaving this here:

Celebrity choice of background Zoom room continues to be fascinating:

Time for a skit now! Kenan Thompson and Maya Rudolph are giving a pretend speech for an award that doesn’t exist, aiming to show just how rambling acceptance speeches can often be. Kenan does an Adrien Brody homage with an inappropriate kiss while Maya goes straight for an Amy grope. Two of SNL’s most reliable performers (one ex and one current) and they’re as good as ever but it’s a little bit hard to create the right kind of energy without a big audience. Not sure if this will be as viral as they hope. Also Kenan was on SNL last night and now he’s in LA?? That’s commitment! Or something!

Also lest we forget:

I’m expecting more unimpressed tweets like this from a hugely underwhelming HFPA moment just now...

Aaaand here’s our recent interview with winner Catherine O’Hara:

OK so time for something serious and necessary. “We recognise we have our own work to do,” a German HFPA member says before colleagues talk about the lack of black members being an issue. “We have more work to do” is thrown away before it wraps up with speed. It’s clumsy and last-minute and we’re gonna need a far more comprehensive plan on how they are going to change within the next week or the outrage will continue.

While accepting his much deserved award for Judas and the Black Messiah, Daniel Kaluuya asked people to learn more about the real Fred Hampton. Here’s a fascinating piece we published recently giving a further insight into his life:

A spooky teaser of what’s to come as the nominees for best actress in a TV comedy all awkwardly make small talk with each other via screens. Horror!

Here’s a reminder of who is nominated for what and all that (it’s about to begin):

Tina Fey

Is it a dress? It is a tuxedo? It’s both, and it’s another vote for the heartening micro-trend of tights on the red carpet by co-host Tina Fey. Nicely played.

One of the most talked about snubs of the evening is Michael Coel’s extraordinary drama I May Destroy You, last year’s most lauded show. Now, anyone who has kept a track of the Globes voting history won’t have been too surprised by this (quality isn’t usually part of the process) but it was still left a sour taste in the mouth.

Emily in Paris writer Deborah Copoaken summed up her, and many of our, thoughts rather well in this piece she wrote for us:

Amy Poehler

Amy Poehler looks as happy to be on the red carpet as I am to see her. What I like about this dress is that it looks like a Christmas elf refashioned in black sequins, and there is nothing that isn’t festive about that.

Cynthia Erivo

This is very “Cynthia Erivo as 80s sweets: a thread” and we love it. Dressed in Valentino couture this is a bold op-art referencing moment and we’re here for it.

Tina Fey has already said that tonight “doesn’t seem like a venue for political jokes” while she and Amy Poehler want to “make it a fun hang out for people at home – a stress reliever”.

Poehler has referred to the situation as “full-on weird” but is hoping the weirdness will “translate into something fun and interesting”.

As rubbish as the HFPA is in many ways, one good thing is the amount of free rein the hosts are always given to poke fun at anyone and everyone, including the HFPA themselves. This year more than ever they deserve a roast so fingers crossed.

Dan Levy

After his Thom Browne kilt at the Emmys, Levy makes another wonderful menswear statement in a yellow Valentino suit, complete with disco top and Captain Fantastic platform shoes.

So the LA Times continued to report on the HFPA, including the fallout from their original pieces earlier this week. Yesterday, they covered internal emails which blamed part of the problem on their own bylaws (sure) as well as former HFPA president Meher Tatna, who said the group hadn’t had a black member for at least 20 years. It’s a mess and one that will take a huge amount of work on the HFPA’s part to start to fix and how they will address it tonight is to be seen but it will for sure be a part of the speeches.

Amanda Seyfried

And you thought the flower crown was persona non grata didn’t you? Well it turns out, it looks pretty magnificent if you wear if just below your shoulders. Joking asking, Karen from Mean Girls looks utterly wonderful in this Oscar De La Renta number.

Leslie Odom Jr

An exceptionally classy way to make neon polo necks happen. We love the muted pinks of the suit jacket off-set by the bovver boots too.

What started out as a strange season for awards-aiming fare has ultimately turned into a rather normal one with the standard mixture of biopics and issues-led films dominating. As ever the HFPA has some made some car crash decisions with their nominees this year (Sia’s deeply offensive autism musical Music nabbing two nods is among the most egregious mis-steps) making their thought process as messy and hard to predict as usual but here with his idea on who will triumph tonight is Peter Bradshaw:

Jared Leto wears a jumper

As far as we understand it (but this semi-WFH, semi-socially distant red carpet is confusing), this snap reveals Jared Leto’s WFH red carpet outfit. Wow. This is a man that went to the Met Ball holding a replica of his own head (by Gucci) a few years ago. Here he stands by a window and wears a nice rollneck jumper. He’s changed. Also: balayage!

Tahar Rahim

Absolutely killing it in this midnight Vuitton suit. This is a look that pretty much says: “hi, this is my Bond audition, thank you.”

Andra Day

Andra Day who is nominated for her visceral performance playing Lady Day in Lee Daniels excellent The United States Vs Billie Holiday is wearing a beautiful Chanel dress tonight.

“I call Chanel ‘Channellliqua’,” she told Drew Barrymore (Day previously wore the fashion label at 2020’s Soul Train awards). “I’m saving Prada for another event.” Maybe one that rhymes with “Foskers”?

The gown is from the SS21 couture collection. Creative director Virginie Viard’s collection had a celebratory theme and some design flourishes that were directly inspired by Coco Chanel’s own craftsmanship. It’s a perfect choice not only because it references the 1930s, when Holliday was gaining popularity, but also because it’s a dress of two halves. The top says classical elegance and the bottom half is more playful. Appropriate for the duality within Holliday herself.

The understandable outrage over the LA Times expose and the fact that there isn’t a single black member in the HFPA has been rumbling on, prompting input from Time’s Up, who created a graphic that has since been shared by celebrities including Kerry Washington, Amy Schumer, Jennifer Aniston and Sterling K Brown.

Grey’s Anatomy star Ellen Pompeo also posted an open letter on Instagram. “Let’s show our black colleagues that we care and are willing to do the work to right the wrongs we have created,” she wrote. “Now is not a time to be silent. We have a real action item here let’s get it done.”

Ava DuVernay expressed surprise that people are expressing surprise over the lack of diversity (it’s not exactly been a secret for a long time) while the HFPA will reportedly address the problem during the ceremony tonight. Let’s see how far they take it.

Josh O’Connor

What’s confusing about this year’s Golden Globes red carpet is it’s only a red carpet for the presenters. For the nominees this is a WFH situation, so here’s Josh O’Conner – the man who made Prince Charles briefly fanciable – standing in front of some curtains. He looks incredibly dapper in a Byronic kind of way in this Loewe suit. He is able to wear cream trousers, too, which is one of the advantages of being home near some Vanish and a washing machine.

This year, and try not to get too upset about this, gifting suites have been forced out of expensive hotel suites and onto the street outside of expensive hotels instead.

The strange, here’s some soap and a luxury cruise ship vacation, ritual that sees rich stars get given stuff they could otherwise afford, was made even stranger this year. Buuuuut to make the practice slightly less gross this year, 10 first responders have also been given some swag. Included this year is an active $149 bluetooth mask (?) as well as, for some, a trip to Bali.

Often downgraded as the lesser half of the night, it’s easy to forget that the Globes is also a celebration of the small screen, something that’s become a standard joke at this stage (Fey and Poehler will almost certainly reference it at some point).

But this year more than ever, we’ve watched a ton more shows than we have movies so perhaps that’s about to change? Here’s Adrian Horton bravely guessing who and what might come out on top:

Greetings from the fashion team! Hannah Marriott and Priya Elan here, blowing the dust off our critical faculties, as it has been a while since we had a red carpet to appraise. Let’s start with presenter Margot Robbie, in tiered and belted Chanel – look 3 from the spring/summer 21 catwalk, I believe. She looks great. Personally I am just happy to have an outfit to look at that is not my own sweatpants.

The past few years have seen divisive discussion around whether an awards show host is even necessary anymore. Recent examples – Ricky Gervais, James Corden, Jimmy Kimmel – haven’t exactly inspired us to want anything more than a robot announcing winners but when trying to recall the last great example, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler stand out far from the rest.

The pair have hosted three times before, managing to be sharp without being too mean, deftly skewering both the industry as well the Globes itself and as eye-rolling as a lot of tonight may be, they should provide us with some worthwhile moments.

Here’s a reminder of their best:

Talk of the town for the last week or so has been the fallout from the LA Times’s damaging investigation into the makeup and practices of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.

The group of 87 international journalists has long been ridiculed by the industry for being a small and questionable yet strangely influential cabal, plagued by rumours of bribery and accused of opting for the allure of star power over the recognition of genuine talent. By this stage, anyone switching on the Globes and expecting a fair and balanced review of the last year is high on something but these recent reveals have uncovered more alleged corruption and issues than any of us were aware of.

Here are some of the key findings:

• Out of the 87 members, not a single one is black
• The HFPA is a non-profit organisation yet in the last fiscal year, members reportedly collected nearly $2m in payments from the group, something that could lead to trouble with the IRS
• More than 30 members were flown to Paris to promote the show Emily in Paris and were treated to a luxury stay (the show ended up with two nominations)
• Many of the members write for obscure outlets and publicists are reportedly forced to work with them out of fear of being punished by the HFPA at large
• Members include a wealthy socialite and a bodybuilder-turned-actor
• Members have also been disciplined for selling freebies sent by publicists as well as tickets to the ceremony itself