| 78th Golden Globe Awards | |
|---|---|
 Official poster | |
| Date | February 28, 2021 |
| Site | The Rainbow Room, Manhattan,New York City, U.S. The Beverly Hilton, Beverly Hills, California, U.S. |
| Hosted by | Tina Fey Amy Poehler |
| Highlights | |
| Best Film: Drama | Nomadland |
| Best Film: Musical or Comedy | Borat Subsequent Moviefilm |
| Best Drama Series | The Crown |
| Best Musical or Comedy Series | Schitt's Creek |
| Best Miniseries or Television movie | The Queen's Gambit |
| Most awards | The Crown (4) |
| Most nominations | The Crown Mank (6) |
| Television coverage | |
| Network | NBC |
| Ratings | 6.9 million (Nielsen ratings)[1] |
The78th Golden Globe Awards honored the best inAmerican television of 2020, as well as film in2020 and early2021,[2] as chosen by theHollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA). The ceremony took place on February 28, 2021, nearly two months later than normal, due to theimpact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cinema andon television.[3] Produced byDick Clark Productions and the HFPA, and aired live onNBC in the United States, this was the first bi-coastal Golden Globes ceremony, withTina Fey co-hosting fromthe Rainbow Room inNew York City, andAmy Poehler co-hosting fromThe Beverly Hilton inBeverly Hills, California.[4]
The nominees were announced on February 3, 2021.Jane Fonda andNorman Lear were announced as the recipients of theCecil B. DeMille Award and theCarol Burnett Award, respectively.[5][6]
With 4 wins,The Crown won the most at the ceremony, includingBest TV Series – Drama.Schitt's Creek andThe Queen's Gambit won 2 each, with the former winningBest TV Series – Musical or Comedy and the latter winningBest Miniseries or TV Film. In film,Borat Subsequent Moviefilm,Nomadland, andSoul won 2 each, withNomadland winningBest Motion Picture – Drama andBorat winningBest Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy.
Tina Fey andAmy Poehler were announced as the hosts of the ceremony, for the fourth time, in January 2020,[7] but for the very first time to co-host the Golden Globes bicoastally, both fromManhattan and fromBeverly Hills, California. By June 2020, the HFPA decided to postpone the ceremony from its normal date in early January to February 28 due to both theimpact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cinema andon television production.[2][3] On February 2, 2021, it was reported that the ceremony would be held from both theRainbow Room inNew York City and the Golden Globes' usual home atThe Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, allowing those on theEast Coast to participate without having to make the cross-country trip.[4] The nominees were announced on February 3, 2021.[8][9]
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| † | Indicates a posthumous nomination |
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The following films received multiple nominations:
The following films received multiple wins:
| Wins | Films |
|---|---|
| 2 | Borat Subsequent Moviefilm |
| Nomadland | |
| Soul |
The following television series received multiple nominations:
| Nominations | Series |
|---|---|
| 6 | The Crown |
| 5 | Schitt's Creek |
| 4 | Ozark |
| The Undoing | |
| 3 | The Great |
| Ratched | |
| 2 | The Comey Rule |
| Emily in Paris | |
| The Flight Attendant | |
| Normal People | |
| The Queen's Gambit | |
| Small Axe | |
| Ted Lasso | |
| Unorthodox |
The following series received multiple wins:
| Wins | Series |
|---|---|
| 4 | The Crown |
| 2 | Schitt's Creek |
| The Queen's Gambit |
TheCecil B. DeMille Award is an honorary award bestowed to honorees who have made a significant mark in the film industry. It is named after its first recipient, directorCecil B. DeMille.
TheCarol Burnett Award is an honorary award given for outstanding and lasting contributions to television on or off the screen. It is named in honor of its first recipient, actressCarol Burnett.
TheGolden Globe Ambassadors are Jackson Lee and Satchel Lee, the son and daughter ofSpike Lee andTonya Lewis Lee.[10]
The following individuals presented awards at the ceremony:[11]
According to thereview aggregator websiteMetacritic, which sampled 15 critic reviews and calculated aweighted average score of 35 out of 100, the ceremony received "generally unfavorable reviews".[12] OnRotten Tomatoes, 10% of 21 critics have given the ceremony a positive review, with an average rating of 3.52/10. The critics consensus on the website reads: "Disappointingly dull and disturbingly lacking in self-awareness, The 78th Golden Globes ceremony wastes its menagerie of celebrities—and some well-deserved wins—on a stilted ceremony overshadowed by HFPA's questionable behind-the-scenes behavior."[13]
The ceremony received criticism regarding certain nominations.James Corden's nomination forBest Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (for his performance inThe Prom) and the two nominations forEmily in Paris have faced controversy.[14][15] TheHFPA also drew criticism for the placement ofMinari in theBest Foreign Language Film category, despite being an American film about aKorean-American family; it ultimately won.[16] The determination that the film would be eligible for this category rather thanBest Motion Picture – Drama, based on the Globes' rule that any film with over 50% of its dialogue not in English would be considered a Foreign Language Film, invited controversy.[17][18][19][20]Lulu Wang, whose filmThe Farewell was subject to the same rule theprevious year, wrote that "I have not seen a more American film than #Minari this year. It's a story about an immigrant family, IN America, pursuing the American dream. We really need to change these antiquated rules that characterize American as only English-speaking".[17] AuthorViet Thanh Nguyen wrote that the "decision speaks powerfully to the issue of what makes something — a language or a person or a culture — foreign".[21] Many other filmmakers, actors, and authors, includingNia DaCosta,Daniel Dae Kim,Min Jin Lee,Franklin Leonard,Simu Liu,Phil Lord,Celeste Ng,Harry Shum Jr., andPhillipa Soo criticized the decision on similar grounds.[22]
The nominations for the filmMusic also faced criticism for the casting ofMaddie Ziegler as anautistic person, and concerns over what impact the film could have on theperception andhandling of autistic people,[23] with co-hostTina Fey joking that "Twitter is saying it's the most offensive casting sinceKate Hudson was theWeightwatchers spokesperson".[24] Hosts Fey andAmy Poehler also acknowledged the recent revelation that the HFPA has not had a single Black member for over twenty years.[24]
The ceremony received 6.9 million viewers in the United States, with a 1.5Nielsen rating among adults 18 to 49, representing a 68% drop in viewership from theprevious year's ceremony. It is the least viewed Golden Globe Awards telecast since the65th Golden Globe Awards in 2008, which was solely a press conference due to the2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike.[1]