| 79th Golden Globe Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | January 9, 2022[1] |
| Site | The Beverly Hilton, Beverly Hills, California, U.S. |
| Highlights | |
| Best Film: Drama | The Power of the Dog |
| Best Film: Musical or Comedy | West Side Story |
| Best Drama Series | Succession |
| Best Musical or Comedy Series | Hacks |
| Best Miniseries or Television movie | The Underground Railroad |
| Most awards | The Power of the Dog Succession West Side Story (3) |
| Most nominations | Belfast The Power of the Dog (7) |
The79th Golden Globe Awards honored the best infilm andAmerican television of 2021, as chosen by theHollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA). The ceremony took place privately on January 9, 2022.[2][1] The nominees were announced on December 13, 2021, by rapperSnoop Dogg and HFPA president Helen Hoehne.[1][3]
For the first time since2008, there was no traditional, televised ceremony. In support ofboycotts of the HFPA by various media companies, actors, and other creatives over its lack of action to increase the membershipdiversity of the organization, the Golden Globes' regular broadcasterNBC declined to televise the 79th Golden Globe Awards. The HFPA ultimately chose to hold the presentation privately, with attendance limited to the organization's beneficiaries, and results announced viapress release and highlighted on the Golden Globes'social media pages.
Belfast andThe Power of the Dog tied for the most nominations with seven each, while the latter's three awards (includingBest Motion Picture – Drama) tied withWest Side Story (Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy) andHBO'sSuccession (Best Television Series – Drama) for the most wins of the night.
On May 10, 2021,NBC announced that it would not televise the ceremony, in support of aboycott of the HFPA by multiple media companies over what it criticized as insufficient efforts to increase the membershipdiversity of the organization. NBC added that it would be open to televising the ceremony in 2023 if the HFPA were successful in its efforts to reform its organization.[4] Following these events, the HFPA released a timeline for its reforms, which would see the process completed by the week of August 2, 2021.[5] On October 1, 2021, the HFPA released a list of 21 new members that it had recruited under these reforms.[6]
The HFPA then announced on October 15 that it still planned to hold the 79th Golden Globe Awards on January 9, 2022, with or without a telecast.[1] It was then reported that the HFPA would not require its normalsubmission process and screening requirements for the year.[7] NBC ultimately airedSunday Night Football as usual on the night of the ceremony, with the2021 NFL season having extended the regular season to 17 game, 18-week season for the first time.[8]
Details of the ceremony remained unclear when the HFPA announced the nominations on December 13, including whether the nominees would continue to boycott the ceremony.[1][9] Following the announcement of nominations,The New York Times wrote that the HFPA's choices represented improvement on its goal to diversify itself, but it along with many other publications doubted its effectiveness.[10][11][12] In support of the boycott, many studios chose not to acknowledge Golden Globes nominations in their "For Your Consideration" marketing.[13][14]
On January 6, the HFPA announced that the ceremony would be held privately, with the winners announced via itssocial media platforms andpress releases.[2] It marked the first time since the36th Golden Globe Awards in 1979 that there was no telecast and the65th Golden Globe Awards in 2008 that there was no traditional ceremony.[1][9] The HFPA stated that the 90-minute event would primarily highlight the organization's philanthropic efforts and be interspersed with the award presentations.[2] After reportedly being unable to secure celebrities to serve as presenters, attendance was limited to those associated with the HFPA's beneficiaries, and no nominees, guests, or credentialed media were in attendance.[15] The private ceremony was held under strictCOVID-19 protocol due to theOmicron variant's widespread surge inLos Angeles.[15][16][17]
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For her role as Blanca Evangelista inPose,Michaela Jaé Rodriguez became the firsttransgender person to win a Golden Globe Award, winningBest Actress – Television Series Drama.[18]West Side Story starRachel Zegler was the first actress ofColombian descent to winBest Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy and, at 20 years old, the youngest in the category. Zegler was also one of the first people born in the 21st century to win a Golden Globe, alongsideBillie Eilish (also 20 years old) who wonBest Original Song forthe title song fromNo Time to Die.[19] For his role asOh Il-nam inSquid Game,O Yeong-su became the firstSouth Korean actor to win an acting award, winnngBest Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film.[20]
The following films received multiple nominations:
| Nominations | Films |
|---|---|
| 7 | Belfast |
| The Power of the Dog | |
| 4 | Don't Look Up |
| King Richard | |
| Licorice Pizza | |
| West Side Story | |
| 3 | Being the Ricardos |
| Dune | |
| Encanto | |
| 2 | CODA |
| Cyrano | |
| The Lost Daughter | |
| Parallel Mothers | |
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The following films received multiple wins:
| Wins | Films |
|---|---|
| 3 | The Power of the Dog |
| West Side Story |
The following television series received multiple nominations:
| Nominations | Series |
|---|---|
| 5 | Succession |
| 4 | The Morning Show |
| Ted Lasso | |
| 3 | Dopesick |
| The Great | |
| Hacks | |
| Maid | |
| Only Murders in the Building | |
| Pose | |
| Squid Game | |
| 2 | Black-ish |
| Lupin | |
| Mare of Easttown | |
| Scenes from a Marriage | |
| WandaVision |
The following series received multiple wins:
| Wins | Series |
|---|---|
| 3 | Succession |
| 2 | Hacks |