The 79th Annual Golden Globes was a subdued affair as COVID-19 surges forced the awards season's events to be either canceled or postponed, including the Critics Choice Award, the AFI Awards, the BAFTA Tea Party and the Palm Springs International Film Festival’s awards gala. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced the winners via Twitter last night. As always, some award winners were givens, but we also had some pleasant surprises.
Best Motion Picture, Drama
Belfast (Focus Features)
CODA (Apple)
Dune (Warner Bros.)
King Richard (Warner Bros.)
The Power of the Dog (Netflix) (WINNER)
Best Picture, Musical or Comedy
Cyrano (MGM)
Don’t Look Up (Netflix)
Licorice Pizza (MGM)
Tick, Tick … Boom! (Netflix)
West Side Story (20th Century Studios / Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures) (WINNER)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama
Mahershala Ali (Swan Song)
Javier Bardem (Being the Ricardos)
Benedict Cumberbatch (The Power of the Dog)
Will Smith (King Richard) (WINNER)
Denzel Washington (The Tragedy of Macbeth)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama
Jessica Chastain (The Eyes of Tammy Faye)
Olivia Colman (The Lost Daughter)
Nicole Kidman (Being the Ricardos) (WINNER)
Lady Gaga (House of Gucci)
Kristen Stewart (Spencer)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
Leonardo DiCaprio (Don’t Look Up)
Peter Dinklage (Cyrano)
Andrew Garfield (Tick, Tick … Boom!) (WINNER)
Cooper Hoffman (Licorice Pizza)
Anthony Ramos (In the Heights)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
Marion Cotillard (Annette)
Alana Haim (Licorice Pizza)
Jennifer Lawrence (Don’t Look Up)
Emma Stone (Cruella)
Rachel Zegler (West Side Story) (WINNER)
Best Director, Motion Picture
Kenneth Branagh (Belfast)
Jane Campion (The Power of the Dog) (WINNER)
Maggie Gyllenhaal (The Lost Daughter)
Steven Spielberg (West Side Story)
Denis Villeneuve (Dune)
Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
Ben Affleck (The Tender Bar)
Jamie Dornan (Belfast)
Ciarán Hinds (Belfast)
Troy Kotsur (CODA)
Kodi Smit-McPhee (The Power of the Dog) (WINNER)
Best Supporting Actress, Motion Picture
Caitríona Balfe (Belfast)
Ariana DeBose (West Side Story) (WINNER)
Kirsten Dunst (The Power of the Dog)
Aunjanue Ellis (King Richard)
Ruth Negga (Passing)
Best Television Series, Drama
Lupin (Netflix)
The Morning Show (Apple TV Plus)
Pose (FX)
Squid Game (Netflix)
Succession (HBO) (WINNER)
Best Television Series, Musical or Comedy
The Great (Hulu)
Hacks (HBO Max) (WINNER)
Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
Reservation Dogs (FX on Hulu)
Ted Lasso (Apple TV Plus)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series, Drama
Brian Cox (Succession)
Lee Jung-jae (Squid Game)
Billy Porter (Pose)
Jeremy Strong (Succession) (WINNER)
Omar Sy (Lupin)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series, Drama
Uzo Aduba (In Treatment)
Jennifer Aniston (The Morning Show)
Christine Baranski (The Good Fight)
Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaid’s Tale)
Michaela Jaé Rodriguez (Pose) (WINNER)
Best Performance by an Actor in a TV Series, Musical or Comedy
Anthony Anderson (Black-ish)
Nicholas Hoult (The Great)
Steve Martin (Only Murders in the Building)
Martin Short (Only Murders in the Building)
Jason Sudeikis (Ted Lasso) (WINNER)
Best Performance by an Actress in a TV Series, Musical or Comedy
Hannah Einbinder (Hacks)
Elle Fanning (The Great)
Issa Rae (Insecure)
Tracee Ellis Ross (Black-ish)
Jean Smart (Hacks) (WINNER)
Best Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture made for Television
Dopesick (Hulu)
Impeachment: American Crime Story (FX)
Maid (Netflix)
Mare of Easttown (HBO)
The Underground Railroad (Amazon Prime Video) (WINNER)
Best Performance by an Actor, Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture made for Television
Paul Bettany (WandaVision)
Oscar Isaac (Scenes From a Marriage)
Michael Keaton (Dopesick) (WINNER)
Ewan McGregor (Halston)
Tahar Rahim (The Serpent)
Best Performance by an Actress, Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture made for Television
Jessica Chastain (Scenes From a Marriage)
Cynthia Erivo (Genius: Aretha)
Elizabeth Olsen (WandaVision)
Margaret Qualley (Maid)
Kate Winslet (Mare of Easttown) (WINNER)
Best Supporting Actor, Television
Billy Crudup (The Morning Show)
Kieran Culkin (Succession)
Mark Duplass (The Morning Show)
Brett Goldstein (Ted Lasso)
O Yeong-su (Squid Game) (WINNER)
Best Supporting Actress, Television
Jennifer Coolidge (White Lotus)
Kaitlyn Dever (Dopesick)
Andie MacDowell (Maid)
Sarah Snook (Succession) (WINNER)
Hannah Waddingham (Ted Lasso)
Best Original Score, Motion Picture
The French Dispatch (Searchlight Pictures) — Alexandre Desplat
Encanto (Walt Disney Pictures) — Germaine Franco
The Power of the Dog (Netflix) — Jonny Greenwood
Parallel Mothers (Sony Pictures Classic) — Alberto Iglesias
Dune (Warner Bros.) — Hans Zimmer (WINNER)
Best Picture, Foreign Language
Compartment No. 6 (Sony Pictures Classics) — Finland, Russia, Germany
Drive My Car (Janus Films) — Japan (WINNER)
The Hand of God (Netflix) — Italy
A Hero (Amazon Studios) — France, Iran
Parallel Mothers (Sony Pictures Classics) — Spain
Best Screenplay, Motion Picture
Paul Thomas Anderson — Licorice Pizza (MGM/United Artists Releasing)
Kenneth Branagh — Belfast (Focus Features) (WINNER)
Jane Campion — The Power of the Dog (Netflix)
Adam McKay — Don’t Look Up (Netflix)
Aaron Sorkin — Being the Ricardos (Amazon Studios)
Best Original Song, Motion Picture
'Be Alive' from King Richard (Warner Bros.) — Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Dixson
'Dos Oruguitas' from Encanto (Walt Disney Pictures) — Lin-Manuel Miranda
'Down to Joy' from Belfast (Focus Features) — Van Morrison
'Here I Am (Singing My Way Home)' from Respect (MGM/United Artists Releasing) — Jamie Hartman, Jennifer Hudson, Carole King
Best Motion Picture, Animated
Encanto (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures) (WINNER)
Flee (Neon)
Luca (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
My Sunny Maad (Totem Films)
Raya and the Last Dragon (Walt Disney Studios)