Golden Globes 2021 LIVE: Chadwick Boseman wins best actor, 'Nomadland' wins best film

Golden Globes 2021 red carpet

As the winners take home the Golden Globe trophy at the 78th Golden Globes, here's what the celebrities wore on the unique red-carpet. The pandemic-era award ceremony witnessed a one of a kind red-carpet with most of the celbraties dressing up to observe the award show at home. 

Golden Globe Awards 2021: Margot Robbie to Elle Fanning, celebrities shine on the red carpet

Here's what the hosts are upto at Golden Globes 2021

While their comedic shenanigans are underway, the hosts, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, started the Golden Globes 2021 night with a monologue, addressing the elephant in the room'. Poking fun around the diversity controversy, the award show, and the organisation, Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the ladies talked about lack of diversity. 

Golden Globes 2021 hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler address the 'elephant in the room', call award show 'flashy garbage'

78th Golden Globes faces 'diversity' controversy 

A week before the 78th Golden Globe Awards, the organization behind the ceremony faced an exposé regarding the functioning and ethics of the organisation. 

According to LA Times, there are zero Black journalists among the 87 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and the organisation, whose ethics have long been questioned

Post the controversy, Hollywood Foreign Press Association vowed to include more "Black members" into their organization. Many celebrities who are a part of Hollywood's Time's Up, called the moved a 'token' and termed the functioning of the organisation as disrespectful. 

When nominations were announced, the HFPA was criticised for not including any Black-led movies, like 'One Night in Miami', 'Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom', 'Da 5 Bloods' or 'Judas and the Black Messiah', in the Best Picture category. Ahead of the 2021 Golden Globes on Sunday, the HFPA released a statement to the press on Friday.


Hollywood calls out Golden Globes after HFPA vows to 'bring in black members'

Golden Globes 2021 to have a star-studded ceremony

The star-studded presentation list for Golden Globes 2021 includes some of last year’s big winners and nominees, including Joaquin Phoenix and Renne Zellweger, both won Golden Globes in 2020 for their roles in 'Joker and 'Judy', respectively. 

Awkwafina is also one of the presenters, last year, she created history and had won her first Golden Globe for 'The Farewell' adding to the list Cynthia Erivo, Kristen Wiig, and Annie Mumolo are also one of the presenters. 

'This is Us' star Sterling K Brown will also be one of the presenters. 

Golden Globes 2021 ambassadors

Hollywood filmmaker Spike Lee and producer wife Tonya Lewis Lee’s children Satchel Lee and Jackson Lee have been named this year’s Golden Globes Ambassadors, in a first. 

This selection marked history with two siblings of colour being named in that position for the first time. Jackson Lee with this is the first Black male ambassador for Golden Globes 2021. 

The two Lee siblings will assist during the 78th Golden Globe ceremony and work to raise awareness around a philanthropic cause of their choosing — during a virtual event featuring last year's honorees, Pierce Brosnan's sons, Dylan and Paris Brosnan.

Golden Globes 2021 ambassadors Satchel and Jackson Lee break barriers at the awards this year

Golden Globes awards live updates - Black frontrunners

This year, different prestigious Awards including, Golden Globes 2021 have nominated a record number of Black actors in some major categories. 'Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom' and 'One Night in Miami'; are the films that may win big at this year’s ceremonies. Regina King is nominated for Best Director for her feature debut to Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman have secured nom’s for Best Performance by an Actress/Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama.

Here is the list of the Black Nominees who may win big at the awards ceremony. 

Golden Globe Awards 2021 Updates- Women directors making history

Regina King, Chloe Zhao, and Emerald Fennell have created history as they bagged nominations in the best director category at the Golden Globes awards. This is the first time that more than one woman has been shortlisted in this category in the same, year. 

All three are up for the prize, which had only previously nominated five women in the Golden Globes' 77-year history.

King has been nominated for 'One Night In Miami', while Chloé Zhao's work for 'Nomadland'got her nod in the same category. Emerald Fennell clenched a nomination for 'Promising Young Woman'. 

The other best director nominees this year are David Fincher (for 'Mank') and Aaron Sorkin (for 'The Trial of the Chicago 7').

Golden Globes 2021: Full nominations list

2021 Golden Globes awards live updates - Nominees who are making history

Chadwick Boseman is posthumously nominated in the Best Actor in a Motion Picture (Drama). If Boseman win then he would be the first Black acting posthumous winner in history. There are a lot of other nominess who would be making history. Take a look.

Golden Globe Awards 2021: Nominees who would make history this year

78th Golden Globe Awards 2021 - Netflix leads the nominee-list

This year, Netflix led in both television and film nominations, including the drama 'Mank', which led with six nods. Following it, 'The Trial of the Chicago 7' took five nominations.

In the television categories, Netflix's royal drama 'The Crown' led with six nominations, followed by 'Schitt's Creek', with five.

Golden Globe Awards 2021 Award goes virtual

The A-list audience and nominees are expected to largely remain at home, accepting awards via videolink, similar to the format of September's widely praised Emmys.