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Golden Globes 2021: A complete list of winners (and nominees)

Frances McDormand in a scene from the film "Nomadland" by Chloe Zhao. McDormand starred as a woman living rootlessly across the American West after the Great Recession.Searchlight Pictures via AP

The 78th Golden Globes kicked off Sunday without its usual glitz and glam.

There were no sparkling stars walking down the red carpet and no on-stage speeches. But Tina Fey and Amy Poehler virtually hosted from different states, in New York’s Rainbow Room and Beverly Hills respectively. The show started at 8 p.m. on NBC.

Here is a look at the winners and nominees.


Best Motion Picture — Drama

“Nomadland” — Winner

“The Father”

“Mank”

“Promising Young Woman”

“The Trial of the Chicago 7”

Andra Day in "The United States vs Billie Holiday." Takashi Seida/Paramount Pictures via AP

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture — Drama

Andra Day, “The United States Vs. Billie Holiday — Winner

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Viola Davis, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”

Vanessa Kirby, “Pieces of a Woman”

Frances McDormand, “Nomadland”

Carey Mulligan, “Promising Young Woman”


Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy

Sacha Baron Cohen, “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” — Winner

James Corden, “The Prom”

Lin-Manuel Miranda, “Hamilton”

Dev Patel, “The Personal History of David Copperfield”

Andy Samberg, “Palm Springs”

Sacha Baron Cohen in a scene from "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm."Amazon Studios/via AP

Best Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy

“Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” — Winner

“Hamilton”

“Music”

“Palm Springs”

“The Prom”


Writer-director Chloé Zhao (left) and Frances McDormand (center) on the set of "Nomadland." Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures/via AP

Best Director — Motion Picture

Chloé Zhao, “Nomadland” — Winner

Emerald Fennell, “Promising Young Woman”

David Fincher, “Mank”

Regina King, “One Night in Miami...”

Aaron Sorkin, “The Trial of the Chicago 7”

Taylor Simone Ledward Boseman (right) accepted the award for best actor in a motion picture drama for "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" on behalf of her late husband Chadwick Boseman.NBC/via AP

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture — Drama

Chadwick Boseman, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” — Winner

Riz Ahmed, “Sound of Metal”

Anthony Hopkins, “The Father”

Gary Oldman, “Mank”

Tahar Rahim, “The Mauritanian”


Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

“The Queen’s Gambit” — Winner

“Normal People”

“Small Axe”

“The Undoing”

“Unorthodox”

Anya Taylor-Joy in a scene from "The Queen's Gambit." Charllie Gray/Netflix via AP

Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Anya Taylor-Joy, “The Queen’s Gambit” — Winner

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Cate Blanchett, “Mrs. America”

Daisy Edgar-Jones, “Normal People”

Shira Haas, “Unorthodox”

Nicole Kidman, “The Undoing”

Gillian Anderson in a scene from "The Crown."Des Willie/Netflix via AP

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Supporting Role

Gillian Anderson, “The Crown” — Winner

Helena Bonham Carter, “The Crown”

Julia Garner, “Ozark”

Annie Murphy, “Schitt’s Creek”

Cynthia Nixon, “Ratched”

Jodie Foster in "The Mauritanian." Graham Bartholomew/STXfilms via AP

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture

Jodie Foster, “The Mauritanian” — Winner

Glenn Close, “Hillbilly Elegy”

Olivia Colman, “The Father”

Amanda Seyfried, “Mank”

Helena Zengel, “News of the World”


Best Television Series — Drama

“The Crown” — Winner

“Lovecraft Country”

“The Mandalorian”

“Ozark”

“Ratched”

From left, Steven Yeun, Alan S. Kim, Yuh-Jung Youn, Yeri Han, and Noel Cho in a scene from "Minari." Josh Ethan Johnson/A24 via AP)

Best Motion Picture — Foreign Language

“Minari” — Winner

“La Llorna”

“Another Round”

“The Life Ahead”

“Two of Us”


Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series — Drama

Josh O’Connor, “The Crown” — Winner

Jason Bateman, “Ozark”

Bob Odenkirk, “Better Call Saul”

Al Pacino, “Hunters”

Matthew Rhys, “Perry Mason”

Rosamund Pike, winner of Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy spoke during the 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards Virtual General Press Room.HFPA/via Getty Images

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy

Rosamund Pike, “I Care a Lot” — Winner

Maria Bakalova, “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm”

Kate Hudson, “Music”

Michelle Pfeiffer, “French Exit”

Anya Taylor-Joy, “Emma.”


Best Television Series — Musical or Comedy

“Schitt’s Creek” — Winner

“Emily in Paris”

“The Flight Attendant”

“The Great”

“Ted Lasso”

Jason Sudeikis in "Ted Lasso." Apple TV Plus via AP

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series — Musical or Comedy

Jason Sudeikis, “Ted Lasso” — Winner

Don Cheadle, “Black Monday”

Nicholas Hoult, “The Great”

Eugene Levy, “Schitt’s Creek”

Ramy Youssef, “Ramy”


Best Original Score — Motion Picture

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Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross and Jon Batiste, “Soul” — Winner

Alexander Desplat, “The Midnight Sky”

Ludwig Göransson, “Tenet”

James Newton Howard, “News of the World”

Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, “Mank”


Best Original Song — Motion Picture

“Io Sì (Seen),” Diane Warren, Laura Pausini, Niccolò Agliardi - The Life Ahead” — Winner

“Fight for You,” H.E.R., Dernst Emile II, Tiara Thomas - “Judas and the Black Messiah”

“Hear My Voice,” Daniel Pemberton, Celeste Waite - “The Trial of the Chicago 7”

“Speak Now,” Leslie Odom, Jr., Sam Ashworth - “One Night in Miami...”

“Tigress & Tweed,” Raphael Saadiq, Andra Day - “The United States Vs. Billie Holiday”


Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series — Drama

Emma Corrin, “The Crown” — Winner

Olivia Coleman, “The Crown”

Jodie Comer, “Killing Eve”

Laura Linney, “Ozark”

Sarah Paulson, “Ratched”


Best Screenplay — Motion Picture

Aaron Sorkin, “The Trial of the Chicago 7” — Winner

Emerald Fennell, “Promising Young Woman”

Jack Fincher, “Mank”

Christopher Hampton and Florian Zeller, “The Father”

Chloé Zhao, “Nomadland”


Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Mark Ruffalo, “I Know This Much is True” — Winner

Bryan Cranston, “Your Honor”

Jeff Daniels, “The Comey Rule”

Hugh Grant, “The Undoing”

Ethan Hawke, “The Good Lord Bird”


Best Motion Picture — Animated

“Soul” — Winner

“The Croods: A New Age”

“Onward”

“Over the Moon”

“Wolfwalkers”


Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series — Musical or Comedy

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Catherine O’Hara, “Schitt’s Creek” — Winner

Lily Collins, “Emily in Paris”

Kaley Cuoco, “The Flight Attendant”

Elle Fanning, “The Great”

Jane Levy, “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist”


Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Supporting Role

John Boyega, “Small Axe” — Winner

Brendan Gleeson, “The Comey Rule”

Daniel Levy, “Schitt’s Creek”

Jim Parsons, “Hollywood”

Donald Sutherland, “The Undoing”


Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture

Daniel Kaluuya, “Judas the Black Messiah” — Winner

Sacha Baron Cohen, “The Trial of the Chicago 7”

Jared Leto, “The Little Things”

Bill Murray, “On the Rocks”

Leslie Odom, Jr., “One Night in Miami...”

Diti Kohli can be reached at diti.kohli@globe.com. Follow her on Twitter at @ditikohli_.


Diti Kohli can be reached at diti.kohli@globe.com.Follow her @ditikohli_.