The Golden Globe Awards, one of the most important awards in the world of cinema and television, considered the precursor of the Oscar Awards, were distributed to the best of 2021. We have compiled this year’s winners at the 79th award ceremony.
The Golden Globe Awards, which was held for the 79th time this year and selected the best film and American television productions of 2021 by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, found their owners. Awards were distributed in dozens of categories at the Golden Globe Awards, one of the most important awards in the world of cinema and television.
The films that made their mark on Golden Globe Awards this year with their nominations were Belfast and The Power of the Dog with 7 nominations each, while Don’t Look Up, King Richard, Licorice Pizza and West Side Story received 4 nominations each. In the television world, Succession 5, The Morning Show and Ted Lasso were nominated in 4 categories. South Korean production Squid Game received three nominations. The winners of the 79th Golden Globe Awards were as follows:
Winners of the 79th Golden Globe Awards:
Cinema:
Best motion picture for drama
Winner: The Power of the Dog
Other candidates:
- Belfast
- CODA
- dune
- King Richard
Best motion picture, musical or comedy
Winner: West Side Story
Other candidates:
- Cyrano
- Don’t Look Up
- Licorice Pizza
- tick, tick… BOOM!
Best Actor in Drama
Winner: Will Smith – King Richard
Other candidates:
- Mahershala Ali – Swan Song
- Javier Bardem – Being the Ricardos
- Benedict Cumberbatch – The Power of the Dog
- Denzel Washington – The Tragedy of Macbeth
Best Actress in Drama
Winner: Nicole Kidman – Being the Ricardos
Other candidates:
- Jessica Chastain – The Eyes of Tammy Faye
- Olivia Colman – The Lost Daughter
- Lady Gaga – House of Gucci
- Kristen Stewart – Spencer
Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy
Winner: Andrew Garfield – tick, tick… BOOM!
Other candidates:
- Leonardo DiCaprio – Don’t Look Up
- Peter Dinklage – Cyrano
- Cooper Hoffman – Licorice Pizza
- Anthony Ramos – In the Heights
Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy
Winner: Rachel Zegler – West Side Story
Other candidates:
- Marion Cotillard- Annette
- Alana Haim – Licorice Pizza
- Jennifer Lawrence – Don’t Look Up
- Emma Stone – Cruella
Best Supporting Actor in a Cinema
Winner: Kodi Smit-McPhee – The Power of the Dog
Other candidates:
- Ben Affleck – The Tender Bar
- Jamie Dornan – Belfast
- Ciaran Hinds – Belfast
- Troy Kotsur – CODA
Best Supporting Actress in a Cinema
Winner: Ariana DeBose – West Side Story
Other candidates:
- Caitriona Balfe – Belfast
- Kirsten Dunst – The Power of the Dog
- Aunjanue Ellis – King Richard
- Ruth Negga – Passing
Best Director (Movie)
Winner: Jane Campion – The Power of the Dog
Other candidates:
- Kenneth Branagh – Belfast
- Maggie Gyllenhaal – The Lost Daughter
- Steven Spielberg – West Side Story
- Denis Villeneuve – Dune
Best Screenplay (Movie)
Winner: Kenneth Branagh – Belfast
Other candidates:
- Paul Thomas Anderson – Licorice Pizza
- Jane Campion – The Power of the Dog
- Adam McKay – Don’t Look Up
- Aaron Sorkin – Being the Ricardos
The most original soundtrack
Winner: Hans Zimmer – Dune
Other candidates:
- Alexandre Desplat – The French Dispatch
- Germaine Franco – Encanto
- Jonny Greenwood – The Power of the Dog
- Alberto Iglesias – Parallel Mothers
best song
Winner: No Time to Die – Billie Eilish, Finneas O’Connell
Other candidates:
- “Be Alive” (Beyonce and Dixson) – King Richard
- “Dos Oruguitas” (Lin-Manuel Miranda) – Encanto
- “Down to Joy” (Van Morrison) – Belfast
- “Here I Am (Singing My Way Home)” (Jamie Hartman, Jennifer Hudson, and Carole King) – Respect
best animated movie
Winner: Encanto
Other candidates:
- Flee
- Luke
- My Sunny Maad
- Raya and the Last Dragon
Best foreign language movie
Winner: Drive My Car
Other candidates:
- Division No. 6 (Finland)
- The Hand of God (Italy)
- A Hero (Iran)
- Parallel Mothers (Spain)
TV:
Best television series for drama
Winner: Succession (HBO)
Other candidates:
- Lupine (Netflix)
- The Morning Show (Apple TV+)
- Pose (FX)
- Squid Game (Netflix)
Best television series in a musical or comedy
Winner: Hacks (HBO Max)
Other candidates:
- The Great (Hulu)
- Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
- Reservation Dogs (FX on Hulu)
- Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
best mini-series
Winner: The Underground Railroad (Prime Video)
Other candidates:
- Dopesick (Hulu)
- Impeachment: American Crime Story (FX)
- Maid (Netflix)
- Mare of Easttown (HBO)
Best Actor in Drama
Winner: Jeremy Strong – Succession
Other candidates:
- Brian Cox – Succession
- Lee Jung-jae – Squid Game
- Billy Porter-Pose
- Omar Sy – Lupine
Best Actress in Drama
Winner: Mj Rodriguez – Pose
Other candidates:
- Ouzo Aduba – In Treatment (HBO)
- Jennifer Aniston – The Morning Show (Apple TV+)
- Christine Baranski – The Good Fight (Paramount+)
- Elisabeth Moss – The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu)
Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy
Winner: Juson Sudeikis – Ted Lasso
Other candidates:
- Anthony Anderson – Black-ish (ABC)
- Nicholas Hoult – The Great (Hulu)
- Steve Martin – Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
- Martin Short – Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy
Winner: Jean Smart – Hacks (HBO Max)
Other candidates:
- Hannah Einbinder – Hacks (HBO Max)
- Elle Fanning – The Great (Hulu)
- Issa Rae – Insecure (HBO)
- Tracee Ellis Ross – Black-ish (ABC)
Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Motion Picture
Winner: Michael Keaton – Dopesick (Hulu)
Other candidates:
- Paul Bettany – WandaVision (Disney+)
- Oscar Isaac – Scenes from a Marriage (HBO)
- Ewan McGregor – Halston (Netflix)
- Tahar Rahim – The Serpent (Netflix)
Best Actress in a Miniseries or Television Motion Picture
Winner: Kate Winslet – Mare of Easttown (HBO)
Other candidates:
- Jessica Chastain – Scenes from a Marriage (HBO)
- Cynthia Erivo – Genius: Aretha (National Geographic)
- Elizabeth Olsen – WandaVision (Disney+)
- Margaret Qualley- The Maid (Netflix)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries, or Television Cinema
Winner: O Yeong-su – Squid Game
Other candidates:
- Billy Crudup – The Morning Show (Apple TV+)
- Kieran Culkin – Succession (HBO)
- Mark Duplass – The Morning Show (Apple TV+)
- Brett Goldstein – Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Mini-Series or Television Cinema
Winner: Sarah Snook – Succession (HBO)
Other candidates:
- Jennifer Coolidge – The White Lotus (HBO)
- Kaitlyn Dever – Dopesick (Hulu)
- Andie MacDowell- Maid (Netflix)
- Hannah Waddingham – Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)