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Golden Globes 2021

Nomadland and the acting recognition for Andra Day

Golden Globes 2021: winning films and award nominations

Nomadland won the Drama film award at the 2021 Golden Globes, while Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan won Musical or Comedy. Chloé Zhao received the directing award for Nomadland.

  • Nomadland
  • Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
  • Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
  • The United States vs. Billie Holiday
  • I Care a Lot
Best Motion Picture - Drama: Nomadland

Winning films and category recognition at Golden Globes 2021

Nomadland won Drama and Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan won Musical or Comedy at the 2021 Golden Globes. Chloé Zhao received directing recognition for Nomadland; explore the credited winners across the other film categories.

Nominated films and award entries at Golden Globes 2021

The Father appears among the Drama film nominees, while Hamilton competed in Musical or Comedy. Explore the films nominated across the 2021 Golden Globes; winning entries remain part of their shortlists.

Showing 12 of 37 movies

Wins are included in nomination counts.

Explore Golden Globes 2021 nominations and winners by category

Soul received the score award at the 2021 Golden Globes. Io Sì (Seen), from The Life Ahead, won Original Song; explore the songwriting and other film-category credits alongside the nominees.

Best Motion Picture - Drama

5 nominations
Nomadland Winner Nomadland

Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

5 nominations
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan Winner Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan Borat Subsequent Moviefilm

Best Director - Motion Picture

5 nominations
Nomadland Winner Nomadland Chloé Zhao

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama

5 nominations
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Winner Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Chadwick Boseman

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama

5 nominations
The United States vs. Billie Holiday Winner The United States vs. Billie Holiday Andra Day

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

5 nominations
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan Winner Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan Sacha Baron Cohen

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

5 nominations
I Care a Lot Winner I Care a Lot Rosamund Pike

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

5 nominations
Judas and the Black Messiah Winner Judas and the Black Messiah Daniel Kaluuya

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

5 nominations
The Mauritanian Winner The Mauritanian Jodie Foster

Best Motion Picture - Animated

5 nominations
Soul Winner Soul

Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language

5 nominations
Minari Winner Minari

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture

5 nominations
The Trial of the Chicago 7 Winner The Trial of the Chicago 7 Aaron Sorkin

Best Original Score - Motion Picture

5 nominations
Soul Winner Soul Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Jon Batiste

Best Original Song - Motion Picture

5 nominations
The Life Ahead Winner Io Sì (Seen) The Life Ahead Diane Warren

About these results

Winners and nominees
Winners announced
Category coverage
All listed categories
Ceremony date
February 28, 2021
Last verified
October 29, 2026

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Golden Globes 2021: Winners and Nominees

Chadwick Boseman was recognised in Drama for Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, while Andra Day won for The United States vs. Billie Holiday. Compare these film performances with the screenplay and supporting-acting entries; television awards are outside this collection.

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