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The shadow of Covid-19 shadow loomed over a subdued but impressive The Golden Globe 2021 award ceremony, which was jointly hosted&nbsp; in Los Angeles and New York.</p>
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Host Tina Fey and Amy Poehler worked the mikes from New York&rsquo;s Rainbow Room and Los Angeles&rsquo; Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills. The live audience included frontline workers and first responders, whose services indeed need to be lauded.</p>
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Netflix&rsquo;s <em>The Crown</em>, which blended fact and fiction about Queen Elizabeth II&rsquo;s reign, may be mired in controversy but went on to pick four awards. The categories included Best Television Series (Drama) and other acting awards, namely, Actor in a Drama Series (Josh O&rsquo;Connor); Actress in a Drama Series (Emma Corrin); and Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture for TV (Gillian Anderson).</p>
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For O&rsquo;Connor and Corrin, who essayed the roles of Princess Diana and Prince Charles, respectively, picked up their first Globes. On winning the award, Corrin said, &quot;Most of all, thank you so much to (Princess) Diana, you have taught me compassion and empathy beyond any measure I could ever imagine.&quot;</p>
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O&#39;Connor added: &quot;I&#39;m very lucky to be able to work in this period, and there are so many people who are unable to work, who are alone and isolated, and I hope we can all collectively put mental health at the forefront of our minds.&quot;</p>
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<em>Borat Subsequent Moviefilm</em>and <em>Nomadland</em> won two awards each.&nbsp; The former for Best Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy) and Sacha Baron Cohen for Best Performance in a Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy) and the latter for Best Motion Picture (Drama) and Best Director for Chloe Zhao.</p>
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Zhao, became the second female winner of the category in Globes history, after Barbara Streisand in 1983, reports bbc.com. On receiving the award, she said, &quot;Thank you everyone who made it possible to do what I love. I fell in love with making movies and telling stories because it gave us a chance to laugh and cry together, to learn from each other, and to have more compassion for each other.&quot;</p>
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Cohen who stars in <em>Borat Subsequent Moviefilm</em>, the sequel to 2006&#39;s hugely successful <em>Borat</em>, while accepting the award said, &quot;Thank you to the all-white Hollywood Foreign Press.&rdquo; He was referring to the recent revelation that the organisation behind the Globes currently has no black members.</p>
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Rosamund Pike, was named Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy film for <em>I Care A Lot</em> while the Best Supporting Actor went to Daniel Kaluuya for his performance in <em>Judas And the Black Messiah</em>. The film cast Kaluuya essayed the role of US activist Fred Hampton, chairman of the Black Panther Party who was assassinated at the age of 21 in 1969.</p>
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Talking about his character, Kaluuya said, &quot;I hope generations after this can see how brilliantly he fought, he spoke, and he loved. He taught me about myself, made me grow as a man, and I appreciate that with all my heart.&rdquo;</p>
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The Canadian TV sitcom <em>Schitt&rsquo;s Creek</em> had five nominations but won in the Best Television Series (musical or comedy) category.</p>
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Veteran actress and activist Jane Fonda was feted with the Cecil B DeMille Award for Lifetime Achievement and used her acceptance speech to call for greater diversity in the industry. &ldquo;Let&#39;s all of us make an effort to expand that tent so that everyone rises and everyone&#39;s story has a chance to be seen and heard. Let&#39;s be leaders.&quot;</p>
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Talking about the importance of storytelling, she said powerful stories can &quot;change our hearts and our minds&quot;.</p>
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<em>(With inputs from IANS)</em></p>
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