The Golden Globes are therefore not hermetic to the great currents that cross America, starting with that of Black Lives Matter.
The watchword of this ceremony was therefore “diversity”.
Whether the choice of Andra Day is the result of this ambition or whether it salutes above all the performance of the thirty-six-year-old soul singer, it is nonetheless a huge surprise.
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Sacred best actress, for her role in
The United States vs.
Billie Holiday
(Hulu movie), Andra Day faced heavyweights in the industry, such as Viola Davis (
Black Bottom by Ma Rainey
)
,
Vanessa Kirby (
Pieces of a Woman
)
,
Frances McDormand (
Nomadland
) or even the favorite of predictions, Carey Mulligan (
Promising Young Woman
).
The composer known and recognized by directors like Spike Lee or artists like Stevie Wonder was also nominated for Best Original Song with
Tigress & Tweed
, but the prize was ultimately awarded to
Io sì
for
The vita davanti has passed
.
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Pieces of A Woman
This 78th Golden Globes ceremony was the first in which the artist participated, which further underlines the extraordinary nature of his victory.
Andra is only the second black woman to win this award, after Whoopi Goldberg in 1986 for
The Color Purple
.
She's also the first winner in this category for a movie that debuted on a streaming service.
In a virtual acceptance speech due to covid, Day thanked
"the incredible Billie Holiday who just transformed her life with this role, with her presence and with her spirit
.
"
This coronation comes as the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which awards the Golden Globes each year, has been strongly criticized for the lack of diversity, counting no black member among eighty- seven members.
“We have work,”
admitted Helen Hoehne, vice-president of this academy.
"We must make sure that all the communities are represented among us and we will achieve it"
, for her part, promised the president of the association, Meher Tatna.
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