Nigerian-British Golden Globe Award, John Boyega couldn't hide his happiness after winning his first Golden Globe Award.
John Boyega
Popular Hollywood actor, John Boyega has been honoured with a golden globe award.
The British-Nigerian actor won his first-ever golden globe award for best supporting actor in a TV series at the 78th edition of the ceremony that held last night.
He was nominated for starring as Leroy Logan in Amazon’s anthology series, Small Axe. The elated actor took to his verified Instagram to acknowledge his win.
In the caption section of a picture he posted which detailed his win, the actor wrote, “All I can say is THANK YOU SO MUCH.” Several stars around the world have taken to his comment section to congratulate him.
American actor Jamie Foxx stated that he deserved the award. He described Boyega as a force to be reckoned with. “Yesssssss!!!!! Big ups!!! Well deserved and this is just the beginning. I have the pleasure of working with you at this moment and I can tell you right now that you are a force to be reckoned with congratulations on tonight and keep inspiring and entertaining the universe,” Foxx said.
While Lion Heart actress, Genevieve Nnaji congratulated the star as she simply wrote, “Congratulations love.”
Patience Ozokwor fondly referred to as Mama G, also wrote, “Congratulations.”
More so the late Black Panther star, Chadwick Boseman, won a posthumous award at the Golden Globe for best actor in a drama for his poignant role in “Ma Rainey’s Black
Bottom,” which comes just months after he died of cancer at age 43.
The movie, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, which was Boseman’s last project before his death, earned him his first-ever Golden Globe award.
Below is the full list of winners:
Best supporting actor in a film
Sacha Baron Cohen, The Trial of the Chicago 7
Daniel Kaluuya, Judas and the Black Messiah – WINNER
Jared Leto, The Little Things
Bill Murray, On the Rocks
Leslie Odom, Jr, One Night in Miami
Best supporting actor in a TV series, limited series or TV movie
John Boyega, Small Axe – WINNER
Brendan Gleeson, The Comey Rule
Dan Levy, Schitt’s Creek
Jim Parsons, Hollywood
Donald Sutherland, The Undoing
Best actress in a TV series – musical or comedy
Lily Collins, Emily in Paris
Kaley Cuoco, The Flight Attendant
Elle Fanning, The Great
Jane Levy, Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist
Catherine O’Hara, Schitt’s Creek – WINNER
Best animated film
The Croods: A New Age
Onward
Over the Moon
Soul – WINNER
Wolfwalkers
Best actor in a limited series or TV movie
Bryan Cranston, Your Honor
Jeff Daniels, The Comey Rule
Hugh Grant, The Undoing
Ethan Hawke, The Good Lord Bird
Mark Ruffalo, I Know This Much Is True – WINNER
Best screenplay
Promising Young Woman, Emerald Fennell
Mank, Jack Fincher
The Trial of the Chicago 7, Aaron Sorkin – WINNER
The Father, Florian Zeller and Christopher Hampton
Nomadland, Chloé Zhao
Best actress in a TV series – drama
Olivia Colman, The Crown
Jodie Comer, Killing Eve
Emma Corrin, The Crown – WINNER
Laura Linney, Ozark
Sarah Paulson, Ratched
Best original song
Fight for You, Judas and the Black Messiah
Hear My Voice, The Trial of the Chicago 7
Io Si Seen, The Life Ahead – WINNER
Speak Now, One Night in Miami
Tigress & Tweed, The United States vs. Billie Holliday
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Best score – film
The Midnight Sky (Alexandre Desplat)
Tenet (Ludwig Göransson)
News of the World (James Newton Howard)
Mank (Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross)
Soul (Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Jon Batiste) – WINNER
Best actor in a TV series – musical or comedy
Don Cheadle, Black Monday
Nicholas Hoult, The Great
Eugene Levy, Schitt’s Creek
Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso – WINNER
Ramy Youssef, Ramy
Best TV series – musical or comedy
Emily in Paris
The Flight Attendant
The Great
Schitt’s Creek – WINNER
Ted Lasso
Best actress in a film – musical or comedy
Maria Bakalova, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Kate Hudson, Music
Michelle Pfeiffer, French Exit
Rosamund Pike, I Care a Lot – WINNER
Anya Taylor-Joy, Emma
Best actor in a TV series – drama
Jason Bateman, Ozark
Josh O’Connor, The Crown – WINNER
Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
Al Pacino, Hunters
Matthew Rhys, Perry Mason
Best film – foreign language
Another Round
La Llorona
The Life Ahead
Minari – WINNER
Two of Us
Best TV series – drama
The Crown – WINNER
Lovecraft Country
The Mandalorian
Ozark
Ratched
Best supporting actress in a film
Glenn Close, Hillbilly Elegy
Olivia Colman, The Father
Jodie Foster, The Mauritanian – WINNER
Amanda Seyfried, Mank
Helena Zengel, News of the World
Best supporting actress in a TV series, limited series or TV film
Gillian Anderson, The Crown – WINNER
Helena Bonham Carter, The Crown
Julia Garner, Ozark
Annie Murphy, Schitt’s Creek
Cynthia Nixon, Ratched
Best actress in a limited series or TV film
Cate Blanchett, Mrs America
Daisy Edgar-Jones, Normal People
Shira Haas, Unorthodox
Nicole Kidman, The Undoing
Anya Taylor-Joy, The Queen’s Gambit – WINNER
Best limited series or TV movie
Normal People
The Queen’s Gambit – WINNER
Small Axe
The Undoing
Unorthodox
Best actor in a film – drama
Riz Ahmed, Sound of Metal
Chadwick Boseman, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom – WINNER
Anthony Hopkins, The Father
Gary Oldman, Mank
Tahar Rahim, The Mauritanian
Best director – film
Emerald Fennell, Promising Young Woman
David Fincher, Mank
Regina King, One Night in Miami
Aaron Sorkin, The Trial of the Chicago 7
Chloé Zhao, Nomadland – WINNER
Best film – musical or comedy
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm – WINNER
Hamilton
Palm Springs
Music
The Prom
Best actor in a film – 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
Best actress in a film – drama
Viola Davis, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Andra Day, The United States vs Billie Holiday – WINNER
Vanessa Kirby, Pieces of a Woman
Frances McDormand, Nomadland
Carey Mulligan, Promising Young Woman
Best film – drama
The Father
Mank
Nomadland – WINNER
Promising Young Woman
The Trial of the Chicago 7