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The Golden Globes were engulfed in controversy. You would never have known that if you watched the show. How will the Oscars react?

Both queer roles and actors took home awards last night.

What the Surprising Golden Globe Winners Say About the Oscar Race IndieWire 3/1/2021 The 2021 COVID-delayed, virtual Golden Globes show was a weird one. Popular four-time hosts Amy Poehler and Tina Fey, anchoring Los Angeles and New York, struck a dystopian chord: They compared the show to “The Hunger Games” as they played to dark, socially distanced rooms of “smoking hot” first responders in black masks. No wonder the event seemed muted. The two comediennes, like everyone else partic...

Andra Day won the 2021 Golden Globe best actress in a drama trophy for 'The United States vs. Billie Holiday,' becoming the second Black actress to win and the first to do so in 35 years.

Daniel Kaluuya Experiences Technical Difficulties, Andra Day Becomes First Black Actress Winner in 35 Years, Plus More Wins at 2021 Golden Globes The 78 th-annual Golden Globe Awards was the latest awards ceremony to take place amid the COVID-19 pandemic. On Sunday, Feb. 28, attendees — with a significant portion attending virtually — gathered to celebrate some of Hollywood’s best film and television programming. The event was broadcast simultaneously at the Rainbow Room in Midtown Manhat...

On Sunday, during her acceptance speech for the Cecil B. DeMille Award, Jane Fonda, who has always been an ally, activist, and advocate for marginalized voices, talked about how she has seen “a lot of diversity” in her lifetime and that she has been challenged to understand some of the people she has met. It

Golden Globes 2021 winners: The biggest surprises and snubs, from Andra Day’s Best Actress win to The Crown’s royal flush Katie Rosseinsky The Golden Globes wouldn’t be the Golden Globes without some wild card wins, and while this year’s virtual show may have lacked the usual champagne-fuelled energy, the ceremony still managed to deliver a handful of surprises. The Best Actress races felt especially topsy turvy this year, with singer and first time actressAndra Day beat...

As a young man, Lee Daniels recalls the life-changing event that brought him to today — sitting in a movie theater watching the roller coaster life of Billie Holiday in Lady Sings the Blues. Although his career took a few turns along the way, including owning and operating a nursing agency and working as a casting director and manager, he surpassed his early dreams during the past two decades by producing Monster’s Ball and The Woodsman, and directing Precious and Lee Daniel’s The Butler...

Skip to main content Currently Reading The United States vs. Billie Holiday Fails to Take Into Account the Life of the Woman We Still Love The United States vs. Billie Holiday Fails to Take Into Account the Life of the Woman We Still Love Directed by Lee Daniels, the movie stars Andra Day as the titular Lady Day and tells the story of Holidays life in the wake of "Strange Fruit" K. Austin Collins, provided by Feb. 26, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail

The Hollywood Walk of Fame just gained a historic new star. As of Thursday, movie-industry legend Ruth E. Carter is the first Black costume designer and second costume designer ever to have her name enshrined at Hollywood and Vine. The honor comes more than 60 years after prolific costumer Edith Head became the first in her field to receive a star. “As I have been reflecting, I think of all the people whom I’ve met along the way who have helped make this happen,” Carter said during Thursd...