The singer was crowned best actress for her performance in the Hulu film, The United States vs. Billie Holiday. She is the second black actress to receive this award, since Whoopi Goldberg in … 1986.
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”. That the choice ofAndra Day The result of this ambition or that he 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 industry heavyweights such as Viola Davis (Black Bottom de Ma Rainey) , Vanessa Kirby (Pieces of a Woman ), Frances McDormand (Nomadland ) or the favorite of predictions, Carey Mulligan (Promising Young Woman ). The composer known and recognized by directors like Spike Lee and artists like Stevie Wonder was also nominated for Best Original Song with Tigress & Tweed, but the prize was ultimately awarded to I do for Life ahead of him.
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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 thank you speech, virtual because of covid, Day thanked “The incredible Billie Holiday who has just transformed her existence 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 have to make sure that all the communities are represented among us and we will achieve this”, meanwhile, promised the president of the association, Meher Tatna.
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