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 "Nomadland," a moving drama
about van dwellers in recession-hit America from
Searchlight Pictures, also took the best
director prize for Chinese-born Chloe Zhao. It
made Zhao only the second woman to win at the
Globes in that category, and the first woman
director of Asian descent to win.
"For everyone who has gone through this
difficult and beautiful journey at some point in
their lives, this is for you," said Zhao.
"We don't say goodbye, we say see you down the
road," she said, quoting a line from the movie.
The two wins for "Nomadland" increased the
profile of the film ahead of nominations in
March for the Oscars.
Sacha Baron Cohen, the creator of "Borat
Subsequent Moviefilm" from Amazon Studios was
named best comedy movie actor, while singer
Andra Day was a surprise winner for her lead
role in "The United States vs. Billie Holiday."
"Donald Trump is contesting the result!" Baron
Cohen joked about the win for the "Borat"
sequel, which was a satire on the America of the
former U.S. president.
Netflix Inc's period drama "Mank," about
"Citizen Kane" screenwriter Herman Mankiewicz,
had gone into Sunday's show with a leading six
nods but ended the night empty-handed.
Nevertheless, the streaming service was the
biggest winner on Sunday, with four wins in the
movie field and six for television, including
best TV drama series "The Crown" and limited
series chess saga "The Queen's Gambit."
The usual chummy gathering of A-listers at a
gala dinner in Beverly Hills, California, was
replaced by webcams in the homes of celebrities
that were either dressed up or, like "Ted Lasso"
star Jason Sudeikis, in casual garb.
Hosted by Tina Fey in New York and Amy Poehler
in Beverly Hills, the small physical audiences
were made up of masked frontline workers.
Peter Morgan, creator of "The Crown" said he
missed being together. "I'm just sorry I am
sitting here in my tragic little office and not
surrounded by the people who make this show such
a pleasure," Morgan said, appearing by video.
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 However Jodie Foster, a best
supporting actress winner for the Guantanamo
prison legal drama "The Mauritanian," told
reporters backstage that she felt it was one of
the best Golden Globe shows ever.
"It didn't feel like it was filled with so much
artifice," said Foster.
Emotional high points included a posthumous best
actor award for Chadwick Boseman, who died at
age 43 last August from an undisclosed battle
with cancer. "He would say
something beautiful," said his widow Simone
Ledward Boseman, as she fought back tears. "I
don't have his words."
British actors Daniel Kaluuya and John Boyega
were among other Black winners chosen by the
Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA),
which has been lambasted in recent days for
having no Black people among its 87 members.
"Soul," the first Pixar movie to have a Black
character in the lead, was named best animated
movie and won best score.
The HFPA was the target of jokes and comments
throughout the night. "We all know awards shows
are stupid," said Fey. "Even in stupid things,
inclusivity is important and there are no Black
members of the Hollywood Foreign Press
Association."
Members of the HFPA appeared briefly on Sunday's
show and pledged to do better.
 Jane Fonda, 83, used her lifetime achievement
acceptance speech to make the case for elevating
all voices in Hollywood, saying that stories
"really can change people."
(Additional reporting by Lisa Richwine and
Nichola Groom; editing by Jonathan Oatis)
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