Riz Ahmed, who is nominated for his performance in Sound of Metal, earlier spoke about the honour. He said while speaking to Associated Press, “I feel like there are some hidden gifts in this difficult time. With the awards this year, I think some of the bigger films that might have been released this year or taken up a lot of an audience’s bandwidth got pushed so I think it’s an opportunity to shine a light on some smaller movies. I think you can always find the opportunity in the obstacle.”

Maria Bakalova, the young Bulgarian actor who broke out with Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, had also spoken to Associated Press. She said, “We’ve been praying, we’ve been hoping, we’ve been dreaming, but even in our wildest dreams we didn’t think something like this could happen to people from Eastern Europe.”

Golden Globes can be pretty predictable, and most awards are given to firm favourites –films and shows that have excelled in prestigious film festivals. But sometimes, The Hollywood Foreign Press Association manages to pull off surprises. Golden Globes 2021 award ceremony is streaming on VH1, VH1 HD Comedy Central, Comedy Central HD, Colors Infinity and Colors Infinity HD.