Netflix's Charles and Diana were the toast of the largely virtual ceremony and won TV drama best actor and actress for their explosive portrayal of a royal marriage in crisis. Corrin thanked her "prince charming" while O'Connor told her "I love you to bits."

The lavishly produced, headline-making The Crown was named best small screen drama while its American star Gillian Anderson won best supporting actress for playing Margaret Thatcher.

Other British winners included Daniel Kaluuya for Judas And The Black Messiah, John Boyega for Small Axe, Rosamund Pike for I Care A Lot, Anya Taylor-Joy for The Queen's Gambit and Sacha Baron Cohen, a double winner for Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, which was named comedy film of the year.

Also on the big screen, Nomadland won best drama. On a night when diversity was a hot topic due the make up of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), black talent shone.

Chadwick Boseman's widow delivered a tear-jerking acceptance speech on his behalf after he won best actor for Ma Rainey's Black Bottom and Andra Day was named best actress for The United States Vs. Billie Holiday.

The ceremony was starkly different to those of previous years, with no red carpet and nominees appearing from around the world. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler hosted for a fourth time but in another pandemic-enforced break from convention did so from separate coasts, presenting from New York and Los Angeles.

The audiences were populated by essential workers rather than the usual small army of A-listers. Introducing the show, Fey and Poehler addressed the lack of diversity among the HFPA, the body which votes to decide Golden Globe winners.

Corrin appeared visibly shocked as her name was called to confirm she had won ahead of co-star Olivia Colman's turn as the Queen and Jodie Comer's performance in Killing Eve.

She referred to O'Connor as "my prince charming" and added: "Thank you so much to Diana, you have taught me compassion and empathy beyond anything I could ever imagine."

Boseman, who died last year aged 43 following a battle with cancer, was posthumously honoured for his portrayal of an ambitious trumpeter in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom.

His wife, Simone, accepted the award for best actor on his behalf. Fighting back tears, she said: "He would thank God, he would thank his parents, he would thank his ancestors for their guidance and their sacrifices."

On behalf of her husband, she thanked Boseman's team and his Ma Rainey's Black Bottom co-stars.She said: "He would say something beautiful, something inspiring, something that would amplify that little voice inside of all of us that tells you 'you can', that tells you to keep going, that calls you back to what you were meant to be doing at this moment in history."

American-born Argentinian-British actress Taylor-Joy won best performance by an actress in a limited series for Netflix's chess drama The Queen's Gambit, while the show was named best limited series.

Boyega was recognised for his performance of a policeman fighting institutional racism in Small Axe, winning best actor in a TV supporting role. Jodie Foster won best supporting actress in a motion picture for The Mauritanian.

Zhao was also named best director in a category which also included the UK's Emerald Fennell. There was also joy for Canadian comedy Schitt's Creek, as it was named best television series, music or comedy, while star Catherine O'Hara won best actress in a music or comedy TV series.

Jason Sudeikis won best actor in a musical or comedy TV series for Ted Lasso, Aaron Sorkin won best screenplay prize for The Trial Of The Chicago 7, and Pixar movie Soul was named best animated film.

Golden Globes film award winners 2021

Best Motion Picture - Drama

• THE FATHER (Trademark Films; Sony Pictures Classics)

• MANK (Netflix; Netflix)

• NOMADLAND (Highwayman / Hear/Say / Cor Cordium; Searchlight Pictures) – WINNER

• PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN (LuckyChap Entertainment / FilmNation Entertainment; Focus Features)

• THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7 (Marc Platt Productions / Dreamworks Pictures; Netflix)

Best performance by an actress in a motion picture - 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 performance by an actor in a motion picture - 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 Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

• BORAT SUBSEQUENT MOVIEFILM – WINNER

• HAMILTON

• MUSIC

• PALM SPRINGS

• THE PROM

Best performance by an actress in a motion picture - 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 performance by an actor in a motion picture - 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 Motion Picture - Animated

• THE CROODS: A NEW AGE

• ONWARD

• OVER THE MOON

• SOUL – WINNER

• WOLFWALKERS

Best Motion Picture - Foreign Language

• ANOTHER ROUND (Denmark)

• LA LLORONA (Guatemala / France)

• THE LIFE AHEAD (Italy)

• MINARI (USA) (Plan B; A24) – WINNER

• TWO OF US (FRANCE / USA) (Paprika Films; Magnolia Pictures)

Best performance by an actress in a supporting role in any motion picture

• GLENN CLOSE (Hillbilly Elegy)

• OLIVIA COLMAN (The Father)

• JODIE FOSTER (The Mauritanian) – WINNER

• AMANDA SEYFRIED (Mank)

• HELENA ZENGEL (News Of The World)

Best performance by an actor in a supporting role in any motion picture

• 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 Director - Motion Picture

• 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 Screenplay - Motion Picture

• EMERALD FENNELL (Promising Young Woman)

• JACK FINCHER (Mank)

• AARON SORKIN (The Trial Of The Chicago 7) – WINNER

• FLORIAN ZELLER, CHRISTOPHER HAMPTON (The Father)

• CHLOÉ ZHAO (Nomadland)

Best Original Score - Motion Picture

• ALEXANDRE DESPLAT (The Midnight Sky)

• LUDWIG GÖRANSSON (Tenet)

• JAMES NEWTON HOWARD (News Of The World)

• TRENT REZNOR, ATTICUS ROSS (Mank)

• TRENT REZNOR, ATTICUS ROSS, JON BATISTE (Soul) - WINNER

Best Original Song - Motion Picture

• “FIGHT FOR YOU” — (JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH) Music by: H.E.R., Dernst Emile II Lyrics by: H.E.R., Tiara Thomas

• “HEAR MY VOICE” — (THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7) Music by: Daniel Pemberton Lyrics by: Daniel Pemberton, Celeste Waite

• “IO SÌ (SEEN)” — (THE LIFE AHEAD) Music by: Diane Warren Lyrics by: Diane Warren, Laura Pausini, Niccolò Agliardi – WINNER

• “SPEAK NOW” — (ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI...) Music by: Leslie Odom Jr, Sam Ashworth Lyrics by: Leslie Odom Jr, Sam Ashworth

• “TIGRESS & TWEED” — (THE UNITED STATES VS. BILLIE HOLIDAY) Music by: Andra Day, Raphael Saadiq Lyrics by: Andra Day, Raphael Saadiq

Golden Globe television award winners 2021

Best Television Series - Drama

• THE CROWN - NETFLIX (Left Bank Pictures / Sony Pictures Television) – WINNER

• LOVECRAFT COUNTRY - HBO (HBO / Afemme / Monkeypaw / Bad Robot / Warner Bros. Television)

• THE MANDALORIAN - DISNEY+ (Lucasfilm Ltd.)

• OZARK - NETFLIX (MRC Television)

• RATCHED - NETFLIX (Fox21 Television Studios)

Best performance by an actress in a television series - Drama

• OLIVIA COLMAN (The Crown)

• JODIE COMER (Killing Eve)

• EMMA CORRIN (The Crown) – WINNER

• LAURA LINNEY (Ozark)

• SARAH PAULSON (Ratched)

Best performance by an actor in a television series - Drama

• JASON BATEMAN (Ozark)

• JOSH O'CONNOR (The Crown) - WINNER

• BOB ODENKIRK (Better Call Saul)

• AL PACINO (Hunters)

• MATTHEW RHYS (Perry Mason)

Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy

• EMILY IN PARIS - NETFLIX (Darren Star Productions / Jax Media / MTV Studios)

• THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT - HBO MAX (HBO Max / Berlanti Productions / Yes, Norman Productions / Warner Bros. Television)

• THE GREAT - HULU (Hulu / Civic Center Media / MRC)

• SCHITT'S CREEK - POP TV (Not A Real Company Productions / Canadian Broadcast Company / Pop TV) – WINNER

• TED LASSO - APPLE TV+ (Apple / Doozer Productions / Warner Bros. Television / Universal Television)

Best performance by an actress in a television 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 performance by an actor in a television 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 Television Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture made for television

• NORMAL PEOPLE - HULU (Hulu / BBC / Element Pictures)

• THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT - NETFLIX (Netflix) – WINNER

• SMALL AXE - AMAZON STUDIOS (BBC Studios Americas, Inc / Amazon Studios)

• THE UNDOING - HBO (HBO / Made Up Stories / Blossom Films/David E. Kelley Productions)

• UNORTHODOX - NETFLIX (Studio Airlift / RealFilm)

Best performance by an actress in a limited series, anthology series or a motion picture made for television

• CATE BLANCHETT (Mrs. America)

• DAISY EDGAR-JONES (Normal People)

• SHIRA HAAS (Unorthadox)

• NICOLE KIDMAN (The Undoing)

• ANYA TAYLOR-JOY (The Queen's Gambit) – WINNER

Best performance by an actor in a limited series, anthology series or a motion picture made for television

• 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 performance by an actress in a television supporting role

• GILLIAN ANDERSON (The Crown) – WINNER

• HELENA BONHAM CARTER (The Crown)

• JULIA GARNER (Ozark)

• ANNIE MURPHY (Schitt's Creek)

• CYNTHIA NIXON (Ratched)

Best performance by an actor in a television supporting role

• JOHN BOYEGA (Small Axe) – WINNER

• BRENDAN GLEESON (The Comey Rule)

• DANIEL LEVY (Schitt's Creek)

• JIM PARSONS (Hollywood)

• DONALD SUTHERLAND (The Undoing)