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Golden Globes 2020: Awkwafina wins Best Actress for 'The Farewell' in Musical or Comedy category

'The Farewell' tells the story of a family that learns that their grandmother has only a short while to live. In order to make most of it, they decide to schedule a family gathering before she dies
PUBLISHED JAN 6, 2020
Awkwafina (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Awkwafina (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

'The Farewell' was one of the most-loved films of 2019. So, it comes as no surprise that Awkwafina won Best Actress at the 77th Annual Golden Globes in the Musical or Comedy category. "If anything, if I fall upon hard times, I can sell this," she said while accepting her award.

The nominations in the category included:

Ana de Armas for 'Knives Out' 
Beanie Feldstein for 'Booksmart'
Emma Thompson for 'Late Night”
Cate Blanchett for 'Where’d You Go Bernadette'

Directed by Lulu Wang, 'The Farewell' tells the story of a family that learns that their grandmother has only a short while to live. In order to make most of it, they decide to schedule a family gathering before she dies.

The film received praise and acclaim for screenplay and direction. Meanwhile, at the Golden Globes Awards 2020, Russell Crowe won for 'The Loudest Voice', Stellan Skarsgard won for 'Chernobyl', Laura Dern bagged the Best Supporting Actress for 'Marriage Story', and Quentin Tarantino won Best Screenplay for 'Once Upon A Time In Hollywood'.

Michelle Williams won Best Actress for 'Fosse/ Verdon', and 'Chernobyl' won big as well at the awards show. 'Succession' won Best Drama series and 'Parasite' won Best Foreign Language film.

Golden Globes 2020 is airing on NBC live.

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