Golden Globes 2021: Josh O’Connor wins Best Actor for ‘The Crown’, fans say he ‘gobbled up every co-star’ on show

One tweeted, "Emma Corrin and Josh O’Connor’s wins at this years #GoldenGlobes underscores how their performances have shaken this recent season of #TheCrown"
PUBLISHED MAR 1, 2021
Josh O'Connor in 'The Crown' (Netflix)
Josh O'Connor in 'The Crown' (Netflix)

It's that part of the year again when awards are bestowed upon movies, shows, actors and more for their contribution to the entertainment world. The Golden Globes 2021 is being held currently with its hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler running the show from two different locations: New York City's Rainbow Room and Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills. 

Nominations under various categories were announced by Saraj Jessica Parker and Taraji P Henson, building a lot of anticipation surrounding the big winners of the night. Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series was one of the most awaited moments as it included nominees such as Jason Bateman for 'Ozark', Josh O'Connor for 'The Crown', Bob Odenkirk for 'Better Call Saul', Al Pacino for 'The Hunter' and Matthew Rhys for 'Perry Mason'. 

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The award was taken home by O'Connor for 'The Crown'. He played the role of Duke of Edinburgh Prince Charles and husband of Princess Diana in the hit Netflix drama series.

Thrilled fans took to Twitter to congratulate the actor on his Golden Globes awards. One tweeted, "Congratulations Josh!! You are incredible as Prince Charles even though you’ve had to play the villain. Such an impressive line up in this category! I love all of these actors & shows, especially #TheCrown and #Ozark so was really hoping for Josh or Jason to win!! " Congratulating him and his co-actor Emma Corrin another wrote, "Emma Corrin and Josh O’Connor’s wins at this years #GoldenGlobes underscores how their performances have shaken this recent season of #TheCrown" One Twitter user shared, "josh and emma swept you see thats what happens when you gobble up every co-star on the crown that came before you AND the ones that will come after".



 



 



 

Golden Gloves 2021 is produced by Dick Clark Productions in association with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, with Stachel and Jackson Lee, children of Spike Lee serving a the 2021 Golden Globe Ambassadors. The event also observed the honoring of Jane Fina with Cecil B DeMille Award and Norman Lear with the Carol Brunett Award. 

The official 2021 Golden Globe Awards was telecast on February 28 at 8 pm ET and the pre-show was streamed live from the official @GoldenGlobes Twitter account and on the website goldenglobes.com at 6.30 pm ET.

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