{"id":1940,"date":"2021-03-01T16:15:12","date_gmt":"2021-03-01T05:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=187443"},"modified":"2021-03-01T16:24:13","modified_gmt":"2021-03-01T05:24:13","slug":"andra-day-best-actress-golden-globes","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/andra-day-best-actress-golden-globes\/","title":{"rendered":"Andra Day Is Only The Second Black Woman To Win Best Actress In A Drama Film At The Golden Globes"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_187445\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-187445\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption alignfull -width\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-187445 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/andra-day-billie-holiday.jpeg\" alt=\"andra day billie holiday\" width=\"840\" height=\"559\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-187445\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Hulu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Following her major win at the <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/articles\/every-winner-golden-globes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Golden Globes<\/a>, Andra Day is one to watch in Hollywood. At the lauded awards ceremony on March 1, the 36-year-old won Best Actress in a Drama Film for her performance in\u00a0<em>The United States vs. Billie Holiday.\u00a0<\/em>Not only is the honour a momentous occasion for the actress, but a win for the Black film community.<\/p>\n<p>Day is only the second Black woman to win the category with <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/articles\/best-fashion-beauty-golden-globes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Whoopi Goldberg<\/a> being the first for\u00a0<em>The Color Purple\u00a0<\/em>in 1987. It is also Day&#8217;s debut into film.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The United States vs. Billie Holiday - Trailer (Official) \u2022 A Hulu Original\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/USi-ppCfxEA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Directed by Lee Daniels,\u00a0<em>The United States vs. Billie Holiday <\/em>follows Jazz singer Billie Holiday as the Federal Bureau of Narcotics launches an undercover sting operation from 1947 until her death at age 44 in 1959. Her song &#8220;Strange Fruit&#8221; has since become a protest anthem. The actress was also nominated for Best Original Song with &#8220;Tigress and Tweed&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>In accepting the award, Day paid homage to the titular character.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd to the amazing, transformative, dynamic Billie Holiday, who just transformed me with this role and with her presence and with her spirit.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_187414\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-187414\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-187414 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GettyImages-1304611187.jpg\" alt=\"andra day golden globes\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1449\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-187414\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA &#8211; FEBRUARY 28: Andra Day, wearing CHANEL &amp; CHANEL Fine Jewelry, gets ready for the Golden Globe Awards 2021 at The West Hollywood EDITION on February 28, 2021 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Stefanie Keenan\/Getty Images for CHANEL)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Golden Globes has long been shrouded in criticism and controversy &#8211; but particularly in 2021 &#8211; after its nominations were announced. An investigation by the\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment-arts\/business\/story\/2021-02-21\/hfpa-golden-globes-2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Los Angeles Times<\/a><\/em> also brought to light that out of 87 members of the Hollywood Press Association, there is not one single Black person.<\/p>\n<p>The sheer fact that it took 34 years for a second Black woman to be recognised as a winner in the category is both astounding and disappointing. During the evening&#8217;s ceremony, a number of talent spoke out against the HFPA including the event&#8217;s own hosts, calling for more inclusivity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe all know that awards shows are stupid,\u201d said Tina Fey during the <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/articles\/tina-fey-amy-poehler-golden-globes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">opening monologue<\/a>. \u201cThey\u2019re all a scam invented by Big Red Carpet, to sell more carpet. The point is, with stupid things, inclusivity is still important and there are no black members of the Hollywood Foreign Press. I realise HFPA, maybe you didn\u2019t get the memo because your workplace is the back booth of a French McDonalds, but you\u2019ve got to change that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The United States vs. Billie Holiday\u00a0<\/em>is streaming on Hulu now.<\/p>\n<p><em>For rolling coverage of the 2021 Golden Globes, keep up with us <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/search\/?search=golden%20globes%202021&amp;tags=golden%20globes%202021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1627,"featured_media":1942,"template":"","format":"standard","categories":[36,35],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v18.5 (Yoast SEO v20.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Andra Day Wins Best Actress In A Drama Film At The Golden Globes - Grazia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Following her major win at the Golden Globes, Andra Day is one to watch in Hollywood. 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