Angela Bassett became the first actor to win a Golden Globe for her performance in a Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) movie.
The 64-year-old star took home the award for Best Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture for her role last year. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.
Bassett defeated Kerry Condon (Inisherin’s Banshees), Jamie Lee Curtis (Everything Everywhere at the Same Time), Dolly De Leon (Triangle of Sadness) and Carey Mulligan (said) to take the prize home.
On receiving the award, he said: “To my Marvel/Disney family… the cast and crew… tears may come in the evening, but joy comes in the morning. We went on this journey together. We loved, we mourned, we healed. And every day we are surrounded by the power and spirit of Chadwick Boseman.
“We showed the world how black unity, leadership and love is beyond, behind and in front of the camera.”
Marvel fans shared the excitement of the win on social media.
“The fact that Angela Bassett is the first MCU actress to win a Golden Globe — and a major acting award — for her work on a Marvel movie is the greatest thing ever,” wrote journalist Nora Dominick.
“Angela Bassett is the first mcu player to win a Golden Globe. You better show some respect for her name,” one person wrote.
“ANGELA BASSETT IS THE FIRST TO WIN A GOLDEN GLOBAL FOR AN MCU ROLE. BRAVOOOO!!!” another person was excited.
“Angela Bassett is the first MCU actress to win a major golden globe award for her work on a Marvel movie. This is just amazing. STORY DONE!” someone else commented
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Bassett in ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’
(Marvel Studios)
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Elsewhere at the ceremony, host Jerrod Carmichael took the crowd’s breath away with a statement about Scientology’s Tom Cruise, while Colin Farrell and Michelle Yeoh refused to be played offstage by the producers of the ceremony after winning the award.
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This year’s Golden Globes ceremony will be the first televised ceremony in two years after a high-profile scandal surrounding the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), the Globes’ organizing body.
Many high-profile celebrities have boycotted Globes for the past two years. Los Angeles Times The exposé noted the lack of diversity among HFPA’s voting members. (There was not a single Black member in their ranks at the time.)
In addition to the diversity scandal, the organization has also come under criticism for “ethical mistakes” in conducting its business.