Golden Globes 2021 Review: 8 Ups & 6 Downs

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6. The Virtual Ceremony Is A Glorious Disaster

The major upside of this year's remote ceremony was that it allowed winners to celebrate their awards with their closest family members in tow, but the flipside is that the lack of a holistic, professional production gave the show a mangled, Frankensteined feel.

Things got off to a dodgy early start when Best Supporting Actor (Film) winner Daniel Kaluuya suffered from a dropped audio connection while attempting to accept his award.

The issue was fixed quickly enough, but this and other issues - namely so many nominees using their phones or low-quality webcams - made it painfully clear the Emmys had the right approach, by sending bespoke professional video equipment to every nominee.

It also didn't soothe the awkwardness that the producers so often decided to linger on the "losers" awkwardly watching the winner's acceptance speech.

Tellingly, the more traditionally produced elements of the show were more successful, namely having Tina Fey and Amy Poehler co-host from separate coasts, resulting in an amusing split-screen gag designed to give the impression they were in fact sharing the same space.

Overall it's safe to say that just about everyone will be all-too-happy to (hopefully) return to a more typical Golden Globes ceremony next year.