The legendary career of Billy Holiday was portrayed by Andra Day and it has landed her the lofty Best Actress award at Golden Globes.
Day who is known for her own musical career, had the task of finally giving fans the biopic of the groundbreaking Billy Holiday that paved the way for many women artists of today way back in the early 1900’s.
#AndraDay wins Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama – The United States vs. Billie Holiday @USvsBillie @AndraDayMusic#GoldenGlobes #GoldenGlobes2021#Dubai1AwardSeason #Dubai1GoldenGlobes#DubaiOneTv https://t.co/dTjkISnif3 pic.twitter.com/XNnb9DpELi
— Dubai One (@DubaiOneTV) March 1, 2021
Andra Day had stiff competition, but was able to receive the coveted Golden Globes award for “Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama, for “The United States vs. Billie Holiday.” Check out the reactions below as some people felt the nod should have gone to more accomplished stars such as Viola Davis for her portrayal also of an iconic female figure in music in “Ra Mainey’s Black Bottom”.
Congrats @AndraDayMusic You deserve all the awards! 🌟 pic.twitter.com/vcI1yxn6sL
— Pat Rainer (@rebel7449) March 1, 2021
Viola Davis*
— DR. (@ShowOffDR) March 1, 2021
Carey Mulligan deserved!!!! WE WILL RIOTTTTTTT pic.twitter.com/pjsvm0KnQy
— gerardo uzumaki (@gerardo_els) March 1, 2021
Let us just ignore that this just happened… pic.twitter.com/fwgXMGLpuq
— amanda stone (@a3tuallyamanda) March 1, 2021
The #GoldenGlobes got it right! Phenomenal award winning performance @AndraDayMusic 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🔱 #BillieHoliday🌺 #USvsBillieHoliday
— 205𝓒𝓱𝓲𝓬𝓴✌🏽✊🏾✊🏿 (@205_chick) March 1, 2021
Everyone deserved to win for all of their hard work, but this time Golden globe got it right, phenomenal andra day
— Mary Mathis (@Agapelov23) March 1, 2021