Awkwafina Is First Asian American Woman To Win Best Actress At Golden Globes

She won for The Farewell, the film’s only win of the night. She thanked director Lulu Wang – who was not nominated, one of several snubs to women from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association – and to the woman who plays her character’s grandmother in the film. Part of her speech: “I’d like to dedicate this to my dad, Wally. I told you I’d get a job, Dad.” – The New York Times