Black newcomers win at Golden Globes but major snubs show lingering resistance to diversity

For actresses Da’Vine Joy Randolph of “The Holdovers” and Ayo Edebiri of “The Bear,” the first time was the charm at the Golden Globe Awards. At the 81st annual Golden Globes ceremony—which took place Sunday at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California—Randolph and Edebiri won Golden Globe Awards for their very first respective Golden Globe nominations. They were the only Black people to win at the show, which was televised in the United States on CBS and streamed on Paramount+ With Showtime. Coincidentally, Randolph and Edebiri each won for portraying cooking employees in their Golden Globe-winning roles.  Da’Vine Joy Randolph poses in the press room with the award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture for “The Holdovers” at the 81st Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California. Photo credit: Chris Pizzello, The Associated Press In the Focus Features comedy/drama “The Holdovers,” which is set in the early 1970s, Randolph plays Mary Lamb, the outspoken and compassionate head cook at a Boston-area boarding school, who is grieving over the death of her military son in the Vietnam War. Randolph won the Golden Globe...