Roma delivers Netflix its 1st Golden Globe for a film

Alfonso Cuarón
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Netflix has reached a major awards milestone.

The streaming platform on Sunday won its first Golden Globe award for a movie, thanks to Roma. The film, which chronicles the life of a maid in Mexico City, was first named Best Foreign Language Film, and it subsequently won Alfonso Cuarón the Best Director prize. Roma was in contention for a third award, Best Screenplay, but lost to Green Book.

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Brendan Morrow

Brendan worked as a culture writer at The Week from 2018 to 2023, covering the entertainment industry, including film reviews, television recaps, awards season, the box office, major movie franchises and Hollywood gossip. He has written about film and television for outlets including Bloody Disgusting, Showbiz Cheat Sheet, Heavy and The Celebrity Cafe.