Transparent, Amazon’s story about a transgender woman coming out to her family, took home the Golden Globe for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy, reports eonline.
Transparent beat out Silicon Valley, Girls, Orange Is the New Black and Jane the Virgin to take home the award. Creator Jill Soloway accepted the award, surrounded by the cast on stage. Jeffrey Tambor stars in the comedy about a father who announces he’s transgender and begins to transition to a woman. Tambor also took the honors on Sunday night receiving the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy for his work on Transparent. Judith Light, Gaby Hoffman, Jay Duplass and Amy Landecker also star in the show.
“I want to thank the trans community,” Soloway said. “They are our family, they make it possible.”
Soloway dedicated the award to transgender teenager Leelah Alcorn and to her own transgender father. Alcorn’s suicide made headlines in the end of December.
“Thank you for coming out,” Soloway said to her “MaPa.” “Maybe we’re going to be able to teach the world something…”
“To love,” she concluded with.
In his acceptance speech Tambor dedicated his award to the transgender community, “If I may, I would like to dedicate my performance and this award to the transgender community,” Tambor said. “Thank you, thank you, thank you, for your courage, for your inspiration, thank you for your patience, and thank you for letting us be part of the change.”
Transparent will return for a second season on Amazon.
The full list of Golden Globes winners is below:
FILM
Best Motion Picture – Drama
“Boyhood”
Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
“The Grand Budapest Hotel”
Best Actor – Motion Picture, Drama
Eddie Redmayne, “The Theory of Everything”
Best Actor – Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
Michael Keaton, “Birdman”
Best Actress – Motion Picture, Drama
Julianne Moore, “Still Alice”
Best Actress – Motion Picture. Musical or Comedy
Amy Adams, “Big Eyes”
Best Supporting Actor
J.K. Simmons, “Whiplash”
Best Supporting Actress
Patricia Arquette, “Boyhood”
Best Director
Richard Linklater, “Boyhood”
Best Screenplay
Alejandro González Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris & Armando Bo, “Birdman”
Best Original Score
Johann Johannsson, “The Theory of Everything”
Best Original Song
John Legend and Common, “Glory” — Selma”
Best Foreign Language Film
“Leviathan”
Best Animated Feature Film
“How to Train Your Dragon 2”
TELEVISION
Best Drama Series
“The Affair”
Best Actor in a Television Series, Drama
Kevin Spacey, “House of Cards”
Best Actress in a Television Series, Drama
Ruth Wilson, “The Affair”
Best Comedy Series
“Transparent”
Best Actor in a Television Series, Comedy
Jeffrey Tambor, “Transparent”
Best Actress in a Television Series, Comedy
Gina Rodriguez, “Jane the Virgin”
Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
“Fargo”
Best Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Billy Bob Thornton, “Fargo”
Best Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Maggie Gyllenhaal, “The Honourable Woman”
Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Matt Bomer, “The Normal Heart”
Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Joanne Froggatt, “Downton Abbey”
