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AMDA Alumni Represent at the 2021 Golden Globes!

March 01, 2021 - Alumni, Awards, Featured

*3/1/21 UPDATE*  Two shows featuring AMDA alumni won in their respective categories at the Golden Globes last night! 


Best Television Series — Musical or Comedy

SCHITT'S CREEK - Featuring alumnus Rizwan Manji as “Ray Butani”


Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT - Featuring alumnus Russell Dennis Lewis as “Mike”



Original NOMINEES article published 2/3/21: 


BEST MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY

· HAMILTON (Walt Disney Pictures / Radical Media / 5000 Broadway Productions / NEVIS Productions / Old 320 Sycamore Pictures; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures) – Christopher Jackson as “ George Washington” and Anthony Ramos as “John Laurens” / “Philip Hamilton”

· THE PROM (Netflix / Dramatic Forces / Storykey Entertainment; Netflix) – Vasthy Mompoint in the Ensemble and several AMDA alums as dancers/extras

BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA

· LOVECRAFT COUNTRY - HBO (HBO / Afemme / Monkeypaw / Bad Robot / Warner Bros. Television) – Jamie Neumann as “Dell” / “Hillary”

BEST TELEVISION SERIES – MUSICAL OR COMEDY

· SCHITT'S CREEK - POP TV (Not A Real Company Productions / Canadian Broadcast Company / Pop TV) – Rizwan Manji as “Ray Butani”

BEST TELEVISION LIMITED SERIES, ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

· THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT - NETFLIX (Netflix) – Russell Dennis Lewis as “Mike”