Olivia Colman

In celebration of the historic coronation of King Charles III, here’s a look back at all the actors who have won Golden Globes for portraying Kings and Queens of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms throughout history:Peter O'Toole as Henry II, Becket (1964) and The Lion in Winter (1968) The first to be feted for playing a British Monarch was Peter O'Toole, distinguished with an unprecedented double whammy, winning Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama twice for playing the 12th century King Henry II of England in both Becket, opposite Richard Burton and John Gielgud, and four years later in The Lion in Winter alongside Katharine Hepburn and a young Anthony Hopkins in his first major film role. Richard Harris as Arthur, Camelot (1967) Long before being rediscovered by a new generation as Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter films, Irish-born Richard Harris won Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for playing the late 5th/early 6th centuries Welsh mythology folklore figure in the big screen adaptation of the 1960 Broadway musical.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – DramaNominees:Cate Blanchett (TÁR)Olivia Colman (Empire of Light)Viola Davis (The Woman King)Ana de Armas (Blonde)Michelle Williams (The Fabelmans).

When British stage, film and TV actress Olivia Colman won her first Golden Globe in 2017 for the mini-series The Night Manager, she was conspicuously absent from the Beverly Hilton. In fact, she could be found on another stage more than five and a half thousand miles away.

When Elena Ferrante gave Maggie Gyllenhaal the rights to adapt her 2006 novel The Lost Daughter, she had one stipulation in the contract. If the Golden Globe-winning actress didn’t direct, then the agreement would be null and void.

An aging man with progressing dementia lives with his daughter in an apartment in The Father. Her name is Anne and is played by Olivia Colman from a script written by Florian Zeller, who also directs her in the film.

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When British stage, film and TV actress Olivia Colman won her first Golden Globe two years ago for the mini-series The Night Manager, she was conspicuously absent from the Beverly Hilton, because she had to be on another stage a continent away: “I couldn’t come because I was in a play in London and there is no such thing as getting two days off to fly to Hollywood!”, she laughs. Born in Norwich, Norfolk this married mother of three began her career in theater and only became a household name at an age where typical Hollywood actresses begin worrying about roles drying up in a still ageist industry.

Roma, Alfonso Cuarón’s valentine to his childhood in Mexico City won the Golden Lion at the 75th Venice Film Festival. Accepting the award, Cuarón said that the win was  “incredibly meaningful” to him, and noted that the festival’s closure took place on the birthday of the woman who inspired the film.