Ali Wong Makes Golden Globes History With ‘Beef’ Win
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Ali Wong has struck gold in her first outing as a dramatic lead.
The top stand-up comedian has won the 2024 Golden Globe for best actress in a limited series for her performance in Netflix’s Beef. Although Wong previously starred in the rom-com Always Be My Maybe and has a string of voice credits in animated comedies, Beef, with its darkly comic turns and existential meditations, was her first foray into substantive dramatic fare. As Amy Lau, a tightly-wound entrepreneur, wife and mother whose simmering self-loathing leads to an escalating battle of mutually assured destruction opposite Steven Yeun’s scammy contractor Danny (who also won a Golden Globe tonight), Wong, who executive produced the series, won widespread critical praise and is an Emmy nominee for the role.
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Upon the announcement of her name, Wong kissed Bill Hader, whom she is currently dating, then took the stage and thanked her ex-husband, Justin Hakuta, during her brief remarks.
“I really need to thank the father of my children and my best friend, Justin for all of your love and support,” she said. “It’s because of you that I’m able to be a working mother.”
The win makes Wong, whose parents are Chinese and Vietnamese, the first nominee and now winner of Asian descent in the category, which began in 1982. Darren Criss was the first actor of Asian descent, male or female, to win for a limited series lead with 2018’s The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story, while Yoko Shimada’s win for best actress in a drama series (for Shōgun) at the 1981 Golden Globes made her the first Asian actress to win in television.
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