Golden Globes 2022: Michaela Jae Rodriguez makes history as first transgender actress to win an award

MJ received greatest actress in a TV drama (Image: AP/REX/Getty)

The 31-year-old scooped the perfect actress in a TV drama award for her efficiency as ‘home mom’ Bianca Rodriguez in Pose. 

The sequence centres round New York Metropolis’s African-American and Latino LGBTQ and gender-nonconforming drag scene on the finish of the twentieth century.

Reacting to her win, Michaela wrote in an Instagram put up: ‘OMG OMGGG!!!! @goldenglobes Wow!

‘You speaking about sickening birthday current! Thanks!

‘That is the door that's going to open the door for a lot of extra younger gifted people. They may see that it's greater than potential.’ 

She continued: ‘They may see that a younger Black Latina lady from Newark New Jersey who had a dream, to alter the minds others would WITH LOVE. LOVE WINS.

The actress mentioned she hopes her historic win will ‘open the door’ for others (Image: @mjrodriguez7, Instagram)

‘To my younger LGBTQAI infants WE ARE HERE the door is now open now attain the celebs!’ 

Michaela’s Pose colleagues congratulated her on-line following her historic win.

The sequence’ co-creator Steven Canals wrote: ‘Congratulations to my @MjRodriguez7 who received a #GoldenGlobes tonight for her efficiency in @PoseOnFX!

Michaela is greatest identified for enjoying ‘home mom’ Bianca Rodriguez in Pose (Image: Getty Photographs)

‘Bravo Mutha Blanca!’ 

Angelica Ross, who stars alongside Michaela within the sequence, posted a video by which she exclaimed excitably: ‘Oh my God congratulations MJ.

‘I simply noticed the information I hope it’s actual, I feel it’s actual, I do know I simply noticed it. Congratulations MJ you deserved it lady, sure!’ 

This 12 months’s occasion was a way more muted affair following heavy criticism over the dearth of Black members within the Hollywood Overseas Press Affiliation, the physique that presents the awards.

There was no crimson carpet or televised ceremony and no celebrities in attendance, though actress Jamie Lee Curtis appeared in a pre-recorded video.

Golden Globes 2022 full winners record

– The Energy Of The Canine

- Nicole Kidman (Being The Ricardos)

– Will Smith (King Richard)

– West Facet Story (2021)

– Rachel Zegler (West Facet Story)

– Andrew Garfield (tick, tick…BOOM!)

– Encanto

– Drive My Automobile

– Ariana DeBose (West Facet Story)

– Kodi Smit-McPhee (The Energy Of The Canine)

– Jane Campion (The Energy Of The Canine)

– Kenneth Branagh (Belfast)

– Hans Zimmer (Dune)

– No Time To Die (Billie Eilis and Finneas O Connell)

– Succession

– Michaela Jae Rodriguez (Pose)

– Jeremy Sturdy

– Hacks

– Jean Good (Hacks)

– Jason Sudeikis (Ted Lasso)

– The Underground Railroad

– Kate Winslet (Mare Of Easttown)

– Michael Keaton (Dopesick)

– Sarah Snook (Succession)

– O Yeong-su (Squid Recreation)