Golden Globes 2022: Rachel Zegler tears up as she wins Best Actress award for West Side Story - Daily Mail

Rachel Zegler teared up as she reacted to her Golden Globe award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy for West Side Story.

The actress, 20, who made her feature film debut in the flick, beat out Marion Cotillard (Annette), Alana Haim (Licorice Pizza), Jennifer Lawrence (Don't Look Up) and Emma Stone (Cruella).

Emotional: Rachel Zegler teared up as she reacted to her Golden Globe award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy for West Side Story.

The film star also took to Twitter to react to her award, telling how she won the gong exactly three years after she was cast in the role of Maria.

She wrote: 'I got cast as maría in west side story on 1/9/19.

and I  just won a golden globe for that same performance, on 1/9/22.

Rachel starred in the film, which was directed by Steven Spielberg, opposite Ansel Elgort and Rita Moreno. .

West Side Story dominated on the Comedy or Musical side, winning three awards on the night, also including Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical and Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture (Ariana DeBose).

Role: Rachel starred in the film, which was directed by Steven Spielberg, opposite Ansel Elgort (pictured) and Rita Moreno.

The musical adaptation of the Broadway classic beat out Cyrano, Don't Look Up, Licorice Pizza and Tick Tick Boom for Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical. .

Hit: West Side Story dominated on the Comedy or Musical side, winning three awards on the night.

A series of LA Times investigations last year revealed the lack of diversity in the HFPA's voting membership

In response to the LA Times article, the HPFA introduced a series of new bylaws and in October 2021, appointed 21 new voters to their board and created a new board of directors

Winner: Rachel's co-star Ariana DeBose won the Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture award

She released a statement last year that read: 'As an actor promoting a film, one is expected to participate in awards season by attending press conferences as well as awards shows

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Rachel Zegler – West Side Story - WINNER

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Araiana Debose – West Side Story - WINNER

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