Sandra Oh makes Golden Globes history with ‘Killing Eve’ win

Sunday night sure turned out golden for Sandra Oh.

The evening was already a glittering occasion for the actress, who was serving as co-host of the Golden Globes with “Brooklyn Nine-Nine� star Andy Samberg. Then she took her hostess with the mostess level up a notch by scoring a trophy for her performance as Eve Polastri, an indefatigable and quirky British intelligence agent, in BBC America’s “Killing Eve.�

And it was a win with several distinctions.

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It marks the second Golden Globe for the actress, who previously took home gold in 2005 for supporting actress in a series for her performance as Cristina Yang on “Grey’s Anatomy� — making Oh, who is Korean-Canadian, the first Asian actor to win multiple Golden Globes. Sunday’s achievement also gives Oh the distinction of being the second woman of Asian descent to ever win for a leading TV role; she joins Yoko Shimada, who won the category nearly four decades ago, in 1981, for NBC’s “Sh�gun.�

The asterisks don’t stop there. The win also made her the second Golden Globes host to win an award while emceeing, joining Amy Poehler — who co-hosted and won for her role in “Parks and Recreation� in 2014 — in the glory. (Of course, it remains a small and elite club, partly because there haven’t been many hosts in Golden Globes’ 76-year history; just 11 of its ceremonies have had emcees.)

It’s a rich turnaround for those disappointed by Oh’s loss at last year’s Emmys. While nabbing her first lead actress in a drama nomination, she became the first person of Asian descent ever to be recognized in the category. A win would have been a one-two punch for the history books.

Safe to say, Sunday saw Oh regain control of the situation, much like her fictional alter ego, Eve, would have done.

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