This year’s batch of Golden Globe nominations is bound to ruffle some feathers. Voted on by the 90 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press (journalists and photographers from mostly outside the United States), the Golden Globes is never the most significant predictor for the Academy Awards. Compare that to the Academy, which comprises almost 10,000 members and includes professionals in the industry.
The decisions that will likely cause some to balk are the double nomination for the highly panned film “Music,” directed by musician Sia and starring Kate Hudson. The controversy stems from Sia casting Kate Hudson and Maddie Ziegler in autistic roles and depicting autistic characters in restraints. Talking of fuss, before I even knew what “The Prom” was, I was hearing about James Corden’s performance. The musical sees famous Broadway performers banding behind a girl who just wants to take her girlfriend to the prom but has been told she’s not allowed to. Corden plays one of the Broadway performers, but his flamboyant performance was flagged by many as stereotypical, lazy, and offensive. Toss in the fact that “Hamilton” is included when it’s not going to be at the Oscars, and you’ve got plenty to outcry about.
For the second year, Netflix comes out with the most film nominations, this time with 22. The next closest is Amazon with 7, so the gap is enormous. Netflix also wins the television count with 20 nominations. HBO comes in second, with 7. Eleven of the film nominations come from two films: “Mank,” with 6 nominations (the most overall) and “The Trial of the Chicago 7,” with 5. This awards season, the favorites have been “Nomadland” and “Promising Young Woman,” both grabbing directing nominations for their respective directors.
My advice, let’s take the bad with the good and be happy that we’re even getting awards season. The 78th Golden Globes ceremony will be held on February 28 (8PM PST). Tina Fey and Amy Poehler will be hosting for the fourth time.
Best Motion Picture — DRAMA
“The Father”
Sony Pictures Classics
“Mank”
Netflix
“Nomadland”
Searchlight Pictures
“Promising Young Woman”
Focus Features
“The Trial of the Chicago 7”
Netflix
Best Performance by an ACTRESS in a Motion Picture — Drama
Viola Davis
“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
Andra Day
“The United States vs. Billie Holiday”
Vanessa Kirby
“Pieces of a Woman”
Frances McDormand
“Nomadland”
Carey Mulligan
“Promising Young Woman”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture — Drama
Riz Ahmed
“Sound Of Metal”
Chadwick Boseman
“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
Anthony Hopkins
“The Father”
Gary Oldman
“Mank”
Tahar Rahim
“The Mauritanian”
Best Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy
“Borat Subsequent
Moviefilm“
Amazon Studios
“Hamilton“
Walt Disney Pictures
“Music“
Vertical Entertainment
“Palm Springs“
Hulu
“The Prom”
Netflix
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy
Maria Bakalova
“Borat Subsequent Moviefilm”
Kate Hudson
“Music”
Michelle Pfeiffer
“French Exit”
Rosamund Pike
“I Care a Lot”
Anya Taylor-Joy
“Emma.”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy
Sacha Baron Cohen
“Borat Subsequent Moviefilm”
James Corden
“The Prom”
Lin-Manuel Miranda
“Hamilton”
Dev Patel
“The Personal History
of David Copperfield”
Andy Samberg
“Palm Springs”
Best Motion Picture — Animated
“The Croods: A New Age”
Universal Pictures
“Onward”
Pixar Animation
“Over the Moon”
Netflix
“Soul”
Pixar Animation
“Wolfwalkers”
GKIDS
Best Motion Picture — Foreign Language
“Another Round”
Denmark
“La Llorona“
Guatemala | France
“The Life Ahead“
Italy
“Minari“
USA
“Two Of Us”
France | USA
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
in any Motion Picture
Glenn Close
“Hillbilly Elegy”
Olivia Colman
“The Father”
Jodie Foster
“The Mauritanian”
Amanda Seyfried
“Mank”
Helena Zengel
“News of the World”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture
Sacha Baron Cohen
“The Trial of the
Chicago 7″
Daniel Kaluuya
“Judas and the Black Messiah”
Jared Leto
“The Little Things”
Bill Murray
“On The Rocks”
Leslie Odom Jr.
“One Night In Miami”
Best Director — Motion Picture
Emerald Fennell
“Promising Young Woman”
David Fincher
“Mank”
Regina King
“One Night In Miami”
Aaron Sorkin
“The Trial of the Chicago 7”
Chloé Zhao
“Nomadland”
Best Screenplay — Motion Picture
“The Father”
Florian Zeller and Christopher Hampton
“Mank”
Jack Fincher
“Nomadland”
Chloé Zhao
“Promising Young Woman”
Emerald Fennell
“The Trial of the Chicago 7”
Aaron Sorkin
Best Original Score — Motion Picture
“Mank”
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
“The Midnight Sky”
Alexandre Desplat
“News of the World“
James Newton Howard
“Soul”
Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, and Jon Batiste
“Tenet”
Ludwig Göransson
Best Original Song — Motion Picture
“Fight For You”
from “Judas and the Black Messiah”
Music and Lyrics by: H.E.R., Dernst Emile II, and Tiara Thoma
“Io Sì (Seen)”
from “The Life Ahead”
Music and Lyrics by: Diane Warren, Laura Pausini, and Niccolò Agliardi
“Speak Now”
from “One Night In Miami”
Music and Lyrics by:
Leslie Odom Jr and Sam Ashworth
“Hear My Voice”
from “The Trial of the
Chicago 7″
Music and Lyrics by: Daniel Pemberton and Celeste Waite
“Tigress & Tweed”
from “The United States Vs. Billie Holiday”
Music and Lyrics by: Andra Day and Raphael Saadiq
TELEVISION
Best Television Series — Drama
“The Crown”
Netflix
“Lovecraft Country”
HBO
“The Mandalorian”
Disney+
“Ozark”
Netflix
“Ratched”
Netflix
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series — Drama
Olivia Colman
“The Crown”
Jodie Comer
“Killing Eve”
Emma Corrin
“The Crown”
Laura Linney
“Ozark”
Sarah Paulsen
“Ratched”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series — Drama
Jason Bateman
“Ozark”
Josh O’Connor
“The Crown”
Bob Odenkirk
“Better Call Saul”
Al Pacino
“Hunters”
Matthew Rhys
“Perry Mason”
Best Television Series — Musical or Comedy
“Emily in Paris”
Netflix
“The Flight Attendant”
HBO Max
“The Great”
Hulu
“Schitt’s Creek”
Pop TV
“Ted Lasso”
Apple TV+
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series
Musical or Comedy
Lily Collins
“Emily in Paris”
Kaley Cuoco
“The Flight Attendant”
Elle Fanning
“The Great”
Jane Levy
“Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist”
Catherine O’Hara
“Schitt’s Creek”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series — Musical or Comedy
Don Cheadle
“Black Monday”
Nicholas Hoult
“The Great”
Eugene Levy
“Schitt’s Creek”
Jason Sudekis
“Ted Lasso”
Ramy Youssef
“Ramy”
Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
“Normal People”
Hulu
“The Queen’s Gambit”
Netflix
“Small Axe”
Amazon Studios
“The Undoing”
HBO
“Unorthodox”
Netflix
Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Cate Blanchett
“Mrs. America”
Daisy Edgar-Jones
“Normal People”
Shira Haas
“Unorthodox”
Nicole Kidman
“The Undoing”
Anya Taylor-Joy
“The Queen’s Gambit”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Bryan Cranston
“Your Honor”
Jeff Daniels
“The Comey Rule”
Hugh Grant
“The Undoing”
Mark Ruffalo
“I Know This Much is True”
Ethan Hawke
“The Good Lord Bird”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Gillian Anderson
“The Crown”
Helena Bonham Carter
“The Crown”
Julia Garner
“Ozark”
Annie Murphy
“Schitt’s Creek”
Cynthia Nixon
“Ratched”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
John Boyega
“Small Axe”
Brendan Gleeson
“The Comey Rule”
Daniel Levy
“Schitt’s Creek”
Jim Parsons
“Hollywood”
Donald Sutherland
“The Undoing”
Cecil B. deMille Award
Carol Burnett Award
