The Hollywood Foreign Press Association is at it again. The 2021 Golden Globes nominations were announced today, kicking off what’s sure to be one of the oddest awards seasons in recent memory. Indeed, due to the pandemic, the number of films eligible plummeted, but the awards season deadline was also extended through the end of February – meaning movies destined to win these awards will technically have been released in both 2020 and 2021.
Every year folks wonder why the Golden Globes are still a thing, and honestly, they’re not wrong. The HFPA is a secretive, small, somewhat strange voting body that has a reputation for being wooed by celebrity access. In truth, the Golden Globes have zero overlap with the Oscars, but the impact theycanhave is Oscar voters watching the ceremony and being influenced by the various acceptance speeches of the winners.
Honestly the best/only good part about the Golden Globes is the ceremony itself, and this year that’s going to be very different. The Globes are traditionally a boozy party, and that atmosphere is reflected in the tone of the proceedings. This year,Tina FeyandAmy Poehlerwill be hosting the telecast live from separate coasts – Fey in New York and Poehler in Los Angeles. It has not yet been revealed if any nominees will be in attendance in either location, and no doubt the Oscars (which will be held April 25th) will be looking to the Globes to see how their telecast proceeds.
As for who was nominated, well let’s start with the good news. In what will hopefully be a reflection of the Oscars, three of the five nominees for Best Director were women.Chloe Zhao(Nomadland),Emerald Fennell(Promising Young Woman), andRegina King(One Night in Miami) all scored Best Director nominations alongsideDavid Fincher(Mank) andAaron Sorkin(The Trial of the Chicago 7).
On the Drama side, the Best Picture nominees includeNomadland,Mank,Promising Young Woman,The Trial of the Chicago7, and in a slight surprise, theAnthony HopkinsfilmThe Father. The acting nominees were also pretty expected, with frontrunnersChadwick Boseman,Viola Davis, andFrances McDormandall securing nominations while it was also nice to seeRiz AhmedandCarey Mulliganrecognized.
Few and far between is Warner Bros.' late entryJudas and the Black Messiah, which won’t be released until this month but was pegged as a latecomer to the awards race. It picked up a Supporting Actor nom forDaniel Kaluuyabut that’s it. Will Oscar follow suit? The film premiered at Sundance this week to solid reviews, especially forLaKeith StanfieldandKaluuya’s performances, so we’ll see.
Speaking of Warner Bros.,Jared Letopicked up a Supporting Actor nomination for the recently released on HBO Max filmThe Little Things. So, that’s a thing that happened.
And on the Musical or Comedy side, the Globes got downright chaotic.Kate Hudsonwas nominated for Best Actress for a movie calledMusic, which was also nominated for Best Motion Picture Musical or Comedy despite no one knowing what in the world it is. Indeed, the film was written and directed bySiaand doesn’t get released in the U.S. until February 10th. And the only acting nomination from the star-studded musicalThe Promwent to…James Corden? Suure!
In all honestly I was thrilled to seeAndy Sambergnominated forPalm Springsand only wishCristin Miliotiwere nominated from that film as well, andBorat Subsequent Moviefilmpicked up acting noms for bothSacha Baron CohenandMaria BakalovawhileAnya Taylor-Joywas rightfully nominated forEmma.
On the TV side, the Globes continue to love new series with a blissful nomination for Netflix’sEmily in Parisas well asLovecraft CountryandRatched, while they also couldn’t ignore critical faves likeTed Lasso,Perry Mason, andSchitt’s Creek.
Check out the full list of 2021 Golden Globes nominees below. The ceremony airs live on February 28th on NBC.
BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
THE FATHER (Trademark Films; Sony Pictures Classics)
MANK (Netflix; Netflix)
NOMADLAND (Highwayman / Hear/Say / Cor Cordium; Searchlight Pictures)
PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN (LuckyChap Entertainment / FilmNation Entertainment; Focus Features)
THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7 (Marc Platt Productions / Dreamworks Pictures; Netflix)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
VIOLA DAVISMA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM
ANDRA DAYTHE UNITED STATES VS. BILLIE HOLIDAY
VANESSA KIRBYPIECES OF A WOMAN
FRANCES MCDORMANDNOMADLAND
CAREY MULLIGANPROMISING YOUNG WOMAN
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
RIZ AHMEDSOUND OF METAL
CHADWICK BOSEMANMA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM
ANTHONY HOPKINSTHE FATHER
GARY OLDMANMANK
TAHAR RAHIMTHE MAURITANIAN
BEST MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
BORAT SUBSEQUENT MOVIEFILM (Four By Two Films; Amazon Studios)
HAMILTON (Walt Disney Pictures / RadicalMedia / 5000 Broadway Productions / NEVIS Productions / Old 320 Sycamore Pictures; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
MUSIC (Pineapple Lasagne Productions / Landay Entertainment; Vertical Entertainment / IMAX)
PALM SPRINGS (Party Over Here / Limelight Productions; NEON / Hulu)
THE PROM (Netflix / Dramatic Forces / Storykey Entertainment; Netflix)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
MARIA BAKALOVABORAT SUBSEQUENT MOVIEFILM
KATE HUDSONMUSIC
MICHELLE PFEIFFERFRENCH EXIT
ROSAMUND PIKEI CARE A LOT
ANYA TAYLOR-JOYEMMA.
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
SACHA BARON COHENBORAT SUBSEQUENT MOVIEFILM
JAMES CORDENTHE PROM
LIN-MANUEL MIRANDAHAMILTON
DEV PATELTHE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD
ANDY SAMBERGPALM SPRINGS
BEST MOTION PICTURE – ANIMATED
THE CROODS: A NEW AGE (DreamWorks Animation; Universal Pictures)
ONWARD (Walt Disney Pictures / Pixar Animation Studios; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
OVER THE MOON (Netflix / Pearl Studio / Glen Keane Productions; Netflix)
SOUL (Walt Disney Pictures / Pixar Animation Studios; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
WOLFWALKERS (Cartoon Saloon / Melusine; Apple / GKIDS)
BEST MOTION PICTURE – FOREIGN LANGUAGE
ANOTHER ROUND (DENMARK) (Zentropa Entertainments; Samuel Goldwyn Films)
LA LLORONA (GUATEMALA / FRANCE) (La Casa de Producción / Les Films du Volcan; Shudder)
THE LIFE AHEAD (ITALY) (Palomar; Netflix)
MINARI (USA) (Plan B; A24)
TWO OF US (FRANCE / USA) (Paprika Films; Magnolia Pictures)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN ANY MOTION PICTURE
GLENN CLOSEHILLBILLY ELEGY
OLIVIA COLMANTHE FATHER
JODIE FOSTERTHE MAURITANIAN
AMANDA SEYFRIEDMANK
HELENA ZENGELNEWS OF THE WORLD
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN ANY MOTION PICTURE
SACHA BARON COHENTHE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7
DANIEL KALUUYAJUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH
JARED LETOTHE LITTLE THINGS
BILL MURRAYON THE ROCKS
LESLIE ODOM JR.ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI…
BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE
EMERALD FENNELLPROMISING YOUNG WOMAN
DAVID FINCHERMANK
REGINA KINGONE NIGHT IN MIAMI…
AARON SORKINTHE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7
CHLOÉ ZHAONOMADLAND
BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE
JACK FINCHERMANK
FLORIAN ZELLER, CHRISTOPHER HAMPTONTHE FATHER
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE
ALEXANDRE DESPLATTHE MIDNIGHT SKY
LUDWIG GÖRANSSONTENET
JAMES NEWTON HOWARDNEWS OF THE WORLD
TRENT REZNOR, ATTICUS ROSSMANK
TRENT REZNOR, ATTICUS ROSS, JON BATISTESOUL
BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE
“FIGHT FOR YOU” —JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH
Music by: H.E.R., Dernst Emile II
Lyrics by: H.E.R., Tiara Thomas
“HEAR MY VOICE” —THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7
Music by: Daniel Pemberton
Lyrics by: Daniel Pemberton, Celeste Waite
“IO SÌ (SEEN)” —THE LIFE AHEAD
Music by: Diane Warren
Lyrics by: Diane Warren, Laura Pausini, Niccolò Agliardi
“SPEAK NOW” —ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI…
Music by: Leslie Odom Jr, Sam Ashworth
Lyrics by: Leslie Odom Jr, Sam Ashworth
“TIGRESS & TWEED” —THE UNITED STATES VS. BILLIE HOLIDAY
Music by: Andra Day, Raphael Saadiq
Lyrics by: Andra Day, Raphael Saadiq
Television
BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
THE CROWN - NETFLIX (Left Bank Pictures / Sony Pictures Television)
LOVECRAFT COUNTRY - HBO (HBO / Afemme / Monkeypaw / Bad Robot / Warner Bros. Television)
THE MANDALORIAN - DISNEY+ (Lucasfilm Ltd.)
OZARK - NETFLIX (MRC Television)
RATCHED - NETFLIX (Fox21 Television Studios)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
OLIVIA COLMANTHE CROWN
JODIE COMERKILLING EVE
EMMA CORRINTHE CROWN
LAURA LINNEYOZARK
SARAH PAULSONRATCHED
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
JASON BATEMANOZARK
JOSH O’CONNORTHE CROWN
BOB ODENKIRKBETTER CALL SAUL
AL PACINOHUNTERS
MATTHEW RHYSPERRY MASON
BEST TELEVISION SERIES – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
EMILY IN PARIS - NETFLIX (Darren Star Productions / Jax Media / MTV Studios)
THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT - HBO MAX (HBO Max / Berlanti Productions / Yes, Norman Productions / Warner Bros. Television)
THE GREAT - HULU (Hulu / Civic Center Media / MRC)
SCHITT’S CREEK - POP TV (Not A Real Company Productions / Canadian Broadcast Company / Pop TV)
TED LASSO - APPLE TV+ (Apple / Doozer Productions / Warner Bros. Television / Universal Television)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
LILY COLLINSEMILY IN PARIS
KALEY CUOCOTHE FLIGHT ATTENDANT
ELLE FANNINGTHE GREAT
JANE LEVYZOEY’S EXTRAORDINARY PLAYLIST
CATHERINE O’HARASCHITT’S CREEK
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
DON CHEADLEBLACK MONDAY
NICHOLAS HOULTTHE GREAT
EUGENE LEVYSCHITT’S CREEK
JASON SUDEIKISTED LASSO
RAMY YOUSSEFRAMY
BEST TELEVISION LIMITED SERIES, ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
NORMAL PEOPLE - HULU (Hulu / BBC / Element Pictures)
THE QUEEN’S GAMBIT - NETFLIX (Netflix)
SMALL AXE - AMAZON STUDIOS (BBC Studios Americas, Inc / Amazon Studios)
THE UNDOING - HBO (HBO / Made Up Stories / Blossom Films/David E. Kelley Productions)
UNORTHODOX - NETFLIX (Studio Airlift / RealFilm)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES, ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
CATE BLANCHETTMRS. AMERICA
DAISY EDGAR-JONESNORMAL PEOPLE
SHIRA HAASUNORTHODOX
NICOLE KIDMANTHE UNDOING
ANYA TAYLOR-JOYTHE QUEEN’S GAMBIT
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES, ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
