Movie nominations
Whatever the ultimate outcome, Netflix appears to be the big winner at the 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards, as the streaming service picked up 22 nominations on Wednesday morning—in film alone. Two of Netflix's high-profile 2020 releases led all film nominees in total nominations this year: David Fincher's making-of Citizen Kane drama Mank, and Aaron Sorkin's '60s courtroom drama The Trial of the Chicago 7.
But it wouldn't be a Golden Globes nominations announcement without some oddball selections. Falling into that category this year is Ryan Murphy's Netflix musical The Prom, which was a best picture nominee despite mediocre reviews. Also potentially falling into this category is surprise best picture nominee Music. That Sia-directed film doesn't come out until next week and has not been fully reviewed yet, but the first few reviews are certainly not what anyone would call positive.
Several actors received multiple nominations this year, including Sacha Baron Cohen (who actually earned three, including as a producer of best picture nominee Borat), Anya Taylor-Joy (one in TV), Olivia Colman (also one in TV), and Leslie Odom Jr. (one for acting and one for co-writing a nominated song, "Speak Now"). Aaron Sorkin, Emerald Fennell, and Chloé Zhao were also nominated in two categories (writing and directing), while the team of Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross received a pair of original score nominations.
Because of the ongoing pandemic, the HFPA has tweaked eligibility rules on a temporary basis (that is likely to continue for at least one more year) to eliminate the usual requirement that films play in a Los Angeles theater for at least one week. And, as is the case with the upcoming Academy Awards, the eligibility window has been extended by two months and includes films released (virtually or otherwise) through February 2021.
Some additional quirks: Note that Amazon has opted to enter Steve McQueen's Small Axe films as a TV miniseries, so the individual films and their stars are not eligible in any film categories. Also, while Disney+'s filmed version of Hamilton was completely disqualified for Oscar consideration (and is being treated as a TV movie by other award groups), it was eligible for Golden Globe film honors. Finally, and controversially: the critically acclaimed Minari was deemed ineligible for Golden Globe best picture consideration because it is eligible for foreign-language honors, and the HFPA does not permit films to compete in both categories. (The Oscars do not have a similar rule.)
The complete list of film nominations is below.
Other Film Nominations, 78th Annual Golden Globes
| Director |
| 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 |
| Lead Actor - Drama |
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Lead Actor - Comedy or Musical |
| Riz Ahmed Sound of Metal |
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Sacha Baron Cohen Borat Subsequent Moviefilm |
| Chadwick Boseman Ma Rainey's Black Bottom |
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James Corden The Prom |
| Anthony Hopkins The Father |
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Lin-Manuel Miranda Hamilton |
| Gary Oldman Mank |
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Dev Patel The Personal History of David Copperfield |
| Tahar Rahim The Mauritanian |
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Andy Samberg Palm Springs |
| Lead Actress - Drama |
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Lead Actress - Comedy or Musical |
| Viola Davis Ma Rainey's Black Bottom |
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Maria Bakalova Borat Subsequent Moviefilm |
| Andra Day The United States vs. Billie Holliday |
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Kate Hudson Music |
| Vanessa Kirby Pieces of a Woman |
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Michelle Pfeiffer French Exit |
| Frances McDormand Nomadland |
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Rosamund Pike I Care a Lot |
| Carey Mulligan Promising Young Woman |
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Anya Taylor-Joy Emma |
| Supporting Actor |
| 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 |
| Supporting Actress |
| Glenn Close Hillbilly Elegy |
| Olivia Colman The Father |
| Jodie Foster The Mauritanian |
| Amanda Seyfried Mank |
| Helena Zengel News of the World |
| Screenplay |
| Emerald Fennell Promising Young Woman |
| Jack Fincher Mank |
| Aaron Sorkin The Trial of the Chicago 7 |
| Christopher Hampton & Florian Zeller The Father |
| Chloé Zhao Nomadland |
| Original Score |
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Original Song |
| Alexandre Desplat The Midnight Sky |
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"Fight for You" Judas and the Black Messiah |
| Ludwig Goransson Tenet |
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"Hear My Voice" The Trial of the Chicago 7 |
| James Newton Howard News of the World |
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"Io Si (Seen)" The Life Ahead |
| Atticus Ross & Trent Reznor Mank |
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"Speak Now" One Night in Miami |
| Jon Batiste, Atticus Ross & Trent Reznor Soul |
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"Tigress & Tweed" The United States vs. Billie Holliday |
TV nominations
Due to timing, the HFPA is often the first group to recognize new shows that debut in the summer and fall. That was true this year as well, as best series Golden Globe nominations were given out to such newcomers as HBO Max's The Flight Attendant, Hulu's The Great, HBO's Lovecraft Country, and Apple's popular comedy Ted Lasso. Those shows all received positive reviews from critics, but two other first-time Globe nominees did not: Netflix's much-derided comedy Emily in Paris, and Ryan Murphy's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest prequel Ratched (also on Netflix). One first-year show that was surprisingly shut out of the Globes field: Bridgerton, the recent Netflix hit.
The Crown's fourth season topped all 2020 TV programs with six total Globe nominations. The departed Schitt's Creek also has an opportunity to build on last year's Emmy success by scoring nominations in five Golden Globes categories after being ignored by the HFPA in the five previous years. In fact, this year's TV races are more wide open than normal because only two of the 11 categories—Best Actress (Drama) and Best Actor (Comedy)—have the potential for repeat winners (Olivia Colman and Ramy Youssef, respectively). Fleabag and Succession were big winners a year ago, but neither one aired in 2020.
Note that there is one slight rule change this year which adds anthology series to the pre-existing TV movie/miniseries categories. (Anthology series actors are eligible in their respective categories if they appear in at least 50% of the anthology series—thus excluding actors from episodic anthologies like Black Mirror or Twilight Zone, except in the supporting categories, where everyone is eligible.) Also note that the eligbility window for TV was not extended as it was for films, so the cutoff for TV debuts was December 31st as in any other year.
Netflix led all networks with 20 total TV nominations (to go with its 22 film nominations), followed by HBO in a distant second place with seven. The full list of television nominations is below.
Other TV Nominations, 78th Annual Golden Globes
| Lead Actor - Drama |
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Lead Actor - Comedy or Musical |
| Jason Bateman Ozark |
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Don Cheadle Black Monday |
| Josh O'Connor The Crown |
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Nicolas Hoult The Great |
| Bob Odenkirk Better Call Saul |
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Eugene Levy Schitt's Creek |
| Al Pacino Hunters |
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Jason Sudeikis Ted Lasso |
| Matthew Rhys Perry Mason |
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Ramy Youssef Ramy |
| Lead Actress - Drama |
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Lead Actress - Comedy or Musical |
| Olivia Colman The Crown |
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Lily Collins Emily in Paris |
| Jodie Comer Killing Eve |
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Kaley Cuoco The Flight Attendant |
| Emma Corrin The Crown |
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Elle Fanning The Great |
| Laura Linney Ozark |
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Jane Levy Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist |
| Sarah Paulson Ratched |
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Catherine O'Hara Schitt's Creek |
| Actor - Miniseries/Anthology/TV Movie |
| Bryan Cranston Your Honor |
| Jeff Daniels The Comey Rule |
| Hugh Grant The Undoing |
| Ethan Hawke The Good Lord Bird |
| Mark Ruffalo I Know This Much Is True |
| Actress - Miniseries/Anthology/TV Movie |
| Cate Blanchett Mrs. America |
| Daisy Edgar-Jones Normal People |
| Shira Haas Unorthodox |
| Nicole Kidman The Undoing |
| Anya Taylor-Joy The Queen's Gambit |
| Supporting Actor |
| John Boyega Small Axe |
| Brendan Gleeson The Comey Rule |
| Daniel Levy Schitt's Creek |
| Jim Parsons Hollywood |
| Donald Sutherland The Undoing |
| Supporting Actress |
| Gillian Anderson The Crown |
| Helena Bonham Carter The Crown |
| Julia Garner Ozark |
| Annie Murphy Schitt's Creek |
| Cynthia Nixon Ratched |
More to come
The delayed 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards ceremony will be broadcast on NBC at 8p ET / 5p PT the evening of February 28, 2021 (rescheduled from the show's usual early January date). Tina Fey and Amy Poehler will handle hosting duties for the first time since 2015 in an unprecedented bi-coastal ceremony that will find Fey in New York and Poehler in the usual Golden Globes venue, the Beverly Hilton.
Before then, keep track of all of this year's film awards and nominations with our 2020 Film Awards Scorecard.
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