78th Golden Globe Awards nominations announced

Last Updated on July 30, 2021

Sarah Jessica Parker and Taraji P. Henson were up bright and early to help reveal the nominees for the 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards. The announcement began at 5:35 AM PT/8:35 AM ET on NBC's Today and via a live stream online. Did your favorite film and TV shows make the cut? Let's take a closer look!

On the film side, the Hollywood Foreign Press showed a lot of love to Promising Young Woman with Emerald Fennell landing a Best Director and a Best Screenplay nomination along with a nomination for Best Motion Picture – Drama, and Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama for Carey Mulligan. Regina King scored a Best Director nomination for One Night In Miami, even though the film missed the Best Motion Picture, Drama category. That being said, it's a huge honor for Regina King and makes her Oscar nomination chances that much better as she could make history as the first African American woman to be nominated for a Best Director Oscar. One Night In Miami also was acknowledged in the acting category with Leslie Odom Jr. landing a Best Supporting Actor nomination for the film.

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom scored a posthumous nomination for Chadwick Boseman in the Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama category as well as a nod for Viola Davis in the Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama category as well. Boseman is quickly becoming the frontrunner this awards season in that particular category which would honor his very short legacy as an actor and performer. The Trial of the Chicago 7 also received multiple nominations including Best Motion Picture, Drama, Best Screenplay, and Best Director for Aaron Sorkin as well as Sacha Baron Cohen landing a Best Supporting Actor nomination for his performance in the film.

Sacha Baron Cohen was also acknowledged for Borat Subsequent Moviefilm with the movie earning a Best Picture, Musical, or Comedy nomination as well as Cohen receiving a nomination for Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy. Maria Bakalova also continued her momentum this awards season with a Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy nomination for her hilarious turn in one of the most talked-about films of 2020. 

The TV side had some surprising entries as well. Newcomers Emily In Paris and The Flight Attendant earned nominations for Best Television Series, Musical or Comedy, with HBO Max securing the first major award nomination of their relatively short time in the streaming game. Lily Collins and Kaley Cuoco also scored nominations for their roles on the show for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy. Schitt's Creek also made the cut for Best Television Series, Musical or Comedy after its epic Emmy winning night where it swept all the major categories. Catherine O' Hara and Eugene Levy also secured nominations for Schitt's Creek in the Best Actor and Actress in a Musical or Comedy category while Dan Levy and Annie Murphy showed in the supporting categories. Can they make it another clean sweep? It's very possible! 

On the drama side for TV, Star Wars fans can celebrate that The Mandalorian secured a Best Television Series, Drama nomination, and in a bit of a surprising inclusion, Netflix's Cuckoo's Nest series, Ratched, also scored a nomination for Best Television Series, Drama. The Queen's Gambit, which has been a huge sensation for Netflix, was nominated for Best Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television as well as Best Actress in that category for Anya Taylor-Joy. The actress is a double nominee as she scored a Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy for her role in Emma. I also want to point out, as a huge fan, Ozark showed up to play with nominations in the Best Television Series, Drama category as well as Jason Bateman, Laura Linney, and Julia Garner receiving nominations for Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series, Drama.

The virtual 78th annual Golden Globe Awards will be hosted by Golden Globe mainstays Tina Fey and Amy Poehler and are set for Sunday, February 28, 2021, on NBC. The ceremony will originate from both Los Angeles and New York, live coast-to-coast from 5-8 PM PT/8-11 PM ET. Check out the full list of nominees below!

MOTION PICTURES

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 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
(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 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
(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 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

EMERALD FENNELL
PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN

JACK FINCHER
MANK

AARON SORKIN
THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7

FLORIAN ZELLER, CHRISTOPHER HAMPTON
THE FATHER

CHLOÉ ZHAO
NOMADLAND

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE

ALEXANDRE DESPLAT
THE MIDNIGHT SKY

LUDWIG GÖRANSSON
TENET

JAMES NEWTON HOWARD
NEWS OF THE WORLD

TRENT REZNOR, ATTICUS ROSS
MANK

TRENT REZNOR, ATTICUS ROSS, JON BATISTE
SOUL

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:vLeslie Odom Jr, Sam Ashworth

“TIGRESS & TWEED” — THE UNITED STATES VS. BILLIE HOLIDAY
Music by: Andra Day, Raphael Saadiq
Lyrics by:vAndra Day, Raphael Saadiq

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 COLMAN
THE CROWN

JODIE COMER
KILLING EVE

EMMA CORRIN
THE CROWN

LAURA LINNEY
OZARK

SARAH PAULSON
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
(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 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 SUDEIKIS
TED LASSO

RAMY YOUSSEF
RAMY

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 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, ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

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

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SUPPORTING ROLE

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 TELEVISION SUPPORTING ROLE

JOHN BOYEGA
SMALL AXE

BRENDAN GLEESON
THE COMEY RULE

DANIEL LEVY
SCHITT’S CREEK

JIM PARSONS
HOLLYWOOD

DONALD SUTHERLAND
THE UNDOING

NOMINATIONS SCORECARD

NOMINATIONS BY MOTION PICTURE DISTRIBUTOR

Netflix – 22
Amazon Studios – 7
Focus Features – 5
Searchlight Pictures – 5
Sony Pictures Classics – 5
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures – 5
Warner Bros. Pictures – 4
Universal Pictures  – 3
Hulu  – 2
Neon/ Hulu –  2
STXfilms  – 2
Vertical Entertainment / Imax – 2
A24 – 1
Apple / A24 – 1
Apple / Gkids – 1
Magnolia Pictures – 1
Samuel Goldwyn Films – 1
Shudder – 1

NOMINATIONS BY MOTION PICTURE

Mank – 6
The Trial of the Chicago 7 – 5
The Father – 4
Nomadland – 4
Promising Young Woman – 4
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm – 3
One Night In Miami – 3
Hamilton – 2
Judas and the Black Messiah – 2
The Life Ahead – 2
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom – 2
The Mauritanian – 2
Music – 2
News of the World – 2
Palm Springs – 2
The Prom – 2
Soul – 2
The United States vs. Billie Holiday – 2
Another Round – 1
The Croods: A New Age – 1
Emma – 1
French Exit – 1
Hillbilly Elegy – 1
I Care a Lot – 1
La Llorona – 1
The Little Things – 1
The Midnight Sky – 1
Minari – 1
On the Rocks – 1
Onward – 1
Over The Moon – 1
The Personal History of David Copperfield – 1
Pieces of a Woman – 1
Sound of Metal – 1
Tenet – 1
Two of Us – 1
Wolfwalkers – 1

NOMINATIONS BY TV DISTRIBUTOR

Netflix – 20
HBO – 7
Hulu – 6
Pop TV – 5
Showtime – 5
Amazon Studios – 3
Apple TV+ –   2
HBO Max – 2
AMC – 1
BBC America – 1
Disney+ – 1
FX Networks – 1
NBC – 1

NOMINATIONS BY TELEVISION SERIES OR PROGRAM

The Crown – 6
Schitt’s Creek – 5
Ozark – 4
The Undoing – 4
The Great – 3
Ratched – 3
The Comey Rule – 2
Emily in Paris – 2
The Flight Attendant – 2
Normal People – 2
The Queen’s Gambit – 2
Small Axe – 2
Ted Lasso – 2
Unorthodox – 2
Better Call Saul – 1
Black Monday – 1
The Good Lord Bird – 1
Hollywood – 1
Hunters – 1
I Know This Much Is True – 1
Killing Eve – 1
Lovecraft Country – 1
The Mandalorian – 1
Mrs. America – 1
Perry Mason – 1
Ramy – 1
Your Honor – 1
Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist – 1