The 78th annualGolden Globesnominations have been announced. 2021’s event will honor the best in film and television of 2020, as chosen by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. As usual, the nominations cover a wide variety of performances, shows, and movies, while also providing a peek at would could happen at the Academy Awards. Today’s nominations were announced by Taraji P. Henson and Sarah Jessica Parker, who have each won a Golden Globe or two over the course of their lengthy careers.
2020 saw most major studios take their movies and push them to 2021 and beyond, as the pandemic continues. With that being said,streaming titlesare dominating the 2020Golden Globe Awards. Netflix’sMankis leading the pack with six nominations, including the Best Motion Picture Drama category, where it will compete against Aaron Sorkin’sThe Trial of the Chicago 7, which picked up five more nominations, also forNetflix. Chloé Zhao’sNomadland, Emerald Fennell’sPromising Young Woman, and Florian Zeller’sThe Father, are also nominated for Best Motion Picture Drama category.
Sacha Baron Cohen was able to pick up threeGolden Globe Awardsnominations. Baron Cohen earned two acting nominations, Best Supporting Actor forThe Trial of the Chicago 7and Best Actor (Comedy/Musical) forBorat Subsequent Moviefilm. In addition, the comedian is also nominated as a producer onBorat 2for Best Motion Picture (Comedy/Musical). Maria Bakalova’s performance alongside Baron Cohen earned her a Best Supporting Actress nomination, bringing three total nominations forBorat Subsequent Moviefilm. Baron Cohen has already said that he will hire Rudy Giuliani to contest theGolden Globe Awardsif he loses any of the awards.
In the TV nominations, it looks likeSchitt’s Creekcould sweep theGolden Globe Awardsjust like it did at the Emmys. Catherine O’Hara, Eugene Levy, Dan Levy, and Annie Murphy all got nominated for awards this year. In the Best Supporting Actor and Actress categories, which are divided by genres, Dan Levy and Murphy are the only ones in the category hailing from a comedy. Many believe that the comedy on its own will end up sweeping again, even though it’s up against some stiff competition. It will compete againstTed Lasso,Emily in Paris,The Flight Attendant, andThe Great.
The 78th annualGolden Globe Awardsare all set to air on February 28th, 2021. The event is happening nearly 2 months later than normal, due to the public health crisis.Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, were announced as hosts back in 2020. This marks the fourth time that the two women have hosted together. After a strange 2020, it will be interesting to see what Fey and Poehler bring to the table this year. You can check out a complete list of theGolden Globe Awardsnominees below, thanks tothe official Golden Globes website.
