Earlier today, The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced the nominees for the 74th AnnualGolden Globe Awards, which will take place Sunday, January 8 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, withJimmy Fallonhosting this year’s awards ceremony. TheGolden Globesare among the few awards shows that honor both movies and TV shows alike, and here separating the TV nominations. FX’sThe People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Storylead all of the TV contenders with five nominations.
Other top contenders are AMC’sThe Night Managerwith four nominations. Several shows earned three nominations apiece, including HBO’sWestworld, ABC’sBlack-ish, HBO’sThe Night Of, NBC’sThis Is Usand Netflix’sThe Crown. Vying for the Best Television Series - Drama Emmy are Netflix’sThe Crown, HBO’sGame of Thrones, Netflix’sStranger Things, NBC’sThis is Usand HBO’sWestworld. The nominees for Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy are FX’sAtlanta, ABC’sBlack-ish, Amazon’sMozart in the Jungle, Amazon’sTransparentand HBO’sVeep.
The People v. O.J.: American Crime Storyis likely the front runner for Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made For Television, going up against ABC’sAmerican Crime, Starz’sThe Dresser, AMC’sThe Night Managerand HBO’sThe Night Of.The People v. O.J.starsSarah Paulson,Courtney B. Vance,Sterling K. BrownandJohn Travoltawere also nominated for their performaces in this critically-acclaimed series.American Crime Storywill be an anthology series with each season taking on a different true crime case. It has already been announced that Season 2 will follow the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
Billy Bob Throntonwas nominated for his performance in the Amazon seriesGoliath, going up againstRami Malek(Mr. Robot),Bob Odenkirk(Better Call Saul),Matthew Rhys(The Americans) andLiev Schreiber(Ray Donovan).Winona Ryder,Evan Rachel WoodandClaire Foywere nominated for their roles in hit new showsStranger Things,WestworldandThe Crown, joiningCaitriona BalfefromOutlanderandKeri RussellfromThe Americans. On the comedy side,Rachel Bloom(Crazy Ex-Girlfriend),Julia Louis-Dreyfus(Veep),Sarah Jessica Parker(Divorce),Issa Rae(Insecure),Gina Rodriguez(Jane the Virgin) andTracee Ellis Ross(Black-ish) scored nominations for Best Actress, whileAnthony Anderson(Black-ish)Gael Garcia Bernal(Mozart in the Jungle),Donald Glover(Atlanta)Nick Nolte(Graves) andJeffrey Tambor(Transparent) were nominated for Best Actor.
The nominations were announced this morning at the Beverly Hilton Hotel byDon Cheadle,Laura DernandAnna Kendrick, who were joined by the previously-announced Miss Golden Globe trio,Sophia,SistineandScarlet Stallone, Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) PresidentLorenzo Soriaand Executive VP of Television at dick clark productions,Barry Adelman. Take a look at the full TV nominations for the 2017Golden Globesbelow.
