The Golden Globe award nominees were announced this morning, and although it’s been a pretty quiet year for entertainment in general, as an io9 reader, there are still a few choices that should pique your interest—especially since Baby Yoda and Cthulhu are finally getting the Hollywood recognition they’ve deserved.
The Mandalorian, the only Star Wars entertainment universally recognized by its divisive horde of fans as great since 1980, has been nominated for Best Television Drama Series, as has HBO’s adaptation of Mark Ruff’s horror-drama period piece, Lovecraft Country. Movie-wise, the excellent time loop comedy Palm Springs has been nominated for Best Comedy/Musical Movie, as well as star Andy Samberg for Best Actor in the same category (although it’s annoying that Cristin Milioti, who plays the movie’s bigger lead, was omitted from the Best Actress category). George Clooney’s recent scifi flick The Midnight Sky, Christopher Nolan’s mind-bender Tenet, and Pixar’s Soul all got nods for for Best Score, while the Best Animated Film nominees include The Croods 2, Onward, Over the Moon, Soul, and Wolfwalkers.
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I feel pretty confident in saying The Mandalorian and Lovecraft Country are not going to be favourites to win, given that they’re up against The Crown, which has had infinitely more buzz, while historical dramas (which don’t include monsters) have always been Hollywood favorites. I’m slightly less certain about Palm Springs and Samberg, even though they’re up against Disney+’s recording of the beloved Hamilton musical and even more beloved star Lin-Manuel Miranda. The residual hype from the Broadway production should be more than enough to take the category, but Palm Springs was such a pleasant surprise out of nowhere that it’s possible it might surprise us again.
It might be of note that Tenet was almost totally ignored, possibly because Nolan demanded it be released in theaters during a time no one wanted to or shove have gone to theaters, or possibly because it was quite bad.
The Golden Globes winner will be announced on February 28. Here’s the full list of nominees:
Best Television Series, Musical, or Comedy
Emily in Paris
The Flight Attendant
The Great
Schitt’s Creek
Ted Lasso
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 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 Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical, or Comedy
Maria Bakalova, Borat 2
Kate Hudson, Music
Michelle Pfeiffer, French Exit
Rosamund Pike, I Care A Lot
Anya Taylor Joy, Emma
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series, Musical, or Comedy
Don Cheadle, Black Monday
Eugene Levy, Schitt’s Creek
Nicholas Hoult, The Great
Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso
Ramy Youssef, Ramy
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, Personal History Of David Copperfield
Andy Samberg, Palm Springs
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 Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series or 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 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 McDorman, Nomadland
Carey Mulligan, Promising Young Woman
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a 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 Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Glenn Close, Hillbilly Elegy
Olivia Colman, The Father
Jodie Foster, The Mauritanian
Amanda Seyfried, Mank
Helana Zengel, News of the World
Best Director, Motion Picture
Emerald Fennell, Promising Young Woman
David Fincher, Mank
Regina King, One Night in Miami
Aaron Sorkin, Trial of Chicago Seven
Chloe Zhao, Nomadland
Best Motion Picture, Drama
The Father
Mank
Nomadland
Promising Young Woman
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Best Television Series, Drama
The Crown
Lovecraft Country
The Mandalorian
Ozark
Ratched
Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Hamilton
Music
Palm Springs
The Prom
Best Original Score, Motion Picture
The Midnight Sky
Tenet
News of the World
Mank
Soul
Best Original Song, Motion Picture
“Fight for You,” Judas and the Black Messiah
“Here My Voice,” The Trial of the Chicago 7
“IO SI (Seen),” The Life Ahead
“Speak Now,” One Night in Miami
“Tigress & Tweed,” The United States vs. Billie Holiday
Best Motion Picture, Foreign Language
Another Round, Denmark
La Llorona, Guatemala/France
The Life Ahead, Italy
Minari, USA
Two of Us, France/USA
Best Motion Picture, Animated
The Croods 2
Onward
Over the Moon
Soul
Wolfwalkers
Best Screenplay, Motion Picture
Aaron Sorkin, The Trial of the Chicago 7
Chloé Zhao, Nomadland
Florian Zeller and Christopher Hampton, The Father
Jack Fincher, Mank
Emerald Fennell, Promising Young Woman
Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Normal People
The Queen’s Gambit
Small Axe
The Undoing
Unorthodox
Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or 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 Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television
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 Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television
John Boyega, Small Axe
Brendan Gleeson, The Comey Rule
Daniel Levy, Schitt’s Creek
Jim Parsons, Hollywood
Donald Sutherland, The Undoing
Cecil B. deMille Award
Jane Fonda
Carol Burnett Award
Norman Lear
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