By Kelsey Purcell, Staff Writer
The nominees for the 78th annual Golden Globe Awards were released on Feb. 3. Due to the pandemic, the Hollywood Foreign Press Associate had to virtually announce the nominations.
Netflix dominated both the television and film categories, receiving 42 total nominations: 22 film and 20 television.
“Emily in Paris,” “The Crown” and “The Queen’s Gambit” earned nominations but surprisingly, “Bridgerton” did not receive any.
The Canadian sitcom “Schitt’s Creek” was a quarantine favorite. It received five nominations, including best musical or comedy television series.
The show’s leading actors, Eugene Levy and Catherine O’Hara who play Johnny and Moira Rose, were nominated for best actor/actress in a musical or comedy television series. Dan Levy and Annie Murphy who play David and Alexis Rose also received nominations as best supporting actor/actress in a musical or comedy television series for their roles.
“Schitt’s Creek” was nominated for best musical/comedy series along with “Emily in Paris,” “The Flight Attendant,” “The Great” and “Ted’s Lasso.”
The best picture drama nominees are “The Father,” “Mank,” “Nomadland,” “Promising Young Woman” and “The Trial of the Chicago 7.”
The best picture musical/comedy nominees are “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm,” “Hamilton,” “Music,” “Palm Springs” and “The Prom.”
Chadwick Boseman earned a posthumous nomination, best actor in a motion picture drama, for his role in “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.” Boseman passed away in August after his battle with colon cancer.
Other nominees for best actor in a drama motion picture include Riz Ahmed in “Sound of Metal,” Anthony Hopkins in “The Father,” Gary Oldman in “Mank” and Tahar Rahim in “The Mauritanian.”
Nominees for best actress in a drama motion picture are Viola Davis in “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” Andra Day in “The United States vs. Billie Holiday,” Vanessa Kirby in “Pieces of a Woman,” Francis McDormand in “Nomadland” and Carey Mulligan in “Promising Young Woman.”
Best drama series nominations include “The Crown,” “Lovecraft Country,” “The Mandalorian,” “Ozark” and “Ratched.” Nominations for best musical/comedy series are “Emily in Paris,” The Flight Attendant,” “The Great,” “Schitt’s Creek” and “Ted’s Lasso.”
History was made this year as three female directors were included in the nominees for best director. Emerald King was nominated for “Promising Young Woman,” Regina King for “One Night in Miami” and Chloé Zhao for “Nomadland.”
Shockingly, Spike Lee’s “Da 5 Bloods” did not receive any nominations. The Vietnam War film was predicted to earn a few nominations but instead got none. Lee’s kids, Satchel and Jackson are the ambassadors for the Golden Globes this year. “One Night in Miami” was left out of the nominations for best drama motion picture.
Zendaya was snubbed yet again. Last year, “Euphoria” got shut out, which left fans angry. This year, she did not receive a nomination for her role in the film “Malcolm and Marie.”
There were talks of the possibility that Meryl Streep could be nominated for her roles in “Let Them All Talk” and “The Prom.” She was not nominated for either.
Tom Hanks did not receive a nomination for his role in “News of the World.” His co-star, Helena Zengel, was nominated for best motion picture supporting actress at just 12 years old.
Jane Fonda will receive the Cecil B. DeMille Award and Norman Lee will get the Carol Burnett Award.
The Golden Globes will be held on Feb. 28 at 8 p.m. This year’s hosts are Amy Poehler and Tina Fey. It will be a bicoastal broadcast. Poehler will be live from Beverly Hills, California, and Fey will be presenting from New York. The nominees will likely not be in attendance and view from home because of safety restrictions.
