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February 4 2021

Nominations for the Golden Globe awards have been dominated by Netflix, receiving 42 in total. Two Netflix productions, the movie Mank and TV series The Crown, are both up for awards in six categories. The best director nominees include three women: Chloe Zhao, Regina King and Emerald Fennell. Only five women had previously been shortlisted in 78 years of the Golden Globes. The best film and TV shows and stars of the past year have been recognised in the nominations for this year's Golden Globe Awards.

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The winners will be revealed on 28 February. Here is the list of the nominees: Best motion picture - drama

The Father

Mank

Nomadland

Promising Young Woman

The Trial of the Chicago 7

Best 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 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

Hamilton

Music

Palm Springs

The Prom

Best 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 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 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 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

David Fincher, Mank

Regina King, One Night in Miami

Aaron Sorkin, The Trial of the Chicago 7

Chloe Zhao, Nomadland

Emerald Fennell, Promising Young Woman

Best screenplay - motion picture

The Father

Mank

Nomadland

Promising Young Woman

The Trial of the Chicago 7

Best motion picture - animated

The Croods: A New Age

Onward

Over the Moon

Soul

Wolfwalkers

Best motion picture - foreign language

Another Round (Denmark)

La Llorona (Guatemala)

The Life Ahead (Italy)

Minari (USA)

Two of Us (France)

Best original score - motion picture

Mank - Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross

The Midnight Sky - Alexandre Desplat

News of the World - James Newton Howard

Soul - Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Jon Batiste

Tenet - Ludwig Göransson

Best original song - motion picture

Fight for You - Judas and the Black Messiah

Hear My Voice - The Trial of the Chicago 7

Io Si (Seen) - The Life Ahead

Speak Now - One Night in Miami

Tigress & Tweed - The US vs Billie Holiday

Best TV series - drama

The Crown

Lovecraft Country

The Mandalorian

Ozark

Ratched

Best actress in a drama series

Emma Corrin, The Crown

Olivia Colman, The Crown

Jodie Comer, Killing Eve

Laura Linney, Ozark

Sarah Paulson, Ratched

Best actor in a drama series

Jason Bateman, Ozark

Josh O'Connor, The Crown

Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul

Al Pacino, Hunters

Matthew Rhys, Perry Mason

Best TV series - musical or comedy

Emily in Paris

The Flight Attendant

Schitt's Creek

The Great

Ted Lasso

Best actress in a TV 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 actor in a TV 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 limited series or TV movie

Normal People

The Queen's Gambit

Small Axe

The Undoing

Unorthodox

Best actress in a limited series or TV movie

Cate Blanchett, Mrs America

Daisy Edgar-Jones, Normal People

Shira Haas, Unorthodox

Nicole Kidman, The Undoing

Anya Taylor-Joy, The Queen's Gambit

Best actor in a limited series or TV movie

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 actress in a supporting role in a series, limited series or TV movie

Gillian Anderson, The Crown

Helena Bonham Carter, The Crown

Julia Garner, Ozark

Cynthia Nixon, Ratched

Annie Murphy, Schitt's Creek

Best actor in a supporting role in a series, limited series or TV movie

John Boyega, Small Axe

Brendan Gleeson, The Comey Rule

Dan Levy, Schitt's Creek

Jim Parsons, Hollywood

Donald Sutherland, The Undoing

Cecil B DeMille Award - Jane Fonda Carol Burnett Award - Norman Lear

Best TV series - drama

The Crown

Lovecraft Country

The Mandalorian

Ozark

Ratched

Best actress in a drama series

Emma Corrin, The Crown

Olivia Colman, The Crown

Jodie Comer, Killing Eve

Laura Linney, Ozark

Sarah Paulson, Ratched

Best actor in a drama series

Jason Bateman, Ozark

Josh O'Connor, The Crown

Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul

Al Pacino, Hunters

Matthew Rhys, Perry Mason

Best TV series - musical or comedy

Emily in Paris

The Flight Attendant

Schitt's Creek

The Great

Ted Lasso

Best actress in a TV 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 actor in a TV 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 limited series or TV movie

Normal People

The Queen's Gambit

Small Axe

The Undoing

Unorthodox

Best actress in a limited series or TV movie

Cate Blanchett, Mrs America

Daisy Edgar-Jones, Normal People

Shira Haas, Unorthodox

Nicole Kidman, The Undoing

Anya Taylor-Joy, The Queen's Gambit

Best actor in a limited series or TV movie

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 actress in a supporting role in a series, limited series or TV movie

Gillian Anderson, The Crown

Helena Bonham Carter, The Crown

Julia Garner, Ozark

Cynthia Nixon, Ratched

Annie Murphy, Schitt's Creek

Best actor in a supporting role in a series, limited series or TV movie

John Boyega, Small Axe

Brendan Gleeson, The Comey Rule

Dan Levy, Schitt's Creek

Jim Parsons, Hollywood

Donald Sutherland, The Undoing

Cecil B DeMille Award - Jane Fonda Carol Burnett Award - Norman Lear