Golden Globe Nominations 2021: The Full List of Nominees (2025)

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Netflix comes up big with over 40 nominations across film and television, while Emerald Fennell, Regina King, and Chloé Zhao make history in the Best Director category.

by RT Staff | February 3, 2021| Comments

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After one of the strangest years in movie history – and one of the best years in TV and streaming – the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) announced the nominees for the 78th annual Golden Globe Awards on Wednesday. On the film side, history was made when three women – Emerald Fennell, Regina King, andChloé Zhao – were nominated for Best Director (a first for the Awards) and streaming giant Netflix dominated with 22 nominations. On the TV and streaming side, genre favoritesThe Mandalorian andLovecraft Countrybroke through, while Netflix’s The Crown led all series with six nominations.

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See belowfor the full list of 2021 Golden Globe nominees.

The winners of the 2021 Golden Globe Awards will be announced at the Golden Globes ceremony on February 28, 2021 at 5pm PST / 8pm EST on NBC.

Best Motion Picture – Drama

The Father
98%

Mank
83%

Nomadland
93%

Promising Young Woman
90%

The Trial of the Chicago 7
89%

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama

Viola Davis

Andra Day

Vanessa Kirby

Frances McDormand

Carey Mulligan

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama

Riz Ahmed

Chadwick Boseman

Anthony Hopkins

Gary Oldman

Tahar Rahim

Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
85%

Hamilton
98%

Music
7%

Palm Springs
94%

The Prom
54%

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

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Kate Hudson

Michelle Pfeiffer

Rosamund Pike

Anya Taylor-Joy

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

Sacha Baron Cohen

James Corden

Lin-Manuel Miranda

Dev Patel

Andy Samberg

Best Motion Picture – Animated

The Croods: A New Age
76%

Onward
88%

Over the Moon
81%

Soul
95%

Wolfwalkers
99%

Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language

Another Round
93%

La llorona
96%

The Life Ahead
92%

Minari
98%

Two of Us
98%

Best Director – Motion Picture

Emerald Fennell

David Fincher

Regina King

Aaron Sorkin

Chloé Zhao

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role – Motion Picture

Glenn Close

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Jodie Foster

Amanda Seyfried

Helena Zengel

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role – Motion Picture

Sacha Baron Cohen

Daniel Kaluuya

Jared Leto

Bill Murray

Leslie Odom Jr.

Best Screenplay – Motion Picture

Emerald Fennell

Promising Young Woman
90%

Jack Fincher

Mank
83%

Aaron Sorkin

The Trial of the Chicago 7
89%

Florian Zeller, Christopher Hampton

The Father
98%

Chloé Zhao

Nomadland
93%

Best Original Score – Motion Picture

Alexandre Desplat

The Midnight Sky
50%

Ludwig Göransson

Tenet
70%

James Newton Howard

News of the World
88%

Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross

Mank
83%

Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Jon Batiste

Soul
95%

Best Original Song – Motion Picture

“Fight for You”

Judas and the Black Messiah
96%

“Hear My Voice”

The Trial of the Chicago 7
89%

“Io Si (Seen)”

The Life Ahead
92%

“Speak Now”

One Night in Miami
98%

“Tigress & Tweed”

The United States vs. Billie Holiday
55%

Best Television Series – Drama

The Crown
81%

Lovecraft Country
88%

The Mandalorian
90%

Ozark
82%

Ratched
62%

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama

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Jodie Comer

Emma Corrin

Laura Linney

Sarah Paulson

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama

Jason Bateman

Josh O'Connor

Bob Odenkirk

Al Pacino

Matthew Rhys

Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy

Emily in Paris
63%

Getting On: Season 3
100%

The Great
96%

Schitt's Creek
93%

Ted Lasso
90%

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy

Lily Collins

Kaley Cuoco

Elle Fanning

Jane Levy

Catherine O'Hara

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy

Don Cheadle

Nicholas Hoult

Eugene Levy

Jason Sudeikis

Ramy Youssef

Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Normal People
91%

Narcos: Season 1
78%

Small Axe
97%

The Undoing
75%

Unorthodox
96%

Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Cate Blanchett

Daisy Edgar-Jones

Shira Haas

Nicole Kidman

Anya Taylor-Joy

Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture made for Television

Bryan Cranston

Jeff Daniels

Hugh Grant

Ethan Hawke

Mark Ruffalo

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role – Television

Gillian Anderson

Helena Bonham Carter

Julia Garner

Annie Murphy

Cynthia Nixon

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role –Television

John Boyega

Brendan Gleeson

Dan Levy

Jim Parsons

Donald Sutherland

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