Three Female Directors Earn Nominations for 2021 Golden Globe Awards
BY SCOTTIE KNOLLIN
The nominations for the 78th Golden Globe Awards were announced this morning by Golden Globes winners Sarah Jessica Parker and Taraji P. Henson. Though many of the season’s frontrunners were among the list of nominees, there were a few surprises and much to be celebrated.
The most notable category on the list of 25 categories is Best Director, Motion Picture, which resulted in three female directors being nominated: Emerald Fennell (“Promising Young Woman”), Regina King (“One Night in Miami”), and Chloé Zhao (“Nomadland”). They join a very small list of female directors to have ever been nominated for the role, including the likes of Sofia Coppola, Jane Campion, and Ava DuVernay. It is looking more likely that the three could wind up as Oscar nominees, as well.
Among the nominees, most predictors will be surprised to see critics’ favorites like Paul Raci (“Sound of Metal”) and Youn Yuh-jung (“Minari”) left off the list of nominees. Plus, films like “Da 5 Bloods” and “Malcolm & Marie”, two Netflix titles expected to make major waves, wound up with zero nominations. Instead, “The Prom” earned multiple mentions, including a Supporting Actor nomination for James Corden, and Sia’s feature directorial debut, “Music”, earned nods for Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy, and Best Actress, Musical or Comedy for its star, Kate Hudson.
Of the films nominated, David Fincher’s “Mank” earned the most mentions with six, including Best Picture, Drama.
The 78th Golden Globe Awards will take place Sunday, February 28, in a bicoastal awards ceremony broadcast hosted by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. Fey will host live from the Rainbow Room in New York City, while Poehler will host live from the Beverly Hilton, the traditional home of the Golden Globe Awards. The awards will air on NBC at 7:00 p.m., CST.
FULL LIST OF NOMINEES:
Best Motion Picture, Drama
THE FATHER
MANK
NOMADLAND
PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN
THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7
Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
BORAT SUBSEQUENT MOVIEFILM
HAMILTON
MUSIC
PALM SPRINGS
THE PROM
Best Director, Motion Picture
Emerald Fennell, PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN
David Fincher, MANK
Regina King, ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI
Aaron Sorkin, THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7
Chloé Zhao, NOMADLAND
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 McDormand, NOMADLAND
Carey Mulligan, PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN
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 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 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, THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD
Andy Samberg, PALM SPRINGS
Best Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Glenn Close, HILLBILLY ELEGY
Olivia Colman, THE FATHER
Jodie Foster, THE MAURITANIAN
Amanda Seyfried, MANK
Helena Zengel, NEWS OF THE WORLD
Best Performance by a Supporting Actor 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 Screenplay, Motion Picture
Emerald Fennell, PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN
Jack Fincher, MANK
Aaron Sorkin, THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7
Christopher Hampton, Florian Zeller, THE FATHER
Chloé Zhao, NOMADLAND
Best Score, Motion Picture
Alexandre Desplat, THE MIDNIGHT SKY
Ludwig Goransson, TENET
James Newton Howard, NEWS OF THE WORLD
Atticus Ross, Trent Reznor, MANK
Jon Batiste, Atticus Ross, Trent Reznor, SOUL
Best 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 UNITED STATES VS. BILLIE HOLIDAY
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, France, Guatemala
THE LIFE AHEAD, Italy
MINAI, USA
TWO OF US, USA, France
Best Television Series, Drama
THE CROWN
LOVECRAFT COUNTRY
THE MANDALORIAN
OZARK
RATCHED
Best Television Series, Musical or Comedy
EMILY IN PARIS
THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT
THE GREAT
SCHITT’S CREEK
TED LASSO
Best Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television
NORMAL PEOPLE
THE QUEEN’S GAMBIT
SMALL AXE
THE UNDOING
UNORTHODOX
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 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, 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 Performance by an Actor in a Television 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 Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Cate Blanchett, MRS. AMERICA
Shira Haas, UNORTHODOX
Daisy Edgar-Jones, NORMAL PEOPLE
Nicole Kidman, THE UNDOING
Anya Taylor-Joy, THE QUEEN’S GAMBIT
Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a 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 a Supporting Actress in Television
Gillian Anderson, THE CROWN
Helena Bonham Carter, THE CROWN
Julia Garner, OZARK
Annie Murphy, SCHITT’S CREEK
Cynthia Nixon, RATCHED
Best Performance by a Supporting Actor in 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
