For those of you who read my sleepy account of the Emmys, you’ll know what has already succeeded earlier this year. There was a lot of crossover between that and the newly announced Golden Globe nominations and I was excited to see some favourites getting more exposure.
The comedy category came through this year, with HBO’s Barry being nominated for best series. It’s in good company alongside Fleabag which swept the Emmys earlier this year. I know you might be tired of me mentioning these shows at every corner but it’s for good reason, trust me. Bill Hader is also nominated for best actor in a comedy series, the award he’s secured twice in a row at the Emmys. He didn’t win this title at last year’s Globes so hopefully he’ll secure it this time. His consistent performance as the title character puts him in a strong position to win.
Phoebe Waller-Bridge also secured a nom for best actress in a comedy series for Fleabag and after her Emmy win, she’ll be a favourite to grab a Globe too. I was happy to see Andrew Scott getting a nod for his role as the ‘Hot Priest’, which was incredible. This was a nice surprise after Scott being snubbed so far in awards season.
Jodie Comer's portrayal of the most lovable assassin absolutely deserves more love, although I would have liked to see her co-star Sandra Oh get some recognition as well.
The drama category saw nominations for big shows like Big Little Lies and Killing Eve. Jodie Comer, who stars in the latter, also received a nod for best actress which she already won at the Emmys. Her portrayal of the most lovable assassin absolutely deserves more love, although I would have liked to see her co-star Sandra Oh get some recognition as well. A few others I was glad to see was Billy Porter being nominated for his role in Pose, Olivia Colman for The Crown, and Christina Applegate for Dead To Me. Although, I did feel that Zendaya was wrongfully ignored for her role in Euphoria.
Since the nominations dropped, the Golden Globes have again been criticised for an obvious lack of female directors or writers, even less so for women of colour. We have a few in the TV categories and even less for film. It calls us back to the 2018 ceremony when Natalie Portman was announcing the best director category and said, “Here are the all male nominees”. It’s ultimately very important that this is called out when there is a considerable amount of women working in this industry and doing so brilliantly. Do better, Golden Globes!
See the full list of TV nominations below and stay tuned for January as there will no doubt be another of my sleep deprived awards show summaries. The 77th Golden Globes premiere 7 January at 1:30am GMT.
Best series, drama Big Little Lies The Crown Killing Eve The Morning Show Succession | Best actress in a comedy series Christina Applegate, Dead to Me Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Kirsten Dunst, On Becoming a God in Central Florida Natasha Lyonne, Russian Doll Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Fleabag |
Best series, comedy Barry Fleabag The Kominsky Method The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel The Politician | Best supporting actor in a TV series Alan Arkin, The Kominsky Method Kieran Culkin, Succession Andrew Scott, Fleabag Stellan Skarsgard, Chernobyl Henry Winkler, Barry |
Best limited series Catch 22 Chernobyl Fosse/Verdon The Loudest Voice Unbelievable | Best supporting actress in a TV series Patricia Arquette, The Act Helena Bonham Carter, The Crown Toni Collette, Unbelievable Meryl Streep, Big Little Lies Emily Watson, Chernobyl |
Best actor in a drama series Brian Cox, Succession Kit Harington, Game of Thrones Rami Malek, Mr. Robot Tobias Menzies, The Crown Billy Porter, Pose | Best actor in a limited series or television motion picture Christopher Abbott, Catch 22 Sacha Baron Cohen, The Spy Russell Crowe, The Loudest Voice Jared Harris, Chernobyl Sam Rockwell, Fosse/Verdon |
Best actress in a drama series Jennifer Aniston, The Morning Show Olivia Colman, The Crown Jodie Comer, Killing Eve Nicole Kidman, Big Little Lies Reese Witherspoon, The Morning Show | Best actress in a limited series or television motion picture Kaitlyn Dever, Unbelievable Joey King, The Act Helen Mirren, Catherine the Great Merritt Wever, Unbelievable Michelle Williams, Fosse/Verdon |
Best actor in a comedy series Michael Douglas, The Kominsky Method Bill Hader, Barry Ben Platt, The Politician Paul Rudd, Living With Yourself Ramy Youssef, Ramy |