A host of UK stars – including Sir Anthony Hopkins, Gary Oldman, Olivia Colman and Emma Corrin – have joined the dazzling line-up of 2021 Golden Globe nominees.
The nominations for the 78th Golden Globe Awards were announced on Wednesday, after the ceremony was pushed back due to the global coronavirus pandemic.
On Wednesday, the nominees were announced by Sarah Jessica Parker and Taraji P Henson on The Today Show, ahead of the bi-coastal ceremony on 28 February, which will be hosted by comedians Tina Fey and Amy Poehler in NYC and LA.
British stars on the nomination list include Sir Anthony Hopkins, Gary Oldman, Olivia Colman, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Sacha Baron Cohen, Lily Collins, Hugh Grant, Vanessa Kirby, Carey Mulligan.
Winning: A host of UK stars – including Sir Anthony Hopkins, Gary Oldman, Olivia Colman and Emma Corrin – have joined the dazzling line-up of 2021 Golden Globe nominees
Sacha found himself up for several awards, nominated in the Best Supporting Actor category for the The Trial of the Chicago 7 and up for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical for Borat Subsequent Moviefilm.
Emma, who plays Princess Diana in the most recent series of The Crown, could not contain her delight as she was alerted to the joyous news.
She is in the same category her on-screen mother-in-law Olivia, who plays Queen Elizabeth II in the hit Netflix series, as they face off in the Best Performance by an Actress in a TV Series, Drama category.
Another Brit joining them in battling it out for Best Actress gong is Killing Eve star Jodie Comer. Laura Linney and Sarah Paulson are also nominated.
US star Gillian Anderson and British treasure Helena Bonham Carter will also be going up against each other for the Best Performance By An Actress In A Supporting Role award for portraying Margaret Thatcher and Princess Margaret respectively.
Congratulations! The Crown star Emma, who plays Princess Diana, looked overjoyed as she celebrated the news
Competition: Emma and co-star Olivia Colman will face off in the Best Performance by an Actress in a TV Series, Drama category at the awards. (Olivia pictured as the Queen in series 4)
Amid its huge success with fans, commentators have lined up to criticise series four of The Crown. Friends of Prince Charles launched a blistering attack on the show last year, accusing producers of the hit Netflix drama of ‘trolling on a Hollywood budget’.
Some of the Prince’s closest confidantes have accused the streaming giant of exploiting the Royal Family’s pain for financial gain and raged that ‘fiction is presented as fact’ in its twisted version of events.
Emily in Paris – the comedy-drama series about an American marketing executive working in Paris – has been nominated in the Best Television Series and Best Performance By An Actress In Actress in a Television Series (Lily Collins) categories.
Lily was born in Guildford, Surrey and moved to LA when she was a child.
Hit: The latest series of the Netflix hit saw Emma join the cast as Diana and star alongside Olivia and Josh O’Connor, as Prince Charles, and Tobias Menzies as Prince Philip (right)
Head to head: Another Brit joining them in battling it out for Best Actress gong is Killing Eve star Jodie Comer. Laura Linney and Sarah Paulson are also nominated
Shocker: Twitter users were enraged at the absence of Londoner Michaela Coel and her hit drama I May Destroy You
Emily in Gold! Emily in Paris – the comedy-drama series about an American marketing executive working in Paris – has been nominated in the Best Television Series and Best Performance By An Actress In Actress in a Television Series (Lily Collins) categories
While a number of British stars swept the board, many Twitter users were enraged at the absence of Londoner Michaela Coel and her hit drama I May Destroy You, and while not a Brit – Irish star Paul Mescal’s snub also caused anger.
Emily in Paris’ nominations above I May Destroy You were a particular point of issue among a legion of television fans.
On Micaela’s absence, Twitter users penned: ‘I’m confused- does Michaela Cole’s I May Destroy You not qualify for this year’s golden globes or something?…
‘Easily the best thing I’ve watched this year #GoldenGlobes… the i may destroy you snub the golden globes are sick for this…
GOLDEN GLOBES 2021: THE NOMINEES
MOVIES
Best Motion Picture, Drama
The Father
Mank
Nomadland
Promising Young Woman
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Best Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Hamilton
Music
Palm Springs
The Prom
Sweeping the board: Mank is the most nominated film with six nods
Best Director
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 Screenplay
Emerald Fennell – Promising Young Woman
Jack Fincher – Mank
Christopher Hampton, Florian Zeller – The Father
Aaron Sorkin – The Trial of the Chicago 7
Chloé Zhao – Nomadland
Best Foreign Language Picture
Another Round
La Llorona
The Life Ahead
Minari
Two of Us
Best Animated Picture
The Croods: A New Age
Onward
Over the Moon
Soul
Wolfwalkers
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
Captivating: Vanessa Kirby is nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama for Pieces of a Woman
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical
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, Comedy or Musical
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 Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Glenn Close – Hilbilly Elegy
Jodie Foster – The Mauritanian
Olivia Colman – The Father
Amanda Seyfried – Mank
Helena Zengel – News of the World
Best 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 Original Score in a Motion Picture
The Midnight Sky
Tenet
News of the World
Mank
Soul
Best Original Song in a Motion Picture
Judas and the Black Messiah
The Life Ahead
One Night in Miami
The Trial of the Chicago 7
The United States vs Billie Holiday
TELEVISION
Best Television Series, Drama
The Crown
Lovecraft Country
The Mandalorian
Ozark
Ratched
One to watch: Lovecraft Country is up for Best Television Series, Drama
Best Television Series, Comedy or Musical
Emily in Paris
The Flight Attendant
The Great
Schitt’s Creek
Ted Lasso
Best Limited Series, Anthology or TV Movie
Normal People
The Queen’s Gambit
Small Axe
The Undoing
Unorthodox
Racy: Normal People is up for Best Limited Series, Anthology or TV Movie
Best Performance by an Actress in a TV 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 TV Series, Drama
Jason Bateman – Ozark
Josh O’Connor – The Crown
Bob Odenkirk – Better Call Saul
Al Pacino – Hunters
Matthew Rhys– Perry Mason
Spooky: Sarah Paulson is up for Best Performance by an Actress in a TV Series, Drama for Ratched
Best Performance by an Actress in a TV Series, Comedy or Musical
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 TV series, Comedy or Musical
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 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
Royally good: Elle Fanning is up for Best Performance by an Actress in a TV Series, Comedy or Musical for The Great
Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology or TV Movie
Bryan Cranston – Your Honour
Jeff Daniels – The Comey Rule
Hugh Grant – The Undoing
Ethan Hawke – The Good Lord Bird
Mark Ruffalo – I Know This Much Is True
Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series
Gillian Anderson – The Crown
Helena Bonham Carter – The Crown
Julia Garner – Ozark
Annie Murphy – Schitt’s Creek
Cynthia Nixon – Ratched
Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series
John Boyega – Small Axe, “Red, White and Blue”
Daniel Levy – Schitt’s Creek
Brendan Gleeson – The Comey Rule
Jim Parsons – Hollywood
Donald Sutherland – The Undoing
One to watch: Donald Sutherland is up for Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series for The Undoing
Shocker: Sacha found himself up for several awards, nominated in the Best Supporting Actor category for the The Trial of the Chicago 7 and up for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical for Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Yay! Emma Corrin, who plays Diana in the most recent series of The Crown, could not contain her delight as she was alerted to the joyous news
‘And I may destroy you didn’t get ANY nominations…. I May Destroy You and Michaela should’ve been nominated for that monologue in episode 8 alone.’
‘The total freeze out of I May Destroy You and Michaela Coel is proof that the Golden Globes deserve zero attention and have zero connection to the actual culture.’
After his appearance in Normal People alongside nominee Daisy Edgar-Jones, who hails from north London, Paul, from County Kildare, has seen his star rise, however he was notably absent from the 2021 line-up.
He took to Instagram to congratulate Daisy with an image of the duo alongside the words: ‘Couldn’t be prouder of my friend’, with a heart emoji.
Confused? Fans of Michaela Coel were raging after discovering the news
Prior to the nomination reveals, it was revealed that Jane Fonda will be honoured with the Cecil B. deMille Award at the ceremony, which is the equivalent to a lifetime achievement award that will celebrate her 60-year career.
As the trophy is given for ‘outstanding contributions to the world of entertainment,’ Fonda is a more than worthy recipient due to her career in film, television and and being at the forefront of social issues over six decades.
HFPA president Ali Sar said in a statement: ‘Her undeniable talent has gained her the highest level of recognition, and while her professional life has taken many turns, her unwavering commitment to evoking change has remained.’
Proud pal: After his appearance in Normal People alongside nominee Daisy Edgar-Jones, who hails from north London, Paul, from County Kildare, has seen his star rise, however he was notably absent from the 2021 line-up