Award season is no stranger to controversy, and it seems the 2021 lineup is following tradition. Overnight, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced the full list of nominees for the 78th Annual Golden Globes—and while it was a historical year for female directors, many have called into question the groundbreaking performances and productions that were noticeably snubbed from its list.
This year three female directors were nominated in the Best Director category—the first time in the show’s history. Chloe Zhao for her work on Nomadland, Regina King for Night in Miami and Emerald Fennell for Promising Young Woman. Notably, Zhao became the first woman of Asian descent to be nominated in the category at the Golden Globes.
Controversially Michaela Coel’s I May Destroy You was sidelined, despite the HBO series’ revolutionary confrontation of the complexities of sexual assault—which delved into Coel’s own experiences.
Meanwhile, Emily in Paris and actress Lily Collins received several nods, while Zendaya (Malcolm & Marie) and Issa Rae (Insecure) were noticeably missing.
Mank was the most nominated film overall, earning six nods, followed closely by Netflix’s The Trial of the Chicago 7, which earned five nominations. The Crown was another big hitter, with six nominations, while Schitt’s Creek earned five. Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant’s The Undoing was the morning’s most-nominated limited series, with four nods.
Prior to the nominations, it was announced that activist and 15-time Golden Globe nominee, and seven-time winner, Jane Fonda will receive the Cecil B. DeMille Award this year, and that the 2021 Golden Globe Ambassadors are Jackson Lee and Satchel Lee, the son and daughter of Spike and Tonya Lee.
The show is scheduled for February 28 and will be hosted by Amy Poehler and Tina Fey.
Below, the full list of 2021 Golden Globe nominations.
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 TV Series, Comedy
Emily in Paris
The Flight Attendant
The Great
Schitt’s Creek
Ted Lasso
Best TV Series, Drama
The Crown
Lovecraft Country
The Mandalorian
Ozark
Ratched
Best Limited Series or TV Movie
Normal People
Small Axe
The Queen’s Gambit
The Undoing
Unorthodox
Best Actor, 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 Actress, 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, Motion Picture, 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, Motion Picture, Comedy
Maria Bakalova, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Kate Hudson, Music
Michelle Pfeiffer, French Exit
Rosamund Pike, I Care a Lot
Anya Taylor-Joy, Emma
Best Supporting Actor, 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 Supporting Actress, Motion Picture
Glenn Close, Hillbilly Elegy
Olivia Colman, The Father
Jodie Foster, The Mauritanian
Amanda Seyfried, Mank
Helena Zengel, News of the World
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 Screenplay, Motion Picture
Emerald Fennell, Promising Young Woman
Jack Fincher, Mank
Aaron Sorkin, The Trial of the Chicago 7
Florian Zeller, Christopher Hampton, The Father
Chloe Zhao, Nomadland
Best Actress, TV Series, Drama
Olivia Colman, The Crown
Jodie Comer, Killing Eve
Emma Corrin, The Crown
Laura Linney, Ozark
Sarah Paulson, Ratched
Best Actor, TV Series, Drama
Jason Bateman, Ozark
Josh O’Connor, The Crown
Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
Al Pacino, Hunters
Matthew Rhys, Perry Mason
Best Actor, 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, 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, TV Series, Comedy
Don Cheadle, Black Monday
Nicholas Hoult, The Great
Eugene Levy, Schitt’s Creek
Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso
Ramy Youssef, Ramy
Best Actress, TV Series, 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 Supporting Actor, TV
John Boyega, Small Axe
Brendan Gleeson, The Comey Rule
Dan Levy, Schitt’s Creek
Jim Parsons, Hollywood
Donald Sutherland, The Undoing
Best Supporting Actress, TV
Gillian Anderson, The Crown
Helena Bonham Carter, The Crown
Julia Garner, Ozark
Annie Murphy, Schitt’s Creek
Cynthia Nixon, Ratched
Best Original Score, Motion Picture
Mank
The Midnight Sky
News of the World
Soul
Tenet
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 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
La Llorona
The Life Ahead
Minari
Two of Us
