Golden Globe (TV) nominations: The Crown and Schitt’s Creek dominate 2021 lineup

And we’re off!

Almost fourteen months after their previous nominations day, the Golden Globes have FINALLY unveiled their group of contenders for this pandemic-affected awards season.

In the television categories, the historical series The Crown and the hit sitcom Schitt’s Creek both lead the way with multiple nods each.

The Crown is up for six Globes including the coveted Best Television Series (Drama) award which also includes another hit Netflix series in Ozark as well as the Star Wars spin-off The Mandalorian.

The historical series also nabbed a remarkable FIVE acting nominations with Olivia Colman (Queen Elizabeth II) and Emma Corrin (Princess Diana) going head-to-head in a strong Best Actress (Drama) line-up featuring Jodie Comer (Killing Eve), Laura Linney (Ozark) and Sarah Paulson (Ratched).

Josh O’Connor (Prince Charles) is acknowledged in the Best Actor (Drama) category with Jason Bateman (Ozark), Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul), Al Pacino (Hunters) and Matthew Rhys (Perry Mason) while Gillian Anderson (Margaret Thatcher) and Helena Bonham Carter (Princess Margaret) contest against each other in Best Supporting Actress.

After dominating last year’s Emmy Awards, the final series of Schitt’s Creek has received five nominations which includes acting mentions for its brilliant quartet of stars. Eugene Levy and his son Dan Levy are both nominated in Best Actor (Comedy) and Supporting Actor while Catherine O’Hara and Annie Murphy are up for Best Actress (Comedy) and Supporting Actress respectively.

Creek’s competition in the Comedy Series category includes the likes of The Flight Attendant, The Great and Ted Lasso. Notable stars to be up for awards from this group include Kaley Cuoco (Flight Attendant), Jason Sudeikis (Ted Lasso) and Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult (both The Great).

In the Limited Series line-ups, the HBO crime thriller The Undoing performed well with four key mentions including acting nods for stars Nicole Kidman, Hugh Grant and Donald Sutherland.

The programme also contests a very strong Best Limited Series category that includes the hit Netflix series The Queen’s Gambit, the Irish mini-series Normal People and the British anthology Small Axe.

Having already landed a film nod for her work in Emma, Anya Taylor-Joy is in contention for the Best Actress (Limited Series) award alongside fellow Brit Daisy Edgar-Jones (Normal People) and lauded star Cate Blanchett (Mrs. America).

For his role in Small Axe, John Boyega is up for Best Supporting Actor alongside Irish veteran Brendan Gleeson for his portrayal of maligned U.S. president Donald Trump in the mini-series The Comey Rule.

As to be expected, there were a number of major snubs with the hit Netflix drama Bridgerton and the British mini-series I May Destroy You both completely shut out by the Globes. Additionally, big-name stars to miss the cut include Hugh Jackman (Bad Education), Paul Mescal (Normal People), Sandra Oh (Killing Eve), Tom Pelphrey (Ozark) and Uzo Aduba (Mrs. America).

Veteran comedian actor Norman Lear is this year’s recipient of the Carol Burnet award for outstanding work in television.

The full list of television nominees are below (winner predictions in blue):

BEST TELEVISION SERIES (DRAMA)
THE CROWN
LOVECRAFT COUNTRY
THE MANDALORIAN
OZARK
RATCHED

BEST PERFORMANCE BY 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 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 TELEVISION SERIES (COMEDY/MUSICAL)
EMILY IN PARIS
THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT
THE GREAT
SCHITT’S CREEK
TED LASSO

BEST PERFORMANCE BY ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES (COMEDY/MUSICAL)
Don Cheadle, BLACK MONDAY
Nicholas Hoult, THE GREAT
Eugene Levy, SCHITT’S CREEK
Jason Sudeikis, TED LASSO
Ramy Youssef, RAMY

BEST PERFORMANCE BY ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES (COMEDY/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 MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
NORMAL PEOPLE
THE QUEEN’S GAMBIT
SMALL AXE
THE UNDOING
UNORTHODOX

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINI-SERIES OR 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 AN ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Cate Blanchett, MRS. AMERICA
Daisy Edgar-Jones, NORMAL PEOPLE
Shira Haas, UNORTHODOX
Nicole Kidman, THE UNDOING
Anya Taylor-Joy, THE QUEEN’S GAMBIT

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
John Boyega, SMALL AXE
Brendan Gleeson, THE COMEY RULE
Dan Levy, SCHITT’S CREEK
Jim Parsons, HOLLYWOOD
Donald Sutherland, THE UNDOING

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Gillian Anderson, THE CROWN
Helena Bonham Carter, THE CROWN
Julia Garner, OZARK
Annie Murphy, SCHITT’S CREEK
Cynthia Nixon, RATCHED

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