In what has been a fantastic year for television, the Golden Globes have announced a strong line-up of nominees for next year’s ceremony.

Leading the pack is the crime miniseries The People v. O. J. Simpson, which received five mentions, including the coveted Best Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television category.

The series, which explores the high-profile O. J. Simpson murder trial, also scored acting nominations for Courtney B. Vance (Best Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie), Sarah Paulson (Best Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie) and supporting duo Sterling K. Brown and John Travolta (Best Supporting Actor).

 

There was also a strong showing from the BBC thriller The Night Manager as it secured four nominations including Best Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television as well as acting nods for Tom Hiddleston (Best Actor), Hugh Laurie (Best Supporting Actor) and Olivia Colman (Best Supporting Actress).

Both O. J. and Night Manager are in competition for the Best Limited Series or TV Movie accolade along with American Crime, The Dresser and The Night Of. The latter show also secured double acting noms for British actor Riz Ahmed and John Turturro.

Elsewhere, HBO heavyweights Game of Thrones and Westworld will battle it out in the Best Drama Series category, along with NBC’s This is Us and Netflix hits The Crown and Stranger Things.

 

Thrones could only manage one acting nod for Lena Headey while Westworld was acknowledged in Best Actress (Drama) and Best Supporting Actress for female stars Evan Rachel Wood (Dolores) and Thandie Newton (Maeve).

The historical series The Crown deservedly secured acting mentions for Claire Foy as Queen Elizabeth II and John Lithgow as Winston Churchill, while Winona Ryder was recognised for her lead role in Stranger Things.

The usual suspects like Rami Malek (Mr. Robot), Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul), Liev Schreiber (Ray Donovan) and The Americans duo Matthew Rhys and Keri Russell were also amongst the key drama acting nominees.

 

 

In the comedy fields, Black-ish received three nominations for Best Television Series (Comedy/Musical) as well as acting nods for leading stars Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross.

Atlanta, Mozart in the Jungle, Transparent and Veep were also nodded in the main group of series nominees. Gael García Bernal (Mozart), Jeffrey Tambor (Transparent) and Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Veep) were amongst the familiar faces to receive mentions.

Former Sex and the City star Sarah Jessica Parker was also shortlisted in Best Actress (Comedy/Musical) for her riotous role in the HBO sitcom Divorce.

However, there were no mentions at all for TV favourites like Modern Family, Brooklyn Nine or The Big Bang Theory!

The 2017 Golden Globes will take place on Sunday 8 January, with chat show host Jimmy Fallon presenting.

The full list of nominees are below (predicted winners in blue):

BEST TELEVISION SERIES (DRAMA)
THE CROWN
GAME OF THRONES
STRANGER THINGS
THIS IS US
WESTWORLD

BEST ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES (DRAMA)
Caitríona Balfe, OUTLANDER
Claire Foy, THE CROWN
Keri Russell, THE AMERICANS
Winona Ryder, STRANGER THINGS
Evan Rachel Wood, WESTWORLD

BEST ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES (DRAMA)
Rami Malek, MR. ROBOT
Bob Odenkirk, BETTER CALL SAUL
Matthew Rhys, THE AMERICANS
Liev Schreiber, RAY DONOVAN
Billy Bob Thornton, GOLIATH

 

BEST TELEVISION SERIES (COMEDY OR MUSICAL)
ATLANTA
BLACK-ISH
MOZART IN THE JUNGLE
TRANSPARENT
VEEP

BEST ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES (COMEDY OR MUSICAL)
Rachel Bloom, CRAZY EX GIRLFRIEND
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, VEEP
Sarah Jessica Parker, DIVORCE
Issa Rae, INSECURE
Gina Rodriguez, JANE THE VIRGIN
Tracee Ellis Ross, BLACK-ISH

BEST PERFORMANCE BY ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES (COMEDY OR MUSICAL)
Anthony Anderson, BLACK-ISH
Gael García Bernal, MOZART IN THE JUNGLE
Donald Glover, ATLANTA
Nick Nolte, GRAVES
Jeffrey Tambor, TRANSPARENT

 

BEST LIMITED SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
AMERICAN CRIME
THE DRESSER
THE NIGHT MANAGER
THE NIGHT OF
THE PEOPLE V. O. J. SIMPSON: AMERICAN CRIME STORY

BEST ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Felicity Huffman, AMERICAN CRIME
Riley Keough, THE GIRLFRIEND EXPERIENCE
Sarah Paulson, THE PEOPLE V. O. J. SIMPSON: AMERICAN CRIME STORY
Charlotte Rampling, LONDON SPY
Kerry Washington, CONFIRMATION

BEST ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Riz Ahmed, THE NIGHT OF
Bryan Cranston, ALL THE WAY
Tom Hiddleston, THE NIGHT MANAGER
John Turturro, THE NIGHT OF
Courtney B. Vance, THE PEOPLE V. O. J. SIMPSON: AMERICAN CRIME STORY

 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Olivia Colman, THE NIGHT MANAGER
Lena Headey, GAME OF THRONES
Chrissy Metz, THIS IS US
Mandy Moore, THIS IS US
Thandie Newton, WESTWORLD

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Sterling K. Brown, THE PEOPLE V. O. J. SIMPSON: AMERICAN CRIME STORY
Hugh Laurie, THE NIGHT MANAGER
John Lithgow, THE CROWN
Christian Slater, MR. ROBOT
John Travolta, THE PEOPLE V. O. J. SIMPSON: AMERICAN CRIME STORY