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.

After dominating this year’s Emmy Awards, FX’s The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story, leads the way with five mentions, including the coveted Best Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television shortlist.

The crime-based miniseries, which explores the high-profile O. J. Simpson murder trial, also scored a quartet of acting nods for its cast, with Sarah Paulson and Courtney B. Vance looking to repeat their own Emmy-winning successes for their respective portrayals of lawyers Marcia Clark and Johnnie Cochran.

Additionally, co-stars Sterling K. Brown and John Travolta go head-to-head in the Best Supporting Actor category for their performances as Christopher Darden and Robert Shapiro.

The BBC spy thriller The Night Manager also produced a strong showing with four nominations, including Best Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television.

Leading man Tom Hiddleston is in contention for Best Actor (Limited Series/TV Movie) while co-stars Hugh Laurie and Olivia Colman are up for the supporting accolades.

The remaining three programmes fighting it out for the Limited Series/Television Movie award are ABC’s American Crime, BBC’s The Dresser and HBO’s The Night Of.

The Night Of also managed double Best Actor (Limited Series/TV Movie) noms for leading stars Riz Ahmed and John Turturro, while British veteran Charlotte Rampling (London Spy) contests the Best Actress (Limited Series/TV Movie) field with the likes of Riley Keough (The Girlfriend Experience) and Kerry Washington (Confirmation).

On the dramatic side of things, HBO heavyweights Game of Thrones and Westworld lock horns in a strong Best Drama Series category that is rounded off by NBC’s This is Us and Netflix hits The Crown and Stranger Things.

Despite another successful series, Game of Thrones could only manage one additional nod for cast member Lena Headey, while Westworld scored Best Actress and Supporting Actress mentions for female stars Evan Rachel Wood and Thandie Newton.

Meanwhile, The Crown deservedly secured acting noms for British star Claire Foy as royal monarch Queen Elizabeth II and John Lithgow as Prime Minister Winston Churchill, while Winona Ryder earns a comeback nod for her lead role in Stranger Things.

After winning an Emmy back in September, Rami Malek will be looking to clinch another Best Actor (Drama) gong for his returning role in Mr. Robot. However, his stellar competition includes Billy Bob Thornton (Goliath), Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul) and Welsh star Matthew Rhys (The Americans).

In the comedy fields, ABC’s Black-ish tops the nominations with three, including the coveted Best Television Series (Comedy or Musical) category.

Additionally, the sitcom also bagged double acting nods for leading stars Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross.

Having won Best Television Series (Comedy/Musical) in the past two years, Prime Video duo Mozart in the Jungle and Transparent are once again shortlisted for the main prize, alongside FX’s Atlanta and HBO’s Veep.

In the lead acting categories, former Sex and the City star Sarah Jessica Parker (Divorce) competes in a strong Best Actress (Comedy/Musical) line-up that also includes reigning Emmy winner Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Veep) and previous Globe victors Rachel Bloom (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend), and Gina Rodriguez (Jane the Virgin).

Meanwhile, former Best Actor (Comedy/Musical) winners Gael García Bernal (Mozart in the Jungle) and Jeffrey Tambor (Transparent) are joined in their category by new contenders Donald Glover (Atlanta) and Nick Nolte (Graves).

The rest of the notable acting contenders include Caitríona Balfe (Outlander), Bryan Cranston (All the Way), Felicity Huffman (American Crime), Chrissy Metz (This is Us), Mandy Moore (This is Us), Issa Rae (Insecure), Keri Russell (The Americans), Liev Schreiber (Ray Donovan) and last year’s Best Supporting Actor winner Christian Slater (Mr. Robot).

However, a number of significant series were completely ignored including The Big Bang Theory, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Empire, Modern Family, Narcos, Orange is the New Black, and Silicon Valley.

Additionally, recent Emmy winner Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black) was snubbed by the Globes along with other notable performances including Millie Bobby Brown (Stranger Things), Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones), Viola Davis (How to Get Away with Murder), Taraji P. Henson (Empire), Sir Anthony Hopkins (Westworld), Wagner Moura (Narcos), Matt Smith (The Crown) and Kerry Washington (Scandal).

The 74th Golden Globe Awards will take place at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles on 8 January, with chat show host Jimmy Fallon on presenting duties.

The full list of television 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