Quendrith Johnson

by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent

There’s a scene in MANK from Netflix where the reading of a love letter turns into a rollover accident for Herman J. Mankiewicz, so with the Hollywood Foreign Press putting this movie in the lead of Golden Globes Nominees with six possible wins? Let’s hope that scenario in the gorgeous black and white film doesn’t turn out to be prophetic as this love letter to Old Hollywood as frontrunner but a red herring.

Over all, the 78th Annual Golden Globe nominees from HFPA looked to be an incredible mix of relevant bellwether films for the Oscars, including Chloe Zhao, director of NOMADLAND with three nominations, including a Best Actress for Frances McDormand.

The Best Actress race (still called “actress” not actor) is the one to watch this year.

Viola Davis in her searing turn in MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM faces off against McDormand, Carey Mulligan for nailing PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN, and Vanessa Kirby in PIECES OF A WOMAN, with Andra Day as the outlier for THE UNITED STATES VS BILLIE HOLIDAY.

Male actor is nearly as thrilling with Gary Oldman’s titular character MANK, lined up with Chadwick Boseman for MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM, Riz Ahmed for SOUND OF METAL, and Tahar Rahim for THE MAURITANIAN with perennial favorite Anthony Hopkins for THE FATHER.

Best Picture did not disappoint, with MANK, NOMADLAND, PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN, THE FATHER, AND THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7. Norman Lear and Jane Fonda will receive the Special Achievement Awards. The Golden Globes will be held Feb. 28 at 5 pm on NBC, from Dick Clark Productions.

Here are the 78th Golden Globe Nominees from Screenmancer in LA.

Best Motion Picture, Drama
The Father
Mank
Nomadland
Promising Young Woman
The Trial of the Chicago 7

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 Picture, Foreign Language
Another Round
La Llorona
The Life Ahead
Minari
Two of Us

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

Best Screenplay, Motion Picture
Emerald Fennell, Promising Young Woman
Jack Fincher, Mank
Aaron Sorkin, The Trial of the Chicago 7
Florian Zeller and  Christopher Hampton, The Father
Chloé Zhao, Nomadland

Best Picture, Musical or Comedy
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Hamilton
Music
Palm Springs
The Prom

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
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, Musical or 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 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 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 Motion Picture, Animated
The Croods: A New Age
Onward
Over the Moon
Soul
Wolfwalkers

Best Original Score, Motion Picture
Alexandre Desplat, The Midnight Sky
Ludwig Göransson, Tenet
James Newton Howard, News of the World
Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Mank
Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Jon Batiste, Soul

Best Original Song, Motion Picture
"Fight for You," Judas and the Black Messiah
"Hear My Voice," The Trial of the Chicago 7
"Is Si (Seen)," The Life Ahead
"Speak Now," One Night in Miami
"Tigress & Tweed," The United States vs. Billie Holiday

Best Television Series, Drama
The Crown
Lovecraft Country
The Mandalorian
Ozark
Ratched

Best Performance by an 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 Performance by an 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 Television Series, Musical or Comedy
Emily in Paris
The Flight Attendant
The Great
Schitt's Creek
Ted Lasso

Best Actress in a TV Series, Musical or 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 Actor in a TV Series, Musical or Comedy
Don Cheadle, Black Monday
Nicholas Hoult, The Great
Eugene Levy, Schitt's Creek
Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso
Ramy Youssef, Ramy

Best Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture made for TV
Normal People
The Queen's Gambit
Small Axe
The Undoing
Unorthodox

Best Performance by an Actress, Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture made for TV
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, Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture made for TV
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 Supporting Actress, TV
Gillian Anderson, The Crown
Helena Bonham Carter, The Crown
Julia Garner, Ozark
Annie Murphy, Schitt's Creek
Cynthia Nixon, Ratched

Best Supporting Actor, TV
John Boyega, Small Axe
Brendan Gleeson, The Comey Rule
Daniel Levy, Schitt's Creek
Jim Parsons, Hollywood
Donald Sutherland, The Undoing

For more The 78th Annual Golden Globe details, visit here.

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