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Netflix dominates 2021 Golden Globe nominations

From "The Crown" to "The Trial of the Chicago 7," the streaming giant received 42 nominations, while Sacha Baron Cohen and Frances McDormand got expected best performance nods.

  • A man is restrained by police in a court scene

    And the winner is … Netflix

    With a whopping 22 nominations for movies and 20 for its TV series, streamer Netflix is set to dominate the 2021 Golden Globes. With COVID-19 shuttering cinemas worldwide, home viewing has skyrocketed and Netflix's offerings from "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom," to "Mank" and "The Trial of the Chicago 7" (pictured), have been hugely successful — both critically and commercially.

  • A woman sings into a microphone accompanies by a band

    A sing-off between Ma Rainey and Billie Holiday

    Actress Viola Davis and singer Andra Day have both been nominated for their portrayals of singing powerhouses. Davis (pictured) plays the titular role in Netflix's biographical drama "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom," about the influential blues singer, while Day has created a buzz in "The United States vs. Billie Holiday," which documents the great jazz singer's struggle with addiction.

  • a woman with long hair wears a hat that reads magic hour

    Female directors finally rule

    Only five women have been nominated for best director at the Golden Globes to date, the last being Ava DuVernay in 2014. This year, three out of the five nominees are women. They include Chloe Zhao (pictured) for critically acclaimed "Nomadland," actress-turned-director Regina King for "One Night In Miami," and Emerald Fennel for "Promising Young Woman."

  • woman stands by the sea half-smiling

    Best Actress nod for Frances McDormand

    In "Nomadland," two-time Oscar winner McDormand stars as an unemployed woman who opts for a nomadic life, traveling through the American west in a van. Based on the 2017 non-fiction book by Jessica Bruder, it also features real-life nomads as fictionalized versions of themselves. "Nomadland" is an early Oscar favorite, having won top prizes at both the Venice and Toronto Film Festivals.

  • A young woman wears a tiara and svelte red top

    Royal acting

    In Season 4 of Netflix's "The Crown," two more iconic female characters were added to the riveting royal drama: Princess Diana, played by Emma Corrin, and Margaret Thatcher played by Gillian Anderson. Corin and Olivia Colman, who plays Queen Elizabeth, have been nominated in the best actress category, while Anderson and Helena Bonham-Carter have been nominated for their supporting roles.

  • A man in a mickey mouse shirt gives a thumbs up

    Borat provides comic relief — and moral compass

    Both Sacha Baron Cohen and his "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm" received nominations for best actor and best comedy respectively. As outrageous as it is, Borat has been described as a "brave comedy" — if anything for that infamous hotel-room encounter with lawyer Rudy Giuliani. Cohen was also nominated for best supporting actor for his more serious turn as a defendant in "The Trial of the Chicago 7."

  • four musicians with their instruments

    Posthumous nomination for Chadwick Boseman

    The late actor, who died in August 2020 at the age of 43 after a three-year battle with colon cancer, was nominated for his explosive final role as ambitious trumpeter, Levee, in Netflix’s "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom." It is the first Golden Globe nomination for the star of the hit film "Black Panther."


  • A man is restrained by police in a court scene

    And the winner is … Netflix

    With a whopping 22 nominations for movies and 20 for its TV series, streamer Netflix is set to dominate the 2021 Golden Globes. With COVID-19 shuttering cinemas worldwide, home viewing has skyrocketed and Netflix's offerings from "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom," to "Mank" and "The Trial of the Chicago 7" (pictured), have been hugely successful — both critically and commercially.

  • A woman sings into a microphone accompanies by a band

    A sing-off between Ma Rainey and Billie Holiday

    Actress Viola Davis and singer Andra Day have both been nominated for their portrayals of singing powerhouses. Davis (pictured) plays the titular role in Netflix's biographical drama "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom," about the influential blues singer, while Day has created a buzz in "The United States vs. Billie Holiday," which documents the great jazz singer's struggle with addiction.

  • a woman with long hair wears a hat that reads magic hour

    Female directors finally rule

    Only five women have been nominated for best director at the Golden Globes to date, the last being Ava DuVernay in 2014. This year, three out of the five nominees are women. They include Chloe Zhao (pictured) for critically acclaimed "Nomadland," actress-turned-director Regina King for "One Night In Miami," and Emerald Fennel for "Promising Young Woman."

  • woman stands by the sea half-smiling

    Best Actress nod for Frances McDormand

    In "Nomadland," two-time Oscar winner McDormand stars as an unemployed woman who opts for a nomadic life, traveling through the American west in a van. Based on the 2017 non-fiction book by Jessica Bruder, it also features real-life nomads as fictionalized versions of themselves. "Nomadland" is an early Oscar favorite, having won top prizes at both the Venice and Toronto Film Festivals.

  • A young woman wears a tiara and svelte red top

    Royal acting

    In Season 4 of Netflix's "The Crown," two more iconic female characters were added to the riveting royal drama: Princess Diana, played by Emma Corrin, and Margaret Thatcher played by Gillian Anderson. Corin and Olivia Colman, who plays Queen Elizabeth, have been nominated in the best actress category, while Anderson and Helena Bonham-Carter have been nominated for their supporting roles.

  • A man in a mickey mouse shirt gives a thumbs up

    Borat provides comic relief — and moral compass

    Both Sacha Baron Cohen and his "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm" received nominations for best actor and best comedy respectively. As outrageous as it is, Borat has been described as a "brave comedy" — if anything for that infamous hotel-room encounter with lawyer Rudy Giuliani. Cohen was also nominated for best supporting actor for his more serious turn as a defendant in "The Trial of the Chicago 7."

  • four musicians with their instruments

    Posthumous nomination for Chadwick Boseman

    The late actor, who died in August 2020 at the age of 43 after a three-year battle with colon cancer, was nominated for his explosive final role as ambitious trumpeter, Levee, in Netflix’s "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom." It is the first Golden Globe nomination for the star of the hit film "Black Panther."


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