Netflix's 'Mank' leads Golden Globes contenders with six nominations

The COVID-19-era awards season is finally kicking into gear and so far, the love's being spread around.

David Fincher's "Citizen Kane" origin story "Mank" leads the pack with six Golden Globe nominations, announced Wednesday. It's the first major batch of honorees in a race toward the April 25 Academy Awards, which were delayed by the pandemic.

"Mank" took home nominations for top film drama, director (Fincher), drama actor (Gary Oldman), supporting actress (Amanda Seyfried), score and screenplay.

Aaron Sorkin's courtroom drama "The Trial of the Chicago 7" scored five nominations total while four apiece went to Chloe Zhao's road movie "Nomadland," the Anthony Hopkins drama "The Father" and Carey Mulligan's revenge thriller "Promising Young Woman." All four will duel with "Mank" for best motion picture drama.

The best comedy/musical field will include Lin-Manuel Miranda's Broadway sensation "Hamilton," Sia's "Music," Ryan Murphy's inclusive "The Prom," Sacha Baron Cohen's raucous sequel "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm" and the time-loop romance "Palm Spring."

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"Nomadland" star Frances McDormand will compete in the drama actress category vs. Carey Mulligan ("Promising Young Woman"), Viola Davis ("Ma Rainey's Black Bottom"), Andra Day ("The United States vs. Billie Holiday") and Vanessa Kirby ("Pieces of a Woman"), while the comedy/musical actress contingent includes Maria Bakalova ("Borat Subsequent Moviefilm"), Michelle Pfeiffer ("French Exit"), Anya Taylor-Joy ("Emma"), Kate Hudson ("Music") and Rosamund Pike ("I Care A Lot").

The late Chadwick Boseman, a favorite for "Ma Rainey," is in the drama actor race with Oldman, Riz Ahmed ("Sound of Metal"), Anthony Hopkins ("The Father"), and Tahar Rahim ("The Mauritanian"). Meanwhile, in the comedy/musical actor slate, Miranda faces off against Cohen ("Borat"), Andy Samberg ("Palm Springs"), Dev Patel ("The Personal History of David Copperfield") and James Corden ("The Prom").

In the supporting categories, Seyfried is nominated along with Olivia Colman ("The Father"), Helena Zengel (“News of the World”), Jodie Foster ("The Mauritanian") and Glenn Close ("Hillbilly Elegy"), and the supporting actor side features Cohen ("Chicago 7"), Leslie Odom Jr. ("One Night in Miami"), Daniel Kaluuya ("Judas and the Black Messiah"), Bill Murray ("On the Rocks") and Jared Leto ("The Little Things").

Diversity was a big winner in the Globes best director nominations, with three women - including two filmmakers of color - snagging honors: Zhao, Emerald Fennell ("Promising Young Woman") and Regina King ("One Night in Miami").

The 78th annual Golden Globes will air live on Feb. 28 on NBC (8 EST/5 PST) and will for the first time be held bicoastally, with Tina Fey live in New York and Amy Poehler in Beverly Hills, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association said Tuesday.

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Here is the list of nominees at this year's Golden Globes:

MOVIES

Drama

“The Father”

“Mank”

“Nomadland”

“Promising Young Woman”

“The Trial of the Chicago 7”

Comedy or musical

“Borat Subsequent Moviefilm”

“Hamilton”

“Music”

“Palm Springs”

“The Prom”

Actress in a 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"

Actor in a drama

Riz Ahmed, “Sound of Metal”

Chadwick Boseman, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”

Anthony Hopkins, “The Father”

Gary Oldman, “Mank”

Tahar Rahim, “The Mauritanian”

Actress in a comedy or musical

Maria Bakalova, "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm"

Kate Hudson, "Music"

Michelle Pfeiffer, "French Exit"

Rosamund Pike, "I Care A Lot"

Anya Taylor-Joy, "Emma"

Actor in a comedy or musical

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"

Supporting actor

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”

Supporting actress

Glenn Close, “Hillbilly Elegy”

Olivia Colman, “The Father”

Jodie Foster, “The Mauritanian”

Amanda Seyfried, “Mank”

Helena Zengel, “News of the World”

Director

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”

Screenplay

Emerald Fennell, “Promising Young Woman”

Jack Fincher, “Mank”

Aaron Sorkin, “The Trial of the Chicago 7”

Florian Zeller and Christopher Hampton, “The Father”

Chloe Zhao, “Nomadland”

Foreign language

“Another Round”

“La Llorona”

“The Life Ahead”

“Minari”

“Two of Us”

Animated film

“The Croods: A New Age”

“Onward”

"Over the Moon”

“Soul”

“Wolfwalkers”

Original song

“Fight for You” (from “Judas and the Black Messiah”)

“Hear My Voice” (“The Trial of the Chicago 7”)

“Io Sì (Seen)” (“The Life Ahead”)

“Speak Now” (”One Night in Miami”)

“Tigress & Tweed” (“The United States vs. Billie Holiday”)

Original score

Alexandre Desplat, “The Midnight Sky”

Ludwig Goransson, “Tenet”

James Newton Howard, “News of the World”

Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, “Mank”

Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Jon Batiste, “Soul”

TELEVISION

Drama

“The Crown”

“Lovecraft Country”

“The Mandalorian”

“Ozark”

“Ratched”

Comedy or musical

“Emily in Paris”

“The Flight Attendant”

“The Great”

“Schitt’s Creek”

“Ted Lasso”

Limited series or TV movie

“Normal People”

“The Queen's Gambit”

“Small Axe”

“The Undoing”

“Unorthodox”

Actress in a drama

Olivia Colman, "The Crown"

Jodie Comer, "Killing Eve"

Emma Corrin, "The Crown"

Laura Linney, "Ozark"

Sarah Paulson, "Ratched"

Actor in a drama

Jason Bateman, "Ozark"

Josh O'Connor, "The Crown"

Bob Odenkirk, "Better Call Saul"

Al Pacino, "Hunters"

Matthew Rhys, "Perry Mason"

Actress in a comedy or musical

Lily Collins, "Emily in Paris"

Kaley Cuoco, "The Flight Attendant"

Elle Fanning, "The Great"

Jane Levy, "Zoe's Extraordinary Playlist"

Catherine O'Hara, "Schitt's Creek"

Actor in a comedy or musical

Don Cheadle, "Black Monday"

Nicholas Hoult, "The Great"

Eugene Levy, "Schitt's Creek"

Jason Sudeikis, "Ted Lasso"

Ramy Youssef, "Ramy"

Actress in a limited series or TV movie

Cate Blanchett, "Mrs. America"

Daisy Edgar-Jones, "Normal People"

Shira Haas, "Unorthodox"

Nicole Kidman, "The Undoing"

Anya Taylor-Joy, "The Queen's Gambit"

Actor in a limited series or TV movie

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"

Supporting actress

Gillian Anderson, “The Crown”

Helena Bonham Carter, “The Crown”

Annie Murphy, “Schitt’s Creek”

Julia Garner, “Ozark”

Cynthia Nixon, “Ratched”

Supporting actor

John Boyega, “Small Axe”

Brendan Gleeson, “The Comey Rule”

Dan Levy, “Schitt’s Creek”

Jim Parsons, “Hollywood”

Donald Sutherland, “The Undoing”

Contributing: The Associated Press

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