Female filmmakers make history at the nominations of the upcoming 78th annual Golden Globe Awards by dominating the Best Director for a Motion Picture category.

• Feb 4, 2021

AceShowbiz - Female filmmakers dominated the Best Director - Motion Picture category at the 2021 Golden Globes nominations on Wednesday (3Feb21).

Regina King was nominated for her movie "One Night in Miami" while Chloe Zhao received nominations for both her directing and movie "Nomadland" as did "Promising Young Woman" director Emerald Fennell. The remaining spots were taken by veterans David Fincher for "Mank" and Aaron Sorkin for "The Trial of the Chicago 7", which will also compete for the Best Motion Picture - Drama prize.

Their nominations signal a huge turnaround for female directors after years of women being shut out of the top prizes at the annual awards.

Ava DuVernay was the last woman nominated in the category for her work on Selma in 2015 while Barbra Streisand remains the only woman to ever win the best director prize in 1984 for "Yentl".

Elsewhere Oscar winner Viola Davis will compete for the Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama for her work on "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom", singer Andra Day snuck in with a nod for "The United States vs. Billie Holiday", Vanessa Kirby for "Pieces of a Woman", Frances McDormand in "Nomadland", and Carey Mulligan for "Promising Young Woman".

While the late Chadwick Boseman receives a posthumous Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama nod for his role alongside Davis in the Netflix movie. Riz Ahmed for "Sound of Metal", Anthony Hopkins in "The Father", Gary Oldman for "Mank", and Tahar Rahim in "The Mauritanian", round out the category.

Netflix TV drama "The Crown" has a strong showing at the Globes with nominations for the drama, its leading ladies Gillian Anderson, Emma Corrin, Olivia Colman, and Helena Bonham Carter, and Prince Charles actor Josh O'Connor, who competes in the Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama.

While Steve McQueen and John Boyega received nods for Black British period drama "Small Axe" as did Daisy Edgar-Jones for lockdown hit "Normal People".

The nominations were announced virtually by actors Sarah Jessica Parker and Taraji P. Henson with the 78th Golden Globe Awards set to take place on 28 February.

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler will return to host the ceremony, from separate locations, with Fey at New York City's Rainbow Room and Poehler at the Beverly Hilton.

Golden Globes: Complete List of Nominations

Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy:

• "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm"
• "Hamilton"
• "Music"
• "Palm Springs"
• "The Prom"

Best Motion Picture - Drama:

• "The Father"
• "Mank"
• "Nomadland"
• "Promising Young Woman"
• "The Trial of the Chicago 7"

Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy:

• Maria Bakalova - "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm"
• Michelle Pfeiffer - "French Exit"
• Anya Taylor-Joy - "Emma"
• Kate Hudson - "Music"
• Rosamund Pike - "I Care a Lot"

Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy:

• Sacha Baron Cohen - "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm"
• James Corden - "The Prom"
• Lin-Manuel Miranda - "Hamilton"
• Andy Samberg - "Palm Springs"
• Dev Patel - "The Personal History of David Copperfield"

Best 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"
• Tahir Rahim - "The Mauritanian"

Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama:

• Carey Mulligan - "Promising Young Woman"
• Frances McDormand - "Nomadland"
• Vanessa Kirby - "Pieces of a Woman"
• Viola Davis - "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom"
• Andra Day - "The United States vs. Billie Holiday"

Best Motion Picture - Animated:

• "The Croods: A New Age"
• "Onward"
• "Over the Moon"
• "Soul"
• "Wolfwalkers"

Best Actress in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture:

• Jodie Foster - "The Mauritanian"
• Olivia Colman - "The Father"
• Glenn Close - "Hillbilly Elegy"
• Amanda Seyfried - "Mank"
• Helena Zengel - "News of the World"

Best Actor in a Supporting Role in Any 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 - Foreign Language:

• "Another Round"
• "La Llorona"
• "The Life Ahead"
• "Minari"
• "Two of Us"

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture:

• "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"
• Chloe Zhao - "Nomadland"

Best Original Song - Motion Picture:

• "Fight for You" - "Judas & the Black Messiah"
• "Io Si" - "The Life Ahead"
• "Speak Now" - "One Night in Miami"
• "Hear My Voice" - "The Trial of the Chicago 7"
• "Tigress & Tweed" - "The United States vs. Billie Holiday"

Best Original Score - Motion Picture:

• "The Midnight Sky" - Alexandre Desplat
• "Tenet" - Ludwig Goransson
• "News of the World" - James Newton Howard
• "Mank" - Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
• "Soul" - Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Jon Batiste

Best Television Series - Drama:

• "The Mandalorian"
• "The Crown"
• "Lovecraft Country"
• "Ozark"
• "Ratched"

Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy:

• "Emily in Paris"
• "The Flight Attendant"
• "Schitt's Creek"
• "The Great"
• "Ted Lasso"

Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television:

• "Normal People"
• "The Queen's Gambit"
• "Small Axe"
• "The Undoing"
• "Unorthodox"

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 Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama:

• Olivia Colman - "The Crown"
• Emma Corrin - "The Crown"
• Jodie Comer - "Killing Eve"
• Sarah Paulson - "Ratchet"
• Laura Linney - "Ozark"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television 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 Performance by an Actress in a Television 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 Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television:

• 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 Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television:

• 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 Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion:

• Cynthia Nixon - "Ratched"
• Gillian Anderson - "The Crown"
• Helena Bonham Carter - "The Crown"
• Julia Garner - "Ozark"
• Annie Murphy - "Schitt's Creek"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion:

• John Boyega - "Small Axe"
• Brendan Gleeson - "The Comey Rule"
• Dan Levy - "Schitt's Creek"
• Jim Parsons - "Hollywood"
• Donald Sutherland - "The Undoing"