2020 Golden Globes: 'Marriage Story' leads motion picture nominations as Netflix dominates; 'Joker' makes a strong showing

It was a good morning for Netflix as Noah Baumbach’s Marriage Story led the 2020 Golden Globe nominations for motion picture with six: Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Screenplay and three acting nominations (Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson, Laura Dern) yet shockingly, missed Best Director.

Two of Netflix’s other big drama efforts, The Irishman and The Two Popes, also scored top nominations across lead and supporting acting, best picture and best screenplay. Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite and Todd Phillips’ Joker all performed well, earning best picture (or foreign language film) and best director nominations.

On the comedy side, Knives Out earned three nominations (including Ana de Armas for comedy actress) and Jojo Rabbit grabbed two, including one for Rowan Griffin Davis in best actor. Awkwafina (The Farewell) was among the best actress contenders along with Cate Blanchett, Emma Thompson, and Beanie Feldstein.

The Golden Globes awarded Bohemian Rhapsody (Drama) and Green Book (Musical/Comedy) with its Best Picture wins in 2019. The latter went on to win the Oscar for Best Picture. The four acting Oscar winners – Rami Malek, Olivia Colman, Mahershala Ali, and Regina King – all won Golden Globes first.

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), which puts on the Golden Globes, is made up of 90 journalists from around the world.

The 77th Golden Globe Awards will be presented on Sunday, January 5, 2020 and air live on NBC at 5pm PST / 8pm EST and be hosted by Ricky Gervais. Here is the complete list of nominations.

BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
“1917”
“Irishman”
“Joker”
“Marriage Story”
“The Two Popes”

BEST MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
“Dolemite is my Name”
“Jojo Rabbit”
“Knives Out”
“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”
“Rocketman”

BEST DIRECTOR
Bong Joon Ho, “Parasite”
Sam Mendes, “1917”
Quentin Tarantino, “Once Upon A Time In Hollywood”
Martin Scorsese, “The Irishman”
Todd Phillips, “Joker”

BEST ACTOR – DRAMA
Christian Bale, “Ford v. Ferrari”
Antonio Banderas, “Pain and Glory”
Adam Driver, “Marriage Story”
Joaquin Phoenix, “Joker”
Jonathan Pryce, “The Two Popes”

BEST ACTRESS – DRAMA
Cynthia Erivo, “Harriet”
Scarlett Johansson, “Marriage Story”
Saoirse Ronan, “Little Women”
Charlize Theron, “Bombshell”
Renée Zellweger, “Judy”

BEST ACTOR – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Daniel Craig (“Knives Out”)
Roman Griffin Davis (“Jojo Rabbit”)
Leonardo DiCaprio (“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”)
Taron Egerton (“Rocketman”)
Eddie Murphy (“Dolemite Is My Name”)

BEST ACTRESS – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Awkwafina, “The Farewell”
Ana de Armas, “Knives Out”
Beanie Feldstein, “Booksmart”
Emma Thompson, “Late Night”
Cate Blanchett, “Where’d You Go Bernadette”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Tom Hanks, “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”
Al Pacino, “The Irishman”
Joe Pesci, “The Irishman”
Brad Pitt, “Once Upon A Time In Hollywood”
Anthony Hopkins, “The Two Popes”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Annette Bening, “The Report”
Margot Robbie, “Bombshell”
Jennifer Lopez, “Hustlers”
Kathy Bates, “Richard Jewell”
Laura Dern, “Marriage Story”

BEST SCREENPLAY
“Marriage Story”
“Parasite”
“The Two Popes”
“Once Upon A Time In Hollywood”
“The Irishman”

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
“Motherless Brooklyn”
“Little Women”
“Joker”
“1917”
“Marriage Story”

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
“Beautiful Ghosts” – CATS
“I’m Gonna Love Me Again” – Rocketman
“Into the Unknown” – Frozen 2
“Spirit” – The Lion King
“Stand Up” – Harriet

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
“Frozen 2”
“The Lion King”
“Missing Link”
“Toy Story 4”
“How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World”

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
“The Farewell”
“Les Misérables”
“Pain and Glory”
“Parasite”
“Portrait of a Lady on Fire”

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