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Netflix and Marriage Story Lead 2019 Golden Globe Nominations

This morning as the Golden Globe nomination were announced at the Beverly Hilton, Netflix solidified its role as a major motion picture distributor and a television network with 17 nominations in both categories. Sony Pictures had the next most nominations with eight movies while Disney and Warner Bros. had six each. For the television networks, HBO was close behind with 15 nominations. Hulu and Amazon Prime Video had five each. 

Leading the Netflix movies was "Marriage Story" which received six nominations. "The Irishman" had five and "The Two Popes, four. For Netflix television series, "The Crown" and "Unbelievable" had four each. 

Golden Globe nominations announcement started with president Lorenzo Soria giving a brief introduction of the presenters (Dakota Fanning, Susan Kelechi Watson and Tim Allen) and the Golden Globe Ambassadors, Dylan and Paris Brosnan. Fanning plays "Squeaky" Fromme in Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood" which got five nominations: Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy, Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy for Leonardo DiCaprio, Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture for Brad Pitt, Best Director and Best Screenplay for Quentin Tarantino. 

Watson, probably best known for her role as Beth Pearson in "This Is Us," plays Andrea Vogel, the wife of the protagonist in "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood." Sterling K. Brown, who plays her husband in "This Is Us," won a Golden Globe last year, but "This Is Us" was not nominated this year. "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood" did receive a Golden Globe nomination for Tom Hanks in Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture. 

Tim Allen had previously won a Best Actor Golden Globe in 1995 for his television comedy series, "Home Improvement." 

The buzz in the room was there weren't many surprises. Michael Douglas received his 10th Golden Globe nomination on his father's 103rd birthday; last year Michael won for the same role he's nominated for this year in Netflix's "The Kominsky Method." Cousins Randy and Thomas Newman are nominated in the same category: Best Original Score; Randy for "Marriage Story" and Thomas for "1917." Neither Randy nor Thomas have won a Golden Globe for either for Best Song or Best Original Score. Below is the full list of nominations. 

Best Motion Picture, Drama

"1917": DreamWorks Pictures/Reliance Entertainment/New Republic Pictures/Neal Street Productions/Mogambo, Universal Pictures
"The Irishman": Netflix/ Tribeca Productions/Sikelia Productions/ Winkler Films; Netflix
"Joker": Warner Bros. Pictures/Village Roadshow Pictures/Joint Effort; Warner Bros. Pictures
"Marriage Story": Netflix/HeyDay Films, Netflix
"The Two Popes": Netflix/Rideback; Netflix

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama

Cynthia Erivo, "Harriet"
Scarlett Johansson, "Marriage Story"
Saoirse Ronan, "Little Women"
Charlize Theron, "Bombshell"
Renée Zellweger, "Judy"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama

Christian Bale, "Ford v Ferrari"
Antonio Banderas, "Pain and Glory"
Adam Driver, "Marriage Story"
Joaquin Phoenix, "Joker"
Jonathan Pryce, "The Two Popes"

Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

"Dolemite Is My Name," Netflix/Davis Entertainment Company; Netflix
"Jojo Rabbit," Defender Films/Piki Films/Fox Searchlight Pictures/TSG Entertainment, Fox Searchlight Pictures
"Knives Out," T-Street; Lionsgate
"Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood," Columbia Pictures; Sony Pictures Releasing
"Rocketman," Paramount Pictures

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

Ana de Armas, "Knives Out"
Awkwafina, "The Farewell"
Cate Blanchett, "Where'd You Go, Bernadette"
Beanie Feldstein, "Booksmart"
Emma Thompson, "Late Night"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

Daniel Craig, "Knives Out"
Roman Griffin Davis, "Jojo Rabbit"
Leonardo Di Caprio, "Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood"
Taron Egerton, "Rocketman"
Eddie Murphy, "Dolemite Is My Name"

Best Motion Picture - Animated

"Frozen 2," Walt Disney Animation Studios; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
"How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World," DreamWorks Animation; Universal Pictures
"The Lion King," Walt Disney Pictures; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
"Missing Link," LAIKA/ Annapurna Pictures; United Artists Releasing
"Toy Story 4," Pixar Animation Studios; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture

Kathy Bates, "Richard Jewell"
Annette Bening, "The Report"
Laura Dern, "Marriage Story"
Jennifer Lopez, "Hustlers"
Margot Robbie, "Bombshell"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture

Tom Hanks, "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood"
Anthony Hopkins, "The Two Popes"
Al Pacino, "The Irishman"
Joe Pesci, "The Irishman"
Brad Pitt, "Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood"

Best Director - Motion Picture

Bong Joon Ho, "Parasite"
Sam Mendes, "1917"
Todd Phillips, "Joker"
Martin Scorsese, "The Irishman"
Quentin Tarantino, "Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood"

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture

Noah Baubach, "Marriage Story"
Bong Joon Ho, Han Jin Won, "Parasite"
Anthony McCarten, "The Two Popes"
Quentin Tarantino, "Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood"
Steven Zaillian, "The Irishman" 

Best Original Score – Motion Picture

Alexandre Desplat, "Little Women"
Hildur Gudnadottir, "Joker"
Randy Newman, "Marriage Story"
Thomas Newman, "1917"
Daniel Pemberton, "Motherless Brooklyn"

Best Original Song – Motion Picture

"Beautiful Ghosts," from "Cats"
Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Taylor Swift

"I'm Gonna Love Me Again," from "Rocketman"
Music by Elton John
Lyrics by Bernie Taupin

"Into the Unknown" from "Frozen 2"
Music and Lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez

"Spirit" from "The Lion King"
Music and Lyrics by Timothy McKenzie, Ilya Salmanzadeh and Beyoncé

"Stand Up" from "Harriet"
Music and Lyrics by Joshua Brian Campbell and Cynthia Erivo

Best Television Series - Drama

"Big Little Lies," HBO
"The Crown," Netflix
"Killing Eve," BBC America
"The Morning Show," Apple TV+
"Succession," HBO

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama

Jennifer Aniston, "The Morning Show"
Olivia Colman, "The Crown"
Jodie Comer, "Killing Eve"
Nicole Kidman, "Big Little Lies"
Reese Witherspoon, "The Morning Show"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama

Brian Cox, "Succession"
Kit Harington, "Game of Thrones"
Rami Malek, "Mr. Robot"
Tobias Menzies, "The Crown"
Billy Porter, "Pose"

Best TV Series, Comedy 

"Barry," HBO
"Fleabag," Amazon Prime Video
"The Kominsky Method," Netflix
"The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel," Amazon Prime Video
"The Politician," Netflix

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy

Christina Applegate, "Dead to Me"
Rachel Brosnahan, "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"
Kirsten Dunst, "On Becoming a God in Central Florida"
Natasha Lyonne, "Russian Doll"
Phoebe Waller-Bridge, "Fleabag"

Best Actor in a TV Series, Comedy

Michael Douglas, "The Kominsky Method"
Bill Hader, "Barry"
Ben Platt, "The Politician"
Paul Rudd, "Living with Yourself
Ramy Youssef, "Ramy"

Best TV Movie or Limited-Series

"Catch-22," Hulu
"Chernobyl," HBO
"Fosse/Verdon," FX Networks
"The Loudest Voice," Showtime
"Unbelievable," Netflix

Best Actress in a Limited-Series or TV Movie

Kaitlyn Dever, "Unbelievable"
Joey King, "The Act"
Helen Mirren, "Catherine the Great"
Merritt Wever, "Unbelievable"
Michelle Williams, "Fosse/Verdon"

Best Actor in a Limited-Series or TV Movie

Christopher Abbott, "Catch-22"
Sacha Baron Cohen, "The Spy"
Russell Crowe, "The Loudest Voice"
Jared Harris, "Chernobyl"
Sam Rockwell, "Fosse/Verdon"

Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Limited-Series or TV Movie

Patricia Arquette, "The Act"
Helena Bonham Carter, "The Crown"
Toni Collette, "Unbelievable"
Meryl Streep, "Big Little Lies"
Emily Watson, "Chernobyl"

Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Limited-Series, or TV Movie 

Alan Arkin, "The Kominsky Method"
Kieran Culkin, "Succession"
Andrew Scott, "Fleabag"
Stellan Skarsgard, "Chernobyl"
Henry Winkler, "Barry"

Jana Monji

Jana Monji, made in San Diego, California, lost in Japan several times, has written about theater and movies for the LA Weekly, LA Times, and currently, Examiner.com and the Pasadena Weekly. Her short fiction has been published in the Asian American Literary Review.

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