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The acclaimed religious thriller from Focus Features, which chronicles the machinations behind the selection of a new pope, was nominated as one of the best dramas of the year. Ralph Fiennes, Isabella Rossellini, and director Edward Berger were nominated, and Peter Straughan won for his screenplay.
The second chapter of Frank Herbert’s sci-fi saga, this ambitious sequel is a who’s who of megastars including Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, and Dave Bautista. It was nominated for best drama as well as for its sweeping score from Hans Zimmer.
This biopic stars Sebastian Stan and Jeremy Strong, who were both nominated for their performances, as a young Donald Trump and Roy Cohn, respectively. The 1970s-set film chronicles the future president’s ascent as a real estate tycoon in New York City.
A biographical war film with nominee Kate Winslet in the titular role, this drama follows the unlikely trajectory of Lee Miller, an American woman who goes from working as a model in New York City to a World War II photojournalist in Paris.
Zendaya hits a winner in this tense tennis triangle with Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist. She received an acting nomination along with the film and the original song “Compress/Repress,” whose writers Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross won a Golden Globe for the movie’s score.
In the latest offering from filmmaker Sean Baker, a young sex worker from Brooklyn impulsively marries the son of a Russian oligarch. Anora was nominated for best film, best director, best screenplay, along with Mikey Madison for best actress and Yura Borisov for best supporting actor.
Dual acting nominees Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande co-star as rivals-turned-friends Elphaba and Galinda in the first installment of the two-part film adaptation of the iconic stage musical. The Golden Globe Foundation recognized Wicked in its Cinematic and Box Office Achievement category, which debuted in 2024.
Demi Moore received a Golden Globe, the first major acting prize of her four-decade career, in this subversive and bizarre satire about an aging actress who uses an experimental drug treatment to become young again. The Substance was also up for best film, in addition to nominations for co-star Margaret Qualley, director, and screenplay.
Written and directed by Jesse Eisenberg, A Real Pain follows two Jewish American cousins who travel to Poland to honor their late grandmother. In addition to Eisenberg, the film co-stars Kieran Culkin, who won a Golden Globe for best supporting actor.
The frantic dramatization about the premiere of NBC’s live sketch comedy program received a nomination for Gabriel Labelle, who stars as creator and producer Lorne Michaels, scrambling to keep the show together in the moments before it first went to air in 1975.
Jesse Plemons was nominated for his Yorgos Lanthimos–directed performance in this three-part anthology. The star-studded cast of the black comedy includes Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe, Hong Chau, Joe Alwyn, and Mamoudou Athie.
Also nominated this year for The Apprentice, Sebastian Stan won a Golden Globe for his performance in A Different Man, a psychological thriller and festival-circuit darling about an actor with a facial condition that also stars Adam Pearson and Renate Reinsve.
A surprise longtail hit at the box office, The Wild Robot focuses on the saga of a “lost” robot dropped and abandoned in the wilderness, and the friends it makes along the way. The film was nominated for awards in four categories, including best animated film, and features the voices of Lupita Nyong’o, Pedro Pascal, Bill Nighy, Stephanie Hsu, Mark Hamill, Catherine O’Hara, and more.
The blockbuster sequel about the emotions inside a young girl’s mind was a critical darling, and nominated for both best animated film and Cinematic and Box Office Achievement, a new category that recognizes commercially successful hits.
This tragic stop-motion Australian film, which follows a pair of twins and the different turns throughout their lives, boasts an all-star cast featuring the voices of Sarah Snook, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Eric Bana, Nick Cave, Jacki Weaver, and others.
Few movies were bigger in 2024 than this epic Marvel Studios superhero crossover, decades in the making, starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in their signature roles.
This legacy sequel to the Alien sci-fi horror franchise carved out its own place in the timeline as a direct sequel to the original film, following a ragtag group of space explorers who run afoul of a deadly creature while salvaging an abandoned space station.
Ridley Scott’s follow-up to his critical and commercial hit Gladiator (2000) stars Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Connie Nielsen, as well as Denzel Washington, who was nominated for his supporting performance.
A long-awaited reunion for director Tim Burton and star Michael Keaton, this horror-adjacent comedy returned fans to the afterlife world of Beetlejuice for one more adventure, with Winona Ryder and Catherine O’Hara also reprising their roles.
Legacy sequels were a popular genre this year, with Twisters reviving the classic 1996 disaster adventure about a storm-chasing crew and remixing the 1990s formula with fresh stars Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones.
The crackling spy series was nominated for best TV drama, as well as the acting performances of Donald Glover and Maya Erskine as the eponymous couple.
A British spy thriller about a crew of forgotten agents believed to be past their prime, Slow Horses was nominated for best TV drama, along with Gary Oldman and Jack Lowden for their performances.
Acting legend Kathy Bates was nominated for her gender-flipped role from the original courtroom drama in this clever revival.
Emma D’Arcy received a nomination for their role as Rhaenyra Targaryen, ancestor to Mother of Dragons Daenerys Targaryen, in this prequel to the global fantasy hit Game of Thrones.
A legal thriller based on Scott Turow’s 1987 novel of the same name, this series stars Jake Gyllenhaal, who was nominated for his performance as a prosecutor who becomes a suspect himself in a dangerous, twist-filled mystery.
Billy Bob Thornton was nominated for his performance as a landman in an oil company in Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan’s latest offering, which also features Jon Hamm and Demi Moore.
This fan-favorite workplace sitcom, which follows a group of faculty at a Philadelphia public school, was nominated for best comedy. Creator and star Quinta Brunson was also nominated for her leading role as sunny elementary-school teacher Janine Teagues.
A comedy-drama about the entertainment industry, Hacks won a Golden Globe for best comedy, as did Jean Smart for her leading role. Co-star Hannah Einbinder was also nominated for her performance as a younger writer who is determined to break into the field.
Jason Segel and Harrison Ford were both nominated in this therapy-focused dramedy, which was created by Scrubs mastermind Bill Lawrence.
The latest iteration of hard-boiled police drama True Detective was nominated for best TV limited series. Jodie Foster won a Golden Globe for her leading role as Chief Liz Danvers, and Kali Reis was nominated for best supporting actress.
This psychological thriller, based on Renee Knight’s 2015 novel of the same name, follows a woman grappling with a death from her past. The series itself was nominated, as well as Cate Blanchett and Kevin Kline for their leading performances.
Set in the same world as Matt Reeves’s The Batman film, The Penguin tells the story of Oswald Cobb, a crime boss trying to make his play to run the underworld of Gotham City. Colin Farrell won a Golden Globe as the eponymous character, and co-star Cristin Milioti and the series were also nominated.
The second season of Feud, the historical anthology drama series that chronicles Truman Capote’s relationship with the Swan family, stars Naomi Watts, who was nominated for her role as Barbara “Babe” Paley.
The political drama about a government official dealing with a nation creeping deeper into unrest stars Kate Winslet, who was nominated for her performance as the chancellor of a fictional European country.
Ewan McGregor was nominated for his role as a Russian aristocrat who was sentenced to house arrest by a Bolshevik tribunal after the October Revolution.
With one Golden Globe already under his belt for acting in the eponymous Ramy, the comedian was again nominated, this time for his stand-up skills.
The Saturday Night Live alum and host of Late Night with Seth Meyers opens up about his personal life as a husband and a father of three kids.
The comedian, who also hosted the Golden Globe Awards telecast, was nominated for her second hourlong special with HBO. She is already known for her hosting skills on reality shows Blind Date and FBoy Island.
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