Golden Globe Nominations 2017: 'La La Land', 'The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story' lead the way in a year filled with surprises

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By Darian Scalamoni

            In a year that is being deemed as one of the worst in American history, it truly was a great year for television and film in this country. Nominations for the 74^th Golden Globe Awards were announced this morning by former nominees, Don Cheadle, Laura Dern and Anna Kendrick. The ceremony will be hosted by The Tonight Show host, Jimmy Fallon and will be held on January 8^th, 2017 on NBC. Listed below are the major nominations for both film and television for the Awards show.

Best Motion Picture – Drama

Hacksaw Ridge

Hell or High Water

Lion

Manchester by the Sea

Moonlight

Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

20^th Century Women

Deadpool

La La Land

Florence Foster Jenkins

Sing Street

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama

Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea

Joel Edgerton, Loving

Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge

Viggo Mortensen, Captain Fantastic

Denzel Washington, Fences

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama

Amy Adams, Arrival

Jessica Chastain, Miss Sloane

Isabelle Huppert, Elle

Ruth Negga, Loving

Natalie Portman, Jackie

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

Colin Farrell, The Lobster

Ryan Gosling, La La Land

Hugh Grant, Florence Foster Jenkins

Jonah Hill, War Dogs

Ryan Reynolds, Deadpool

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

Annette Bening, 20^th Century Women

Lily Collins, Rules Don’t Apply

Hailee Steinfeld, The Edge of Seventeen

Emma Stone, La La Land

Meryl Streep, Florence Foster Jenkins

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

Mahershala Ali, Moonlight

Jeff Bridges, Hell or High Water

Simon Helberg, Florence Foster Jenkins

Dev Patel, Lion

Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Nocturnal Animals

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

Viola Davis, Fences

Naomie Harris, Moonlight

Nicole Kidman, Lion

Octavia Spencer, Hidden Figures

Michelle Williams, Manchester by the Sea

Best Director – Motion Picture

Damien Chazelle, La La Land

Tom Ford, Nocturnal Animals

Mel Gibson, Hacksaw Ridge

Barry Jenkins, Moonlight

Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea

Best Screenplay

La La Land

Nocturnal Animals

Moonlight

Manchester by the Sea

Hell or High Water

Best Motion Picture – Animated

Kubo and the Two Strings

Moana

My Life as a Zucchini

Sing

Zootopia

Best Television Series – Drama

The Crown (Netflix)

Game of Thrones (HBO)

Stranger Things (Netflix)

This Is Us (NBC)

Westworld (HBO)

Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy

Atlanta (FX)

Black-ish (ABC)

Mozart in the Jungle (Amazon)

Transparent (Amazon)

Veep (HBO)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama

Rami Malek, Mr. Robot (USA Network)

Bob ODenkirk, Better Call Saul (AMC)

Matthew Rhys, The Americans (FX)

Live Schreiber, Ray Donovan (Showtime)

Billy Bob Thornton, Goliath (Amazon)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama

Caitriona Balfe, Outlander (Starz)

Claire Foy, The Crown (Netflix)

Keri Russell, The Americans (FX)

Winona Ryder, Stranger Things (Netflix)

Evan Rachel Wood, Westworld (HBO)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy

Anthony Anderson, Black-ish (ABC)

Gael Garcia Bernal, Mozart in the Jungle (Amazon)

Donald Glover, Atlanta (FX)

Nick Nolte, Graves (Epix)

Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent (Amazon)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy

Rachel Bloom, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (The CW)

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep (HBO)

Sarah Jessica Parker, Divorce (HBO)

Issa Rae, Insecure (HBO)

Gina Rodriguez, Jane the Virgin (The CW)

Tracee Ellis Ross, Black-ish (ABC)

Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

American Crime, ABC

The Dresser, Starz

The Night Manager, AMC

The Night Of, HBO

The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, FX

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

Riz Ahmed, The Night Of (HBO)

Bryan Cranston, All the Way (HBO)

Tom Hiddleston, The Night Manager (AMC)

John Turturro, The Night Of (HBO)

Courtney B. Vance, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story (FX)

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

Felicity Huffman, American Crime (ABC)

Riley Keough, The Girlfriend Experience (Starz)

Sarah Paulson, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story (FX)

Charlotte Rampling, London Spy (BBC Two)

Thandie Newton, Westworld (HBO)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Olivia Colman, The Night Manager (AMC)

Lena Headey, Game of Thrones (HBO)

Chrissy Metz, This Is Us (NBC)

Mandy Moore, This Is Us (NBC)

Kerry Washington, Confirmation (HBO)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Sterling K. Brown, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story (FX)

Hugh Laurie, The Night Manager (AMC)

John Lithgow, The Crown (Netflix)

Christian Slater, Mr. Robot (USA Network)

John Travolta, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story (FX)