Golden Globes 2021: What To Know About The Bicoastal Affair

BEVERLY HILLS, CA — The Golden Globes will air Sunday evening with some familiar faces, despite the uncertain era of the coronavirus pandemic. The socially distanced show will undoubtedly be a different experience for both viewers and attendees this year. Here's what to expect:

The show will air on NBC at 8 p.m. Eastern and 5 p.m. Pacific — sans a procession of stars down the red carpet and the spectacle of celebrity reactions as they sip their respective libations inside the intimate Beverly Hilton.

Like countless other events that have been forced to adapt to pandemic life, the soiree will largely go virtual, with its two Globe hosts — Tina Fey and Amy Poehler — telecasting from different sides of the country.

Poehler will do her part from Beverly Hills while Fey corresponds from New York's Rainbow Room.

The award show, which usually takes place in January, will include the following presenters: Anthony Anderson, Sterling K. Brown, Jamie Lee Curtis, Laura Dern, Salma Hayek, Bryce Dallas Howard, Kate Hudson, Christopher Meloni, Rosie Perez, Awkwafina, Joaquin Phoenix, Kristen Wiig, Tiffany Haddish, Margot Robbie, Angela Bassett, Christian Slater, Kenan Thompson, Susan Kelechi Watson, and the husband-and-wife teams of Kevin Bacon/Kyra Sedgwick and Michael Douglas/Catherine Zeta-Jones.

Pre-show coverage will still be telecast at 4 p.m. Eastern on E! The show will also be streamed on NBC's website with a television-provider log-in, on the Roku Channel, Hulu with Live TV, YouTube TV, AT&T TV, Sling TV and Fubo TV.

Aside from the nominees, viewers can expect to watch veteran television writer and producer Norman Lear, 98, receive the Carol Burnett Award. Actress Jane Fonda will also receive the Cecil B. deMille Award.

Notable nominations to look out for will be "Mank," a biopic about screenwriter Herman Mankiewicz and his struggle to complete the script for "Citizen Kane." "Mank" will carry six nominations into Sunday evening.

Aaron Sorkin's "The Trial of the Chicago 7," another Netflix film, was also nominated for best motion picture drama, as well as "The Father," "Nomadland" and "Promising Young Woman."

The following are competing for the musical-comedy film award: "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm," "Hamilton," "Music," "Palm Springs" and Netflix's "The Prom."

As for television shows, Netflix's "The Crown" leads all nominees with six, including a nod for best drama series, a category that also includes HBO's "Lovecraft Country," Disney+'s "The Mandalorian" and Netflix's "Ozark" and "Ratched."

Another Netflix series, "Emily in Paris," is nominated for best comedy/musical series, along with HBO Max's "The Flight Attendant," Hulu's "The Great," PopTV's "Schitt's Creek" and Apple TV+'s "Ted Lasso."

Netflix will tout the most nominations out of every other platform with 22 motion picture nominations.

The nominations released this year received some backlash with the critically acclaimed productions "One Night in Miami," "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" and "Da 5 Bloods" left out of the best picture categories.

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association also received heavy criticism following a Los Angeles Times report that revealed the HFPA's lack of any Black voting members.

HFPA issued a statement Friday, responding to the report.

"We are fully committed to ensuring our membership is reflective of the communities around the world who love film, TV and the artists inspiring and educating them," according to the group. "We understand that we need to bring in Black members, as well as members from other underrepresented backgrounds, and we will immediately work to implement an action plan to achieve these goals as soon as possible."

Viola Davis and the late Chadwick Boseman did receive lead actor nominations for "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom."

Here's the full list of nominations for the 78th Golden Globe Awards:

Motion Picture - Drama

-- "Mank"

-- "The Trial of the Chicago 7"

-- "The Father"

-- "Nomadland"

-- "Promising Young Woman"

Motion Picture - Musical/Comedy

-- "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm"

-- "Hamilton"

-- "Music"

-- "Palm Springs"

-- "The Prom"

Actress in a Motion Picture Drama

-- Viola Davis, "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom"

-- Andra Day, "The United States vs. Billie Holiday"

-- Vanessa Kirby, "Pieces of a Woman"

-- Frances McDormand, "Nomadland"

-- Carey Mulligan, "Promising Young Woman."

Actor in a Motion Picture Drama

-- Chadwick Boseman, "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom"

-- Riz Ahmed, "Sound of Metal"

-- Anthony Hopkins, "The Father"

-- Gary Oldman, "Mank"

-- Tahar Rahim, "The Mauritanian"

Actress in a Motion Picture Comedy/Musical

-- Maria Bakalova, "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm"

-- Kate Hudson, "Music"

-- Michelle Pfeiffer, "French Exit"

-- Rosamund Pike, "I Care a Lot"

-- Anya Taylor-Joy, "Emma"

Actor in a Motion Picture Comedy/Musical

-- Sacha Baron Cohen, "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm"

-- James Corden, "The Prom"

-- Lin-Manuel Miranda, "Hamilton"

-- Dev Patel, "The Personal History of David Copperfield"

-- Andy Samberg, "Palm Springs"

Supporting Actor

-- 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."

Supporting Actress

-- Glenn Close, "Hillbilly Elegy"

-- Olivia Colman, "The Father"

-- Jodie Foster, "The Mauritanian"

-- Amanda Seyfried, "Mank"

-- Helena Zengel, "News of the World"

Animated Film

-- "The Croods: A New Age"

-- "Onward"

-- "Over the Moon"

-- "Soul"

-- "Wolfwalkers"

Foreign Language Film

-- "Another Round," Denmark

-- "La Llorona," Guatemala/France

-- "The Life Ahead," Italy

-- "Minari," USA

-- "Two of Us," France/USA

Director

-- Aaron Sorkin, "The Trial of the Chicago 7"

-- David Fincher, "Mank"

-- Regina King, "One Night in Miami"

-- Chloe Zhao, "Nomadland"

-- Emerald Fennell, "Promising Young Woman"

Screenplay

-- Aaron Sorkin, "The Trial of the Chicago 7"

-- Chloe Zhao, "Nomadland"

-- Emerald Fennell, "Promising Young Woman"

-- Jack Fincher, "Mank"

-- Florian Zeller and Christopher Hampton, "The Father"

Original Score

-- Alexandre Desplat, "The Midnight Sky"

-- Ludwig Goransson, "Tenet"

-- James Newton Howard, "News of the World"

-- Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, "Mank"

-- Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross and Jon Batiste, "Soul"

Original Song

-- "Fight For You" from "Judas and the Black Messiah," Music by H.E.R. and Dernst Emile II, Lyrics by H.E.R. and Tiara Thomas

-- "Hear My Voice" from "The Trial of the Chicago 7," Music by Daniel Pemberton, Lyrics by Daniel Pemberton and Celeste Waite

-- "Io Si (Seen)" from "The Life Ahead," Music by Diane Warren, Lyrics by Diane Warren, Laura Pausini, Niccolo Agliardi

-- "Speak Now" from "One Night in Miami," Music and Lyrics by Leslie Odom Jr. and Sam Ashworth

-- "Tigress & Tweed" from "The United States vs. Billie Holiday," Music and Lyrics by Andra Day and Raphael Saadiq

TELEVISION

Drama Series

-- "The Crown," Netflix

-- "Lovecraft Country," HBO

-- "The Mandalorian," Disney+

-- "Ozark," Netflix

-- "Ratched," Netflix

Comedy/Musical Series

-- "Emily in Paris," Netflix

-- "The Flight Attendant," HBO Max

-- "The Great," Hulu

-- "Schitt's Creek," PopTV

-- "Ted Lasso," Apple TV+

Drama Series Actress

-- Olivia Colman, "The Crown"

-- Emma Corrin, "The Crown"

-- Jodie Comer, "Killing Eve"

-- Laura Linney, "Ozark"

-- Sarah Paulson, "Ratched"

Drama Series Actor

-- Jason Bateman, "Ozark"

-- Bob Odenkirk, "Better Call Saul"

-- Josh O'Connor, "The Crown"

-- Al Pacino, "Hunters"

-- Matthew Rhys, "Perry Mason"

Comedy/Musical Series Actress

-- Catherine O'Hara, "Schitt's Creek"

-- Lily Collins, "Emily in Paris"

-- Kaley Cuoco, "The Flight Attendant"

-- Elle Fanning, "The Great"

-- Jane Levy, "Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist"

Comedy/Musical Series Actor

-- Eugene Levy, "Schitt's Creek"

-- Don Cheadle, "Black Monday"

-- Nicholas Hoult, "The Great"

-- Jason Sudeikis, "Ted Lasso"

-- Ramy Youssef, "Ramy"

Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

-- "The Queen's Gambit," Netflix

-- "Unorthodox," Netflix

-- "Normal People," Hulu

-- "Small Axe," Amazon

-- "The Undoing," HBO

Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

-- Anya Taylor-Joy, "The Queen's Gambit"

-- Cate Blanchett, "Mrs. America"

-- Nicole Kidman, "The Undoing"

-- Daisy Edgar-Jones, "Normal People"

-- Shira Haas, "Unorthodox"

Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology 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"

Actress in a TV Supporting Role

-- Gillian Anderson, "The Crown"

-- Helena Bonham Carter, "The Crown"

-- Julia Garner, "Ozark"

-- Annie Murphy, "Schitt's Creek"

-- Cynthia Nixon, "Ratched"

Actor in a TV Supporting Role

-- John Boyega, "Small Axe"

-- Brendan Gleeson, "The Comey Rule"

-- Daniel Levy, "Schitt's Creek"

-- Jim Parsons, "Hollywood"

-- Donald Sutherland, "The Undoing"

The City News Service and the Associated Press contributed to this report.