The 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards Nominations have been announced. Here’s a rundown of the major TV-related categories. The full list of nominations can be found on goldenglobes.org.
As usual, I don’t agree with most of these nominees. Once again, a lot of my favorite comedies and dramas are not represented at all. I think the only reason Smash has been nominated is to justify the “musical” part of the category name. I don’t like that the Golden Globes lumps all the comedy, drama and mini-series into just one male & one female supporting categories. When they do this, the comedies and regular TV series dramas don’t have a chance against the high budget cable films.
That said, I’m rooting for Breaking Bad, Political Animals, Sherlock, Amy Poehler, Jim Parsons and Max Greenfield. At least there’s no Two and a Half Men nominations!
BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
- BREAKING BAD, AMC
- BOARDWALK EMPIRE, HBO
- DOWNTON ABBEY: SEASON 2, PBS
- HOMELAND, SHOWTIME
- THE NEWSROOM, HBO
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES –DRAMA
- CONNIE BRITTON, NASHVILLE
- GLENN CLOSE, DAMAGES
- CLAIRE DANES, HOMELAND
- MICHELLE DOCKERY, DOWNTON ABBEY: SEASON 2
- JULIANNA MARGULIES, THE GOOD WIFE
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
- STEVE BUSCEMI, BOARDWALK EMPIRE
- BRYAN CRANSTON, BREAKING BAD
- JEFF DANIELS, THE NEWSROOM
- JON HAMM, MAD MEN
- DAMIAN LEWIS, HOMELAND
BEST TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
- THE BIG BANG THEORY, CBS
- EPISODES, SHOWTIME
- GIRLS, HBO
- MODERN FAMILY, ABC
- SMASH, NBC
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES –COMEDY OR MUSICAL
- ZOOEY DESCHANEL, NEW GIRL
- JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS, VEEP
- LENA DUNHAM, GIRLS
- TINA FEY, 30 ROCK
- AMY POEHLER, PARKS AND RECREATION
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES –COMEDY OR MUSICAL
- ALEC BALDWIN, 30 ROCK
- DON CHEADLE, HOUSE OF LIES
- LOUIS C.K., LOUIE
- MATT LEBLANC, EPISODES
- JIM PARSONS, THE BIG BANG THEORY
BEST MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
- GAME CHANGE, HBO
- THE GIRL, HBO
- HATFIELDS & MCCOYS, HISTORY
- THE HOUR, BBC AMERICA
- POLITICAL ANIMALS, USA NETWORK
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTIONPICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
- NICOLE KIDMAN, HEMINGWAY & GELLHORN
- JESSICA LANGE, AMERICAN HORROR STORY: ASYLUM
- SIENNA MILLER, THE GIRL
- JULIANNE MOORE, GAME CHANGE
- SIGOURNEY WEAVER, POLITICAL ANIMALS
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTIONPICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
- KEVIN COSTNER, HATFIELDS & MCCOYS
- BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH, SHERLOCK (MASTERPIECE)
- WOODY HARRELSON, GAME CHANGE
- TOBY JONES, THE GIRL
- CLIVE OWEN, HEMINGWAY & GELLHORN
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN ASERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
- HAYDEN PANETTIERE, NASHVILLE
- ARCHIE PANJABI, THE GOOD WIFE
- SARAH PAULSON, GAME CHANGE
- MAGGIE SMITH, DOWNTON ABBEY: SEASON 2
- SOFIA VERGARA, MODERN FAMILY
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES,MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
- MAX GREENFIELD, NEW GIRL
- ED HARRIS, GAME CHANGE
- DANNY HUSTON, MAGIC CITY
- MANDY PATINKIN, HOMELAND
- ERIC STONESTREET, MODERN FAMILY


