'It's a golden morning': The best reactions from the 2021 Golden Globe nominees
Good morning to everyone, especially this year's Golden Globe nominees.
On behalf of the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn., actresses Sarah Jessica Parker and Taraji P. Henson joined forces Wednesday morning to unveil the 2021 contenders for the 78th annual Golden Globe Awards, airing Feb. 28 on NBC. Hosted by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, the virtual ceremony will honor a variety of artists and projects across film and TV.
Shortly after the categories were announced, several newly minted nominees penned celebratory messages in email and on social media reacting to the big news.
Among the top film nominees this year were “The Father,” “Mank,” “Nomadland,” “Promising Young Woman,” “Trial of the Chicago 7" and “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm," while “Schitt’s Creek,” “The Crown," “Ozark," “The Queen’s Gambit,” “Ted Lasso,” “Small Axe” and “Emily in Paris" pulled ahead in the TV categories.
"We're so honoured — and just in case we don't win any, I've already hired Rudy Giuliani to contest the results," joked triple nominee and "Borat" mastermind Sacha Baron Cohen.
Here's a roundup of other excited and grateful reactions, from "Sound of Metal" star Riz Ahmed and "Hamilton" mastermind Lin-Manuel Miranda to "Emily in Paris" actress Lily Collins and the cast of "Schitt's Creek."
Film
Viola Davis, lead actress (drama), "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom"
Humbled and flattered. Thank you so much to the #HFPA for the @GoldenGlobes nomination! 💛 pic.twitter.com/JSjCEJJXtx
— Viola Davis (@violadavis) February 3, 2021
Riz Ahmed, lead actor (drama), "Sound of Metal"
"Thank you HFPA for this incredible honour. Bringing Ruben to life changed me. It was a gift given to me by Darius Marder’s daring genius, and the radical empathy of my teachers Jeremy Lee Stone, Leighton Grant, Guy Licata, Gregory Berger-Sobeck. Special thanks to all those in the Deaf community I was privileged to be guided by, as well as Paul Raci, Olivia Cooke, and all our cast and crew. Thank you to Amazon and Caviar for all the support.”
Gary Oldman, lead actor (drama), "Mank"
Anthony Hopkins, lead actor (drama), "The Father"
Thank you Hollywood Foreign Press Association for the @goldenglobes nomination.
Congratulations to Olivia Colman, Florian Zeller, and Christopher Hampton on your well-deserved nominations. @sonyclassics #TheFather pic.twitter.com/Ve2GSJ37vD— Anthony Hopkins (@AnthonyHopkins) February 3, 2021
Tahar Rahim, lead actor (drama), "The Mauritanian"
Maria Bakalova, lead actress (musical/comedy), "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm"
Kate Hudson, lead actress (musical/comedy), "Music"
Sacha Baron Cohen, lead actor (musical/comedy), "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm," and supporting actor, "The Trial of the Chicago 7"
Wawaweewah! I'm shocked and humbled to be nominated for 3 Golden Globes, and congratulations to the incredible @MariaBakalova96 too!
We're so honoured--and just in case we don't win any, I've already hired Rudy Giuliani to contest the results. pic.twitter.com/CSligPsmI8— Sacha Baron Cohen (@SachaBaronCohen) February 3, 2021
Lin-Manuel Miranda, lead actor (musical/comedy), "Hamilton"
So grateful we got to share #Hamilfilm with you on @disneyplus so you can watch it whenever you want.
Thank you for honoring the work of this incredible cast and crew, @goldenglobes. Grateful grateful grateful. -LMM https://t.co/voiCEgpAGk— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) February 3, 2021
Michelle Pfeiffer, lead actress (musical/comedy), "French Exit"
“I am honored and grateful to the Hollywood Foreign Press for this recognition. The character of Frances Price began in the imagination of Patrick DeWitt, first appearing in his wonderfully funny and witty novel, and then his brilliant screenplay. Thank you to our incredible cast and crew, who were a dream to work with and I’m marveled by all of you. And most of all, thank you to our director Azazel Jacobs, who masterfully captured the tone and spirit of Frances’ story.“
Rosamund Pike, lead actress (musical/comedy), "I Care a Lot"
Jared Leto, supporting actor, "The Little Things"
Leslie Odom Jr., supporting actor, "One Night in Miami..."
Golden Globe nominations today touched me deeply! From the bottom of my heart, HFPA, thank you for the acknowledgment. It means more than I can properly express at the moment.
— Leslie Odom, Jr. (@leslieodomjr) February 4, 2021
Emerald Fennell, director, "Promising Young Woman"
OH MY GODDDDDDDDDDDD
— Emerald Fennell (@emeraldfennell) February 3, 2021
Regina King, director, "One Night in Miami..."
Congratulations to all the @goldenglobes nominees. And big ups to all the artists who found their voice and made it heard during these unprecedented times.
— Regina King (@ReginaKing) February 3, 2021
Television
Daisy Edgar Jones, lead actress (limited series), "Normal People"
Shira Haas, lead actress (limited series), "Unorthodox"
Nicole Kidman, lead actress (limited series), "The Undoing"
"Oh my gosh! To wake up in Sydney to 4 nominations for our show is an incredible way to start the day. Thank you so much to the #HFPA! This has been an extraordinary journey — from David E. Kelley's imagination to @susannebier's visionary direction of every episode to Hugh Grant (!!!), Donald Sutherland (!!!), @edgarramirez25, @lilyrabe, @noahjupe, and @missdumezweni to audiences who embraces #TheUndoing all over the world. These #GoldenGlobe nominations mean so much for all of us. And #TheProm! Wow. Congratulations to our darling @mrrpmurphy. Thrilled, elated and grateful. Thank you, thank you, thank you."
Mark Ruffalo, lead actor (limited series), "I Know This Much Is True"
Bryan Cranston, lead actor (limited series), "Your Honor"
Emma Corrin, lead actress (drama), "The Crown"
Laura Linney, lead actress (drama), "Ozark"
Sarah Paulson, lead actress (drama), "Ratched"
Bringing Mildred Ratched to the screen was a labor of love, and today’s nominations are the PEACH on top. I am thrilled for Cynthia, and am proud of our brilliant cast and tireless crew. Much love and gratitude to Mr. Ryan Murphy and to the HFPA for this honor. @goldenglobes
— Sarah Paulson (@MsSarahPaulson) February 3, 2021
Bob Odenkirk, lead actor (drama), "Better Call Saul"
Rhea you are the best and most generous actor-person alive! Thanks for the congrats. You and the whole cast and crew make me look good, The best writing in the biz doesn’t hurt either! https://t.co/z3tugLkUzo
— Mr. Bob Odenkirk (@mrbobodenkirk) February 3, 2021
Lily Collins, lead actress (musical/comedy), "Emily in Paris"
Kaley Cuoco, lead actress (musical/comedy), "The Flight Attendant"
Jane Levy, lead actress (musical/comedy), "Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist"
Holy toledo. Thank you HFPA! I’m shook. I’m honored. I’m humbled. I’m stoked! My name is next to Catherine O’Hara’s?!!?? @ZoeysPlaylist ❤️❤️❤️😫😘🥰☺️🤪🤯 https://t.co/xIyyjd3Yjf pic.twitter.com/BK39ZnRaCw
— Jane Levy (@jcolburnlevy) February 3, 2021
Elle Fanning, lead actress (musical/comedy), "The Great"
Nicholas Hoult, lead actor (musical/comedy), "The Great"
— Nicholas Hoult (@NicholasHoult) February 3, 2021
Eugene Levy, lead actor (musical/comedy), "Schitt's Creek"
My Cup Runneth Over was the title of our very first episode in 2015. How prophetic a title it was. Thanks HFPA for the 5 #GoldenGlobes nominations!! @SchittsCreek @SchittsCreekPop
— Eugene Levy (@Realeugenelevy) February 3, 2021
Ramy Youssef, lead actor (musical/comedy), "Ramy"
Gillian Anderson, supporting actress, "The Crown"
What I've done "right", what I've done "wrong" and everything else in between. A wonderful podcast chat with HFPA journalist Meher Tatna. @goldenglobes https://t.co/6JWFNmIaxN
On Apple Podcasts:https://t.co/Xvld1rAx9L— Gillian Anderson (@GillianA) February 3, 2021
Julia Garner, supporting actress, "Ozark"
Cynthia Nixon, supporting actress, "Ratched"
Thanks so much to the HFPA and @MrRPMurphy for this thrilling @goldenglobes nomination.
Hats off to our amazing cast & crew, @netflix, all the Midolyn fans (!) and much love and congrats to @MsSarahPaulson herself! pic.twitter.com/sbs5hzmBXn— Cynthia Nixon (@CynthiaNixon) February 3, 2021
John Boyega, supporting actor, "Small Axe"
Dan Levy, supporting actor, "Schitt's Creek"
Thinking of all of the amazingly talented people who helped make this show. Y’did good, team! xo https://t.co/afKBcVKiEf
— dan levy (@danjlevy) February 3, 2021
This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.