Paul Thomas Anderson鈥檚 scored a leading nine nominations to the 83rd Golden Globe Awards on Monday, adding to the and handing Warner Bros. a victory amid
In nominations announced from Beverly Hills, California, 鈥淥ne Battle After Another鈥� landed nods for its cast 鈥� Leonardo DiCaprio, Teyana Taylor, Sean Penn and Chase Infiniti 鈥� and for Anderson鈥檚 screenplay and direction. It鈥檚 competing in the Globes鈥� category for comedy and musicals.
Close on its heels was Joachim Trier鈥檚 鈥淪entimental Value,鈥� a Norwegian family drama about a filmmaking family. The Neon release鈥檚 eight nominations included nods for four of its actors: Stellan Skarsg氓rd, Renate Reinsve, Elle Fanning and Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas.
The Globe nominations, a tattered but persistent rite in Hollywood, are coming on the heels of the a potentially seismic shift in entertainment. On Friday, Netflix struck a deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery for $72 billion. If approved, the and put one of its most storied movie studios in the hands of the streaming giant.
Warner Bros., Netflix and the Golden Globes
Both companies are prominent in this year’s awards season. Along with 鈥淥ne Battle After Another,鈥� Warner Bros. has 鈥淪inners,鈥� Ryan Coogler’s acclaimed vampire hit. It was nominated for seven awards by the Globes, including box office achievement, best actor for Michael B. Jordan and Coogler for best director.
Netflix’s contenders include Noah Baumbach’s 鈥淛ay Kelly鈥� (which landed nods for George Clooney and Adam Sandler), Guillermo del Toro’s 鈥淔rankenstein鈥� (five nominations) and the Arguably the most-watched movie of the year, the three nominations for 鈥淜Pop Demon Hunters鈥� included one for cinematic and box office achievement 鈥� an oddity for Netflix, which typically gives its films only small, limited theatrical runs but found a in singalong screenings for the animated film.
The two studios led all others in nominations across film and television on Monday. Netflix landed 35 nominations, boosted by its expansive film slate and television nominees like the British limited series 鈥淎dolescence鈥� (five nominations). Warner Bros. had 31 nominations, including 15 from HBO Max for series such as 鈥淭he White Lotus,鈥� the lead TV nominee with six.
The proposed deal for Warner Bros. has stoked concern throughout the industry that Netflix might devote one of the most theatrical-focused studios to streaming. Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos has pledged a theatrical commitment to many Warner releases, but the leading trade group for exhibitors has called the deal 鈥渁n unprecedented threat.鈥� On Sunday, created by the merger 鈥渃ould be a problem,鈥� and Paramount said Monday it was
Neon shines on a bad day for 鈥榃icked: For Good鈥�
Yet the studio that triumphed on the movie side of the Globe nominations was Neon. The indie specialty film company has emerged as a dominant force in international releases, winning a string of Palme d’Or awards at the Cannes Film Festival. It earned 21 nominations Monday, including five of the six international film nominees.
Some of those nominations came at the expense of some high-profile studio films. was nominated for five awards, including two nods for its songs and acting nominations for Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande. But it was overlooked for an award it was presumed to be in contention for: best comedy or musical.
The nominees instead were 鈥淥ne Battle After Another,鈥� Yorgos Lanthimos’ 鈥淏ugonia,鈥� Josh Safdie’s 鈥淢arty Supreme,鈥� Park Chan-wook’s 鈥淣o Other Choice鈥� (a Neon release) and a pair of Richard Linklater movies in 鈥淏lue Moon鈥� and 鈥淣ouvelle Vague.鈥�
In the drama category, scored six nominations, including nods for its stars, . It was nominated for best film, drama, along with 鈥淔rankenstein鈥� and three Neon titles: 鈥淭he Secret Agent,鈥� 鈥淪entimental Value鈥� and 鈥淚t Was Just an Accident.鈥�
the acclaimed Iranian revenge drama, was nominated for a total of four awards. At different times, Panahi has often been imprisoned, put under house arrest and prohibited from leaving Iran by the Islamic Republic while making films over the past two decades. Earlier this month, while traveling outside of Iran with the film, he was and a new two-year travel ban.
Podcasters and A-listers mingle
As the Globes continue to transition out of their , there’s one notable change this year. For the first time, the Globes are giving a best podcast trophy. The inaugural nominees are 鈥淎rmchair Expert With Dax Shepard,鈥� 鈥淐all Her Daddy,鈥� 鈥淕ood Hang With Amy Poehler,鈥� 鈥淭he Mel Robbins Podcast,鈥� 鈥淪martLess鈥� and NPR’s 鈥淯p First.鈥�
Many of those nominees aren’t exactly outsiders to Hollywood. But they’ll mingle with a wide array of stars that the Globes, long known for packing their red carpet with A-listers, were sure to nominate.
Those include Timothee Chalamet, nominated for his performance in 鈥淢arty Supreme,鈥� Jennifer Lawrence (鈥淒ie My Love鈥�), Julia Roberts (鈥淎fter the Hunt鈥�), Tessa Thompson (鈥淗edda鈥�), Jeremy Allen White (鈥淪pringsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere鈥�), Emma Stone (鈥淏ugonia鈥�), Ethan Hawke (鈥淏lue Moon鈥�) and the two stars of 鈥淭he Smashing Machine,鈥� Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt.
After a series of controversies for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the group that previously put on the ceremony, the Globes were sold in 2023 to Todd Boehly’s Eldridge Industries and Dick Clark Productions, a part of Penske Media. A new, larger voting body of more than 300 people now vote on the awards, which moved from NBC to CBS
is returning as host to the Jan. 11 Globes, airing on CBS and streaming on Paramount+. This past January, Glaser won good reviews for her first time emceeing the ceremony. Ratings were essentially unchanged, slightly dipping to 9.3 million viewers, according to Nielsen, from 9.4 million in 2024.
will receive the Cecil B. DeMille Award in a separate prime-time special airing Jan. 8. will be honored with the Carol Burnett Award.
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