If you’re looking for some quality movies or series to put on your watch list, take inspiration from this year’s Golden Globe nominees and winners.
MOVIES
The Fabelmans
Not only did this coming-of-age story win Best film – drama, but it earned Steven Spielberg a Golden Globe for Best Director too.
Growing up in post-World War II era Arizona, young Sammy Fabelman aspires to become a filmmaker as he reaches adolescence, but soon discovers a shattering family secret and explores how the power of films can help him see the truth.
Check out these other nominees for Best film – drama:
Avatar: The Way of Water
Elvis
Tár
Top Gun: Maverick
The Banshees of Inisherin
Starring Colin Farrell and Brendon Gleeson, this movie set in Ireland took out three Golden Globes: Best film – musical or comedy, Best Actor – musical or comedy for Colin Farrell and best screenplay.
Two lifelong friends find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their relationship, with alarming consequences for both of them.
Check out these other nominees for Best film – musical or comedy:
Babylon
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Triangle of Sadness
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
The stop-motion update of children’s classic Pinocchio won Best animated film and stars Ewan McGregor as Cricket, David Bradley as Geppetto, and Gregory Mann as Pinocchio.
Check out these other nominees for Best animated film:
Inu-Oh
Marcel the Shell With Shoes On
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Turning Red
Argentina, 1985
Argentina, 1985 is inspired by the true story of public prosecutors Julio Strassera, and Luis Moreno Ocampo, who dared to investigate and prosecute Argentina’s bloodiest military dictatorship in 1985. It won best non-English language film.
Check out these other nominees for Best non-English language film:
RRR (India)
All Quiet on the Western Front (Germany)
Close (Belgium)
Decision to Leave (South Korea)
TV SERIES
House of the Dragon
The follow-up to the epic Game of Thrones, set 172 years before the birth of Daenerys Targaryen, took out a Golden Globe for Best TV series – drama.
Check out these other nominees for Best TV series – drama:
Better Call Saul
The Crown
Ozark
Severance
Abbott Elementary
This heartwarming series, which follows a group of teachers brought together in one of the worst public schools in the country due to their love teaching, took out Best TV series – musical or comedy. It also earned Tyler James Williams a Globe for Best supporting actor in a TV series and Quinta Brunson won for Best actress in a TV series – musical or comedy.
Check out these other nominees for Best TV series – musical or comedy:
The Bear
Hacks
Only Murders in the Building
Wednesday
The White Lotus: Sicily
This social satire set in a tropical resort follows the exploits of various guests and employees as they unleash their worst, most privileged impulses over the span of a week.
It won Best limited series, anthology series or TV movie and Jennifer Coolidge won Best supporting actress in a limited series or TV movie. Apparently her hilarious and sweaty acceptance speech gave away the ending, so you might want to avoid watching that on socials.
Check out these other nominees for Best limited series, anthology series or TV movie:
Black Bird
Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Pam and Tommy
The Dropout
ACTORS AND ACTRESSES
If you want to check out some stellar performances from your favourite actors and actresses, this list will delight.
Angela Bassett, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Best supporting actress)
Amanda Seyfried, Dropout (Best actress in a limited series or TV movie)
Austin Butler, Elvis (Best actor – drama)
Cate Blanchett, Tár (Best actress – drama)
Colin Farrell, The Banshees of Inisherin (Best actor – musical or comedy)
Evan Peters, Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (Best actor in a limited series or TV movie)
Jeremy Allen White, The Bear (Best actor in a TV series – musical or comedy)
Julia Garner, Ozark (Best supporting actress in a TV series)
Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All at Once (Best supporting actor)
Kevin Costner, Yellowstone (Best actor in a TV series – drama)
Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All at Once (Best actress – musical or comedy)
Paul Walter Hauser – Black Bird (Best supporting actor in a limited series or TV movie)
Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary (Best actress in a TV series – musical or comedy)
Tyler James Williams – Abbott Elementary (Best supporting actor in a TV series)
Zendaya, Euphoria (Best actress in a TV series – drama)
