Golden Globes nominations 2018: Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon up for gongs as Big Little Lies dominates

The hit TV series picked up six nominations 
Emma Powell12 December 2017
The Weekender

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Big Little Lies looks set to win big at the 75th annual Golden Globes with the hit TV show scooping six nominations.

The series is in contention for Best Television Limited Series and Best Supporting Actor for Alexander Skarsgard, while Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman will go head to head for Best Actress for their roles as Madeline Mackenzie and Celeste Wright respectively.

Netflix’s The Crown is up for Best Television Series, Drama with Claire Foy, who plays Queen Elizabeth II nominated for Best Actress. But Foy will face tough competition from Outlander’s Caitriona Balfe, The Deuce’s Maggie Gyllenhaal, Katherine Langford for 13 Reasons Why and Elisabeth Moss for The Handmaid’s Tale.

The coveted Best Picture gong will be fought over by Call Me by Your Name, Dunkirk, The Post, The Shape of Water and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.

Posh parents: from left, Shailene Woodley, Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman in Big Little Lies
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Timothée Chalamet, Daniel Day-Lewis, Tom Hanks, Gary Oldman and Denzel Washington will battle it out for Best Actor while Jessica Chastain, Sally Hawkins, Frances McDormand, Meryl Streep and Michelle Williams are in contention for the female equivalent.

A slew of British stars will be hoping to bring back awards with Dame Helen Mirren and Dame Judi Dench nominated for their roles in The Leisure Seeker and Victoria & Abdul respectively, while Freddie Highmore is up for his role in The Good Doctor.

Royal nod: Claire Foy plays the Queen in The Crown
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Christopher Plummer has been nominated for the role in which he replaced Kevin Spacey. Plummer jumped on to All the Money in the World after Spacey was accused of several sexual harassment allegations.

The recipient of the prestigious Cecil B. DeMille life achievement award is yet to be announced, but names including Julie Andrews and Tom Hanks are among the favourites to follow in the footsteps of last year’s winner Meryl Streep.

Presenters Alfre Woodard, Garrett Hedlund, Kristen Bell, and Sharon Stone were on hand to announce this year’s nominations on Monday.

US comedian Seth Meyers will play host at the ceremony on January 7.

Full list of nominees:

Best Picture – Drama

Call Me by Your Name

Dunkirk

The Post

The Shape of Water

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama

Timothée Chalamet – Call Me by Your Name

Daniel Day-Lewis – Phantom Thread

Tom Hanks – The Post

Gary Oldman – Darkest Hour

Denzel Washington – Roman J. Israel, Esq.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama

Jessica Chastain – Molly’s Game

Sally Hawkins – The Shape of Water

Frances McDormand – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Meryl Streep – The Post

Michelle Williams – All the Money in the World

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

Willem Dafoe – The Florida Project

Armie Hammer – Call Me by Your Name

Richard Jenkins – The Shape of Water

Christopher Plummer – All the Money in the World

Sam Rockwell – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

Mary J. Blige – Mudbound

Hong Chau – Downsizing

Allison Janney – I, Tonya

Laurie Metcalf – Lady Bird

Octavia Spencer – The Shape of Water

Best Director , Motion Picture - Drama

Guillermo del Toro – The Shape of Water

Martin McDonagh – Three Billboards

Christopher Nolan – Dunkirk

Ridley Scott – All the Money In the World

Steven Spielberg – The Post

Best Original Song – Motion Picture

Home – Ferdinand

Mighty River – Mudbound

Remember Me – Coco

The Star – The Star

This Is Me – The Greatest Showman

Best Picture – Comedy or Musical

The Disaster Artist

Get Out

The Greatest Showman

I, Tonya

Lady Bird

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

Steve Carell – Battle of the Sexes

Ansel Elgort – Baby Driver

James Franco – The Disaster Artist

Hugh Jackman – The Greatest Showman

Daniel Kaluuya – Get Out

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

Judi Dench – Victoria & Abdul

Helen Mirren – The Leisure Seeker

Margot Robbie – I, Tonya

Saoirse Ronan – Lady Bird

Emma Stone – Battle of the Sexes

Best Television Series – Drama

The Crown

Game of Thrones

The Handmaid’s Tale

Stranger Things

This is Us

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama

Sterling K. Brown – This is Us

Freddie Highmore – The Good Doctor

Bob Odenkirk – Better Call Saul

Liev Schreiber – Ray Donovan

Jason Bateman – Ozark

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama

Caitriona Balfe – Outlander

Claire Foy – The Crown

Maggie Gyllenhaal – The Deuce

Katherine Langford – 13 Reasons Why

Elisabeth Moss – The Handmaid’s Tale

Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Big Little Lies

Fargo

Feud: Bette and Joan

The Sinner

Top of the Lake: China Girl

Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Robert De Niro – The Wizard of Lies

Jude Law – The Young Pope

Kyle MacLachlan – Twin Peaks

Ewan McGregor – Fargo

Geoffrey Rush – Genius

Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Jessica Biel – The Sinner

Nicole Kidman – Big Little Lies

Jessica Lange – Feud: Bette and Joan

Susan Sarandon – Feud: Bette and Joan

Reese Witherspoon – Big Little Lies

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Alfred Molina – Feud

Alexander Skarsgard – Big Little Lies

David Thewlis – Fargo

David Harbour – Stranger Things

Christian Slater – Mr. Robot

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Laura Dern – Big Little Lies

Ann Dowd – The Handmaid’s Tale

Chrissy Metz – This is Us

Michelle Pfeiffer – The Wizard of Lies

Shailene Woodley – Big Little Lies

Best Animated Film

The Boss Baby

The Breadwinner

Ferdinand

Coco

Loving Vincent

Best Television Series – Comedy

Black-ish

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Master of None

SMILF

Will & Grace

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy

Anthony Anderson – Black-ish

Aziz Ansari – Master of None

Kevin Bacon – I Love Dick

William H. Macy – Shameless

Eric McCormack – Will and Grace

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy

Pamela Adlon – Better Things

Alison Brie – Glow

Issa Rae – Insecure

Rachel Brosnahan – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Frankie Shaw – SMILF

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