The nostalgic musical “La La Land” will hope to dance away as an Oscar front-runner Sunday night when it takes a leading seven nominations into the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards, but the spotlight could be stolen by the dramas “Moonlight,” which has six nominations, and “Manchester by the Sea,” with five.
Director Kenneth Lonergan’s “Manchester by the Sea” and Barry Jenkins’ “Moonlight” are both nominated for best motion picture drama, along with Mel Gibson’s “Hacksaw Ridge,” David Mackenzie’s “Hell or High Water” and Garth Davis’ “Lion.”
“La La Land,” directed by Damien Chazelle, leads the nominees for best musical/comedy film, but will be challenged by Mike Mills’ “20th Century Women,” Tim Miller’s “Deadpool,” Stephen Frears’ “Florence Foster Jenkins” and John Carney’s “Sing Street.”
The film’s other nominations were for Ryan Gosling for best actor, Emma Stone for best actress, best director for Chazelle, best score, best original song and best screenplay. The jazz-infused musical has been the darling of many critics and widely expected to do well at the Oscars. It picked up a best picture win at the Critics’ Choice Awards in December, along with seven other awards.
“Moonlight” is another critical favorite, with nods for Jenkins for best director and screenplay, best original score and nominations in the supporting acting categories for Mahershala Ali for his portrayal of a drug dealer-father figure and for Naomie Harris, who plays the lead character Chiron’s drug-addicted mother.
Though Denzel Washington’s adaptation of August Wilson’s “Fences” didn’t get a best picture nod, Washington is nominated for best actor for his role as a former baseball star turned garbage collector, as is Viola Davis for her supporting role as his wife.
Other best acting nominees in the drama category are Casey Affleck for his portrayal of an uncle forced to adopt his teen nephew in “Manchester by the Sea,” Joel Edgerton for his half of a 1960s interracial couple fighting for their love in “Loving,” Andrew Garfield as a conscientious objector in “Hacksaw Ridge” and Viggo Mortensen as a free-spirited father in “Captain Fantastic.”
The nominees for best actress in a drama are Amy Adams as a translator for alien beings in “Arrival,” Jessica Chastain as a ruthless lobbyist in “Miss Sloane,” Isabelle Huppert for her portrayal of a rape victim in “Elle,” Ruth Negga as the quietly defiant wife in “Loving” and Natalie Portman for her role as first lady in “Jackie.”
Joining Stone with nominations for best actress in a musical/comedy are Annette Bening for “20th Century Women,” Lily Collins in Warren Beatty’s “Rules Don’t Apply,” Hailee Steinfeld for “The Edge of Seventeen” and Meryl Streep for her opera-singing heiress in “Florence Foster Jenkins.”
Streep, who will also receive the 2017 Cecil B. DeMille Award during the ceremony, has been nominated a record 30 times and won eight Golden Globes.
The best acting nominees in a musical or comedy are Colin Farrell for “The Lobster,” Ryan Gosling for “La La Land,” Hugh Grant for “Florence Foster Jenkins,” Jonah Hill for “War Dogs” and Ryan Reynolds for “Deadpool.”
Directors of three of the five best dramas — Gibson, Jenkins and Lonergan — also garnered nominations for helming the pictures, joining Chazelle as well as Tom Ford, who scored a directing nomination for his work on “Nocturnal Animals.”
The Golden Globes are often viewed as predictive of Oscar nominations, but the record is mixed. Since the Hollywood Foreign Press Association divided the film category into two formats for the Golden Globes in 1963, 64 percent of the films that ended up with best picture Academy Awards had first received a Golden Globe.
The Golden Globe drama winner has gone on to win a best picture Oscar 27 of 53 times. The musical/comedy winner has won seven times at the Oscars.
Other supporting actress nominees are Nicole Kidman for “Lion,” Octavia Spencer for “Hidden Figures” and Michelle Williams for “Manchester by the Sea.”
Other actors nominated for their supporting roles are Jeff Bridges for “Hell or High Water,” Simon Helberg for “Florence Foster Jenkins,” Dev Patel for “Lion” and Aaron Taylor-Johnson for “Nocturnal Animals.”
The contenders for best animated motion picture are “Kubo and the Two Strings,” “Moana,” “My Life as a Zucchini,” “Sing” and “Zootopia.”
Best foreign film picks are the French films “Divines” and “Elle” and a joint Iran/France submission, “The Salesman,” “Neruda” from Chile and “Toni Erdmann” from Germany.
Writers chosen for best screenplay alongside Chazelle and Jenkins are Ford and Lonergan as well as Taylor Sheridan for “Hell or High Water.”
Best original song nominees are Justin Timberlake’s “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” from the animated movie “Trolls,” “La La Land’s” “City of Stars,” Stevie Wonder’s “Faith” from “Sing,” “Gold” from the movie of the same name and Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “How Far I’ll Go” from “Moana.”
Best original scores nominated were composed by Nicholas Britell, “Moonlight,” Justin Hurwitz, “La La Land,” Johann Johannsson, “Arrival,” Dustin O’Halloran and Hauscka, “Lion” and the team of Hans Zimmer, Pharrell Williams and Benjamin Wallfisch, “Hidden Figures.”
On the television side of the awards, “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story” leads with five nominations, while “The Night Manager” has four.
Best comedy series nominees are “Atlanta,” “Black-ish,” “Mozart in the Jungle,” “Transparent” and “Veep.” Up for the drama series prize are “The Crown,” “Game of Thrones, Stranger Things,” “This Is Us” and “Westworld.”
Nominees in the best television limited series or motion picture made for television category are “American Crime,” “The Dresser,” “The Night Manager,” “The Night Of” and “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story.”
Competing for best actress in a TV drama will be Caitriona Balfe in “Outlander,” Claire Foy in “The Crown,” Keri Russell in “The Americans,” Winona Ryder in “Stranger Things” and Evan Rachel Wood for “Westworld.”
Comedy actress nominees are Rachel Bloom for “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” Julia Louis-Dreyfus for “Veep,” Sarah Jessica Parker for “Divorce,” Issa Rae for “Insecure,” Gina Rodriguez for “Jane the Virgin” and Tracee Ellis Ross for “Black-ish.”
Anthony Anderson is nominated for comedy actor for “Black-ish,” along with Gael Garcia Bernal for “Mozart in the Jungle,” Donald Glover for “Atlanta,” Nicke Nolte for “Graves” and Jeffrey Tambor for “Transparent.”
For drama actor, nominees are Rami Malek for “Mr. Robot,” Bob Odenkirk for “Better Call Saul,” Matthew Rhys for “The Americans,” Live Schreiber for “Ray Donovan” and Billy Bob Thornton for “Goliath.”
Actresses vying for best performance in a limited series or motion picture made for television are Felicity Huffman for “American Crime,” Riley Keough for “The Girlfriend Experience,” Sarah Paulson for “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story,” Charlotte Rampling for “London Spy” and Kerry Washington for her role as Anita Hill in “Confirmation.”
“The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story” also has a limited series nomination for Courtney B. Vance as defense attorney Johnnie Cochran. Vance will compete with Riz Ahmed, an accused murderer in “The Night Of” and John Turturro, who plays Ahmed’s lawyer, as well as Bryan Cranston for his portrayal of Lyndon B. Johnson in “All the Way” and Tom Hiddleston as a James Bond-like character in “The Night Manager.”
The Simpson trial series pits two actors against one another in the supporting acting category, with Sterling K. Brown nabbing a nomination for his role as prosecutor Christopher Darden and John Travolta recognized for his portrayal of defense attorney Robert Shapiro in the limited series. Other actors hoping to win this category include Hugh Laurie, the villain of “The Night Manager,” John Lithgow for “The Crown” and Christian Slater for “Mr. Robot.”
The only other nomination garnered by the once-dominant “Game of Thrones” — which had a record-breaking year at the Emmys — was for supporting actress Lena Headey, who plays the ruthless Cersei Lannister. Other supporting actress nominees on the television side are Olivia Colman, “The Night Manager,” Thandie Newton for her otherworldly role on the futuristic “Westworld” and both Chrissy Metz and Mandy Moore for NBC’s “This Is Us.”
The Golden Globes will be presented at the Beverly Hilton, in a ceremony hosted by comedian and “Tonight Show” host Jimmy Fallon.
Here is a complete list of nominations for the 74th annual Golden Globe Awards:
BEST MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA
— “Hacksaw Ridge”
— “Hell or High Water”
— “Lion”
— “Manchester by the Sea”
— “Moonlight”
BEST MOTION PICTURE, MUSICAL OR COMEDY
— “20th Century Women”
— “Deadpool”
— “Florence Foster Jenkins”
— “La La Land”
— “Sing Street”
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA
— Amy Adams, “Arrival”
— Jessica Chastain, “Miss Sloane”
— Isabelle Huppert, “Elle”
— Ruth Negga, “Loving”
— Natalie Portman, “Jackie”
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE, MUSICAL OR COMEDY
— Annette Bening, “20th Century Women”
— Lily Collins, “Rules Don’t Apply”
— Hailee Steinfeld, “The Edge of Seventeen”
— Emma Stone, “La La Land”
— Meryl Streep, “Florence Foster Jenkins”
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN AM MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA
— Casey Affleck, “Manchester by the Sea”
— Joel Edgerton, “Loving”
— Andrew Garfield, “Hacksaw Ridge”
— Viggo Mortensen, “Captain Fantastic”
— Denzel Washington, “Fences”
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
— Mahershala Ali, “Moonlight”
— Jeff Bridges, “Hell or High Water”
— Simon Helberg, “Florence Foster Jenkins”
— Dev Patel, “Lion”
— Aaron Taylor-Johnson, “Nocturnal Animals”
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
— Viola Davis, “Fences”
— Naomie Harris, “Moonlight”
— Nicole Kidman, “Lion”
— Octavia Spencer, “Hidden Figures”
— Michelle Williams, “Manchester by the Sea”
BEST DIRECTOR, MOTION PICTURE
— Damien Chazelle, “La La Land”
— Tom Ford, “Nocturnal Animals”
— Mel Gibson, “Hacksaw Ridge”
— Barry Jenkins, “Moonlight”
— Kenneth Lonergan, “Manchester by the Sea”
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE, MUSICAL OR COMEDY
— Colin Farrell, “The Lobster”
— Ryan Gosling, “La La Land”
— Hugh Grant, “Florence Foster Jenkins”
— Jonah Hill, “War Dogs”
— Ryan Reynolds, “Deadpool”
BEST SCREENPLAY
— “La La Land”
— “Nocturnal Animals”
— “Moonlight”
— “Manchester by the Sea”
— “Hell or High Water”
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
— “Moonlight”
— “La La Land”
— “Arrival”
— “Lion”
— “Hidden Figures”
BEST ANIMATED MOTION PICTURE
— “Kubo and the Two Strings”
— “Moana”
— “My Life as a Zucchini”
— “Sing”
— “Zootopia”
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
— “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” Trolls
— “City of Stars,” La La Land
— “Faith,” Sing
— “Gold,” Gold
— “How Far I’ll Go,” Moana
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE MOTION PICTURE
— “Divines”
— “Elle”
— “Neruda”
— “The Salesman”
— “Toni Erdmann”
BEST TELEVISION SERIES, DRAMA
— “Crown”
— “Game of Thrones”
— “Stranger Things”
— “This Is Us”
— “Westworld”
BEST TELEVISION SERIES, MUSICAL OR COMEDY
— “Atlanta”
— “Black-ish”
— “Mozart in the Jungle”
— “Transparent”
— “Veep”
BEST TELEVISION LIMITED SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
— “American Crime”
— “The Dresser”
— “The Night Manager”
— “The Night Of”
— “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story”
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES, DRAMA
— Rami Malek, “Mr. Robot”
— Bob Odenkirk, “Better Call Saul”
— Matthew Rhys, “The Americans”
— Liev Schreiber, “Ray Donovan”
— Billy Bob Thornton, “Goliath”
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES, MUSICAL OR COMEDY
–Anthony Anderson, “Black-ish”
— Gael Garcia Bernal, “Mozart in the Jungle”
— Donald Glover, “Atlanta”
— Nick Nolte, “Graves”
— Jeffrey Tambor, “Transparent”
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
— Riz Ahmed, “The Night Of”
— Bryan Cranston, “All the Way”
— Tom Hiddleston, “The Night Manager”
— Courtney B. Vance, “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story”
— John Turturro, “The Night Of”
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
— Sterling K. Brown, “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story”
— Hugh Laurie, “The Night Manager”
— John Lithgow, “The Crown”
— Christian Slater, “Mr. Robot”
— John Travolta, “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story”
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TV SERIES, DRAMA
— Caitriona Balfe, “Outlander”
— Claire Foy, “The Crown”
— Keri Russell, “The Americans”
— Winona Ryder, “Stranger Things”
— Evan Rachel Wood, “Westworld”
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
— Olivia Colman, “The Night Manager”
— Lena Headey, “Game of Thrones”
— Chrissy Metz, “This Is Us”
— Mandy Moore, “This Is Us”
— Thandie Newton, “Westworld”
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
— Felicity Huffman, “American Crime”
— Riley Keough, “The Girlfriend Experience”
— Sarah Paulson, “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story”
— Charlotte Rampling, “London Spy”
— Kerry Washington, “Confirmation”
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES, MUSICAL OR COMEDY
— Rachel Bloom, “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend”
— Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “Veep”
— Sarah Jessica Parker, “Divorce”
— Issa Rae, “Insecure”
— Gina Rodriguez, “Jane the Virgin”
— Tracee Ellis Ross, “Black-ish”
—City News Service