By AFRO Staff
Hollywood is ready to party as the Golden Globes return for its annual boozy celebration of film and television’s biggest names.
The 81st annual GLobes begins at 8 p.m. Eastern on Jan. 7 and will air live on both coasts on CBS, which is available with an antenna or through cable and satellite providers. It’s the first time the network is airing the show since the early 1980s.
Several Black entertainers are among those who earned nods for their work in film and television and are up for awards at the show.
“American Idol” winner Fantasia Barrino was nominated for Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Musical or Comedy for her turn as Celie in “The Color Purple,” a role she also played in the Broadway show’s original production. Meanwhile, co-star Danielle Brooks, who reprises the role of Sofia for which she earned a Tony nomination in 2016, is up for Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role.
On the male side, veteran actor Jeffrey Wright was nominated for Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Musical or Comedy for his leading role in the satiric “American Fiction.”
Colman Domingo, who also starred in “The Color Purple,” was recognized for his embodiment of civil rights icon Bayard Rustin in the eponymous “Rustin,” earning a nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama. The civil rights drama, which showed the work and controversy behind the organization of the 1965 March on Washington, also garnered a nomination for Best Original Song for rocker Lenny Kravitz for his “Road to Freedom.”
In the world of television, Quinta Brunson and Ayo Edebiri earned nods for their work in “Abbott Elementary” and “The Bear,” respectively; and David Oyelowo received a nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture made for Television for his role in “Lawmen: Bass Reeves.”
Black stand-up comedians also joined the list of nominees for their television specials: Trevor Noah, “Where Was I”; Chris Rock, “Selective Outrage” and Wanda Sykes, “I’m an Entertainer.”
In addition to the live show airing on CBS, viewers can stream the Globes, though watching it live requires a specific subscription. Paramount+ users with the Showtime add-on can stream the Globes live. Without that, Paramount+ will offer the show to subscribers the next day. They can also be watched through live TV streaming services that include CBS in their lineup, like Hulu + Live TV, YouTube TV and FuboTV.
Among films, “Barbie” is the top nominee this year, followed closely by “Oppenheimer,” reflecting the way the Globes split top film winners into two groups.
Films nominated for best motion picture drama include “Oppenheimer,” Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon,” Bradley Cooper’s “Maestro,” Celine Song’s “Past Lives,” Justine Triet’s “Anatomy of a Fall” and Jonathan Glazer’s “The Zone of Interest.”
In the best motion picture musical or comedy category, “Barbie” was joined by Ben Affleck’s “Air,” Cord Jefferson’s “American Fiction,” Alexander Payne’s “The Holdovers,” Todd Haynes’ “May December” and Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Poor Things.”
“Succession” was the top-nominated television program, with nine nods including for series stars Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong, Sarah Snook and Kieran Culkin, followed by Hulu’s “The Bear.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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