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By Ian Youngs
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image captionLeft-right: Gary Oldman in Mank, Chadwick Boseman and Viola Davis in Ma Rainey s Black Bottom, and Olivia Colman in The Crown
The nominations for the Golden Globe awards will be announced later, belatedly firing the starting gun for this year s Hollywood awards season.
The Globes are second in importance to the Oscars and mark the first major ceremony in the calendar, but have been delayed this year because of Covid-19.
British stars like Olivia Colman, Carey Mulligan, Sir Anthony Hopkins and Sacha Baron Cohen are tipped for nominations.
Viola Davis, Meryl Streep and the late Chadwick Boseman are in contention too.
Outlander and stars snubbed from Golden Globe nomination list
Fans have been left disappointed after the show failed to scoop a nomination this year.
Sam Heughan and Caitriona Balfe miss out on Golden Globe nomination (Image: Outlander Starz/Instagram)
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Critically-acclaimed royal drama The Crown and Canadian comedy series Schitt s Creek dominated the television categories at the 2021 Golden Globes nominations. The nominations for the Globes, which marks the beginning of Hollywood award season that culminates with the Oscars, were announced by actors Taraji P Henson and Sarah Jessica Parker virtually. It was a big day for streamer Netflix as it amassed 20 nominations across the TV categories with nods for the fourth season of The Crown and smash-hit series The Queen s Gambit . The Crown roared to the top of all TV candidates with six nominations, including lead acting nods for Olivia Coleman, Emma Corrin and Josh O Connor as well as supporting nods to Gillian Anderson and Helena Bonham Carter.