Promising Young Woman makes a splash at Golden Globes

Full list of film nominations revealed

by Jennie Kermode

Promising Young Woman
Promising Young Woman Photo: Courtesy of Sundance Institute

Emerald Fennell's Promising Young Woman has been a surprise success in this year's Golden Globes nominations, a contender for Best Picture - Drama and Best Director despite being a first feature and proving controversial on the festival circuit. Fennell is one of three women to receive nominations for Best Director, a category which has been criticised for being almost exclusively male throughout the lengthy history of the awards, which are seen as the most important ones in the industry apart from the Oscars.

Other films doing well include Mank, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom and Borat Subsequent Moviefilm. In a year which has seen critics, like audiences, approaching films in a very different way from usual, these are now clear contenders for the biggest awards of them all.

Those film nominations in full:-

Best Motion Picture – Drama

Best Director – Motion Picture

Best Performance By An Actress In A Motion Picture – Drama

Best Performance By An Actor In A Motion Picture – Drama

Best Motion Picture – Musical Or Comedy

Best Performance By An Actress In A Motion Picture – Musical Or Comedy

Best Performance By An Actor In A Motion Picture – Musical Or Comedy

Best Motion Picture – Animated

Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language

Best Performance By An Actress In A Supporting Role In Any Motion Picture

Best Performance By An Actor In A Supporting Role In Any Motion Picture

Best Screenplay – Motion Picture

Best Original Score – Motion Picture

Best Original Song – Motion Picture

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