‘The White Lotus,’ ‘Dahmer,’ and ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ Lead 2023 Golden Globe Nominees

BY JON BLISTEIN, JODI GUGLIELMI

Eeverything everywhere all at Once, White Lotus, and Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story were among the big nominees for the 2023 Golden Globe Awards, which were announced this morning, Dec. 12.

Everything Everywhere picked up six nominations, with acting nods for stars Michelle Yeoh, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Ke Huy Quan, as well as directing and screenplay recognition for filmmakers Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert. The film is also up for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, where it’ll compete against Babylon, The Banshees of Inisherin, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, and Triangle of Sadness. 

Meanwhile, two of 2022’s biggest shows, The White Lotus: Sicily and Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, will compete against each other in most of the Limited Series television categories. Both are up for Best Television Limited Series, along with Black Bird, Pam and Tommy, and The Dropout. White Lotus stars Jennifer Coolidge, Aubrey Plaza, and F. Murray Abraham all picked up acting nominations, as did Evan Peters, Richard Jenkins, and Niecy Nash-Betts for Monster.

In the Motion Picture categories, Martin McDonagh’s The Banshees of Inisherin led all nominees with eight, including Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. Its stars Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Kerry Condon, and Barry Keoghan all picked up acting nods, while McDonagh earned Best Director and Screenplay nominations, too. 

Steven Spielberg’s The Fabelmans earned five nominations, including a look for Best Motion Picture – Drama, where it will compete against Avatar: The Way of Water, Elvis, Tár, and Top Gun: Maverick. Spielberg is also for Best Director, as is McDonagh (Banshees), Kwan and Scheinert (Everything Everywhere), James Cameron (Avatar), and Bay Luhrmann (Elvis). 

Probably the most notable film nominee, however, was Brendan Fraser, who is up for Best Performance By an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama for his turn in The Whale. Fraser has a contentious history with the Globes, claiming that in 2003, then Hollywood Foreign Press Association president, Philip Berk, groped him (Berk has denied the allegation). Fraser, who’s being heralded as an awards-season front-runner for his performance in The Whale, had previously stated that he would not attend the Golden Globes if nominated. 

Over in the world of television, this year’s top nominee was ABC’s hit sitcom, Abbot Elementary, which picked up five, including Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy (it’ll compete against The Bear, Hacks, Only Murders in the Building, and Wednesday). Star and creator Quinta Brunson picked up a Best Actress in a TV Series – Musical or Comedy nomination while supporting players Janelle James, Sheryl Lee Ralph, and Tyler James Williams are also up for acting prizes. 

And in the TV Drama category, The Crown cleaned up with four nominations, including Best Television Series – Drama (it’ll compete against Better Call Saul, House of Dragon, Ozark, and Severance). Stars Imelda Staunton, Elizabeth Debicki, and Jonathan Pryce all picked up acting nominations as well. 

The Golden Globes will return on Jan. 10, 2023, with comedian Jerrod Carmichael serving as host. Last year, the show was kept off television, with NBC refusing to air the Globes following an investigation into the awards’ voting body, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.

While the HFPA has faced plenty of criticism over the years, including allegations of bribery, it was a 2021 Los Angeles Times investigation about the HFPA’s striking lack of diversity — including the fact that it had no Black members — that prompted NBC to drop the Globes. (Tom Cruise even gave back three of his awards as part of the backlash.)

Check below for the full list of nominations.

Movies

Best Picture — Drama
Avatar: The Way of Water
Elvis
The Fabelmans
Tar
Top Gun: Maverick

Best Picture — Musical or Comedy
Babylon
The Banshees of Inisherin
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Triangle of Sadness

Best Actress — Drama
Cate Blanchett, Tár
Olivia Colman, Empire of Light
Viola Davis, The Woman King
Ana de Armas, Blonde
Michelle Williams, The Fabelmans

Best Actor — Drama
Austin Butler, Elvis
Brendan Fraser, The Whale
Hugh Jackman, The Son
Bill Nighy, Living
Jeremy Pope, The Inspection

Best Actor — Musical or Comedy
Diego Calva, Babylon
Daniel Craig, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Adam Driver, White Noise
Colin Farrell, The Banshees of Inisherin 
Ralph Fiennes, The Menu

Best Actress — Musical or Comedy
Lesley Manville, Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
Margot Robbie, Babylon
Anya Taylor-Joy, The Menu
Emma Thompson, Good Luck to You, Leo Grande 
Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All at Once

Best Supporting Actress
Angela Bassett, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Kerry Condon, The Banshees of Inisherin
Jamie Lee Curtis, Everything Everywhere All at Once, 
Dolly De Leon, Triangle of Sadness
Carey Mulligan, She Said

Best Supporting Actor
Brendan Gleeson, The Banshees of Inisherin
Barry Keoghan, The Banshees of Inisherin
Brad Pitt, Babylon
Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All at Once 
Eddie Redmayne, The Good Nurse

Best Director
James Cameron, Avatar: The Way of Water
Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once 
Baz Luhrmann, Elvis
Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin 
Steven Spielberg, The Fabelmans

Best Motion Picture – Animated  
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Marcel the Shell With Shoes On
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Turning Red
Inu-Oh

Best Picture, Non-English Language
All Quiet on the Western Front
Argentina, 1985
Close
Decision to Leave
RRR

Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Todd Field, Tár 
Tony Kushner & Steven Spielberg, The Fabelmans
Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin
Sarah Polley, Women Talking

Best Original Score — Motion Picture
Alexandre Desplat, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Hildur Guðnadóttir, Women Talking 
Justin Hurwitz, Babylon
John Williams, The Fabelmans 
Carter Burwell, The Banshees of Inisherin

Best Original Song — Motion Picture
“Carolina” by Taylor Swift for Where the Crawdads Sing
“Ciao Papa” by Alexandre Desplat for Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
“Hold My Hand” by Lady Gaga and Bloodpop for Top Gun: Maverick
“Lift me up” by Tems, Ludwig Göransson, Rihanna and Ryan Coogler for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
“Naatu Naatu” by Kala Bhairava, M. M. Keeravani, Rahul Sipligunj for RRR

TV

Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Abbott Elementary
The Bear
Hacks
Only Murders in the Building
Wednesday

Best Television Series — Drama
Better Call Saul
The Crown
House of the Dragon
Ozark
Severance

Best Actress — Drama
Emma D’Arcy, House of the Dragon
Laura Linney, Ozark
Imelda Staunton, The Crown
Hilary Swank, Alaska Daily
Zendaya, Euphoria

Best Actor — Drama
Jeff Bridges, The Old Man 
Kevin Costner, Yellowstone
Diego Luna, Andor
Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
Adam Scott, Severance

Best Actor – Musical or Comedy
Donald Glover, Atlanta
Bill Hader, Barry 
Steve Martin, Only Murders in the Building 
Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building
Jeremy Allen White, The Bear

Best Actress — Musical or Comedy
Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary
Kaley Cuoco, The Flight Attendant
Jean Smart, Hacks
Selena Gomez, Only Murders in the Building
Jenna Ortega, Wednesday

Best Actor in a TV Series — Comedy
Donald Glover, Atlanta
Bill Hader, Barry
Jeremy Allen White, The Bear
Steve Martin, Only Murders in the Building
Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building

Best Actress in a Supporting Role — Musical-Comedy or Drama
Elizabeth Debicki, The Crown
Hannah Einbinder, Hacks
Julia Garner, Ozark
Janelle James, Abbott Elementary
Sheryl Lee Ralph, Abbott Elementary

Best Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Black Bird 
Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story 
Pam and Tommy 
The Dropout 
The White Lotus: Sicily 

Best Actor in a TV Series — TV Movie/Limited
Taron Egerton, Black Bird
Colin Firth, The Staircase
Andrew Garfield, Under the Banner of Heaven
Evan Peters, Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Sebastian Stan, Pam and Tommy

Best Actress in a TV Series — TV Movie/Limited
Amanda Seyfried, The Dropout
Lily James, Pam and Tommy
Jessica Chastain, George and Tammy
Julia Garner, Inventing Anna

Best Supporting Actor — TV Movie/Limited
F. Murray Abraham, The White Lotus
Domhnall Gleeson, The Patient
Paul Walter Hauser, Black Bird
Richard Jenkins, Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Seth Rogen, Pam and Tommy

Best Supporting Actress — TV Movie/Limited
Jennifer Coolidge, The White Lotus
Claire Danes, Fleishman Is in Trouble
Daisy Edgar-Jones, Under the Banner of Heaven
Niecy Nash-Betts, Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Aubrey Plaza, The White Lotus

Best Supporting Actress — Comedy or Drama
Elizabeth Debicki, The Crown
Hannah Einbinder, Hacks
Julia Garner, Ozark
Janelle James, Abbott Elementary
Sheryl Lee Ralph, Abbott Elementary

Best Supporting Actor — Comedy or Drama
John Turturro, Severance
Henry Winkler, Barry
Tyler James Williams, Abbott Elementary
Jonathan Pryce, The Crown John Lithgow, The Old Man