Golden Globes Predictions: Best TV Actress (Limited Series/TV Movie)

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Golden Globes Predictions: Best TV Actress (Limited Series/TV Movie) – Anya Taylor-Joy’s Gambit to Take On Nicole Kidman and Cate Blanchett
By Michael Schneider
Jan. 14, 2021

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AWARDS COMMENTARY:
Superstars Nicole Kidman and Cate Blanchett will face off with up-and-comers like Anya Taylor-Joy, Shira Haas, and Michaela Coel in an extremely competitive category for best actress in a limited series or TV movie. Kidman is an HFPA favorite, having won four Globes as a performer — including this category for “Big Little Lies.” But last year, HFPA made sure to balance the nomination roster with newer performers like Kaitlyn Dever and Joey King, alongside household names such as Helen Mirren and Michelle Williams (who eventually won, for “Fosse/Verdon”).

Lazy loaded image — **Anya Taylor-Joy, “The Queen’s Gambit”Phil Bray/Netflix**

AND THE PREDICTED NOMINEES ARE:

Anya Taylor-Joy
"The Queen's Gambit" (Netflix)
GLOBES HISTORY: Never nominated
ROLE: Beth Harmon

Cate Blanchett
"Mrs. America" (FX)
GLOBES HISTORY: 10 nominations, 3 wins (1999's "Elizabeth," 2008's "I'm Not There," 2014's "Blue Jasmine")
ROLE: Phyllis Schlafly
Nicole Kidman
"The Undoing" (HBO)
GLOBES HISTORY: 14 nominations, 4 wins (1996's "To Die For," 2002's "Moulin Rouge," 2003's "The Hours," 2018's "Big Little Lies")
ROLE: Grace Fraser
Shira Haas
"Unorthodox" (Netflix)
GLOBES HISTORY: Never nominated
ROLE: Esther Shapiro
Michaela Coel
"I May Destroy You" (HBO)
GLOBES HISTORY: Never nominated
ROLE: Arabella

NEXT IN LINE:

Kerry Washington
"Little Fires Everywhere" (Hulu)
GLOBES HISTORY: 2 nominations
ROLE: Mia Warren

Daisy Edgar-Jones
"Normal People" (Hulu)
GLOBES HISTORY: Never nominated
ROLE: Marianne

Reese Witherspoon
"Little Fires Everywhere" (Hulu)
GLOBES HISTORY: 6 nominations, 1 win (2006's "Walk the Line")
ROLE: Elena Richardson

Octavia Spencer
"Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker" (Netflix)
GLOBES HISTORY: 3 nominations, 1 win (2012's "The Help")
ROLE: Madam C.J. Walker/Sarah Breedlove

Michelle Dockery
"Defending Jacob" (Apple TV Plus)
GLOBES HISTORY: 1 nomination
ROLE: Laurie Barber

ALSO IN CONTENTION:

Sian Clifford, “Quiz” (AMC)
Rosario Dawson, “Briarpatch” (USA)
Zoe Kazan, “The Plot Against America” (HBO)
Ellie Kemper, “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend” (Netflix)
Kate Mara, “A Teacher” (FX on Hulu)
Bette Midler, “Coastal Elites” (HBO)
Sonoya Mizuno, “Devs” (FX)
Amanda Peet, “Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story” (USA)
Heidi Schreck, “What the Constitution Means to Me” (Amazon Prime Video)
Yvonne Strahovski, “Stateless” (Netflix)

2021 Golden Globes Predictions (TV)

2020-2021 Golden Globes Awards Timeline

Deadline for submission of Golden Globe Motion Picture and Television entry forms – Nov. 30, 2020
Deadline for Television nomination ballots to be mailed to all HFPA members by Ernst & Young – Dec. 30, 2020
Deadline for receipt of Television nomination ballots by Ernst & Young at 8:00 p.m. ET / 5:00 p.m. PT – Jan. 12, 2021
Deadline for Motion Picture nomination ballots to be mailed to all HFPA members by Ernst & Young at 8:00 p.m. ET / 5:00 p.m. PT – Jan. 13, 2021
The final screening date for Motion Pictures – Jan. 26, 2021
The final date for Motion Picture press conferences – Jan. 27, 2021
Deadline for receipt of Motion Picture nomination ballots by Ernst & Young at 3:00 p.m. ET / 12:00 p.m. PT – Jan. 30, 2021
Nominations for the 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards announced at 8:00 a.m. ET / 5:00 a.m. PT – Feb. 3, 2021
Final ballots mailed to all HFPA members by Ernst & Young – Feb. 23, 2021
78th Annual Golden Globe Awards will air live coast to coast at 8:00 p.m. ET / 5:00 p.m. PT on NBC from The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California – Feb. 28, 2021