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THE COLLECTIVE
2021 GOLDEN GLOBE FINAL PREDICTIONS:
BEST TV SUPPORTING ACTRESS
UPDATED: Feb. 24, 2021
AWARDS COMMENTARY:
Should there be a “The Crown” sweep at this year’s Golden Globes — a real possibility — Gillian Anderson might be a part of that. She earned quite a bit of attention for her turn as the Iron Lady, former UK prime minister Margaret Thatcher, in this year’s “The Crown,” including some wonderfully chilly scenes opposite Olivia Colman as Queen Elizabeth II. But as usual, the supporting categories in TV are a hodgepodge, and so she’s up against Annie Murphy from “Schitt’s Creek,” as well as “The Crown” co-star Helena Bonham Carter and “Ozark” standout Julia Garner. Less likely is “Ratched” star Cynthia Nixon, although she has earned six nominations over the years.

AND THE PREDICTED WINNER IS:
Gillian Anderson
"
The Crown
" (Netflix)
GLOBES HISTORY
: 6 nominations, 1 win (1997's "The X-Files")
ROLE
: Margaret Thatcher
RUNNERS UP:
Annie Murphy
"
Schitt's Creek
" (Pop TV)
GLOBES HISTORY
: 1 nomination
ROLE
: Alexis Rose
Julia Garner
"Ozark
" (Netflix)
GLOBES HISTORY
: 1 nomination
ROLE
: Ruth Langmore
Helena Bonham Carter
"The Crown" (Netflix)
GLOBES HISTORY
: 9 nominations
ROLE
: Princess Margaret
Cynthia Nixon
"Ratched" (Netflix)
GLOBES HISTORY
: 6 nominations
ROLE
: Gwendolyn Briggs
2021 Golden Globes Final Predictions (TV)
- Best TV Series (Drama)
- Best TV Series (Comedy or Musical)
- Best TV Movie/Limited Series
- Best TV Actress (Drama)
- Best TV Actor (Drama)
- Best TV Actress (Comedy)
- Best TV Actor (Comedy)
- Best TV Actress (Limited Series/TV Movie)
- Best TV Actor (Limited Series/TV Movie)
- Best TV Supporting Actress
- Best TV Supporting Actor
2020-2021 Golden Globes Awards Timeline
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- 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
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2021 Golden Globes Predictions (Film)
- Best Motion Picture – Drama
- Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical
- Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language
- Best Motion Picture – Animated
- Best Actor in a Motion Picture (Drama)
- Best Actor in a Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical)
- Best Actress in a Motion Picture (Drama)
- Best Actress in a Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical)
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
- Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
- Best Director – Motion Picture
About the Golden Globes
The Golden Globes Awards, hosted by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, is held annually with 93 members since 1944. The group recognizes excellence in film and television, across drama and comedy or musical categories. “Mad Men” and “The X-Files” hold the record for most wins as best drama, at three each, while “All in the Family” has won the most awards for best comedy/musical, with four wins. Carol Burnett has the record for most TV nominations, at 13 (she won five), while Alan Alda has the most TV wins, with 6 (out of 12 nominations).