At The 2024 Golden Globes: We’re Rooting for Everybody, Everything Black

Here’s a list of the 2024 Golden Globe Black Nominees. The ceremony airs live on Sunday, Jan. 7 on CBS.

Da’Vine Joy Randolph at The Critics Choice Association Celebration of Cinema & Television: Honoring Black, Latino and AAPI Achievements on December 4, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. Photo: Getty Images Gilbert Flores/Variety

On Sunday, Jan. 7, the 81st annual Golden Globes will take place.

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Airing on CBS, the event will be hosted by comedian Jo Koy who will officially usher in the first major awards show of the new year. And while Hollywood’s biggest and best are set to be in attendance—because y’all know how we do it on this side—we root for everybody Black.

And it’s in that vein that we’d like to showcase the handful of nominees who could take home the gold(en) prize!

Let’s start with the lovely lady pictured above: Da’Vine Joy Randolph. Nominated for her role in “The Holdovers,” this frontrunner is up for Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture.

Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy: “American Fiction”

Written and directed by Cord Jefferson, “American Fiction” stars Jeffrey Wright as Monk, a frustrated novelist who’s fed up with the establishment profiting from “Black” entertainment that relies on tired and offensive tropes. To prove his point, Monk uses a pen name to write an outlandish “Black” book of his own, a book that propels him to the heart of hypocrisy and the madness he claims to disdain.

The critically acclaimed film also stars Issa Rae, Tracee Ellis Ross, Erika Alexander and Sterling K. Brown.

Best Motion Picture – Animated: “Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse”

Nominated for Best Motion Picture-Animated, “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” follow Brooklyn’s full-time, friendly neighborhood Spider-Man (voiced by Shameik Moore) as he’s catapulted across the Multiverse, where he encounters a team of Spider-People charged with protecting its very existence. However, when the heroes clash on how to handle a new threat, Miles finds himself pitted against the other Spiders. He, alongside Gwen Stacy, must soon redefine what it means to be a hero so he can save the people he loves most.

The film is also up for Cinematic and Box Office Achievement.

Best Motion Picture – Animated: “Wish”

Nominated for Best Motion Picture- Animated, “Wish” tells the classic Disney tale of Asha (voiced by Tony Award winner Ariana Debose), who makes a wish so powerful that it’s answered by a cosmic force, a little ball of boundless energy called Star. With Star’s help, Asha must save her kingdom from King Magnifico and prove that when the will of one courageous human connects with the magic of the stars, wondrous things can happen.

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama: Colman Domingo

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For his role as little known queer civil rights activist Bayard Rustin in the Netflix film “Rustin,” Colman Domingo is nominated for Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture–Drama.

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy: Fantasia Barrino-Taylor

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For her lead role as “Celie” in the Blitz Bazawule-directed “The Color Purple,” Fantasia Barrino-Taylor is nominated for Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture–Musical or Comedy.

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy: Jeffrey Wright

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For his lead role as Thelonius “Monk” Ellison in “American Fiction,” Jeffrey Wright is nominated for Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture–Musical or Comedy.

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture: Danielle Brooks

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For her role as “Sofia” in the Blitz Bazawule-directed film, “The Color Purple,” Danielle Brooks is nominated for Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture alongside Da’Vine Joy Randolph.

Best Original Song- Motion Picture: “Road to Freedom” by Lenny Kravitz

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For his song “Road to Freedom” in “Rustin,” Lenny Kravitz is nominated for Best Original Song- Motion Picture.

Best Television Series-Musical or Comedy: “Abbott Elementary”

Created by Quinta Brunson and starring an all-star cast of Brunson, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Tyler James Williams, Janelle James, William Stanford Davis, Lisa Ann Walter, Christopher Petty, the school-centered mockumentary style series is nominated for Best Television Series-Musical or Comedy.

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy: Quinta Brunson

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For her lead role as Janine Teagues in “Abbott Elementary,” Quinta Brunson is nominated for Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series- Musical or Comedy.

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy: Ayo Edebiri

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For her lead role as Sydney Adamu in “The Bear,” Ayo Edebiri is nominated for Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series- Musical or Comedy.

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television: David Oyelowo

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For his lead role in “Lawmen: Bass Reeves,” David Oyelowo is nominated for Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television.

Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television: “Chris Rock: Selective Outrage”

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For his arguably controversial yet highly anticipated comedy special “Selective Outrage,” Chris Rock is nominated for Best Performance in Stand-up Comedy on Television.

Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television: “Wanda Sykes: I’m an Entertainer”

For her Netflix special “I’m an Entertainer,” Wanda Sykes is nominated for Best Performance in Stand-up Comedy on Television.

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