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03rd Feb 2021

Normal People receives Golden Globes nominations, but none for Paul Mescal

Rory Cashin

Paul Mescal

Brendan Gleeson also picked up a nomination for his turn as Donald Trump.

Normal People has received a Golden Globes nomination for Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture made for Television, in a packed category against The Queen’s Gambit, Small Axe, The Undoing, and Unorthodox.

The Irish show has also picked up an acting nomination, with Daisy Edgar-Jones picking up a Best Actress nod alongside Cate Blanchett (Mrs. America), Shira Haas (Unorthodox), Nicole Kidman (The Undoing), and Anya Taylor-Joy (The Queen’s Gambit).

Meanwhile, Brendan Gleeson has been nominated for Best Supporting Actor in a Television role, for his performance as Donald Trump in The Comey Rule.

He’ll be up against John Boyega (Small Axe), Daniel Levy (Schitt’s Creek), Jim Parsons (Hollywood), and Donald Sutherland (The Undoing).

As well as that, Irish movie Wolfwalkers has been nominated for Best Animated Movie, going up against Onward, Soul, Over The Moon, and The Croods: A New Age.

The Golden Globes will be co-hosted virtually by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler on Sunday, February 28, and you can check out the full list of nominees right here.

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