Golden Globes 2022: Mahershala Ali, Will Smith & Denzel Washington Will Battle it Out For Best Actor

The 2022 Golden Globes were just announced. The most exciting race will feature Mahershala Ali, Will Smith, and Denzel Washington facing off.

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) announced nominations for the 2022 Golden Globes on Monday (December 13th).

Held at The Beverly Hills Hotel, the livestream event was presided over by new HFPA president Helen Hoehne and surprise guest Snoop Dogg who both read the nominations. According to CNN, multiple media partners of the Golden Globes have opted not to participate in the 2022 ceremony, with concerns surrounding membership. In a separate report by the Los Angeles Times, it was exposed that HFPA had zero Black members.

On the Golden Globes website, in February, HFPA shared their commitment for the organization to have a more Black-inclusive future:

"We are fully committed to ensuring our membership is reflective of the communities around the world who love film, tv and the artists inspiring and educating them.  We understand that we need to bring in Black members, as well as members from other underrepresented backgrounds, and we will immediately work to implement an action plan to achieve these goals as soon as possible."

Although NBC has decided not to air the 2022 Golden Globes ceremony — which will be held on January 9th — HFPA claims to have made strides in improving their efforts to be a more diverse and inclusive organization. In a People article, the publication revealed that HFPA faced boycotts throughout Hollywood, some including Tom Cruise and Scarlett Johansson.

For the nominations, the big winners were The Power of the Dog and Belfast, which both earned seven film nominations. On the TV side, Succession — which just wrapped its third season — earned the most TV nominations, gathering five. Popular Apple shows like Ted Lasso and The Morning Show got four nominations.

The most exciting race of the year comes in the Best Actor in a Motion Picture category, where Mahershala Ali(Swan Song), Will Smith (King Richard), and Denzel Washington (The Tragedy of Macbeth) will face off for the award. (Ali and Washington won Golden Globes before; Smith has not.) In her third Golden Globes season, Issa Rae is nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy while Beyoncé has received her fourth Golden Globes nomination in Best Original Song – Film for her performance of "Be Alive" from King Richard. Hit Netflix series Squid Game has also received a nomination for Best Television Series Drama.

See the full list of nominations for the 2022 Golden Globes below.

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Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy

Anthony Anderson, black-ish

Nicholas Hoult, The Great

Steve Martin, Only Murders in the Building

Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building

Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy

Hannah Einbender, Hacks

Elle Fanning, The Great

Issa Rae, Insecure

Tracee Ellis Ross, black-ish

Jean Smart, Hacks

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama

Brian Cox, Succession

Lee Jung-jae, Squid Game

Billy Porter, Pose

Jeremy Strong, Succession

Omar Sy, Lupin

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama

Uzo Aduba, In Treatment

Jennifer Aniston, The Morning Show

Christine Baranski, The Good Fight

Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid's Tale

Mj Rodriguez, Pose

Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Paul Bettany, WandaVision

Oscar Isaac, Scenes From a Marriage

Michael Keaton, Dopesick

Ewan McGregor, Halston

Tahar Rahim, The Serpent

Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Jessica Chastain, Scenes From a Marriage

Cynthia Erivo, Genius: Aretha

Elizabeth Olsen, WandaVision

Margaret Qualley, Maid

Kate Winslet, Mare of Easttown

Best Television Series Drama

Lupin

The Morning Show

Pose

Squid Game

Succession

Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Dopesick

Impeachment: American Crime Story

Maid

Mare of Easttown

The Underground Railroad

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Jennifer Coolidge, White Lotus

Kaitlyn Dever, Dopesick

Andie MacDowell, Maid

Sarah Snook, Succession

Hannah Waddingham, Ted Lasso

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Billy Crudup, The Morning Show

Kieran Culkin, Succession

Mark Duplass, The Morning Show

Brett Goldstein, Ted Lasso

Oh Yeong-su, Squid Game

Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy

The Great

Hacks

Only Murders in the Building

Reservation Dogs

Ted Lasso

FILM

Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

Cyrano

Don't Look Up

Licorice Pizza

Tick, Tick ... Boom!

West Side Story

Best Motion Picture – Drama

Belfast

CODA

Dune

King Richard

The Power of the Dog

Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language

Compartment No. 6

Drive My Car

The Hand of God

A Hero

Parallel Mothers

Best Screenplay – Motion Picture

Paul Thomas Anderson, Licorice Pizza

Kenneth Branagh, Belfast

Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog

Adam McKay, Don't Look Up

Aaron Sorkin , Being the Ricardos

Best Original Song – Motion Picture

"Be Alive" from King Richard - Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Dixson

"Dos Orugitas" from Encanto - Lin-Manuel Miranda

"Down to Joy" from Belfast - Van Morrison

"Here I Am (Singing My Way Home)" from Respect - Jamie Alexander Hartman, Jennifer Hudson, Carole King

"No Time to Die" from No Time to Die - Billie Eilish, Finneas O'Connell

Best Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture

Ben Affleck, The Tender Bar

Jamie Dornan, Belfast

Ciarán Hinds, Belfast

Troy Kotsur, CODA

Kodi Smit-McPhee, The Power of the Dog

Best Actress in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture

Caitríona Balfe, Belfast

Ariana DeBose, West Side Story

Kirsten Dunst, The Power of the Dog

Aunjanue Ellis, King Richard

Ruth Negga, Passing

Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

Leonardo DiCaprio, Don't Look Up

Peter Dinklage, Cyrano

Andrew Garfield, Tick, Tick ... Boom!

Cooper Hoffman, Licorice Pizza

Anthony Ramos, In the Heights

Best Motion Picture – Animated

Encanto

Flee

Luca

My Sunny Maad

Raya and the Last Dragon

Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama

Mahershala Ali, Swan Song

Javier Bardem, Being the Ricardos

Benedict Cumberbatch, The Power of the Dog

Will Smith, King Richard

Denzel Washington, The Tragedy of Macbeth

Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama

Jessica Chastain, The Eyes of Tammy Faye

Olivia Colman, The Lost Daughter

Nicole Kidman, Being the Ricardos

Lady Gaga, House of Gucci

Kristen Stewart, Spencer

Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

Marion Cotillard, Annette

Alana Haim, Licorice Pizza

Jennifer Lawrence, Don't Look Up

Emma Stone, Cruella

Rachel Zegler, West Side Story

Best Director – Motion Picture

Kenneth Branagh, Belfast

Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog

Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Lost Daughter

Steven Spielberg, West Side Story

Denis Villeneuve, Dune

Best Original Score

The French Dispatch

Encanto

The Power of the Dog

Parallel Mothers

Dune