The Banshees of Inisherin leads 2023 Golden Globes nominations

By Darren Lyn

HOUSTON, US (AA) - The Irish film The Banshees of Inisherin headlined the 2023 Golden Globes nominations Monday, leading the field with the most nods.

The dark comedy about friends in 1920s Ireland is up for eight nominations, including Best Motion Picture (musical or comedy) and writing and directing nominations for Martin McDonagh.

The Searchlight Pictures film's four stars also received acting nods: Colin Farrell (Best Actor), Kerry Condon (Best Supporting Actress) and Brendan Gleeson and Barry Keoghan (Best Supporting Actor).

A24's sci-fi comedy-drama Everything Everywhere All at Once was next in line with six nominations, including Best Motion Picture (musical or comedy).

The film's star, Michelle Yeoh, received a Best Actress nomination, as did Jamie Lee Curtis for Best Supporting Actress. Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert were nominated for Best Director.

Paramount Pictures' Babylon, a comedy-drama film about 1920s Hollywood, picked up five nominations, including Best Motion Picture (musical or comedy), Best Actress (Margot Robbie), Best Actor (Diego Calva) and Best Supporting Actor (Brad Pitt).

Universal Pictures' The Fabelmans, a coming-of-age story based on Steven Spielberg's early movie career, also earned five nominations, including Best Motion Picture (drama), Best Screenplay (Spielberg and Tony Kushner), Best Director (Spielberg) and Best Actress (Michelle Williams).

Searchlight Pictures led the film distributors with 12 nominations, followed by A24 with 10 and Netflix with nine.

On the television side of the 80th Golden Globes nominations, the ABC sitcom Abbott Elementary picked up five nominations, including Best TV Series (musical or comedy), Best Actress (Quinta Brunson), Best Supporting Actress (Janelle James and Sheryl Lee Ralph) and Best Supporting Actor (Tyler James Williams).

Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, the Netflix drama about serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, received four nominations, as did Hulu's Pam & Tommy and Netflix's The Crown.