The Golden Globes can be a strange beast, often honoring those overlooked by the likes of the Emmys and the Oscars. With a new crop of talent creating a bevy of buzz-worthy TV shows this year, these are the newcomers and underdogs we're crossing our fingers and toes for on Monday morning when the nominees for the 2017 Golden Globes are announced...
Leave it to our favorite fast-talking mother-daughter duo to buck the trend of disappointing revivals, bringing back the beloved series for a four-episode Netflix outing that felt necessary, earned and comforting. It's nostalgia done right and the Globes better serve it the nomination (and coffee) it deserves.
Lauren Graham and Kelly Bishop were the real MVPs of Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life. The two slipped back into their roles seamlessly and really stepped it up, delivering an emotional arc—both together and separate—that really carried the revival. A rare occurrence: a TV revival that actually improves a show's legacy and a lot of credit goes to these two.
It would be a travesty if the breakout hit of the fall season is not nominated in the Best Drama category, especially considering the Globes penchant for recognizing newcomers.
Just give Sterling K. Brown two trophies now: one for his breakout role as Christopher Darden on American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson, managing to outshine heavy-hitters like Cuba Gooding Jr. and John Travolta, and the other for This Is Us' Randall, the heart at the center of the Big Three. Dare we say Brown is the most authentic actor currently on TV? Oh, we dare!
Technically, they were never really gone, but 2016 is the year that Milo Ventimiglia and Mandy Moore both broke out big-time thanks to This Is Us, which features TV's new golden married couple, Jack and Rebecca. She brings the pipes, he does the push-ups, and we do all the crying.
Hey, Stranger Things have happened than a 12-year-old being nominated for a Golden Globe. (See what we did there?) Who knew someone could say so much with so little words?
Oh, and we'll also take a nomination for the nostalgia-fueled Netflix hit series with a side of Eggo waffles, please and thank you.
Listen, it's Donald Glover's world and we're all just living it. 2016 was the year the Community star finally broke out because of his stellar FX show, that he created and stars in...and 2017 is the year he's going to become a household name, thanks to his casting as Young Lando Calrissian in the yet-to-be-titled Han Solo Star Wars film and his role in Spider-Man: Homecoming.
Just give the Saturday Night Live standout the award now. (And we wouldn't mind her getting a nom for Ghostbusters, too. All hail Holtzman!)
Like Rachel Bloom and Gina Rodriguez before her, Issa Rae should get the Best Actress in a Comedy nod for her fiercely funny performance (in front of and behind the camera) for her critically acclaimed HBO comedy. She is one to watch.
We will not rest until Grant Gustin is recognized for her work as Barry Allen on the CW show, and we really hope the voters take pity on us because we do not nearly have the same stamina as the Flash.
Marnie, Marnie, Marnie! Love her or hate her, you can't take your eyes of Girls' most polarizing character, with Williams delivering her best work yet in the series' penultimate season (especially in the haunting standout "The Panic in Central Park"), which was arguably its best.
As late-night's reigning female host, Samantha Bee not only broke up the boy's club that's been plaguing the format since its inception—she completely took over. As the host of TBS' Full Frontal, Bee proved to be the incisive voice we needed in this especially tumultuous year of politics. Delivering her weekly sermon not from behind a desk, but simply standing before her flock, she capitalizes on her anger over the insanity going on around all of us and consistently reminds that she just might be the smartest (and sanest) voice in the room. Take notice, HFPA.
Sure, Outlander was nominated for Best Drama and Caitriona Balfe was rightfully recognized in the Best Actress in a Drama category, but hey, what can we say, we're greedy and want more.
Call her Crazy Ex-Girlfriend's secret weapon that really shouldn't be secret anymore. Donna Lynne Champlin's voice is incredible. She's the heart of The CW's zany musical dramedy and she shoulders that role expertly.
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