Over the past year, we as a society have collectively been spoiled with a variety of thoughtful, conversation-provoking Jewish entertainment and performances by Jewish actors that range from heartwarming and funny to gut-wrenching and anxiety-inducing. Now, with Golden Globe award nominations out today, it seems that this award season is going to highlight many of these Jewish stories and storytellers.
There’s Jesse Eisenberg’s “A Real Pain” a movie he wrote, directed and starred in based on his own experience dealing with his family’s Holocaust trauma; and “The Brutalist,” an epic historical drama about a Holocaust survivor crushed by American capitalism, which received seven nominations. There’s the hottest TV show of the year “Nobody Wants This,” about a hot rabbi played by Adam Brody navigating an interfaith relationship. And who could forget Mikey Madison‘s star turn in “Anora”? Or that Timothée Chalamet is playing legendary Jewish folk musician Bob Dylan in “A Complete Unknown”?
The 82nd Golden Globe Awards, hosted by Nikki Glaser, will air on Jan. 5, 2025 on CBS and Paramount+. But until then, here are all the Jewish nominees for the Golden Globes:
Best Motion Picture – Drama
“The Brutalist” (A24)
“A Complete Unknown” (Searchlight Pictures)
“September 5” (Paramount Pictures)
Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
“A Real Pain” (Searchlight Pictures)
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Adrien Brody (“The Brutalist”)
Timothée Chalamet (“A Complete Unknown”)
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Mikey Madison (“Anora”)
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Jesse Eisenberg (“A Real Pain”)
Gabriel Labelle (“Saturday Night“)
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Jesse Eisenberg (“A Real Pain”)
Best Original Score – Motion Picture
Daniel Blumberg (“The Brutalist”)
Hans Zimmer (“Dune: Part Two”)
Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy
“Nobody Wants This” (Netflix)
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Drama
Jake Gyllenhaal (“Presumed Innocent”)
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Adam Brody (“Nobody Wants This”)
Jason Segel (“Shrinking”)
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role on Television
Hannah Einbinder (“Hacks”)
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role on Television
Harrison Ford (“Shrinking”)
Ebon Moss-Bachrach (“The Bear”)
Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television
Seth Meyers (“Seth Meyers: Dad Man Walking”)*
Adam Sandler (“Adam Sandler: Love You”)
*Though Seth Meyers has some Jewish ancestry, he does not identify as Jewish. However, his wife and children are Jewish. As this stand-up special is predominantly about them, it feels worth mentioning on this list.
