LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The British royal drama “The Crown,” the small town comedy “Schitt’s Creek” and the crime thriller “Ozark” led the pack of Golden Globe television nominees on Wednesday when voters ‘a hit show that hosted a streaming audience in a time of global pandemic.
Newcomers “Ted Lasso,” “The Flight Attendant” and “Emily in Paris” were also nominated for television honors by the Hollywood Foreign Media Association, the Golden Globe award recipient.
Netflix Inc came to 20 TV series announcements, more than any other network. HBO, owned by AT&T Inc, finished second with seven and Hulu Walt Disney Co won six.
Streaming TV emerged as a major entertainment source in 2020 when movie theaters closed amid COVID-19 pandemics as people spent more time at home. Netflix added more customers in one year than ever before, reaching 203.7 million subscribers worldwide, while Disney + jumped to 86 million.
“The greatest gift of playing Emily has been bringing a sense of escapism and fun at a time when we all needed it most,” said Lily Collins, star of “Emily in Paris,” which is in the Netflix series featuring a young woman hired to View American to a French marketing company.
“The Queen’s Gambit” on Netflix, starring Anya Taylor-Joy as a talented chess player who fights against drugs and alcohol, will compete in the limited series against HBO’s “The Undoing.” “Unorthodox” by Netflix and others.
In addition to “The Crown,” Netflix “Ozark” and “Ratched,” TV drama contestants include a Disney + “Star Wars” production “The Mandalorian,” featuring the famous Baby Yoda character and the HBO horror series “Lovecraft Country. ”
Contestants for the best comedy or TV music include the Apple TV + feel good series “Ted Lasso,” starring Jason Sudeikis as a charming American football coach hired to lead an English football team.
The series’ executive producer and co-creator, Bill Lawrence, said that “Ted Lasso” was written in the hope that audiences could welcome an exhibition with “basic kindness and hope.”
“Communication, whether political or on social media, can be so subtle and clumsy and meaningless,” Lawrence said. “It was kind of therapeutic for us all to work on and write about a group of people who embrace hope and forgiveness and empathy.”
“Ted Lasso” will compete with “Schitt’s Creek,” which swept Emmys last year, HBO Max’s murder comedy “The Flight Attendant,” “Emily in Paris” and “The Great. ”
The winners of the Golden Globes will be announced at a televised concert hosted by actors Tina Fey and Amy Poehler on 28 February.
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