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Posted: 2021-02-03T16:08:16Z | Updated: 2021-02-05T18:21:56Z

January is finally over, which means the 2021 awards season is about to begin.

On Wednesday, presenters Sarah Jessica Parker and Taraji P. Henson announced the Golden Globe Award nominations from the comfort of their own homes. Netflix received 42 nominations for their films and TV shows, including The Crown, Mank and The Queens Gambit, while distributers like Amazon , HBO and Disney earned some love, too.

But there were plenty of snubs like Spike Lees Da 5 Bloods and Meryl Streeps performance in The Prom as well as surprises, including nominations for Sias film Music and the Netflix series Emily in Paris.

The 78th Golden Globes are set to take place on Feb. 28, a date previously slated for the 2021 Oscars. Hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler will broadcast live from separate coasts , with Fey in The Rainbow Room in New York City and Poehler at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in California. Theres no news yet on whether nominees will be invited to participate in person or remotely.

HuffPost reporters broke down all the snubs and surprises of the 2021 Golden Globe nominations:

SURPRISE: Emily In Paris for Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy

Nothing against Emily in Paris , I binge-watched the heck out of it. But do I think it deserves to be nominated for a Golden Globe over the likes of Ramy, Insecure and Dead to Me? Non. The American girl in Paris story had impeccable style but very little to say. Truly odd to see it celebrated in this way. Even Bridgerton was snubbed! Leigh Blickley

SNUB: Ma Raineys Black Bottom for Best Motion Picture - Drama

With a cast of stellar actors including Viola Davis , Colman Domingo, Glynn Turman and the late Chadwick Boseman , not to mention direction by Tony Award-winning playwright George C. Wolfe, its surprising that Ma Raineys Black Bottom did not make it into the Best Drama category. Happily, Davis and Boseman were both recognized for their performances, but it would have been nice to see more noms. Based on the play by August Wilson, the film has all the trappings of the kinds of films that often make it into this category. Its a period piece, a musical biopic of sorts, and it makes some searing observations about racial politics in America in Ma Raineys time as well as today. Zeba Blay

SURPRISE: Ratched for Best Television Series - Drama

The critics might not be fawning over Ryan Murphys recent Netflix offerings, but the Globes remain ever-so-committed to the prolific creators relatively subpar series on the streaming service. So maybe it shouldnt be a surprise that the HFPA rained nominations down upon the One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest prequel series, Ratched. But, um, did they actually watch it? The eight-episode horror thriller was ridiculously campy at best (Sharon Stone and her pet monkey) and downright nonsensical at its worst, failing to reveal anything about the iconic villain played by Sarah Paulson, who it physically pains us to root against. Here is another case of Murphy prioritizing style over substance, but hey, maybe hell get it right in the *groan* already-ordered second season? Cole Delbyck