The Golden Globes add 2 new categories of TV supporting actors

The Golden Globes will have two more awards to hand out when the show returns to television next year. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) has split a category, turning two potential supporting actor television awards into four, the organization announced Wednesday.

The four new categories are: Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series/Musical-Comedy or Drama; Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series/ Musical-Comedy or Drama; Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series/Anthology or Movie Made for Television; and Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series/Anthology or Television Movie.

Previously, the show only had two awards: Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or TV Movie and Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries, TV Movie.

Nominations will be announced on Monday, December 12, and winners will be announced on Tuesday, January 10 at a ceremony televised live on NBC and Peacock from the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, marking the show’s return to broadcast. following a wide-ranging, year-long industry boycott over lack of diversity and stalled reforms at the HFPA.

Under the rules put in place last year, when the awards show ran entirely through social media, there will be no mandatory movie screenings and movie and TV show submissions will remain voluntary for eligibility. All projects will be automatically eligible as long as they are released during the 2022 calendar year (or during the longer eligibility window applicable to non-English language films), and studios, networks and streaming services will have the option to submit their titles for consideration in specific categories, whose deadline is November 7.

The schedule for the 80th Annual Golden Globe Awards is as follows: