#MeToo revenge thriller
Promising Young Woman in particular exceeded expectations, with recognition for best drama, director, screenplay and actress for Carey Mulligan.
Mulligan will compete with Viola Davis for 1920s blues drama
Nomadland, which swept the prizes at the Venice and Toronto festivals and is the pick of many experts for overall best picture.
In the acting categories, late
Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman was also nominated for
Ma Rainey s Black Bottom.
But he missed out on a second posthumous nod for
Da 5 Bloods - which failed to snare any nominations, despite the choice of director Spike Lee s children as this year s Globes ambassadors, and a widely praised lead performance by Delroy Lindo.