The British are coming! The Night Manager and The Crown collect haul of Golden Globe nods as a horde of UK stars receive acting nominations

While most fans focus on the Golden Globe Awards celebrating the cream of Hollywood talent, the Brits are proving, once again, to be a formidable force.

TV shows The Night Manager and The Crown - which have proved to be popular with audiences and critics alike - have attracted a haul of acting nominations.

The Night Manager's Tom Hiddleston, Hugh Laurie and Olivia Colman have received main cast and supporting nods, while The Crown's Claire Foy has been nominated for her efforts as a young Queen Elizabeth II in the new Netflix series.

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Vying: The Night Manager's Hugh Laurie will be competing in TV's supporting actor category

Honours: The Night Manager co-stars Tom Hiddleston, left, and Olivia Colman, right, have each earned Golden Globe acting nominations for their efforts on the acclaimed TV show

Lena Headey - famed for her role as Cersei Lannister on Game Of Thrones - has also been given recognition for her role on the show, pitching her against fellow Brits Thandie Newton (Westworld) and Charlotte Rampling (London Spy).

Lily Collins, who received Best Actress nod in the Motion Picture Musical or Comedy category for Rules Don't Apply, took to Instagram to share a shot of herself crying at the news.

Next to the image, which showed her covering her mouth as she shed tears, the Surrey-born beauty wrote: 'The moment your mom captures you being nominated for your first Golden Globe. Priceless. I still can't breathe.'

'Beyond honored, thankful, and proud,' the daughter of veteran rocker Phil Collins added. 'This can't be real!'

And while UK stars put represented strongly in the TV categories, they also did well in film, with Hugh Grant (Florence Foster Jenkins), Dev Patel (Lion) and American-born, Surrey-raised Andrew Garfield (Hacksaw Ridge) getting Best Actor nods.

 Oxbridge-educated Bond beauty Naomie Harris (Moonlight) and Aaron Taylor Johnson (Nocturnal Animals) were also among those hailing from British shores getting acting nominations. 

 The nominations were announced on Monday, with musical La La Land - led by Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling - picked up nods in almost all major film categories outside the Drama nominees.

2017 GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS NOMINATIONS - TELEVISION 

Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Sarah Paulson, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story (FX)

Felicity Huffman, American Crime (ABC)

Kerry Washington, Confirmation (HBO)

Riley Keough, The Girlfriend Experience (Starz)

Charlotte Rampling, London Spy (BBC America) 

Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television 

Courtney B. Vance, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story (FX)

Riz Ahmed, The Night Of (HBO)

John Turturro, The Night Of (HBO)

Tom Hiddleston, The Night Manager (AMC)

Bryan Cranston, All the Way (HBO)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama

Winona Ryder, Stranger Things (Netflix)

Claire Foy, The Crown (Netflix)

Evan Rachel Wood, Westworld (HBO)

Caitriona Balfe, Outlander (Starz)

Keri Russell, The Americans (FX) 

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama

Rami Malek, Mr. Robot (USA)

Matthew Rhys, The Americans (FX)

Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul (AMC)

Billy Bob Thornton, Goliath (Amazon)

Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan (Showtime) 

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy

Donald Glover, Atlanta (FX)

Gael Garcia Bernal, Mozart in the Jungle (Amazon)

Anthony Anderson, Black-ish (ABC)

Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent (Amazon)

Nick Nolte, Graves (Epix)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy

Julia Louis-Dreyfuss, Veep (HBO)

Issa Rae, Insecure (HBO)

Rachel Bloom, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (CW)

Gina Rodriguez, Jane the Virgin (CW)

Tracee Ellis Ross, Black-ish (ABC)

Sarah Jessica Parker, Divorce (HBO) 

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture made for Television

Olivia Colman, The Night Manager (AMC)

Chrissy Metz, This Is Us (NBC)

Lena Headey, Game of Thrones (HBO)

Mandy Moore, This Is Us (NBC)

Thandie Newton, Westworld (HBO) 

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture made for Television

Sterling K. Brown, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story (FX)

John Travolta, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story (FX)

Hugh Laurie, The Night Manager (AMC)

John Lithgow, The Crown (Netflix)

Christian Slater, Mr. Robot (USA)

Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story (FX)

The Night Manager (AMC)

The Night Of (HBO)

The Dresser (Starz)

American Crime (ABC) 

Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy

Transparent (Amazon)

Atlanta (FX)

Veep (HBO)

Black-ish (ABC)

Mozart in the Jungle (Amazon) 

 Best Television Series - Drama

Game of Thrones (HBO)

Stranger Things (Netflix)

The Crown (Netflix)

Westworld (HBO)

This Is Us (NBC)  

One feels honoured: Claire Foy, seen with her co-star Jared Harris, has been nominated for her portrayal of a young Queen Elizabeth II in acclaimed TV series The Crown

The film picked up acting nominations for its leads Stone and Gosling in the Musical Or Comedy categories, as well as Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Best Director for Damien Chazelle, Best Original Screenplay, Best Original Score, and Best Song.

Other big nominees include Moonlight (six nominations), Manchester by the Sea (five nominations) and TV movie The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story (five nominations). 

La La Land harks back to Tinseltown's golden era of big musicals, with Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling playing an odd couple who find themselves house-sitting after a string of personal disasters and swept the board at the Critics' Choice Awards on Sunday.

The list of potential winners were revealed at dawn in Beverly Hills by Don Cheadle, Laura Dern and Anna Kendrick and are decided by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA).

This year's nominations break tradition and come before those of the revered Screen Actors Guild, making the Golden Globes nods the biggest indicator of you will be up for Hollywood's most-sought after prize, the Academy Award.

 The 74th Golden Globe Awards will air live from the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills on Sunday, January 8 and will be hosted by Jimmy Fallon.  

Out of this world: Thandie Newton has received a Best Actress nod for her role in the popular new TV show Westworld

Ice queen: Lena Headey's turn as Cersei Lannister on ratings juggernaut Game Of Thrones will see her vying for a Best Actress trophy in January

Emotional: She took to Instagram to share a shot of herself as she learned of her nomination

2016 GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS NOMINATIONS - FILM

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture Drama  

Amy Adams (Arrival)

Jessica Chastain (Miss Sloane)

Ruth Negga (Loving)

Natalie Portman (Jackie) 

Isabelle Huppert (Elle)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture Drama 

Casey Affleck (Manchester By The Sea) 

Joel Edgerton (Loving)

Andrew Garfield (Hacksaw Ridge)

Viggo Mortensen (Captain Fantastic) 

Denzel Washington (Fences)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy  

Colin Farrell (The Lobster) 

Ryan Gosling (La La Land) 

Hugh Grant (Florence Foster Jenkins)

Jonah Hill (War Dogs)

Ryan Reynolds (Deadpool)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy 

Annette Bening (20th Century Women)

Lily Collins (Rules Don't Apply)

Hailee Steinfeld (The Edge of Seventeen)

Emma Stone (La La Land)

Meryl Streep (Florence Foster Jenkins) 

Best Screenplay Motion Picture 

La La Land

Nocturnal Animals

Moonlight

Manchester By The Sea

Hell or High Water

 Best Original Song Motion Picture 

“Can’t Stop The Feeling,” Trolls

“City of Stars,” La La Land

“Faith,” Sing

“Gold,” SIng 

“How Far I’ll Go,” Moana

 Best Motion Picture - Drama 

Hacksaw Ridge

Hell or High Water

Lion

Manchester By The Sea

Moonlight

Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy 

20th Century Women

Deadpool

Sing Street

Florence Foster Jenkins

La La Land

Best Motion Picture - Animated 

Kubo and the Two Strings

Moana

My Life as a Zucchini

Sing

Zootopia

Best Motion Picture - Foreign Language  

Divines

Elle

Neruda

The Salesman

Toni Erdmann 

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture  

Viola Davis (Fences)

Naomie Harris (Moonlight) 

Nicole Kidman (Lion) 

Octavia Spencer (Hidden Figures)

Michelle Williams (Manchester by the Sea)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture 

Jeff Bridges (To Hell and High Water)

Simon Helberg (Florence Foster Jenkins)

Dev Patel (Lion)

Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Nocturnal Animals)

Mahershala Ali (Moonlight)

Best Director Motion Picture  

Damien Chazelle (La La Land) 

Tom Ford (Nocturnal Animals) 

Mel Gibson (Hacksaw Ridge)

Barry Jenkins (Moonlight)

Kenneth Lonergan (Manchester By The Sea)

Best Original Score Motion Picture 

Moonlight

La La Land

Arrival

Lion

Hidden Figures

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