HBO, ‘People v. O.J. Simpson’ and newcomers reap TV Golden Globe nominations

Cable powerhouses HBO and FX, armed with the buzziest series on TV such as “Game of Thrones” and “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story,” respectively, dominated the 74th annual Golden Globe nominations. The Hollywood Foreign Press Assn., which bestows the Globes, also saluted several freshman series on traditional networks as well as streaming services.

Though the Golden Globes have routinely honored new and original programming, a large crop of newcomers, including HBO’s “Westworld” and “Insecure,” NBC’s “This Is Us,” FX’s “Atlanta,” and Netflix’s “The Crown” and “Stranger Things” made solid showings, scoring in several marquee categories.

Four of the five nominees in the best TV series, drama category are shows that launched this year. One of the most veteran series in the comedy or musical category is ABC’s “black-ish,” which is in the midst of its third season.

The nods to the new shows were even more impressive in an era that FX chief John Landgraf and others have labeled as “Peak TV,” in which an avalanche of original scripted shows — many featuring A-list talent — has crowded the TV spectrum.

HBO received 14 Golden Globe nominations, the most of any network. The windfall was propelled by “Westworld,” which notched three nominations, and “Game of Thrones,” which scored two nominations and also won the Emmy this year for outstanding drama. Both shows are nominated for best TV series, drama.

FX’s juggernaut “The People v. O.J Simpson: American Crime Story,” which won multiple Emmy Awards this year including limited series or TV movie, continued its winning streak in capturing five Golden Globe nominations, the most of any series. The project, which revolved around the behind-the-scenes tensions of Simpson’s murder trial, is nominated for limited series or movie made for television.

Globe nominees from “Simpson” include Courtney B. Vance (lead actor), who played defense attorney Johnnie Cochran; Sarah Paulson (lead actress), who played prosecutor Marcia Clark; and Sterling K. Brown (supporting actor), who played prosecutor Christopher Darden. All three won Emmys for their portrayals.

Also nominated in the supporting actor category is John Travolta, who played defense attorney Robert Shapiro.

Providing competition for “Simpson” is AMC’s “The Night Manager,” which notched four nominations, including limited series or movie, actor (Tom Hiddleston), supporting actress (Olivia Colman) and supporting actor (Hugh Laurie).

Rounding out the limited series or movie category are ABC’s “American Crime,” Starz’s “The Dresser” and HBO’s “The Night Of.”

Vance and Hiddleston will compete in the category of lead actor in a limited series or movie against Riz Ahmed and John Turturro (both of “The Night Of”), and Bryan Cranston (HBO’s “All the Way”).

Nominated with Paulson in the lead actress, limited series category is Felicity Huffman (ABC’s “American Crime”), Kerry Washington (HBO’s Confirmation”), Riley Keough (Starz’s “The Girlfriend Experience”) and Charlotte Rampling (BBC America’s “London Spy.”)

Amazon’s “Transparent,” which made history last year as the first online series to win best series, drama or comedy, scored another Globe nomination for TV series, musical or comedy, and will face off against HBO’s “Veep,” which has won two consecutive Emmys for comedy series.

Also nominated for TV series, musical or comedy are “Atlanta,” Amazon’s “Mozart in the Jungle,” and “black-ish.”

Rami Malek of USA Network’s “Mr. Robot,” who won this year’s Emmy for best actor in a drama, is nominated for lead actor, drama, along with Bob Odenkirk (“Better Call Saul”), Matthew Rhys (“The Americans”), Liev Schreiber (“Ray Donovan”) and Billy Bob Thornton (“Goliath”).

The entries for best actress, drama was one of the Globe’s most intriguing categories. Tatiana Maslany of “Orphan Black, who won the previous Emmy for lead actress in a drama, was snubbed, while Keri Russell of “The Americans” is the sole Emmy nominee this year to earn a Golden Globe nomination.

Other nominees for best actress, drama, include Evan Rachel Wood (“Westworld”), Caitriona Balfe (“Outlander”), Winona Ryder (“Stranger Things”) and Claire Foy (“The Crown”).

Rachel Bloom of “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” the previous Golden Globe winner for TV actress, comedy or musical, is nominated again, along with Emmy winner Julia Louis-Dreyfus (“Veep”), Sarah Jessica Parker (“Divorce”), Gina Rodriguez (“Jane the Virgin”), Tracee Ellis Ross (“black-ish”) and Issa Rae (“Insecure”).

The nominees for lead actor, comedy or musical, are led by Jeffrey Tambor of “Transparent,” who has won a Golden Globe and two Emmys for lead actor in a comedy for his portrayal of a transgender woman.

Other nominees include Anthony Anderson (“black-ish”), Donald Glover (“Atlanta”), Gael Garcia Bernal (“Mozart in the Jungle”), and Nick Nolte (“Graves”).

greg.braxton@latimes.com