9 Jews To Look Out For at The Golden Globes

By Anne Cohen January 7, 2015

As we all get ready to worship at the altar of Amy Poehler and Tina Fey on Sunday, take a moment to check out which of your favorite Jewish actors/directors/writers are being honored by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.

The 72nd Annual Golden Globes Awards will air at 8 p.m. (EST) on NBC on Jan. 11, 2015. Good luck to all members of the tribe!

Jake Gyllenhaal

Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama — ”Nightcrawler”

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV Movie — “The Honorable Woman”

Joaquin Phoenix

Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical — ”Inherent Vice”

Liev Schreiber

Best Actor in a TV Series, Drama — ”Ray Donovan”

Louis C.K.

Best Actor, TV Series Comedy — ”Louie”

Jeffrey Tambor

Best Actor, TV Series Comedy — ”Transparent”

Julianna Margulies

Best Actress in a TV Series, Drama — “The Good Wife”

Lena Dunham

Best Actress in a TV Series, Comedy — ”Girls”

Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Best Actress in a TV Series, Comedy — ”Veep”

And let’s not forget the Jew-iest films/TV shows…

“Ida”
Best Foreign-Language Film — Poland, Denmark

“Transparent”
Best TV Series, Comedy or Musical — Amazon Instant Video

“Girls”
Best TV Series, Comedy or Musical — HBO

Anne Cohen was the Forward’s deputy digital media editor. When she’s not looking for the secret Jewish history of Voodoo in New Orleans, or making lists about Ruth Bader Ginsburg, she writes for The Assimilator. She graduated from the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism with an M.S. magazine concentration in 2012.

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