# NYU Alumni Earn 15 Golden Globe Nods

1 Press Releases December 14, 2015 ![Golden Globe Awards logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/golden-globe-article.jpg?itok=DFIhy5cM)>

Fifteen members of the NYU alumni community were among the nominees in nine categories when the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced its nominations for the 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards on December 10, 2015. All nominees heralded from the Tisch School of the Arts with the exception of Aziz Ansari, an alumnus of the Stern School of Business.

Hollywood’s second highest film honors, the Golden Globes are watched by film industry insiders as an indicator of what could be in store at the Oscar ceremonies in February. The 2016 Golden Globe Awards will air Sunday, January 10, 2016 on NBC from 8-11 p.m. eastern time, with host Ricky Gervais. Below is a full list of all alumni nominees, categories and projects:

**Best Motion Picture - Drama**
*The Revenant*
Steve Golin '76 (Kanbar, F&TV), producer
Brett Ratner '90 (BFA, Kanbar, F&TV), executive producer

*Spotlight*
Michael Bederman '95 (BFA, Kanbar, F&TV), executive producer
Steve Golin '76 (Kanbar, F&TV), producer

**Best Motion Picture - Animated**
*Anomalisa*
Charlie Kaufman '80 (BFA, Kanbar, F&TV), director, screenwriter, producer

**Best Television Series - Drama**
*Game of Thrones*
Greg Spence ’88 (BFA, Kanbar, Film & TV), producer, co-producer

*Mr. Robot*
Sam Esmail ’98 (BFA, Kanbar, Film & TV), director, writer, executive producer
Steve Golin ’76 (Kanbar, Film & TV), executive producer

**Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy**
*Orange is the New Black*
Stephen Falk ’94 (BFA, Drama), co-executive producer

**Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy**
Rachel Bloom ’09 (BFA, Drama)
*Crazy Ex-Girlfriend*

Gina Rodriguez ’06 (BFA, Drama)
*Jane the Virgin*

**Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy**
Aziz Ansari ’04 (BS, Stern School of Business)
*Master of None*

**Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television**
*American Horror Story: Hotel*
Jessica Sharzer ’02 (MFA, Kanbar, Film & TV), co-execuctive producer/supervising producer

*Fargo*
Joel Coen ’78 (BFA, Kanbar, F&TV), executive producer

**Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television**
Lady Gaga (Drama)
*American Horror Story: Hotel*

Felicity Huffman ’88 (BFA, Drama)
*American Crime*

**Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series, or Motion Picture made for Television**
Maura Tierney ’89 (BFA, Drama)
*The Affair*## ​Press Contact:

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