Mazel tov to our favorite show of 2020,Unorthodox! The hit limited series about a woman who leaves her Brooklyn Hasidic community to in order build a new life in Berlin isup for two big Golden Globes awards: Best Actress in a Limited Series for the luminous star, Shira Haas, and Best Limited Series. Suchnaches!
The show previously landed director Anna Wingeran Emmy,and it also garnered seven additionalnominationsfor the award.
If you’re kvelling and loved the series as much as we did, we’ve got a trove of delightfulUnorthodoxcontent for you to revisit. Here’s aninterviewwith the former hasid who made sure the show was accurate. We also have two interviews with amazing creators of the show: one about theJudaism in the showand another abouthow motherhood influenced its creation(we are a Jewish parenting site, after all!). We also decreedUnorthodoxthebest Jewish show of 2020. (You can also readan interview with Haason our sister site,阿尔玛.) We also have some recommendations ofthings to watchif you loved the show.
Of course,Unorthodoxwasn’t the only Jewish (or Jew-ish) show to receive Golden Globe nods.Schitt’s Creekwas awarded five nominations, including ones for co-creators, stars, and Jewish father-son team:Eugene Levy and Dan Levy.
Aaron Sorkin’sTrial of the Chicago 7有三个提名,其中包括一个用于Jewish creator and one for the star, Sacha Baron Cohen, who played Jewish activistAbbie Hoffman.
Cohen was also nominated for Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical Movie forBorat Subsequent Moviefilm.The movie — which featured a poignant but controversial scene witha Holocaust survivor— was also nominated for Best Comedy. I like!
Al Pacino was also nominated for his role as a big shot Nazi hunter in Amazon Prime’sHunters.
Other Jewish stars nominated include our fave adorable Jewish dad,Andy Samberg(Palm Springs),Julia Garner(Ozark), andJane Levy(Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist).Josh O’Connor and Helena Bonham Carter, who have somefascinating Jewish heritage,were also nominated for their roles inThe Crown.
Mazel tov to all the nominees!
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