Supervisor Elham AbolFateh
Editor in Chief Mohamed Wadie

Selena Gomez Earns First-Ever Golden Globes Acting Nomination


Mon 12 Dec 2022 | 11:19 PM
Selena Gomez
Selena Gomez
Yara Sameh

American singer-actress Selena Gomez received her first-ever Golden Globe nomination for acting.

She earned recognition in the Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series—Musical or Comedy category for her role as Mabel Mora in "Only Murders in the Building". 

Mayan Lopez and Selenis Leyva announced Monday the nominees for the 80th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills.

Selena Gomez

Joining the singer in the category are Abbott Elementary's Quinta Brunson, The Flight Attendant's Kaley Cuoco, Wednesday's Jenna Ortega, and Hacks' Jean Smart.

Gomez won't be the only Arconia resident heading to the ceremony. Her co-stars Steve Martin and Martin Short are also up in the Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series–Musical or Comedy for their respective roles as Charles-Haden Savage and Oliver Putnam, and the Hulu hit is a contender for Best Television Series–Musical or Comedy.

"Only Murders in the Building" garnered four nominations, becoming one of the most-nominated television series of the year.

The series follows closely behind "Abbott Elementary", which tops the list with five nods) and tying with "Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story", "Pam & Tommy", and "The White Lotus".

The 80th annual Golden Globe Awards, hosted by Jerrod Carmichael, is set to air live from the Beverly Hilton on Tuesday, Jan. 10, at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on NBC and Peacock.