LOS ANGELES - Irish black comedy "The Banshees of Inisherin" topped the Golden Globes nominations as the scandal-struck Hollywood award show attempts to rebuild its reputation following last year's boycott by A-listers and studios.
The movie from Disney-owned Searchlight Pictures picked up a whopping eight nods, including nominations for its star Colin Farrell, director Martin McDonagh, and for best comedy or musical -- the most achieved by any film since "Cold Mountain" back in 2003.
Surreal sci-fi "Everything Everywhere All at Once" earned six nominations, while raucous Hollywood Golden Age drama "Babylon" and Steven Spielberg's deeply personal "The Fabelmans" took five each.
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which organises the film and television awards, has scrambled to reform itself since long-harboured criticisms of the group's practices went public in early 2021.
Tinseltown completely distanced itself from the Globes last January over members' lack of diversity, alleged corruption and lack of professionalism, and the show took place behind closed doors.
Brendan Fraser, who was nominated Monday for his starring role in "The Whale," a drama about a morbidly obese man, has already said he will not attend the awards.
Tom Cruise, who was widely seen as a strong contender in the acting categories this awards season for his lead role in "Top Gun: Maverick," was overlooked by Globes voters.
Cruise last year returned his three Golden Globes to the HFPA in protest at its behaviour.
Along with Spielberg's "The Fabelmans" and "Top Gun: Maverick," other films nominated for best drama included Baz Luhrmann's rock-and-roll biopic "Elvis," and James Cameron's eagerly awaited "Avatar" sci-fi sequel.
"Tar," which stars Cate Blanchett as a ruthless classical conductor, took the final drama spot.
In comedy or musical "Banshees," "Everything Everywhere" and "Babylon" were joined by whodunnit sequel "Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery" and Cannes festival Palme d'Or-winner "Triangle of Sadness."
No female movie directors were nominated this year. Spielberg, Cameron, Luhrmann and McDonagh will vie with "Everything Everywhere" directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert.
A-listers among the acting nominees included Daniel Craig ("Glass Onion") Hugh Jackman ("The Son") Angela Bassett ("Black Panther: Wakanda Forever") and Olivia Colman ("Empire of Light.")
Danielle Deadwyler's powerful performance as the mother of 14-year-old lynching victim Emmett Till in "Till" was among the morning's most surprising omissions.
On the television side, comedy "Abbott Elementary" led with five nominations, while Netflix's British royals drama "The Crown" was among several shows earning four nods.