Golden Globes 2021: Kevin Bacon and Catherine Zeta-Jones to present

More names have been added to the star-studded list of presenters at the upcoming 2021 Golden Globe Awards.

Kevin Bacon, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Sterling K. Brown and Susan Kelechi Watson will be appearing to present awards to lucky recipients on February 28.

Bacon’s wife Kyra Sedgwick will join him for the honors from The Beverly Hilton Ballroom in Los Angeles and Zeta-Jones’ husband Michael Douglas will join her at The Rainbow Room in New York.

Brown will be joined by his This Is Us costar Kelechi at The Beverly Hilton.

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, Dick Clark Productions and NBC confirmed the latest group of presenters for this year’s show on Friday.

They will join previously announced presenters Renee Zellweger, Awkwafina, Kristen Wiig, Cynthia Erivo, Joaquin Phoenix and Wigg’s Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar co-star Annie Mumolo.

Wiig and Mumolo’s latest film, Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar, was released last week and some are already calling the campy film a cult classic. It comes 10 years after the pair’s hit Bridesmaids.

Double act: Bacon’s wife Kyra Sedgwick will join him for the honors from The Beverly Hilton Ballroom in Los Angeles

This year it's bicoastal: Zeta-Jones' husband Michael Douglas will join her at The Rainbow Room in New York

This year it’s bicoastal: Zeta-Jones’ husband Michael Douglas will join her at The Rainbow Room in New York

The 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards will be bicoastal for the first time with Tina Fey and Amy Poehler serving as hosts. 

Fey will host live in New York and Poehler in Beverly Hills, California.

While plans for how presenters and nominees would appear were not previously disclosed, according to Variety, the show’s producers have asked all award presenters to appear in person at either location.

All nominees, meanwhile, will be appearing remotely, the outlet said.

Team effort: Brown will be joined by his This Is Us costar Kelechi at The Beverly Hilton

Team effort: Brown will be joined by his This Is Us costar Kelechi at The Beverly Hilton

Team effort: Brown will be joined by his This Is Us costar Kelechi at The Beverly Hilton

Almost time: The 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards will air on Sunday February 28 at 5pm PT/ 8pm ET on NBC and will be available to stream the next day on Peacock

Almost time: The 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards will air on Sunday February 28 at 5pm PT/ 8pm ET on NBC and will be available to stream the next day on Peacock

Producers have reportedly assured all those invited that strict COVID protocols will be in place for the event. 

Jane Fonda will receive the Cecil B. DeMille Award, an accolade for film. She’s won Golden Globes for her acting Klute, Julia and Coming Home.

Norman Lear will be honored with the Carol Burnett Award, a counterpart to the DeMille Award that focuses on life achievement in television. The writer, director and producer is a six-time Golden Globe winner.

Streaming giant Netflix received 42 nominations across film and television.

Winner: Joaquin Phoenix, 46, won a Golden Globe in 2020 for his performance in the comic book adaptation Joker

Double threat: Cynthia Erivo scored nominations in 2020 for both her acting and her original song for Harriet

Stacked lineup: Joaquin Phoenix and Cynthia Erivo were also announced as presenters for Hollywood’s biggest party celebrating the best in film and television

David Fincher’s Netflix drama Mank received the most nominations out of any film with six, including Best Motion Picture – Drama.

On the television side, hit Netflix period drama The Crown led the way with six nominations. Stars Josh O’Connor and Emma Corrin were acknowledged for their standout performances as Prince Charles and Princess Diana.

Schitt’s Creek, which aired its final season in 2020, followed close behind with five nominations. All four of the comedy’s lead actors received nods for their work.  

Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman received a posthumous nomination – his first – for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama for his role in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.

The 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards will air on Sunday February 28 at 5pm PT/ 8pm ET on NBC and will be available to stream the next day on Peacock. 

Beloved hosts: Tina Fey and Amy Poehler will host the Golden Globes for the fourth time after being tasked with the duties in 2013, 2014 and 2015

Beloved hosts: Tina Fey and Amy Poehler will host the Golden Globes for the fourth time after being tasked with the duties in 2013, 2014 and 2015