Golden Globes 2021: How to watch, everything you need to know about the hybrid awards show

It feels like something of a miracle or a dream, that we are gearing up for the pandemic-delayed 78th annual Golden Globes Sunday.

Understandably, there are many questions about the first major awards show of 2021.

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler will return to the Golden Globes, hosting for the fourth time, which strikes a return-to-normal feeling. But even their appearances will be on separate stages – in Los Angeles and New York – for the hybrid format in which most of the stars will be remote.

"This is going to be one of those experiences that's once in a lifetime, hopefully," said Andra Day, nominated star of "The United States vs. Billie Holiday," during a pre-show virtual press conference Wednesday.

Here's everything you need to know to watch Sunday's Golden Globes:

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The Globes air Sunday on NBC

The show will air live coast-to-coast on NBC at 8 EST/5 PST. The three-hour event will be bicoastal – hosted with Fey live from the Rainbow Room in New York City and Poehler from the usual awards home, Los Angeles' Beverly Hilton.

Presenters will introduce awards in person at both locations, but the winners will appear virtually. The audience will consist a limited number of frontline and essential workers, including Feeding America foodbank workers.

The nominees will be watching the show from around the world, prepared to make virtual speeches. Amanda Seyfried, nominated for her role as supporting actress in "Mank," said she'll be watching at home from her couch with her family, including a newborn son. "Throughout the night I will absolutely have to feed my young son," said Seyfried. "But I'm going to be with them all, including my dog."

Will there be a red carpet at the Golden Globes?

The official 2021 Golden Globe Awards pre-show will stream live from the official @GoldenGlobes Twitter account and on the website goldenglobes.com at 6:30 EST/3:30 PT. However, expect traditional red carpet coverage to lean into virtual nominee interviews, awards punditry and red carpet throwbacks as E! kicks off its coverage at 4 EST/1 PST with "Countdown to Live From E! at the Golden Globes," followed by "Live From E! at the Golden Globes" at 6 EST/3 PST.

NBC’s "Golden Globes Pre-Show" begins at 7 EST/4 PST, hosted by Jane Lynch and Susan Kelechi Watson, who'll handle virtual interviews with nominees.

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Which stars are presenting?

Presenters will actually be on stages for the Globes. They include Ava DuVernay, Colin Farrell, Gal Gadot, Tracy Morgan, Sandra Oh, Sarah Paulson, Amanda Seyfried, Ben Stiller, Justin Theroux, Michael Douglas, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Kevin Bacon, Kyra Sedgwick, Sterling K. Brown, Susan Kelechi Watson, Awkwafina, Cynthia Erivo, Joaquin Phoenix, Kristen Wiig, Renee Zellweger, Annie Mumolo, Kenan Thompson, Tiffany Haddish, Anthony Anderson, Kate Hudson and Margot Robbie.

Spike Lee's children, Satchel and Jackson Lee, have ceremonial roles as Golden Globe ambassadors.

How you can stream the Golden Globes

For cord-cutters, the ceremony will also be available on the Roku Channel, Hulu with Live TV, YouTube TV, AT&T TV, Sling TV, and Fubo TV (many are offering free trials for the uninitiated). The show will be available to stream Monday on NBC's Peacock service.

What movies and shows are even nominated?

It's been a difficult year for theatrical releases during the pandemic with many theaters closed across the country for 11 months. This explains how streaming service Netflix took a whopping 42 nominations.

Those include director David Fincher's pack-leading "Mank," which garnered six nominations – for top film drama, director, drama actor (Gary Oldman), supporting actress (Seyfried), score and screenplay.

Netflix and director Aaron Sorkin's courtroom drama "The Trial of the Chicago 7" scored five nominations total. Chloé Zhao's road movie "Nomadland," which just debuted on Hulu, took four nominations.

The late Chadwick Boseman is in the running to be honored as best actor for his final film role in "Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom." Boseman is the favorite in the race with Oldman, Riz Ahmed ("Sound of Metal"), Anthony Hopkins ("The Father"), and Tahar Rahim ("The Mauritanian").

Who votes for the Golden Globes winners?

Don’t take this typically boozy awards show too seriously. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association is an oft-criticized, small group of roughly 90 international journalists based in Southern California. However, the Globes broadcast has turned into a momentum builder for films leading into the Oscars, which this year will take place on April 25.

The HFPA has been under renewed attention with a recent Los Angeles Times investigation into the organization, highlighting that the voting membership does not include one Black member (Black-led films, including predicted nominees like "Da 5 Bloods," "One Night in Miami," "Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom," and "Judas and the Black Messiah" were shut out of best picture nominations this year).

The investigation further revealed several HFPA voting members enjoyed a studio-funded lavish Paris adventure for the critically mixed Netflix series "Emily in Paris," which garnered two surprise nominations.

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Who is receiving honorary awards?

The HFPA is awarding its Cecil B. DeMille award for "outstanding contributions" to Jane Fonda. The association’s third Carol Burnett Award, recognizing accomplishments in television, will go to prolific TV writer and producer Norman Lear.

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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Golden Globes 2021: How to watch, stream, what to know about the show