The Golden Globe Nominations!

by Nathaniel R

HFPA president Meher Tatna introduced Terry Crews, Danai Gurira, Leslie Mann, and Christian Slater to announce the nominations for the 76th annual Golden Globe Awards. We didn't quite get the shakeups we wanted for players that needed the high profile boost of the Globes (like Toni Collette or Carey Mulligan) to boost their dark horse Oscar prospects but the Globes gonna Globe and there's as much to praise (Charlize Theron!) as their is to shake your fists at (Bohemian Rhapsody in Best Picture, wtf?).

In not so great news (unless you love it of course) Vice led the nominations with 6 honors, with The Favourite, Green Book, and A Star is Born tied as runner-up to most nominations with 5 each. UPDATE: We've shared Team Experience reactions to the snubs and nominated directors, and talked the fate of First Man and Widows, but here was our first quick take on the nomination after the jump along with some commentary...

FILM
(links go to reviews)

A STAR IS BORN was expected to lead the nominations. It didn't quite but still did really well

Drama 

• Black Panther
• BlacKkKlansman
• Bohemian Rhapsody
• If Beale Street Could Talk
• A Star is Born

The nomination for Bohemian Rhapsody annoys -- even if you enjoy that movie because of its music (no judgment, Queen is an awesome band), it is a messy film, clearly showing it's turmoil with 3 different directors during production and troubles on set and band interference with the narrative. All the seams show. 

Stupid trivia: "B" was the letter of the day apparently with all four titles having a prominent B in the title.

Musical or Comedy 

• Crazy Rich Asians
• The Favourite
• Green Book
• Mary Poppins Returns
• Vice

A very expected list... though it's a smidgeon odd if you think about it that they gave the original Mamma Mia! (2008) a Best Picture nomination in this category even though it was wildly inept as a motion picture and skipped the far superior sequel this year! Vice led the nominations... which is something.

Actress, Drama

• Glenn Close, The Wife [READ OUR INTERVIEW]
• Lady Gaga, A Star is Born
• Nicole Kidman, Destroyer
• Melissa McCarthy, Can You Ever Forgive Me?
• Rosamund Pike, A Private War

The Globes gonna globe so they went with big stars even if their Oscar prospects are a bit wobbly right now (Kidman and McCarthy)... the sole shock is Rosamund Pike's highly praised performance in an underperforming film. But this is sad news for the awards season prospects of Toni Colette (Hereditary) and Carey Mulligan (Wildlife) who seemed to have a better shot here than they did with Oscar given the two different lead actress categories.

Actress, Musical or Comedy

• Emily Blunt, Mary Poppins Returns
• Olivia Colman, The Favourite
• Elsie Fisher, Eighth Grade
• Charlize Theron, Tully
• Constance Wu, Crazy Rich Asians

A gorgeous list, don't you think? Happy to see Elsie Fisher included and THRILLED for the Charlize Theron surprise for Tully, one of the year's best but most misunderstood films. 

Actor, Drama

• Bradley Cooper, A Star is Born
• Willem Dafoe, At Eternity's Gate
• Lucas Hedges, Boy Erased
• Rami Malek, Bohemian Rhapsody
• John David Washington, BlacKkKlansman

 Lucas Hedges surprises with a nomination for Boy Erased and John David Washington's nomination for BlacKkKlansman also suggests that the film is strong heading probably headed toward SAG Ensemble and Oscar Best Picture nominations.

This is the first major speedbump for Ethan Hawke, though, for his rapturously praised work in First Reformed  and an even bigger blow to Ryan Gosling's Oscar prospects for First Man;  Gosling is a big enough star for immediate Globe interest. That they passed him by is not a good sign even though he's terrific in the movie.

Actor, Musical or Comedy

• Christian Bale, Vice
• Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mary Poppins Returns
• Viggo Mortensen, Green Book
• Robert Redford, Old Man and the Gun
• John C Reilly, Stan & Ollie 

Sad that they didn't find room for LaKeith Stanfield for Sorry to Bother You. Reilly is good in Stan & Ollie but it's such a Globe choice since it's a low profile British movie that is barely seen and coming out for New Year's essentially, so it will use this Globe nod for all its worth, promotion wise. 

Supporting Actor

• Mahershala Ali, Green Book
• Timothée Chalamet, Beautiful Boy
• Adam Driver, BlacKkKlansman
• Richard E Grant, Can You Ever Forgive Me?
• Sam Rockwell, Vice

Lots of Category Fraud happening here with Ali and Chalamet both taking up spots that should've gone to suppporting actors but what can you do. Does the exclusion of Sam Elliott spell trouble for his Oscar prospects or is that merely a slight slip as oddities do happen in awards season. For the record, Rockwell isn't in very much of Vice but I knew people would love his work as George W Bush. He's fun in his couple (few?) scenes... even if a nomination is generous.

Supporting Actress 

• Amy Adams, Vice
• Claire Foy, First Man
• Regina King, If Beale Street Could Talk
• Emma Stone, The Favourite
• Rachel Weisz, The Favourite

 It's our exact Oscar prediction list. But alas, two category frauds with Stone & Weisz taking up spots. They're great in The Favourite dont get me wrong but it's supposed to be a category for character actresses, not leading ladies.

Director

• Bradley Cooper, A Star is Born
• Alfonso Cuaron, Roma
• Peter Farrelly, Green Book
• Spike Lee, BlacKkKlansman
• Adam McKay, Vice

Sometimes the Globes surprise with better directors list than Oscar comes up with. Not this year... unless Oscar really fudges up. We really don't need Farrelly and McKay BOTH nominated this year when you've got people like Yorgos Lanthimos, Damien Chazelle, Marielle Heller, Ryan Coogler, Pawel Pawlikowski, Steve McQueen, Ari Aster, Hirokazu Koreeda, Bo Burnham, Paul Schrader, and Debra Granik all rightthere and available with stronger work.

Screenplay

• Roma
• The Favourite
• Green Book
• If Beale Street Could Talk
• Vice 

They combine adapted and original which is why we see great screenplays like Eighth Grade and First Reformed and Can You Ever Forgive Me? shut out. Well that reason plus bad taste! 

Foreign Film

• Capernaum (Lebanon)
• Girl (Belgium)
• Never Look Away (Germany)
• Roma (Mexico)
• Shoplifters (Japan) [READ OUR INTERVIEW]

All high profile contenders soperhaps this spells trouble for Poland's Cold War. That said Oscar and Globe foreign film lineups never go 5/5 so beware if you're predicting this exact list for Oscar. In fact, they never even go 4/5... Here's how this century has gone so far and you'll see that 2 of 5 is most common. Part of the difference is that the Globes work from a different eligibility list but it's also just different taste.

2000 - 2/5
2001 - 2/5
2002 - 3/5
2003 - 1/5
2004 - 2/5
2005 - 3/5
2006 - 2/5
2007 - 0/5
2008 - 2/5
2009 - 2/5
2010 - 2/5
2011 - 1/5
2012 - 3/5
2013 - 2/5
2014 - 3/5
2015 - 2/5
2016 - 2/5
2017 - 3/5

Score

• Black Panther, Goransson
• First Man, Hurwitz
• Isle of Dogs, Desplat
• Mary Poppins Returns, Shaiman
• A Quiet Place, Beltrami

Good list! Well done, HFPA.

 Songs

• "All the Stars" Black Panther
• "Girl in the Movies" Dumplin'
• "Requiem for a Private War" Private War
• "Revelation" Boy Erased
• "Shallow" A Star is Born

Troye Sivan and Annie Lennox and Kendrick Lamar and Lady Gaga and Dolly Parton!!! The Globes love having celebrities in the house and they're all way more famous than Marc Shaiman who wrote those Mary Poppins songs (he's nominated in score, so he's fine)! That said this is another category that doesn't correlate with Oscar's tastes all that well. 

You have to wonder, though, given the Globes obsesssion with nominating pop stars in this category, why they dont have performances on their show?

Animated Feature

• Incredibles 2
• Isle of Dogs
• Mirai
• Ralph Breaks the Internet
• Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse

This might easily be the Oscar list, too, though Mirai obviously isn't safe as the outside America contender with lots of other overseas possibilities. 

TV
(links go to reviews)

Drama Series 

• The Americans (FX) season 6 *first nomination for series*
• Bodyguard (Netflix) season 1
• Homecoming (Amazon Prime) season 1
• Killing Eve (BBC America) season 1
• Pose (FX) season 1

Including the seasons here because it's always fun to note how obsessed the Globes are with new shows. Notice how quick they dumped The Handmaid's Tale which won last year.

Comedy Series 

• Barry (HBO) season 1
• The Good Place (NBC) season 3
• Kidding (SHO) season 1
• The Kominsky Method (Netflix) season 1
• The Marvelous Mrs Maisel (Amazon Prime) season 2 *won last year*

The Good Place is the sole big 3 network to make it in to the series nominations. I'm so behind on TV since movies are my life but I've just started watching it and it's so wonderful.

Limited Series 

• The Alienist (TNT)
• The Assassination of Gianna Versace (FX)
• Escape at Dannamora (SHO)
• Sharp Objects (HBO)
• A Very English Scandal (Amazon Prime)

I've been meaning to watch A Very English Scandal for the longest. Do you like this lineup?

Comedy Actress

• Kristen Bell, The Good Place (S3)
• Candice Bergen, Murphy Brown (S11)
• Alison Brie, GLOW (S2)
• Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs Maisel (S2) *won last year*
• Debra Messing, Will & Grace (S10) 

Did this category need TWO women reprising their most famous roles though?

Comedy Series, Actor

• Sacha Baron Cohen, Who is America? (S1)
• Jim Carrey, Kidding (S1)
• Michael Douglas, The Kominsky Method (S1)
• Donald Glover, Atlanta (S2) *won two years ago*
• Bill Hader, Barry (S1)

Last year's winner Aziz Ansari was not eligible this year

Drama Series, Actress

• Caitronia Balfe, Outlander (S4)
• Moss, The Handmaid's Tale (S2) *won last year*
• Oh, Killing Eve (S1)
• Roberts, Homecoming (S1)
• Keri Russell, The Americans (S6)  

Drama Series, Actor

• Jason Bateman, Ozark (S1)
• Stephan James, Homecoming (S1)
• Richard Madden, Bodyguard (S1)
• Billy Porter, Pose (S1)
• Matthew Rhys, The Americans (S6)

Last year's winner Sterling K Brown(This Is Us) was not nominated this year

Actress in a Limited Series

• Amy Adams, Sharp Objects
• Patricia Arquette, Escape at Dannemora
• Connie Britton, Dirty John
• Laura Dern, The Tale
• Regina King, Seven Seconds

Adams and King are nominated together in two categories! (also supporting actress, movies)

 Actor in a Limited Series

• Antonio Banderas, Genius: Picasso
• Daniel Brühl, The Alienist
• Darren Criss, The Assassination of Gianni Versace
• Benedict Cumberbatch, Patrick Melrose
• Hugh Grant, A Very English Scandal

Supporting Actress TV  

• Alex Bornstein, The Marvelous Mrs Maisel (S2)
• Patricia Clarkson, Sharp Objects
• Penelope Cruz, The Assassination of Gianni Versace
• Thandie Newton, Westworld (S2)
• Yvonne Strahovski, The Handmaid's Tale (S2)

It's so frustrating that the Golden Globes are so stingy with supporting players, only one category for all kinds of television while the leads have three different categories. Nevertheless this is a good list, isn't it?

Supporting Actor TV 

• Alan Arkin, The Kominsky Method (S1)
• Kieran Culkin, Succession (S1)
• Edgar Ramirez, The Assassination of Gianni Versace
• Ben Whishaw, A Very English Scandal
• Henry Winkler, Barry (S1)

Comments

[Robert G]

Charlize Theron is still my Best Actress winner for Tully. Diablo Cody is still my Original Screenplay winner. I go back and forth between Tully and Revenge for Picture and Director. Neither film has a shot in hell at the Oscars, though the Charlize Theron nominee here might get more people tosee Tully.

Meanwhile, I'll be so darn happy if A24 makes magic again and get Elsie Fisher a Best Actress nomination at the Oscars. I know it's unlikely. Let me dream.

[stjeans]

So happy about Charlize now that's a great performance ... So sorry about Tony Collette not a fan of the movie but she was AMAZING in it... Right know my favorite performance by actress this year are (in order of preferences):

Glenn Close
Elsie Fisher
Charlize Theron
Tony Collette
Thomason MacKenzie

[Michael R]

Boy, Melissa McCarthy needed this. Over the moon for Theron's nomination. Would love to see her grab that fifth spot. If Colman, Gaga, and Close are locked and Blunt is looking more and more likely, then the fifth slot is between McCarthy, Kidman, Pike, Fisher, or Theron. We shall see what SAG does.

[Claran]

SAG will probably give the 5th spot to Viola.. They adore her!!

[Martin]

So happy for Pike & McCarthy (hope to see her in more complex parts) - and very very unhappy not to see Mulligan & Collette.
And actually relieved about Elliot (usually great - but thanks not in this one mate) ...
Which leaves a bit more excitement and shuffling for the Oscars !!
If I'm really honest - I don't care to much about the Globes this time - as long as CLOSE picks up her Oscar... and i can rest in piece !
Will they finally be kind to Keri Russell this time - hard with this line up !?
Madden was fab - but where is Keeley Hawes ... she nearly could have gone into supporting ... ?

[Jakey]

JJM- Think you're right about BLACK PANTHER. For all the outcry at the Oscars that year, THE DARK KNIGHT didn't get a Globe nod, either.

[Orrin]

Ehh, I haven't seen Sam Elliott in Star is Born but I was never a can of him anyway. Limited range

[Tony Leigh]

Honestly, award season typcally only caters to certain performers in certain films. We talk about the Collette snub (rightfully), but Jamie Lee Curtis is supremely deserving in genre picture Halloween, plus overdue, but nope.

[Blimey]

Just realised Paddington 2 would have been eligible this year. I'm pretty sure I'd dump most of the C/M picture for them.