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Monday
Dec132021

Golden Globe Nominees: "Belfast" and "Power of the Dog" lead

by Nathaniel R

Kenneth Branagh's childhood memoir Belfast and Jane Campion's stirring psychosexual western Power of the Dog lead the 79th annual Golden Globe nominations with seven each. Among comedies or musicals, which are always the highlight of the Globes since that's the only award bodies to take those genres of film seriously, early releases like Cruella and In the Heights had to settle for just one nomination each (in acting) ... but December arrivals Cyrano, Don't Look Up, Licorice Pizza, tick tick..BOOM!, and West Side Story all snagged multiple nominations including Best Picture. 

This year, the HFPA threw no surprises at all into their top-of-the-line nominations (which is not like them) unless you count Javier Bardem in Being the Ricardos and Mahershala Ali in Swan Song as Drama Actor nominees but the Globes have always been kind to December films led by high profile stars, whether or not they have opened or proved anything like conversational staying power. But perhaps this 'no surprise... only assumed future Oscar nominees' field is because the Globes have had other things on their mind than screenings and their ballots...

They've been working on reforms and overhauls after being shunned by Hollywood (naturally after Hollywood came out to collect their prizes from the same group). NBC may have dealt the group a death blow by refusing to televise them this year. Without television, Hollywood simply won't care but as we saw for years and years, Hollywood will gladly look the other way past all of  your internal and ethical problems, if you have a prime-time show that does big numbers. 

As for television, well there are plenty of surprises there (nearly a complete shut-out for White Lotus for example) but that's probably because they have far too few categories to correctly honor TV. It's insane (and very much like the stingy SAG Awards) that there are only two categories (i.e. ten slots) to cover the entirety of supporting casts across limited series, anthology series, drama series, comedy series, and made for television movies.  

Full list of nominations follows (post still in progress so refresh your screens).

FILM PRIZES

BEST PICTURE, DRAMA 

  • Belfast
  • CODA
  • Dune
  • King Richard
  • Power of the Dog 

BEST PICTURE, COMEDY OR MUSICAL

  • Cyrano
  • Don't Look Up
  • Licorice Pizza
  • tick, tick...BOOM!
  • West Side Story 

BEST DIRECTOR 

  • Kenneth Branagh, Belfast
  • Jane Campion, Power of the Dog
  • Maggie Gyllenhaal, Lost Daughter
  • Steven Spielberg, West Side Story
  • Denis Villeneuve, Dune

BEST ACTRESS, DRAMA

  • Jessica Chastain, Eyes of Tammy Faye
  • Olivia Colman, The Lost Daughter
  • Nicole Kidman, Being the Ricardos
  • Lady Gaga, House of Gucci
  • Kristen Stewart, Spencer 

BEST ACTRESS, MUSICAL/COMEDY 

  • Marion Cotillard, Annette
  • Alana Haim, Licorice Pizza
  • Jennifer Lawrence, Don't Look Up
  • Emma Stone, Cruella
  • Rachel Zegler, West Side Story

BEST ACTOR, DRAMA

  • Mahershala Ali, Swan Song
  • Javier Bardem, Being the Ricardos
  • Benedict Cumberbatch, Power of the Dog
  • Will Smith, King Richard
  • Denzel Washington, Tragedy of Macbeth

BEST ACTOR, MUSICAL/COMEDY

  • Leonardo DiCaprio, Don't Look Up
  • Peter Dinklage, Cyrano
  • Andrew Garfield, tick tick...BOOM!
  • Cooper Hoffman, Licorice Pizza
  • Anthony Ramos, In the Heights 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS 

  • Caitriona Balfe, Belfast
  • Ariana DeBose, West Side Story
  • Kirsten Dunst, Power of the Dog
  • Aunjanue Ellis, King Richard
  • Ruth Negga, Passing

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

  • Ben Affleck, Tender Bar
  • Jamie Dornan, Belfast
  • Ciarán Hinds, Belfast
  • Troy Kotsur, CODA
  • Kodi Smit-McPhee, Power of the Dog

BEST SCREENPLAY

  • Paul Thomas Anderson, Licorice Pizza
  • Kenneth Branagh, Belfast
  • Jane Campion, Power of the Dog
  • Adam McKay, Don't Look Up
  • Aaron Sorkin, Being the Ricardos 

BEST PICTURE, ANIMATED 

  • Encanto
  • Flee
  • Luca
  • My Sunny Maad
  • Raya and the Last Dragon

BEST PICTURE, NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE

  • Compartment No 6 (Finland)
  • Drive My Car (Japan)
  • Hand of God (Italy)
  • A Hero (Iran)
  • Parallel Mothers (Spain)

BEST SCORE

  • Alexandre Desplat, French Dispatch
  • Germaine Franco, Encanto
  • Jonny Greenwood, Power of the Dog
  • Alberto Iglesias, Parallel Mothers
  • Hans Zimmer, Dune

BEST SONG 

  • "Down to Joy" Belfast
  • "Dos Oruguitas" Encanto
  • "Be Alive" King Richard
  • "Here I Am (Singing My Way Home)" Respect
  • "No Time To Die" No Time To Die

 

TELEVISION PRIZES

 DRAMA SERIES

 

  • Lupin (Netflix)
  • The Morning Show (Apple TV+)
  • Pose (FX)
  • Squid Game (Netflix)
  • Succession (HBOMax)

 

DRAMA ACTRESS

 

  • Uzo Aduba, In Treatment
  • Jennifer Aniston, The Morning Show
  • Christine Baranski, The Good Fight
  • Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid's Tale
  • Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Pose

 

DRAMA ACTOR

 

  • Brian Cox, Succession
  • Lee Jung-Jae, Squid Game
  • Billy Porter, Pose
  • Jeremy Strong, Succession
  • Omar Sy, Lupin

 

COMEDY SERIES

 

  • The Great (Hulu)
  • Hacks (HBOMax)
  • Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
  • Reservation Dogs (FX)
  • Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)

 

COMEDY ACTRESS

 

  • Hannah Einbinder, Hacks
  • Elle Fanning, The Great
  • Issa Rae, Insecure
  • Tracee Ellis Ross, Black•ish
  • Jean Smart, Hacks

 

COMEDY ACTOR

 

  • Anthony Anderson, Black•ish
  • Nicholas Hoult, The Great
  • Steve Martin, Only Murders in the Building
  • Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building
  • Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso

 

LIMITED SERIES, ANTHONY SERIES, OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

 

  • Dopesick (Hulu)
  • Impeachman: American Crime Story (FX)
  • Maid (Netflix)
  • Mare of Easttown (HBO)
  • Underground Railroad (Amazon)

 

LIMITED SERIES ACTRESS

 

  • Jessica Chastain, Scenes from a Marriage
  • Cynthia Erivo, Genius: Aretha
  • Elizabeth Olsen, Wandavision
  • Margaret Qualley, Maid
  • Kate Winslet, Mare of Easttown

 

LIMITED SERIES ACTOR

 

  • Paul Bettany, Wandavision
  • Oscar isaac, Scenes from a Marriage
  • Michael Keaton, Dopesick
  • Ewan McGregor, Halston
  • Tahar Rahim, The Serpent

 

SUPPORTING ACTRESS (ANY TELEVISION)

 

  • Jennifer Coolidge, White Lotus
  • Kaitlyn Dever, Dopesick
  • Andie MacDowell, Maid
  • Sarah Snook, Succession
  • Hannah Waddingham, Ted Lasso

 

SUPPORTING ACTOR (ANY TELEVISION)

 

  • Billy Crudup, The Morning Show
  • Kieran Culkin, Succession
  • Mark Duplass, The Morning Show
  • Brett Goldstein, Ted Lasso
  • O Yeong-Su, Squid Game

 

 

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Reader Comments (23)

This is seriously the most solid set of nominations in over a decade for them. And I love how there are no ties, five noms apiece. Shame that there won’t be a ceremony and nobody’s taking it seriously. Some snubs of course, but nothing embarrassing here at all. And glad Ruth Negga made it in!

December 13, 2021 | Registered CommenterParanoid Android

Happy surprise: No Jared Leto

Sad but expected: No Penélope Cruz

December 13, 2021 | Registered Commenterbvrs90

I'm also very happy for Jessica Chastain. She's marvelous in The Eyes of Tammy Faye but I feared that voters may have forgotten her by now. She should be in contention for the win.

December 13, 2021 | Registered Commenterbvrs90

Too bad Simon Rex got such a juicy role in a rare year where the musical/comedy category is almost entirely stacked with musicals. Bummer.

December 13, 2021 | Registered CommenterPhilip H.

Rooting for Kirsten Dunst!!! If she doesn’t win, I’d also be very happy for Ruth Negga but I have a good feeling about Dunst at the Globes.

December 13, 2021 | Registered CommenterPhilip H.

I'm very happy Ruth Negga made it in. She gives a strong performance, and the Globes first gave her a boost on her way to her first Oscar nomination. I am sad to see Tessa not here, even if it's expected.

I think Sony Pictures Classics played Paralell Mothers incorrectly. Much like the Wife, Volver, and Pain and Glory, I think an earlier release data would have benefited Penelope and the film. They tend to struggle with December/January releases (e.g., Bening for Film Stars, French Exit, etc.). Her snub here, I think, ends her campaign. At best, she'll be a BAFTA nominee.

On the TV side, I'm glad that Hannah Einbinder got a lead nomination. She's good and she's not supporting. I'm also ecstatic about the Christine Baranski nomination. She's great in that role, and took a strong supporting character stock character (the grand dame of the firm) and made her into a compelling leading lady. While nominations for Audra and Mandy are in order, I'm just glad the Globes finally nominated her ahead of her new HBO show.

December 13, 2021 | Registered CommenterJoe G.

Also, I forgot to mention how much I love Antony Ramos' nomination. He's so charismatic and was a strong lead, and while his film flopped, I do hope this makes up a tiny bit and helps him land his next role/series.

December 13, 2021 | Registered CommenterJoe G.

Big loser: Nightmare Alley

December 13, 2021 | Registered Commenterwhunk (he/him)

Surprised The White Lotus did not do better on the television side.

December 13, 2021 | Registered CommenterMichael R

Actresses of a certain age did not fare well at the new and improved HFPA.

No to Meryl Streep for Don’t Look Up. No to Judi Dench for Belfast. No to Rita Moreno for West Side Story. No to Frances McDormand for The Tragedy of Macbeth.

December 13, 2021 | Registered CommenterFinbar McBride

I too hope Negga makes it but think they'll double dip for the Belfast or WSS ladies leaving Dowd and Negga out,I am feeling a Dunst win here

No Jennifer Hudson,Sasha Stone has hung onto her all season long,could it still happen

Surprised no Frances or Penelope,very happy for Chastain,very sad for Tessa.

Seems to me that 5th Best Actor spot is going to someone in a film they love or a Willem Dafoe type pick so don';t count out Simon Rex yet.

Leto is still hovering,why oh why?

December 13, 2021 | Registered CommenterMr Ripley79

Cyrano over In the Heights (and Annette for that matter) in Comedy/Musical: sad, wrong, stupid.

December 13, 2021 | Registered CommenterFrank Zappa

It's probably worth noting that they nominated TV Aretha and not movie Aretha (neither portrayal really worked for me)...

December 13, 2021 | Registered CommenterFrank Zappa

@ Joe G

It would be Negga's SECOND nomination.

December 13, 2021 | Registered CommenterFrank Zappa

I think Joe was saying the globes gave her an early boost for her first nom in 2017 (for Loving). I'm also thrilled she's in! Need Thompson here as well, though.

December 13, 2021 | Registered CommenterGreg F

@ Greg

Ah, I see. Thanks.

December 13, 2021 | Registered CommenterFrank Zappa

At least Dear Evan Hansen didn't get a nomination or else we all be screaming SHENANIGANS!!!!!!

December 13, 2021 | Registered Commenterthevoid99

Also, I forgot to mention how much I love Antony Ramos' nomination. He's so charismatic and was a strong lead, and while his film flopped, I do hope this makes up a tiny bit and helps him land his next role/series.

If you look at the Best Actor nominees for both Comedy/Musical AND Drama... Ramos is actually in the highest grossing movie of everyone. Yes, most are streaming and/or not out yet but it's still insane to me that IN THE HEIGHTS keeps being getting the "flop" label while so many films who has made much less haven't.

December 13, 2021 | Registered CommenterRyan T.

These are actually a really solid batch of nominees. Even the TV ones didn't forget something like POSE which hasn't been on air for the whole year (right?). Still don't know if I see that Chastain nomination for Tammy Faye happening. Or Gaga for GUCCI. I feel like one of them has to faulter.

December 13, 2021 | Registered CommenterGlenn Dunks

Am I the only one who thinks it's kind of sad that Mike Faist is being totally ignored in terms of awards consideration? His Riff in WEST SIDE STORY is a real standout to me.

December 13, 2021 | Registered CommenterDan H

Dan H -- i think a lot of people are sad about that. but it tends to happen when voters are lazy and a performance comes out of nowhere at the last minute from someone who isnt famous already. :(

December 13, 2021 | Registered CommenterNATHANIEL R

I agree with Glenn. Gaga, Chastain or Kidman are occupying similar spots within the race. However, I think Gaga benefits from her movie actually being something the general public cares about. My feeling is one will fall for Rachel Zegler in West Side or Alana Haim in Licorice Pizza because they are Best Picture contenders.

December 14, 2021 | Registered Commenterandrewfraser

Sigh! Let's hope the Academy Awards picks better nominations than this.

December 14, 2021 | Registered CommenterAlex Hartsell
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