The nominees for the 77th Golden Globe Awards are in and yet again, it came with its own share of snubs and surprises. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s annual ceremony honors achievement in film and television and are viewed as the unpredictable unofficial kickoff to award season.
Owing to a strong showing from the films Marriage Story and The Irishman, being nominated for six and five awards respectively, Netflix dominated in total nominations this time around. In the television categories, the Netflix series The Crown and Unbelievable got four nominations each, as did HBO’s Chernobyl. Greta Gerwig, Robert De Niro and Cats were notably absent from this year’s movies nominations. Watchmen and Game of Thrones were among some of TV’s biggest snubs and surprises.
Up for Best Original Song in a Motion Picture are Taylor Swift’s “Beautiful Ghosts” from Cats, Beyoncé’s “Spirit” from The Lion King, and Elton John’s “(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again” from Rocketman. They will compete against Cynthia Erivo’s “Stand Up” (from Harriet) and Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez’s “Into the Unknown” (from Frozen 2).
Once again, no women were nominated in the best director category, creating a row about the infamous industry-wide crisis that exists quite obviously. Historically, only five women have ever been nominated for best director Golden Globe.
This year marks the 77th anniversary of the Golden Globe Awards. The event telecast will air on January 5, 2020. Ricky Gervais is set to return as host for a fifth time. Can’t wait to get the awards season rolling!
Here’s a list of the top-listed category nominations:
Best Motion Picture – Drama
“The Irishman” (Netflix)
“Marriage Story” (Netflix)
“1917” (Universal)
“Joker” (Warner Bros.)
“The Two Popes” (Netflix)
Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Cynthia Erivo (“Harriet”)
Scarlett Johansson (“Marriage Story”)
Saoirse Ronan (“Little Women”)
Charlize Theron (“Bombshell”)
Renée Zellweger (“Judy”)
Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Christian Bale (“Ford v Ferrari”)
Antonio Banderas (“Pain and Glory”)
Adam Driver (“Marriage Story”)
Joaquin Phoenix (“Joker”)
Jonathan Pryce (“The Two Popes”)
Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
“Dolemite Is My Name” (Netflix)
“Jojo Rabbit” (Fox Searchlight)
“Knives Out” (Lionsgate)
“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” (Sony)
“Rocketman” (Paramount)
Best Motion Picture – Animated
“Frozen 2” (Disney)
“How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World” (Universal)
“The Lion King” (Disney)
“Missing Link” (United Artists Releasing)
“Toy Story 4” (Disney)
Best Actress in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture
Kathy Bates (“Richard Jewell”)
Annette Bening (“The Report”)
Laura Dern (“Marriage Story”)
Jennifer Lopez (“Hustlers”)
Margot Robbie (“Bombshell”)
Best Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture
Tom Hanks (“A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”)
Anthony Hopkins (“The Two Popes”)
Bong Joon-ho (“Parasite”)
Sam Mendes (“1917”)
Todd Phillips (“Joker”)
Martin Scorsese (“The Irishman”)
Quentin Tarantino (“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”)