79th Golden Globe Award Nominees

After almost a year of controversy, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association has announced the nominees for the 79th Golden Globes.

To catch you up to speed, the HFPA was revealed to have numerous ethical and financial lapses surrounding the popular ceremony a week before last year's Globes. Two days before the 78th Globe Awards, the HFPA issued a short statement addressing the situation, but not saying a ton to remedy people's fears. Then, the HFPA announced reforms in March 2021 but didn't give a whole lot of details on how said reforms would be implemented. A week after, they announced the hiring of Dr. Shaun Harper as their Strategic Diversity Advisor for the next five years. At this point, people weren't satisfied with how little the HFPA was changing. Shortly after the hiring of Dr. Harper, the HFPA announced that the Association would add 100 members in 2021, with a requirement that 13% of the membership of the new members be Black journalists. After this, the HFPA went dark until May 7th, 2021, when they announced a reform plan of the Association. Three days later, they detailed the timeline for reform (coincidentally, the same day NBC dropped the 79th Golden Globes). Almost two weeks later, the HFPA established a reporting hotline maintained by Convercent to allow anyone to report misconduct by the HFPA or its members. The same day, the HFPA also announced a new Code of Conduct. Just shy of a week later, the HFPA hired DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) Advisors to enforce their reform plan. In August 2021, the HFPA approved the reform bylaws and promised a new board would be elected by early September 2021, which they did ahead of schedule on August 31st. On September 9th of 2021, Helen Hoehne was elected as the Association's President after being a member since 2004, having served on the Board of Directors from 2012 to 2019 and Vice President for one year. Shortly after Hoehne's appointment, the HFPA announced they appointed three non-members to the Board of Directors to ensure their reform plan goes according to, well...plan. Following suit, not long after this appointment, the HFPA named three outside advisors tasked with helping oversee new member selection. The week after, the HFPA announced that five journalists would be helping the Credentials Committee select new members. On October 1st, 2021, the HFPA announced their 2021 class of new members and the appointment of Todd Boehly as Interim CEO. Six days later, the HFPA and NAACP announced a five-year collaborative partnership. On November 3rd, 2021, the HFPA hired Neil Phillips as their Chief Diversity Officer.

Those grand gestures are great and very much overdue, but whether that change actually means anything will be up to time and the way that diversity is reflected in this year's nominees.

As the first major association to announce the nominees, the Globes are the first step on the march towards the Oscars. So, here are the nominees for the 79th Golden Globe Awards without further ado! If you're interested in any of these films or television shows, I'll have links to my reviews.

Best Picture - Drama

Belfast

CODA

Dune: Part One

King Richard

The Power of the Dog

Best Picture - Musical/Comedy

Cyrano

Don’t Look Up

Licorice Pizza

tick, tick…BOOM!

West Side Story

Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama

Jessica Chastain, The Eyes of Tammy Faye

Oliva Colman, The Lost Daughter

Nicole Kidman, Being the Ricardos

Lady Gaga, House of Gucci

Kristen Stewart, Spencer

Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama

Mahershala Ali, Swan Song

Javier Bardem, Being the Ricardos

Benedict Cumberbatch, The Power of the Dog

Will Smith, King Richard

Denzel Washington, The Tragedy of Macbeth

Best Actress – Motion Picture – 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 – Motion Picture – 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 – Motion Picture

Caitriona Balfe, Belfast

Arian DeBose, West Side Story

Kirsten Dunst, The Power of the Dog

Aunjanue Ellis, King Richard

Ruth Negga, Passing

Best Supporting Actor– Motion Picture

Ben Affleck, The Tender Bar

Jamie Dornan, Belfast

Ciaran Hinds, Belfast

Troy Kotsur, CODA

Kodi Smit-McPhee, The Power of the Dog

Best Director – Motion Picture

Kenneth Branagh, Belfast

Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog

Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Lost Daughter

Steven Spielberg, West Side Story

Denis Villeneuve, Dune: Part One

Best Screenplay – Motion Picture

Paul Thomas Anderson, Licorice Pizza

Kenneth Branagh, Belfast

Jane Campion, The 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/Russia/Germany)

Drive My Car (Japan)

The Hand of God (Italy)

A Hero (France/Iran)

Parallel Mothers (Spain)

Best Score – Motion Picture

Alexandre Desplat, The French Dispatch

Germaine Franco, Encanto

Jonny Greenwood, The Power of the Dog

Alberto Iglesias, Parallel Mothers

Hans Zimmer, Dune: Part One

Best Song – Motion Picture

“Be Alive” – King Richard

Music by: Dixon, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter

Lyrics by: Dixon, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter

“Dos Oruguitas” – Encanto

Music by: Lin-Manuel Miranda

Lyrics by: Lin-Manuel Miranda

“Down to Joy” – Belfast

Music by: Van Morrison

Lyrics by: Van Morrison

“Here I Am (Singing My Way Home)” – Respect

Music by: Carole King, Jennifer Hudson, Jamie Hartman

Lyrics by: Carole King, Jennifer Hudson, Jamie Hartman

“No Time to Die” – No Time to Die

Music by: Billie Eilish, Finneas O’Connell

Lyrics by: Billie Eilish, Finneas O’Connell

Best Drama Series

Lupin

The Morning Show

Pose

Squid Game

Succession

Best Musical/Comedy Series

The Great

Hacks

Only Murders in the Building

Reservation Dogs

Ted Lasso

Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Dopesick

Impeachment: American Crime Story

Maid

Mare of Easttown

The Underground Railroad

Best Actress – Television Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Jessica Chastain, Scenes from a Marriage

Cynthia Erivo, Genius: Aretha

Elizabeth Olsen, WandaVision

Margaret Qualley, Maid

Kate Winslet, Mare of Easttown

Best Actor – Television Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Paul Bettany, WandaVision

Oscar Isaac, Scenes from a Marriage

Michael Keaton, Dopesick

Ewan McGregor, Halston

Tahar Rahim, The Serpent

Best Television Actress – Drama Series

Uzo Aduba, In Treatment

Jennifer Aniston, The Morning Show

Christine Baranski, The Good Fight

Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid’s Tale

Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Pose

Best Television Actor – Drama Series

Brian Cox, Succession

Lee Jung-Jae, Squid Game

Billy Porter, Pose

Jeremy Strong, Succession

Omar Sy, Lupin

Best Television Actress – Musical/Comedy Series

Hannah Einbinder, Hacks

Elle Fanning, The Great

Issa Rae, Insecure

Tracee Ellis Ross, black-ish

Jean Smart, Hacks

Best Television Actor – Musical/Comedy Series

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

Best Supporting Actress – Television

Jennifer Coolidge, The White Lotus

Kaitlyn Dever, Dopesick

Andie MacDowell, Maid

Sarah Snook, Succession

Hannah Waddingham, Ted Lasso

Best Supporting Actor – Television

Billy Crudup, The Morning Show

Kieran Culkin, Succession

Mark Duplass, The Morning Show

Brett Goldstein, Ted Lasso

O Yeong-Su, Squid Game

What do you think of the nominees list? What have you seen? What haven't you seen? What do you think got snubbed? Let me know in the comments below or any of my social media platforms below!

Until next time!

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