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
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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