As someone who has been following the Hollywood scene for quite some time now, I must say that this year’s Golden Globe nominations have left me scratching my head more than once. It seems like the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) is on a mission to keep us all guessing!
The 82nd Golden Globe Awards ceremony was held early on a Monday, with “Emilia Pérez” and “The Brutalist” leading the nominations. There were also unexpected nods, like Pamela Anderson being nominated in the drama actress category for “The Last Showgirl”. Mindy Kaling and Morris Chestnut announced the nominees, while Nikki Glaser will be hosting the event on January 5th at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, which will air on CBS.
This year’s highlights include dual nominations for Sebastian Stan and Kate Winslet, as well as two female directors nominated. Of course, the Golden Globes are known for their quirks, so there were some unexpected moments too, such as the absence of recognition for several films centered around Black stories, like “Sing Sing,” “The Piano Lesson,” and “Hard Truths.” Let’s explore today’s news in more detail.
Pamela Anderson earns her first Golden Globe nomination for “The Last Showgirl”
This year, one of the most captivating tales unfolding during awards season is Pamela Anderson’s first-ever major award nomination. Her portrayal of a veteran Las Vegas showgirl dealing with her show’s sudden closure has earned her a nod at the Gotham Awards. Now, she’s soaring to the highest levels of recognition in this awards circuit, and it’s truly heartening to witness her success!
“Sing Sing” misses nominations for film drama, supporting actor and screenplay
The movie titled “Sing Sing” is among the most impactful films of this year, using a nearly all-amateur cast made up of former inmates from the namesake maximum security prison to narrate their life-saving experiences with its Rehabilitation Through the Arts program. Despite Colman Domingo, the film’s main actor and one of the few professional performers, receiving a nomination for Best Actor in a Drama, “Sing Sing” was overlooked in categories like Best Picture, Supporting Actor (for Clarence Maclin), and Screenplay (for Clint Bentley and director Greg Kwedar). In a year where many nominees, such as “Emilia Pérez,” “The Substance,” “Challengers,” and “Anora,” were loud and intense, the subtle and peaceful nature of “Sing Sing” may have been too soft for the Golden Globes voters.
Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Daniel Deadwyler overlooked for “Hard Truths” and “The Piano Lesson”
For several months, critics and experts have been praising the acting of Marianne Jean-Baptiste in Mike Leigh’s “Hard Truths,” as a Londoner battling depression, and Danielle Deadwyler in Malcolm Washington’s adaptation of August Wilson’s play “The Piano Lesson,” as a woman deeply tied to her family’s ancestral piano. Despite their nominations elsewhere – Jean-Baptiste for the Gothams, Deadwyler for the Gothams and Indie Spirits – they were not recognized by the Globes.
Sebastian Stan double nominated for “The Apprentice” and “A Different Man”
Before Donald Trump was elected president in 2024, “The Apprentice” movie stirred up much controversy, as most U.S. distributors agreed to Trump’s demands to prevent its release despite the positive feedback it received at the Cannes Film Festival. Eventually, Briarcliff Entertainment took on the distribution of the film. Interestingly, The Globes didn’t share these reservations, instead nominating its lead actor, Sebastian Stan, in two categories: drama actor for his portrayal of a younger Trump and musical/comedy actor for “A Different Man,” where he plays a disfigured actor with neurofibromatosis who undergoes a transformative treatment that makes him look like Sebastian Stan.
Ryan Reynolds and “Deadpool and Wolverine” miss out on musical/comedy nominations, but “The Penguin” and “Agatha All Along” honored in TV category
In 2016, both “Deadpool” and its star Ryan Reynolds were nominated in the musical/comedy category due to their genuinely humorous aspects. However, this year, the most successful superhero film of the year was only acknowledged for its box office success. Nevertheless, there was recognition for superhero narratives as DC’s limited series “The Penguin” received several Golden Globe nominations, including best series, actor (Colin Farrell), actress (Cristin Milioti), and Kathryn Hahn from “Agatha All Along” also made it into the actress in a TV musical/comedy category.
Kate Winslet earns double nominations for film and TV
For quite some time, Kate Winslet labored to bring the biopic “Lee” to fruition, a film centered around war photographer Lee Miller, in which she was not only an actress but also a producer. This persistent effort bore fruit this morning as Winslet received a nomination for Best Actress in a Drama. Simultaneously, Winslet secured an unexpected nomination for Lead Actress in a Limited TV Series for “The Regime,” which debuted on HBO earlier this year and where she had previously not been nominated for an Emmy.
Two women, Coralie Fargeat and Payal Kapadia, nominated for best director, while directors of two of the year’s biggest films, “Wicked” and “Dune: Part Two,” overlooked
Initially, it seemed unlikely that any female directors would be nominated this year, contrasting last year’s situation where Greta Gerwig (“Barbie”) and Celine Song (“Past Lives”) both received directing nominations. However, two women managed to secure places in this category against all expectations.
Interestingly enough, both Jon M. Chu’s “Wicked: Part 1” and Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune: Part Two”, two highly successful films that were nominated for best musical/comedy and best drama, respectively, were overlooked in the director category. Despite their impressive creative and technical achievements, it appears that the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), organizers of the Golden Globes, have a peculiar dislike for multi-part movies. However, Villeneuve was indeed nominated for directing “Dune: Part One” by the Globes. The HFPA remains an enigma even after all these years!
Robert Downey Jr. misses for “The Sympathizer,” while Diego Luna nominated for “La Máquina”
Despite losing the Emmy for Limited Series Supporting Actor to Lamorne Morris in “Fargo”, Robert Downey Jr.’s exceptional portrayal of multiple characters in “The Sympathizer” cannot be overlooked. He’s Robert Downey Jr., after all! Last year, he graced this stage with his win and embarked on a journey towards the Oscars for “Oppenheimer”. We admire Diego Luna as well, and his nomination for Hulu’s Spanish-language boxing drama, where he played Andy – the plastic surgery-obsessed companion of Gael García Bernal’s Esteban – seems to have garnered the attention of the voters.
Paul Mescal not nominated for “Gladiator II,” and no Saoirse Ronan for either of her roles
Unfortunately, the Irish didn’t receive any nominations on Globes Awards morning. Paul Mescal, who bravely battled sharks in the Roman Colosseum for his lead role in “Gladiator II,” surprisingly missed out on a nomination. Similarly, Saoirse Ronan, with her captivating performances in two films this year – one as a mother during World War II in Steve McQueen’s drama “Blitz” and the other as a woman struggling with sobriety in “The Outrun” – was also not recognized.
Freshman comedy “Nobody Wants This” on Netflix earns multiple nominations
Every now and then, The Globes are drawn to showering a fresh, humorous production with numerous nominations (like “Ugly Betty,” “Glee,” “Girls”), and this year, the title of being so honored has fallen on Erin Foster’s interfaith romance “Nobody Wants This.” In the comedy acting categories, millennial favorites Adam Brody and Kristen Bell were both recognized. They portray a rabbi in Los Angeles and his romantic interest, who might not be familiar with the term ‘shiksa.’
A lively, fun TV drama series category!
Bestill our hearts, this is a delightful grouping. Let’s just say that “Shōgun” — presumably and rightfully — is a lock here, since the FX drama already won the drama series Emmy, along with a slew of other awards. But a first-time nomination for the wonderful “Slow Horses,” for its fourth season? Yes, please. And nominations for Netflix’s “The Diplomat” and Prime Video’s “Mr. and Mrs. Smith” too? Heaven! The upcoming season of “Squid Game,” which drops on Netflix on Dec. 26, is a fun entry as well (which isn’t to call “Squid Game” fun, because … you know). And we love “The Day of the Jackal,” which scored Peacock’s first drama series Globe nomination (along with star Eddie Redmayne in the lead drama actor category). We want to take all of these shows out for drinks — would be a total blast. (Although this event would be slightly less fun without HBO’s “Industry,” which should have made it into this category for the first time for its breakout third season.)
“Fallout” totally skunked
In a surprising twist, Amazon Prime Video’s hit post-nuclear warfare video game adaptation, set in the American southwest, received notable Emmy nods for Best Drama and Walton Goggins as Best Actor. However, the Golden Globes opted to recognize “Squid Game” instead, granting it a nomination for Best Drama for its second season.
Cooper Koch nominated for “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story,” but Nicholas Alexander Chavez overlooked
The limited series “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story,” created by Ryan Murphy, garnered a total of three nominations. These were in the series category, for Javier Bardem’s portrayal of the abusive father Jose Menendez in the supporting actor category, and for Cooper Koch as Erik in the lead actor category. The performance that earned Koch his nomination peaked in the fifth episode, titled “The Hurt Man,” where Erik converses with his lawyer Leslie Abramson (Ari Graynor) over a continuous 33-minute scene without any edits or cuts. This powerful portrayal of Erik’s account of abuse by his father caught the voters’ attention. Unfortunately, Cooper Koch’s co-star Nicholas Alexander Chavez, who played Lyle Menendez, did not receive a similar opportunity and hence was not nominated.
“Shrinking” misses for TV Comedy, even though Jason Segel and Harrison Ford are nominated — while “The Gentlemen” gets TV Comedy and nothing else
In the realm of television comedies, the shows that typically come to mind have been the frontrunners: “The Bear,” “Hacks,” “Abbott Elementary,” and “Only Murders in the Building.” As mentioned elsewhere, Netflix’s “Nobody Wants This” and “The Gentleman” by Guy Ritchie made their debut with nominations. However, it’s peculiar that Theo James-led comedy didn’t make an appearance among the nominated shows! It’s always strange when that happens. Interestingly, Apple TV+’s “Shrinking” didn’t receive a nomination in the series category, but its star and co-creator, Jason Segel, was recognized in the comedy lead actor category, and Harrison Ford earned a nod for his supporting role.
Hans Zimmer nominated for a film score ruled ineligible by Oscars
In a surprising turn of events, Zimmer’s thrilling score for “Dune: Part Two” was deemed ineligible by both the Academy Awards and the BAFTAs, as it seemed to incorporate too much music from the initial “Dune” film. However, the Golden Globes showed no such reservations, possibly due to the fact that they found the music simply outstanding.
The box office achievement category continues to perplex
In my perspective as a follower, during its sophomore year, this specific category aimed at acknowledging films widely viewed was filled with some peculiar selections that caught me off guard. Although it wasn’t anticipated for “Despicable Me 4,” “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire,” or “Kung Fu Panda 4” to be nominated – all among the highest-grossing domestic films of the year – I was taken aback that “Dune: Part Two,” a best drama nominee for the year, wasn’t recognized in this category as well. On the other hand, the best musical/comedy nominee “Wicked” did receive box office recognition. Interestingly enough, “Gladiator II” made it into this category, despite the fact that both “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” and “It Ends With Us” have garnered significantly more earnings to date. More intriguing surprises!
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