Awards seasons is in full swing as several notable critic outlets have bestowed their high honors om the likes of many movies, including SHAPE OF WATER, LADY BIRD, THE FLORIDA PROJECT, GET OUT and more. At this point its safe to say there’s no clear frontrunner, but now and through January the big-ticket awards outlets will be putting out their nominations, and earliest among that crowd are the Golden Globes nominations, courtesy of the Hollywood Foreign Press. Now that all the nominees are announced we can take a look at the surprises and snubs!
In the TV category, there are some reliables bets, like GAME OF THRONES and STRANGER THINGS, although some will notice the lack of nominations for the former in the acting categories. New show SMILF also surprised with some nominations for Best Actress in a Comedy and Best Comedy Series. Also a shout-out for MacLaughlin for TWIN PEAKS! As for some other snubs, fan favorite MINDHUNTER was totally shut out, as was VEEP and CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM. Other than that the TV section was pretty predictable, with shows BIG LITTLE LIES, THIS IS US, THE HANDMAID'S TALE and MASTER OF NONE all snagging nominations.
Now for movies, there are some big surprises, including ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD for, anything really. The movie made headlines when they recast Kevin Spacey with Christopher Plummer and reshot in a matter of weeks. Now Plummer secured a surprise nom, as did Scott for directing and Michelle Williams for Best Actress. Left out of director were Jordan Peele and Greta Gerwig for GET OUT and LADY BIRD, and the two were heavy favorites going in. Also noticeably absent in all categories was the hit comedy THE BIG SICK, which many (including me) expected to be a heavy hitter here, especially for Holly Hunter in Supporting Actress. Overall, there aren't too many big surprises here, like last year with DEADPOOL, with many of the predicted, major contenders all getting in somewhere. As it will probably be at the Oscars, SHAPE OF WATER leads the nominees with seven nominations, while THE POST and THREE BILLBOARDS nabbed six, LADY BIRD got four, and DUNKIRK, ALL THE MONEY, GREATEST SHOWMAN and I, TONYA got three.
Here are the nominees
MOVIES:
Best Picture, Drama:
CALL ME BY YOUR NAME
DUNKIRK
THE POST
SHAPE OF WATER
THREE BILLBOARDS
Best Picture, Musical or Comedy:
THE DISASTER ARTIST
GET OUT
THE GREATEST SHOWMAN
I, TONYA
LADY BIRD
Best Director:
Guillermo del Toro, SHAPE OF WATER
Martin McDonagh, THREE BILLBOARDS
Christopher Nolan, DUNKIRK
Ridley Scott, ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD
Steven Spielberg, THE POST
Best Actor, Drama:
Timothee Chalamet, CALL ME BY YOUR NAME
Daniel Day-Lewis, PHANTOM THREAD
Tom Hanks, THE POST
Gary Oldman, DARKEST HOUR
Denzel Washington, ROMAN J. ISRAEL
Best Actress, Drama
Jessica Chastain, MOLLY'S GAME
Sally Hawkins, SHAPE OF WATER
Frances McDormand, THREE BILLBOARDS
Meryl Streep, THE POST
Michelle Williams, ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD
Best Actor, Musical or Comedy:
Steve Carell, BATTLE OF THE SEXES
Ansel Elgort, BABY DRIVER
James Franco, THE DISASTER ARTIST
Daniel Kaluuya, GET OUT
Hugh Jackman, THE GREATEST SHOWMAN
Best Actress, Musical or Comedy:
Helen Mirren, THE LEISURE SEEKER
Margot Robbie, I, TONYA
Saoirse Ronan, LADY BIRD
Judi Dench, VICTORIA & ABDUL
Emma Stone, BATTLE OF THE SEXES
Best Supporting Actor
Willem Dafoe, FLORIDA PROJECT
Armie Hammer, CALL ME BY YOUR NAME
Richard Jenkins, SHAPE OF WATER
Christopher Plummer, ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD
Sam Rockwell, THREE BILLBOARDS
Best Supporting Actress:
Mary J. Blige, MUDBOUND
Hong Chau, DOWNSIZING
Allison Janney, I, TONYA
Laurie Metcalf, LADY BIRD
Octavia Spencer, SHAPE OF WATER
Best Screenplay:
SHAPE OF WATER
LADY BIRD
THE POST
THREE BILLBOARDS
MOLLY'S GAME
Best Animated Feature:
THE BREADWINNER
COCO
LOVING VINCENT
FERDINAND
BOSS BABY
Best Foreign Language Film:
A FANTASTIC WOMAN
IN THE FADE
LOVELESS
THE SQUARE
FIRST THEY KILLED MY FATHER
Best Original Song:
Ferdinand – ‘Home’
Mudbound – ‘Mighty River’
Coco – ‘Remember Me’
The Star – ‘The Star’
The Greatest Showman – ‘This Is Me’
Best Original Score:
THREE BILLBOARDS
SHAPE OF WATER
PHANTOM THREAD
THE POST
DUNKIRK
TELEVISION:
Best TV Series, Drama:
THE CROWN
GAME OF THRONES
THE HANDMAID’S TALE
STRANGER THINGS
THIS IS US
Best TV Series, Comedy:
BLACK-ISH
MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL
MASTER OF NONE
SMILF
WILL AND GRACE
Best Actor in a TV Series, Drama:
Sterling K. Brown, THIS IS US
Freddie Highmore, THE GOOD DOCTOR
Bob Odenkirk, BETTER CALL SAUL
Liev Schreiber, RAY DONOVAN
Jason Bateman, OZARK
Best Actress in a TV Series, Drama:
Caitriona Balfe, OUTLANDER
Claire Foy, THE CROWN
Maggie Gyllenhaal, THE DEUCE
Katherine Langford, 13 REASONS WHY
Elisabeth Moss, THE HANDMAID'S TALE
Best Actress in a TV Series, Comedy:
Alison Brie – GLOW
Rachel Brosnahan – MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL
Issa Rae – INSECURE
Frankie Shaw – SMILF
Pamela Adlon – BETTER THINGS
Best Actor in a TV Series, Comedy:
Anthony Anderson – BLACK-ISH
Aziz Ansari – MASTER OF NONE
Kevin Bacon – I LOVE DICK
William H. Macy – SHAMELESS
Eric McCormack – WILL & GRACE
Best TV Movie or Limited Series:
BIG LITTLE LIES
FARGO
FEUD: BETTE AND JOAN
THE SINNER
TOP OF THE LAKE: CHINA GIRL
Best Actor in a TV Movie or Limited Series:
Robert De Niro, WIZARD OF LIES
Jude Law THE YOUNG POPE
Ewan McGregor, FARGO
Geoffrey Rush, GENIUS
Kyle MacLachlan, TWIN PEAKS
Best Actress in a TV Movie or Limited Series:
Jessica Biel – THE SINNER
Nicole Kidman – BIG LITTLE LIES
Jessica Lange – FEUD
Susan Sarandon – FEUD
Reese Witherspoon – BIG LITTLE LIES
Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Limited Series or TV Movie:
David Harbour, STRANGER THINGS
Alfred Molina, FEUD
Christian Slater, MR. ROBOT
David Thewlis, Fargo
Alexander Skarsgard, BIG LITTLE LIES
Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Limited Series or TV Movie:
Laura Dern – BIG LITTLE LIES
Ann Dowd – THE HANDMAID'S TALE
Chrissy Metz – THIS IS US
Michelle Pfeiffer – THE WIZARD OF LIES
Shailene Woodley – BIG LITTLE LIES
The Golden Globes will air on NBC January 7, 2018, with host Seth Meyers!
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