Even as backing organization the Hollywood Foreign Press Association continues to try to dig its way out of an avalanche of scandals about diversity, payments for members and exclusionary tactics, the Golden Globes are making something of comeback after the ceremony wasn’t broadcast this year.
The biggest nominee overall was Martin McDonagh’s ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’, with the film scoring nods in Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy, Best Director and Screenplay for McDonagh, Best Actor, musical or comedy for Colin Farrell Best Supporting Actor in a motion picture for both Brendan Gleeson and Barry Keoghan, Best Supporting Actress in a motion picture for Kerry Condon and score for Carter Burwell.
Also doing well (somewhat expectedly given its nomination and win success so far) was ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’, also appearing in Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy, Best Actress, Musical or Comedy for Michelle Yeoh, Best Supporting actor (Ke Huy Quan) and Best supporting actress (Jamie Lee Curtis), while writer/directors Daniels––AKA Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert––were nominated for their script and direction.
Next on the list was Damien Chazelle’s ‘Babylon’ with nominations in Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy and nods for cast such as Diego Calva, Margot Robbie, Brad Pitt.
On the drama front, Steven Spielberg’s ‘The Fabelmans’ was the front-runner, taking a Best Motion Picture, Drama slot (where it will compete against the likes of ‘Elvis’, ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’, ‘Tár’ and ‘Top Gun: Maverick’) plus Best Actress (Michelle Williams), Best Director (Spielberg), Screenplay (Spielberg and Tony Kushner) and Best Original Score (John Williams).
Actors nominated in the drama category included ‘Elvis’ Austin Butler, ‘Tár’s Cate Blanchett, ‘Empire of Light’s Olivia Colman, ‘Blonde’s Ana de Armas, Bill Nighy for ‘Living’ and Hugh Jackman for ‘The Son’.
Tom Cruise was surprisingly left out of the acting nominations, though perhaps not too shockingly since he gave back his previous globes in protest against the HFPA’s behavior. We’re more surprised to see Brendan Fraser nominated for ‘The Whale’, since he’s long been on record as criticizing the inappropriate behavior of a former HFPA president towards him from years ago.
The Globes continue to have a bad reputation for almost ignoring female creative talent on the several fronts outside of acting and a few craft categories, but at least ‘Turning Red’s Domee Shi notched up a Best Animated Motion Picture, becoming the first woman of color to have a movie she directed up for an award.
Here’s the full list of nominations on the film front…
Best Motion Picture – Drama
‘Avatar: The Way of Water’
‘Elvis’
‘The Fabelmans’
‘Tár’
‘Top Gun: Maverick’
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Cate Blanchett, ‘Tár’
Olivia Colman, ‘Empire of Light’
Viola Davis, ‘The Woman King’
Ana de Armas, ‘Blonde’
Michelle Williams, ‘The Fabelmans’
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Austin Butler, ‘Elvis’
Brendan Fraser, ‘The Whale’
Hugh Jackman, ‘The Son’
Bill Nighy, ‘Living’
Jeremy Pope, ‘The Inspection’
Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
‘Babylon’
‘The Banshees of Inisherin’
‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’
‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery’
‘Triangle of Sadness’
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Lesley Manville, ‘Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris’
Margot Robbie, ‘Babylon’
Anya Taylor-Joy, ‘The Menu’
Emma Thompson, ‘Good Luck to You, Leo Grande’
Michelle Yeoh, ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Diego Calva, ‘Babylon’
Daniel Craig, ‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery’
Adam Driver, ‘White Noise’
Colin Farrell, ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’
Ralph Fiennes, The Menu’’
Best Motion Picture – Animated
‘Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio’
‘Inu-Oh’
‘Marcel the Shell With Shoes On’
‘Puss in Boots: The Last Wish’
‘Turning Red’
Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language
‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ (Germany)
‘Argentina, 1985’ (Argentina)
‘Close’ (Belgium)
‘Decision to Leave’ (South Korea)
‘RRR’ (India)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture
Angela Bassett, ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’
Kerry Condon, ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’
Jamie Lee Curtis, ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’
Dolly De Leon, ‘Triangle of Sadness’
Carey Mulligan, ‘She Said’
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture
Brendan Gleeson, ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’
Barry Keoghan, ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’
Brad Pitt, ‘Babylon’
Ke Huy Quan, ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’
Eddie Redmayne, ‘The Good Nurse’
Best Director — Motion Picture
James Cameron, ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’
Baz Luhrmann, ‘Elvis’
Martin McDonagh, ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’
Steven Spielberg, ‘The Fabelmans’
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Todd Field, ‘Tár’
Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’
Martin McDonagh, ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’
Sarah Polley, ‘Women Talking’
Steven Spielberg, Tony Kushner, ‘The Fabelmans’
Best Original Score – Motion Picture
Carter Burwell, ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’
Alexandre Desplat, ‘Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio’
Hildur Guðnadóttir, ‘Women Talking’
Justin Hurwitz, ‘Babylon’
John Williams, ‘The Fabelmans’
Best Original Song – Motion Picture
“Carolina,” Taylor Swift (‘Where the Crawdads Sing’)
“Ciao Papa,” Alexandre Desplat, Guillermo del Toro, Roeban Katz (‘Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio’)
“Hold My Hand,” Lady Gaga, BloodPop, Benjamin Rice (‘Top Gun: Maverick’)
“Lift Me Up,” Tems, Rihanna, Ryan Coogler, Ludwig Göransson (‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’)
“Naatu Naatu,” Kala Bhairava, M.M. Keeravani, Kala Bhairava, Rahul Sipligunj (‘RRR’)
On the TV side, the nominations were dominated by some familiar titles––‘The Crown’, Better Call Saul’ and ‘Ozark’––while some new arrivals made their mark, including ‘Abbott Elementary’, ‘House of the Dragon’ and ‘Severance’, which have all popped up on other lists.
And there were the usual ‘hoping celebs attend’ listings, including ‘Alaska Daily’ and ‘Gaslit’.
The list of TV nominees is below:
Best Television Series – Drama
‘Better Call Saul’
‘The Crown’
‘House of the Dragon’
‘Ozark’
‘Severance’
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama
Emma D’Arcy, ‘House of the Dragon’
Laura Linney, ‘Ozark’
Imelda Staunton, ‘The Crown’
Hilary Swank, ‘Alaska Daily’
Zendaya, ‘Euphoria’
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama
Jeff Bridges, ‘The Old Man’
Kevin Costner, ‘Yellowstone’
Diego Luna, ‘Andor’
Bob Odenkirk, ‘Better Call Saul’
Adam Scott, ‘Severance’
Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy
‘Abbott Elementary’
‘The Bear’
‘Hacks’
‘Only Murders in the Building’
‘Wednesday’
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Quinta Brunson, ‘Abbott Elementary’
Kaley Cuoco, ‘The Flight Attendant’
Selena Gomez, ‘Only Murders in the Building’
Jenna Ortega, ‘Wednesday’
Jean Smart, ‘Hacks’
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Donald Glover, ‘Atlanta’
Bill Hader, ‘Barry’
Steve Martin, ‘Only Murders in the Building’
Martin Short, ‘Only Murders in the Building’
Jeremy Allen White, ‘The Bear’
Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
‘Black Bird’
‘Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story’
‘The Dropout’
‘Pam & Tommy’
‘The White Lotus’
Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Jessica Chastain, ‘George and Tammy’
Julia Garner, ‘Inventing Anna’
Lily James, ‘Pam & Tommy’
Julia Roberts, ‘Gaslit’
Amanda Seyfried, ‘The Dropout’
Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Taron Egerton, ‘Black Bird’
Colin Firth, ‘The Staircase’
Andrew Garfield, ‘Under the Banner of Heaven’
Evan Peters, ‘Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story’
Sebastian Stan, ‘Pam & Tommy’
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Jennifer Coolidge, ‘The White Lotus’
Claire Danes, ‘Fleishman Is in Trouble’
Daisy Edgar-Jones, ‘Under the Banner of Heaven’
Niecy Nash, ‘Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story’
Aubrey Plaza, ‘The White Lotus’
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
F. Murray Abraham, ‘The White Lotus’
Domhnall Gleeson, ‘The Patient’
Paul Walter Hauser, ‘Black Bird’
Richard Jenkins, ‘Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story’
Seth Rogen, ‘Pam & Tommy’
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical-Comedy or Drama Television Series
Elizabeth Debicki, ‘The Crown’
Hannah Einbinder, ‘Hacks’
Julia Garner, ‘Ozark’
Janelle James, ‘Abbott Elementary’
Sheryl Lee Ralph, ‘Abbott Elementary’
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical-Comedy or Drama Television Series
John Lithgow, ‘The Old Man’
Jonathan Pryce, ‘The Crown’
John Turturro, ‘Severance’
Tyler James Williams, ‘Abbott Elementary’
Henry Winkler, ‘Barry’
The 2023 Golden Globes will air on NBC January 10th, 2023.
