Greta Gerwig, Jordan Peele and Wonder Woman miss out on Golden Globes nods after shock nominations
In a year where diversity and the importance of women in Hollywood came to the forefront for many, there was some small surprises and some big snubs as the 2018 Golden Globes nominations were announced.
The problem has often been not that women or actors of colour are not deserving but that a combination of factors lead to them not being recognised – namely, that they aren’t given the roles, that the films about women and people of colour are not being made, or that they aren’t getting out to audiences.
This is what makes this year’s crop of Golden Globe nominees so surprising, as the past 12 months has been filled with such good Hollywood fare with many box office successes that were also critically acclaimed – the dream combination for studios and awards producers who want their viewers to know the films being awarded.
Yet there are no female directors named in the Best Director category, with the five spots going to five men – Christopher Nolan (Dunkirk), Ridley Scott (All The Money In The World), Martin McDonaugh (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri), Guillermo del Toro (The Shape Of Water), and Steven Spielberg (The Post).
Greta Gerwig had been tipped to receive a nomination for her work on the critically-claimed semi-autobiographical Ladybird, while there was also no room for Dee Rees, whose Netflix film Mudbound only received two nods.
And most surprising of all, nothing for Patty Jenkins, who directed the summer box office smash Wonder Woman.
When it came to BAME artists, there was also no nods for Kumail Nanjiani who directed and starred in The Big Sick, a romantic comedy that many saw as ripe for the Globes voters.
The Best Supporting Actress category – as is traditional – saw the most diverse range of actresses receive nods, with Mary J. Blige (Mudbound), Hong Chau (Downsizing), and Octavia Spencer (The Shape Of Water), going up against hot favourite Laurie Metcalf (Ladybird) and Allison Janney (I, Tonya).
However both Best Actor categories only saw one black actor chosen – British actor Daniel Kaluuya picked up his first ever Globes nod for Best Actor in a Comedy/Musical while Denzel Washington, who has won a Globe three times, also received a nomination for Roman J. Israel, Esq.
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There were no women of colour nominated in either Best Actress categories, nor Best Supporting Actor.
In the screenplay categories, there were surprising omissions for Jordan Peele, whose Get Out was the biggest surprise hit of the year, a horror comedy about racism and social values which Metro.co.uk said ‘cleverly reinvents the monstrous extremes of horror’, and Call Me By Your Name writer James Ivory, which is considered an Oscar shoo-in.
Other surprises came in the form of inclusions though, including three nods for All The Money In The World – including a role he only shot weeks ago after replacing disgraced actor Kevin Spacey – and The Greatest Showman, a Hugh Jackman musical that critics are still not allowed to talk about as the embargo has yet to lift.
As for whether these nominations today are a good indication of the rest of the awards season or if the Oscars and Baftas may chose to go down another route – something many in the industry believe – we’ll have to wait and see.
For now, congratulations to the 2018 nominees.
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy:
Steve Carell, “Battle of the Sexes”
Ansel Elgort, “Baby Driver”
James Franco, “The Disaster Artist”
Hugh Jackman, “The Greatest Showman”
Daniel Kaluuya, “Get Out”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture:
Willem Dafoe, “The Florida Project”
Armie Hammer, “Call Me by Your Name”
Richard Jenkins, “The Shape of Water”
Christopher Plummer, “All the Money in the World”
Sam Rockwell, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture:
Mary J. Blige, “Mudbound”
Hong Chau, “Downsizing”
Allison Janney, “I, Tonya”
Laurie Metcalf, “Lady Bird”
Octavia Spencer, “The Shape of Water”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama:
Jessica Chastain, “Molly’s Game”
Sally Hawkins, “The Shape of Water”
Frances McDormand, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
Meryl Streep, “The Post”
Michelle Williams, “All the Money in the World”
Best Director – Motion Picture:
Guillermo del Toro, “The Shape of Water”
Martin McDonagh, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
Christopher Nolan, “Dunkirk”
Ridley Scott, “All The Money in the World”
Steven Spielberg, “The Post”
Best Picture – Drama:
“Call Me by Your Name”
“Dunkirk”
“The Post”
“The Shape of Water”
“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy:
Judi Dench, “Victoria & Abdul”
Margot Robbie, “I, Tonya”
Saoirse Ronan, “Lady Bird”
Emma Stone, “Battle of the Sexes”
Helen Mirren, “The Leisure Seeker”
Best Picture – Comedy or Musical:
“The Disaster Artist”
“Get Out”
“The Greatest Showman”
“I, Tonya”
“Lady Bird”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama:
Timothée Chalamet, “Call Me by Your Name”
Daniel Day-Lewis, “Phantom Thread”
Tom Hanks, “The Post”
Gary Oldman, “Darkest Hour”
Denzel Washington, “Roman J. Israel, Esq.”
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture:
“The Shape of Water”
“Lady Bird”
“The Post”
“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
“Molly’s Game”
Best Original Score – Motion Picture:
“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
“The Shape of Water”
“Phantom Thread”
“The Post”
“Dunkirk”
Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language
“A Fantastic Woman”
“First They Killed My Father”
“In the Fade”
“Loveless”
“The Square”
Best Original Song – Motion Picture
“Home,” Ferdinand
“Mighty River,” Mudbound
“Remember Me,” Coco
“The Star”, The Star
“This Is Me,” The Greatest Showman
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