Nominations for the 77th Annual Golden Globe Awards
Earlier this morning, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced the nominations for the 77th Annual Golden Globe Awards, and as usual, there were plenty of surprises to be found.
For starters, after taking a backseat for the start of the critics' awards, it was Noah Baumbach's outstanding drama "Marriage Story" that ended up leading the pack with six nominations, followed by Martin Scorsese's "The Irishman" and Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" with five each.
One of the biggest surprises was seeing Noah Baumbach miss out on a Director nomination, while, shockingly, Todd Phillips made a surprise appearance there for "Joker." Phillips' film also unexpectedly showed up in the Best Picture (Drama) category.
Other surprises included a snub for Robert De Niro ("The Irishman"), who was replaced with Christian Bale for "Ford v Ferrari," as well as a snub for Willem Dafoe's excellent performance in "The Lighthouse," presumably replaced by Anthony Hopkins for "The Two Popes."
It's certainly going to be a very interesting race. If last year taught us anything, it's that you can never tell what the HFPA is going to choose. You may recall that "Bohemian Rhapsody" had just two nominations (for Best Picture (Drama) and Best Actor (Drama)) and it won them both, showing that getting snubbed for Director doesn't necessarily rule out the possibility of being the big winner of the evening, which could be good news for "Marriage Story."
We'll just have to wait until the ceremony on January 5th to see how it all goes down. In the meantime, please see below for a list of today's nominations for film:
Best Picture (Drama)
1917 (DreamWorks Pictures / Reliance Entertainment / New Republic Pictures Neal Street Productions / Mogambo; Universal Pictures)
THE IRISHMAN (Netflix / Tribeca Productions / Sikelia Productions / Winkler Films; Netflix)
JOKER (Warner Bros. Pictures / Village Roadshow Pictures / Joint Effort;Warner Bros. Pictures)
MARRIAGE STORY (Netflix / HeyDay Films; Netflix)
THE TWO POPES (Netflix / Rideback; Netflix
Best Picture (Comedy/Musical)
DOLEMITE IS MY NAME ( Netflix /Davis Entertainment Company)
JOJO RABBIT (Defender Films / Piki Films / Fox Searchlight Pictures / TSG Entertainment; Fox Searchlight Pictures)
KNIVES OUT (MRC, T-Street; Lionsgate)
ONCE UPON A TIME... IN HOLLYWOOD (Columbia Pictures; Sony Pictures Releasing)
ROCKETMAN (Paramount Pictures; Paramount Pictures)
Best Director
BONG JOON HO PARASITE
SAM MENDES 1917
TODD PHILLIPS JOKER
MARTIN SCORSESE THE IRISHMAN
QUENTIN TARANTINO ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOOD
Best Actor (Drama)
CHRISTIAN BALE FORD V FERRARI
ANTONIO BANDERAS PAIN AND GLORY
ADAM DRIVER MARRIAGE STORY
JOAQUIN PHOENIX JOKER
JONATHAN PRYCE THE TWO POPES
Best Actress (Drama)
CYNTHIA ERIVO HARRIET
SCARLETT JOHANSSON MARRIAGE STORY
SAOIRSE RONAN LITTLE WOMEN
CHARLIZE THERON BOMBSHELL
RENÉE ZELLWEGER JUDY
Best Actor (Comedy/Musical)
DANIEL CRAIG KNIVES OUT
ROMAN GRIFFIN DAVIS JOJO RABBIT
LEONARDO DICAPRIO ONCE UPON A TIME... IN HOLLYWOOD
TARON EGERTON ROCKETMAN
EDDIE MURPHY DOLEMITE IS MY NAME
Best Actress (Comedy/Musical)
ANA DE ARMAS KNIVES OUT
AWKWAFINA THE FAREWELL
CATE BLANCHETT WHERE'D YOU GO, BERNADETTE
BEANIE FELDSTEIN BOOKSMART
EMMA THOMPSON LATE NIGHT
Best Supporting Actor
TOM HANKS A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
ANTHONY HOPKINS THE TWO POPES
AL PACINO THE IRISHMAN
JOE PESCI THE IRISHMAN
BRAD PITT ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOOD
Best Supporting Actress
KATHY BATES RICHARD JEWELL
ANNETTE BENING THE REPORT
LAURA DERN MARRIAGE STORY
JENNIFER LOPEZ HUSTLERS
MARGOT ROBBIE BOMBSHELL
Best Screenplay
NOAH BAUMBACH MARRIAGE STORY
BONG JOON HO, HAN JIN WON PARASITE
ANTHONY MCCARTEN THE TWO POPES
QUENTIN TARANTINO ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOOD
STEVEN ZAILLIAN THE IRISHMAN
Best Original Score
ALEXANDRE DESPLAT LITTLE WOMEN
HILDUR GUÖNADÓTTIR JOKER
RANDY NEWMAN MARRIAGE STORY
THOMAS NEWMAN 1917
DANIEL PEMBERTON MOTHERLESS BROOKLYN
Best Original Song
“BEAUTIFUL GHOSTS” — CATS Music by: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Taylor Swift Lyrics by: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Taylor Swift
“I'M GONNA LOVE ME AGAIN” — ROCKETMAN Music by: Elton John Lyrics by: Bernie Taupin
“INTO THE UNKNOWN” — FROZEN 2 Music by: Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez Lyrics by: Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez
“SPIRIT” — THE LION KING Music by: Timothy McKenzie, Ilya Salmanzadeh, Beyoncé Lyrics by: Timothy McKenzie, Ilya Salmanzadeh, Beyoncé
“STAND UP” — HARRIET Music by: Joshuah Brian Campbell, Cynthia Erivo Lyrics by: Joshuah Brian Campbell, Cynthia Erivo
Best Animated Feature
FROZEN 2 (Walt Disney Animation Studios; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD (DreamWorks Animation; Universal Pictures)
THE LION KING ( Walt Disney Pictures; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
MISSING LINK (LAIKA / Annapurna Pictures; United Artists Releasing)
TOY STORY 4 (Pixar Animation Studios; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
Best Foreign Language Film
THE FAREWELL (USA) ( Big Beach / Kindred Spirit / Ray Production / Depth of Field / Seesaw; A24 )
LES MISÉRABLES (FRANCE) ( SRAB Films / Rectangle Productions / Lyly Films; Amazon Studios )
PAIN AND GLORY (SPAIN) ( El Primer Deseo / El Deseo; Sony Pictures Classics )
PARASITE (SOUTH KOREA) (Barunson E&A; NEON )
PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE (FRANCE) (Lilies Films; NEON)
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