‘The Banshees of Inisherin,’ ‘Abbott Elementary’ lead 80th Golden Globe nominations; women directors snubbed
The nominations for the 80th Golden Globe Awards in motion pictures and television were announced early Monday morning where Martin McDonagh’s The Banshees of Inisherin led the film nominations with 8, the most of any film since 2003’s Cold Mountain.
Everything Everywhere All At Once was next with six, including Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Best Director (The Daniels), Screenplay and three acting nominations (Michelle Yeah, Ke Huy Quan and Jamie Lee Curtis. Babylon and The Fabelmans were next with five apiece.
The morning didn’t come without some surprising inclusions and snubs; Danielle Deadwyler didn’t make the drama actress cut for Till, while Ana de Armas did in the critically lambasted Marilyn Monroe biopic Blonde. Tom Cruise, who gave his three Golden Globes back to the HFPA after controversies and scandals of the last two years, was not nominated for Best Actor for Top Gun: Maverick, although the film was nominated for Motion Picture- Drama and for Lady Gaga’s song “Hold My Hand.”
Sarah Polley’s Women Talking and Maria Schrader’s She Said fared poorly today, with nominations for Screenplay and Score for the former, and just supporting actress (Carey Mulligan) for the latter. No women directors were nominated, despite a standout season that included Charlotte Wells (Aftersun), Chinonye Chukwu (Till) and Gina Prince-Bythewood (The Woman King), and not one of the top Motion Picture nominees were directed by women.
Will Smith, who won the Globe and Oscar last year for King Richard, came up empty this morning for his new film, Emancipation, which was snubbed across the board.
Recent rule changes to allow animated and non-English language films to compete in the Globes’ top two motion picture categories didn’t bear any fruit today, with some thinking India’s RRR might break into Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. The film earned two nominations, for Non-English Language Film and Song (“Naatu Naatu”). The film was not India’s Oscar submission and therefore cannot be nominated in the corresponding category at the Academy Awards, but can be nominated anywhere else.
Brendan Fraser received a nomination for Best Actor – Drama for The Whale but recently stated that he will not attend the ceremony after the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) didn’t act when he allegded he was groped by former HFPA president Philip Berk at a 2003 luncheon at the Beverly Hilton. Berk denied the allegations, saying he only pinched Brendan as a joke. No charges have been filed.
In television, Abbott Elementary was the most-nominated show with five, including four acting nods. Next was The Crown, Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, Only Murders in the Building, Pam & Tommy and The White Lotus with four nominations apiece.
Amazon’s billion-dollar Lord of the Rings gamble The Rings of Power was snubbed entirely, while HBO’s Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon earned nominations for Drama Series and non-binary performer Emma D’Arcy as lead actress.
Among the Globes’ big changes with the awards and eligibility, the HFPA has created more categories by breaking up its supporting actor and supporting actress honors into separate awards for musical-comedy or drama TV series and limited/anthology series or TV movie. Previously the supporting acting TV categories included contenders from ongoing TV series, limited series and TV movies.
The upcoming Golden Globes is set to return to NBC on January 10, 2023. The network, which owns the rights to the annual awards show, has broadcast the Globes since 1996 but declined to air the 79th edition of the awards show earlier this year in the wake of an entertainment industry boycott sparked by February 2021 Los Angeles Times exposés that revealed Golden Globes organization The Hollywood Foreign Press Association had no Black members and had engaged in unethical conduct and suspect financial practices. After internal overhauls of rules, oversight, banning members from accepting gifts and introducing a hotline for reporting misconduct, splitting the the HFPA into two separate entities (one that manages the group’s philanthropy as a non-profit, one that will put on the show as a for-profit org) and more than doubling its membership by adding 103 new international journalists and 21 additional members who are U.S.-based journalists working for outlets abroad. The HFPA says they now have a voting pool that is 52 percent female and 51.5 percent racially and ethnically diverse.
The 2023 Golden Globes will be hosted by Jerrod Carmichael and will air live from the Beverly Hilton on Tuesday, January 10, at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on NBC and Peacock.
Here is the complete list of nominations.
MOTION PICTURE
BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
ELVIS (Warner Bros)
THE FABELMANS (Universal Pictures)
TÁR (Focus Features)
TOP GUN: MAVERICK (Paramount Pictures)
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 (Paramount Pictures)
THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN (Searchlight Pictures)
EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE (A24)
GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY (Netflix)
TRIANGLE OF SADNESS (Neon)
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 (Netflix)
INU-OH (GKIDS)
MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON (A24)
PUSS IN BOOTS: THE LAST WISH (Universal Pictures)
TURNING RED (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
BEST MOTION PICTURE – NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE (FORMERLY FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (GERMANY) (Netflix)
ARGENTINA, 1985 (ARGENTINA) (Amazon Prime Video)
CLOSE (BELGIUM / FRANCE / NETHERLANDS) (A24)
DECISION TO LEAVE (SOUTH KOREA) (MUBI)
RRR (INDIA) (Variance Films)
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, 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” — WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING
Music by: Taylor Swift
Lyrics by: Taylor Swift
“CIAO PAPA” — GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S PINOCCHIO
Music by: Alexandre Desplat
Lyrics by: Roeban Katz, Guillermo del Toro
“HOLD MY HAND” — TOP GUN: MAVERICK
Music by: Lady Gaga, BloodPop, Benjamin Rice
Lyrics by: Lady Gaga, BloodPop
“LIFT ME UP” — BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER
Music by: Tems, Rihanna, Ryan Coogler, Ludwig Göransson
Lyrics by: Tems, Rihanna, Ryan Coogler, Ludwig Göransson
“NAATU NAATU” — RRR
Music by: M.M. Keeravani
Lyrics by: Kala Bhairava, Rahul Sipligunj
TELEVSION
BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
BETTER CALL SAUL AMC+/AMC
THE CROWN NETFLIX
HOUSE OF THE DRAGON HBO MAX
OZARK NETFLIX
SEVERANCE APPLE TV+
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 ABC
THE BEAR FX
HACKS HBO MAX
ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING HULU
WEDNESDAY NETFLIX
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 APPLE TV+
DAHMER – MONSTER: THE JEFFREY DAHMER STORY NETFLIX
THE DROPOUT HULU
PAM & TOMMY HULU
THE WHITE LOTUS HBO MAX
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES, ANTHOLOGY SERIES, OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
JESSICA CHASTAIN GEORGE & 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
NOMINATIONS BY MOTION PICTURE DISTRIBUTOR
Searchlight Pictures 12
A24 10
Netflix 9
Paramount Pictures 7
Universal Pictures 7
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures 5
Focus Features 4
Warner Bros 3
Neon 2
Orion Pictures / United Artists Releasing 2
Sony Pictures Classics 2
Variance Films 2
Amazon Prime Video 1
Columbia Pictures 1
GKIDS 1
MUBI 1
TriStar Pictures 1
NOMINATIONS BY TELEVISION DISTRIBUTOR
HBO Max 14
Netflix 14
hulu 10
FX 9
ABC 6
Apple TV+ 6
AMC+/AMC 2
Disney+ 1
Paramount Network 1
Showtime 1
Starz 1
NOMINATIONS BY MOTION PICTURE
The Banshees of Inisherin 8
Everything Everywhere All at Once 6
Babylon 5
The Fabelmans 5
Elvis 3
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio 3
TÁR 3
Avatar: The Way of Water 2
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever 2
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery 2
The Menu 2
RRR 2
Top Gun: Maverick 2
Triangle of Sadness 2
Women Talking 2
All Quiet on the Western Front 1
Argentina, 1985 1
Blonde 1
Close 1
Decision to Leave 1
Empire of Light 1
Good Luck to You, Leo Grande 1
The Good Nurse 1
The Inspection 1
Inu-Oh 1
Living 1
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On 1
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris 1
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish 1
She Said 1
The Son 1
Turning Red 1
The Whale 1
Where the Crawdads Sing 1
White Noise 1
The Woman King 1
NOMINATIONS BY TELEVISION SERIES OR PROGRAM
Abbott Elementary 5
The Crown 4
Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story 4
Only Murders in the Building 4
Pam & Tommy 4
The White Lotus 4
Black Bird 3
Hacks 3
Ozark 3
Severance 3
Barry 2
The Bear 2
Better Call Saul 2
The Dropout 2
House of the Dragon 2
The Old Man 2
Under the Banner of Heaven 2
Wednesday 2
Alaska Daily 1
Andor 1
Atlanta 1
Euphoria 1
Fleishman Is in Trouble 1
The Flight Attendant 1
Gaslit 1
George & Tammy 1
Inventing Anna 1
The Patient 1
The Staircase 1
Yellowstone 1
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