It’s that time of year again: here are the Golden Globe nominations.
Were any of your favorites honored? USA Today reported that the Golden Globe nominations were more racially inclusive this year, unlike the #HollywoodSoWhite scandal of a year or two ago. Notably Michelle Yeoh, Angela Bassett, and Viola Davis were all nominated. Yeoh for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy for Everything Everywhere All At Once, Bassett for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama as Queen Ramonda in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Davis (Amanda Waller in the DCEU) was nominated for Best Actress in a Drama for starring in The Woman King.
Since 1944, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) has awarded the Golden Globes to the best of American films. In 1961, they added awards for television. Being foreigners, they tend to nominate Art films rather than popular entertainment.
Although Avatar:the Way of Water isn’t scheduled to be released until December 16, it has already been nominated for Best Drama.
I confess I am curious how The Banshees of Inisherin was nominated for both Best Drama and Best Comedy, but I haven’t seen it yet. Hugo-nominated science fiction and horror writer Adam-Troy Castro recommends it highly, and I’m inclined to trust his judgment.
Other than the Animated Category, the as-yet-unreleased Avatar: The Way of Water, Everything, Everywhere All at Once, and House of the Dragon, very few science fiction or fantasy films were nominated. The Fabelmans, being a semi-autobiographical film by Steven Spielberg, might be considered sci-fi-adjacent. However, many actors with substantial geek-cred were nominated for mundane projects: Michelle Yeoh (Ying Nan in Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Aleta Ogord in Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2, Philippa Georgiou in Star Trek: iscovery, Wai Lin in Tomorrow Never Dies, etc.); Ralph Fiennes (Voldemort in the Harry Potter franchise, Hades in Clash of the Titans, M in Spectre and No Time to Die); Angela Bassett (Queen Ramonda in Black Panther, Amanda Waller in Green Lantern, Marie Laveau in American Horror Story: Apocalypse); Viola Davis (Amanda Waller in Suicide Squad, Black Adam, and Peacemaker), Daniel Craig (Jake Lonergan in Cowboys and Aliens, Alex West in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, James Bond in Casino Royale, No Time to Die,Quantum of Solace, and Sir Kane in A Kid in King Arthur’s Court), Sebastian Stan (Dr. Chris Beck in The Martian, the Winter Soldier in the MCU), and Margot Robbie (Harley Quinn in the DCEU).
Since 1961, the Golden Globes have included television shows. The HFPA tends to prefer streaming shows to shows from the three main networks. Here are the nominees.
Were any of your favorite movies or TV shows nominated? Whom are you rooting for to win in January?
Watch this space.
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Susan Macdonald is the author of the children’s book “R is for Renaissance Faire”, as well as 26 short stories, mostly fantasy in “Alternative Truths”, “Swords and Sorceress #30”, Swords &Sorceries Vols. 1, 2, & 5, “Cat Tails” “Under Western Stars”, and “Knee-High Drummond and the Durango Kid”. Her articles have appeared on SCIFI.radio’s web site, in The Inquisitr, and in The Millington Star. She enjoys Renaissance Faires (see book above), science fiction conventions, Highland Games, and Native American pow-wows.
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