Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” dominated the Golden Globe Awards nominations with 9 nods for the blockbuster movie, together with greatest image musical or comedy in addition to performing nominations for Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling and three of its original songs.
It was carefully adopted by its release date and meme companion Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer,” which scored eight nominations, together with greatest image drama and for actors Cillian Murphy, Robert Downey Jr. and Emily Blunt.
In an announcement, Gerwig mentioned she, “can’t wait to bring the Barbie party to the Globes.”
The revamped group, now a for-profit endeavor with a bigger and extra numerous voting physique, introduced nominations Monday for its January awards present, after scandal and several other troubled years, together with one and not using a broadcast. Cedric the Entertainer and Wilmer Valderrama presided over the bulletins from the Beverly Hilton Resort, the place the present may also happen on Jan. 7.
Films nominated for best motion picture drama included “Oppenheimer,” Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon,” Bradley Cooper’s “Maestro,” Celine Track’s “Past Lives,” Justine Triet’s “Anatomy of a Fall” and Jonathan Glazer’s “The Zone of Interest.”
In the very best movement image musical or comedy class, “Barbie” was joined by “Air,” “American Fiction” “The Holdovers,” “May December” and “Poor Things.”
Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Poor Things” and Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” each acquired seven nominations every. “Poor Things” noticed nominations for Lanthimos, its actors Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe, and Tony McNamara for screenplay. “Killers of the Flower Moon” obtained nods for Scorsese, for route and co-writing the screenplay with Eric Roth, and stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Lily Gladstone and Robert De Niro.
Stone, who was additionally nominated for the Showtime collection “The Curse,” mentioned in an announcement that she was “Feeling extremely bewildered and thankful for it all.” She additionally mentioned her “Poor Things” character Bella Baxter is her favourite.
DiCaprio praised Gladstone in his assertion: “She is the soul of our film and helped to bring this sinister and painful part of our nation’s history to life,” he wrote. The movie is in regards to the murders of rich Osage people in Oklahoma within the early twentieth century.
“Barbie” tied for second-most nominations in Globes historical past with “Cabaret,” from 1972. Robert Altman’s “Nashville” stays the record-holder with 11 nominations. It went into the morning as a favourite and obtained a giant increase from its three authentic music nominations, together with “I’m Just Ken,” and one of many yr’s new classes, recognizing cinematic and field workplace achievement. One one that was not nominated was America Ferrera, who delivered the film’s most memorable monologue.
“Succession” was the top-nominated tv program, with 9 nods together with for collection stars Brian Cox, Jeremy Robust, Sarah Snook and Kieran Culkin, adopted by Hulu’s “The Bear.”
As all the time there have been some massive surprises, like Jennifer Lawrence getting nominated for her bawdy R-rated comedy “No Hard Feelings” for greatest efficiency by a feminine actor in a musical or comedy. She was nominated alongside Robbie, Stone and Fantasia Barrino (“The Color Purple”), Natalie Portman (“May December”) and Alma Pöysti (“Fallen Leaves”).
Barrino heard the information from her husband who she instantly referred to as again to verify she wasn’t dreaming.
“My voice is shot because I’ve been screaming, crying and just telling God, ‘Thank you.’ I almost allowed fear to hinder me from this role, to keep me from this role,” she advised the AP by way of tears. She’s been on the highway for work and mentioned she’s excited to go house and expertise it along with her youngsters.
“The Color Purple” was anticipated to do higher. The adaption of the stage musical obtained solely two nominations whole, each for actors, for Barrino and Danielle Brooks for her supporting efficiency. Ignored was Colman Domingo, who was nominated for greatest drama actor for “Rustin.”
Twine Jefferson’s comedy “American Fiction” additionally got here up with solely two nods, greatest musical or comedy and for lead actor Jeffrey Wright, who performs a annoyed author.
“I don’t think it’s totally healthy to think about these things too much, but they’re there, so one does,” Wright advised the AP Monday. “I’m really pleased that the film is being recognized more so than my own personal recognition.”
Sofia Coppola’s extensively acclaimed “Priscilla” obtained just one nomination, for actor Cailee Spaeny’s portrayal of Priscilla Presley. Her class mates in greatest feminine efficiency in a drama embrace Gladstone, Annette Bening for “Nyad,” Sandra Hüller for “Anatomy of a Fall,” Greta Lee for “Past Lives” and Carey Mulligan for “Maestro.”
The Globes received’t have to fret about anybody criticizing its “all male” administrators this yr, nevertheless. Gerwig was nominated as was Celine Track, for her romantic debut “Past Lives,” alongside Nolan, Scorsese, Cooper and Lanthimos.
Netflix obtained probably the most nominations total, with 13 whole for a slate which included “Maestro,” “May December” and “Rustin,” adopted by Warner Bros., which made “Barbie” and “The Color Purple” with 12.
Ridley Scott’s “Napoleon” was not nominated in any respect. As a substitute, its star Joaquin Phoenix was acknowledged for “Beau is Afraid” within the lead actor comedy/musical class, with Wright, Matt Damon (“Air”), Nicolas Cage “Dream Scenario,” Timothée Chalamet (“Wonka”) and Paul Giamatti (“The Holdovers”). Michael Mann’s “Ferrari,” with Adam Driver, and Wes Anderson’s starry “Asteroid City” additionally obtained zero nominations.
The voting physique has now grown to 300 members, following backlash to a 2021 report within the Los Angeles Occasions that discovered that there have been zero Black members within the group that was then composed of solely 87 international journalists.
Maybe consequently, there have been extra worldwide movies and actors nominated in distinguished classes together with the Finnish comedy “Fallen Leaves,” the courtroom thriller “Anatomy of a Fall” and the harrowing Auschwitz drama “The Zone of Interest.”
The 81st Golden Globes might be the first major broadcast of awards season, with a new home on CBS, however no phrase but on a number. It’s been tumultuous few years behind the scenes within the aftermath of the L.A. Occasions report, which additionally uncovered moral lapses like its members accepting lavish items and journey from awards publicists and studios.
The Globes had lengthy been one of many highest-profile awards season broadcasts, second solely to the Oscars. Earlier than the pandemic, it was nonetheless pulling in round 19 million viewers. The present was touted as a boozy, A-list occasion, whose hosts usually took a extra irreverent tone than their academy counterparts.
Some years, the HFPA have been pilloried for nominating poorly reviewed movies with massive identify expertise with hopes of getting them to the present, probably the most notorious being “The Tourist,” with Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp. Previously decade, they’ve extra usually overlapped with the Oscars.
This yr, NBC’s Tuesday night time broadcast obtained its smallest viewers ever for the ceremony, with 6.3 million viewers.
