The Golden Globe Awards is an event that occurs once every year to acknowledge and bestow recognition to people working in the film and television world, both domestic and foreign. The event began in 1944, started by the Hollywood Foreign Press Organisation. The first ever Golden Globes ceremony commenced on January 20, 1944, where trophies were bestowed upon persons in the film and television world for their talents.
Nominations for the 76th Golden Globe Awards ceremony were announced on the 6th of December, live from the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills. Meher Tatna, HFPA president, also announced that this year, for the first time, a new award would be given in recognition of major contributions to television; an award to complement the annual Cecil B. DeMille trophy, which generally focuses on a film career.
The 2019 awards ceremony will air in Australia on the 7th of January, from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM, and will be hosted by Andy Samberg (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) and Sandra Oh (Grey’s Anatomy) – which may prove unsurprising to anyone who watched them on the Emmys.
Some surprising nomination picks were Bohemian Rhapsody and A Star Is Born. Both films tried their luck in the drama category rather than music and, with a surprising twist of luck, that decision paid off big time. The films are currently placed as nominations for Best Drama and Best Actor, while A Star is Born has earned a nomination for Best Actress, Best Director and Best Original Song.
Of the Aussie nominations, Nicole Kidman has picked up a nod for her role in Destroyer, where she played LAPD detective Erin Bell. The film premiered at Telluride Film Festival earlier this year, though doesn’t have a confirmed release date locally yet; so don’t be surprised that you haven’t heard about it. This is her 13th Golden Globe nomination, with the actress picking up her fourth win earlier this year for Big Little Lies.
Two other Aussies enjoyed nominations: Actor/Singer Troye Sivan for his original song “Revelation”, for Joel Edgerton’s largely overlooked film Boy Erased, which was co-written with Jonsi from Icelandic group Sigur Ros. And Sydney’s Yvonne Strahovski also scored an acting nod for her work in The Handmaid’s Tale.
Elsewhere, Vice sits as one of the biggest nominees of the night – Adam McKay’s film about US Vice President Dick Cheney (played by an unrecognisable and nominated Christian Bale) – with six nominations in the Comedy category.
And February’s box office sensation Black Panther was not forgotten, with a surprising nomination for Best Motion Picture – a rare feat for a Super Hero Film – as well as Best Original Song and Score. Also from the Marvel camp, this week’s new Spider-Man animated film (which our receiver gave Five Stars) is competing against the likes of Incredibles 2 and Wes Anderson’s Isle of Dogs for Best Animated Feature.
As for the television categories, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Killing Eve, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story and Barry are among the favourites this year. Interestingly, for the first time in 42 years, the “Best Drama Series” Category is filled entirely with first time nominees – which is surprising considering The Americans is nominated for its sixth and final series.
Without further ado, here is the full listing for this year’s Golden Globes nominations!
Best Motion Picture (Drama)
A Star Is Born
Black Panther
BlacKkKlansman
Bohemian Rhapsody
If Beale Street Could Talk
Best Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy)
Crazy Rich Asians
The Favourite
Green Book
Mary Poppins Returns
Vice
Best Director (Motion Picture)
Adam McKay – Vice
Alfonso Cuarón – Roma
Bradley Cooper – A Star Is Born
Peter Farrelly – Green Book
Spike Lee – BlacKkKlansman
Best Performance – Actress (Motion Picture, Drama)
Glenn Close – The Wife
Lady Gaga – A Star Is Born
Melissa McCarthy – Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Nicole Kidman – Destroyer
Rosamund Pike – A Private War
Best Performance – Actress (Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy)
Constance Wu – Crazy Rich Asians
Charlize Theron – Tully
Elsie Fisher – Eighth Grade
Emily Blunt – Mary Poppins Returns
Olivia Colman – The Favourite
Best Performance – Actress (Supporting Role, Motion Picture)
Amy Adams – Vice
Claire Foy – First Man
Emma Stone – The Favourite
Rachel Weisz – The Favourite
Regina King – If Beale Street Could Talk
Best Performance – Actor (Motion Picture, Drama)
Bradley Cooper – A Star Is Born
John David Washington – BlacKkKlansman
Lucas Hedges – Boy Erased
Rami Malek – Bohemian Rhapsody
Willem Dafoe – At Eternity’s Gate
Best Performance – Actor (Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy)
Christian Bale – Vice
John C. Reilly – Stan & Ollie
Lin-Manuel Miranda – Mary Poppins Returns
Robert Redford – The Old Man & the Gun
Viggo Mortensen – Green Book
Best Performance – Actor (Supporting Role, Motion Picture)
Adam Driver – BlacKkKlansman
Mahershala Ali – Green Book
Richard E. Grant – Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Sam Rockwell – Vice
Timothée Chalamet – Beautiful Boy
Best Screenplay (Motion Picture)
Adam McKay – Vice
Alfonso Cuarón – Roma
Barry Jenkins – If Beale Street Could Talk
Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara – The Favourite
Nick Vallelonga, Brian Currie and Peter Farrelly – Green Book
Best Original Score (Motion Picture)
Alexandre Desplat – Isle of Dogs
Ludwig Göransson – Black Panther
Marco Beltrami – A Quiet Place
Justin Hurwitz – First Man
Marc Shaiman – Mary Poppins Returns
Best Original Song (Motion Picture)
“All the Stars” – Black Panther
“Girl in the Movies” – Dumplin’
“Requiem for a Private War” – A Private War
“Revelation” – Boy Erased
“Shallow” – A Star Is Born
Best Motion Picture (Animated)
Incredibles 2
Isle of Dogs
Mirai
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Best Motion Picture (Foreign Language)
Capernaum
Girl
Never Look Away
Roma
Shoplifters
Best Television Series (Drama)
The Americans – FX
Bodyguard – Netflix
Homecoming – Amazon
Killing Eve – BBC America
Pose – FX
Best Television Series (Musical or Comedy)
Barry – HBO
The Good Place – NBC
Kidding – Showtime
The Kominsky Method – Netflix
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – Amazon
Best Television (Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television)
A Very English Scandal – Amazon
The Alienist – TNT
The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story – FX
Escape at Dannemora – Showtime
Sharp Objects – HBO
Best Performance – Actress (Television Series, Drama)
Caitriona Balfe – Outlander
Elisabeth Moss – The Handmaid’s Tale
Julia Roberts – Homecoming
Keri Russell – The Americans
Sandra Oh – Killing Eve
Best Performance – Actress (Television Series, Musical or Comedy)
Alison Brie – GLOW
Candice Bergen – Murphy Brown
Debra Messing – Will & Grace
Kristen Bell – The Good Place
Rachel Brosnahan – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Best Performance – Actress (Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television)
Amy Adams – Sharp Objects
Connie Britton – Dirty John
Laura Dern – The Tale
Patricia Arquette – Escape at Dannemora
Regina King – Seven Seconds
Best Performance – Actor (Television Series, Drama)
Billy Porter – Pose
Jason Bateman – Ozark
Matthew Rhys – The Americans
Richard Madden – Bodyguard
Stephan James – Homecoming
Best Performance – Actor (Television Series, Musical or Comedy)
Bill Hader – Barry
Donald Glover – Atlanta
Jim Carrey – Kidding
Michael Douglas – The Kominsky Method
Sacha Baron Cohen – Who Is America?
Best Performance – Actor (Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television)
Antonio Banderas – Genius: Picasso
Benedict Cumberbatch – Patrick Melrose
Daniel Brühl – The Alienist
Darren Criss – The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Hugh Grant – A Very English Scandal
Best Performance – Actor, Supporting Role (Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television)
Alan Arkin – The Kominsky Method
Ben Whishaw – A Very English Scandal
Édgar Ramírez – The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Henry Winkler – Barry
Kieran Culkin – Succession
The Globes will air in Australia on FOX8 on the 7th of January, from 11AM.
Contibutions to this article by Larry Heath.
