Nominations for the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards
The nominations for the 74th Annual Golden Globes have just been announced with much of what we were expecting to see, but also a few surprises along the way. As fully expected, Damien Chazelle's "La La Land" made a big appearance, earning seven nominations that included Best Picture (Comedy/Musical), Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor (Comedy/Musical), and Best Actress (Comedy/Musical). Barry Jenkins' "Moonlight" was not far behind with six nods that included Best Picture (Drama), Best Director, and Best Screenplay.
Their biggest surprises this morning included a strong love for Tom Ford's "Nocturnal Animals," which nabbed nods for Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Supporting Actor (though strangely it was left out of its respective Best Picture category). The film has not shown up very much throughout awards season, so it was somewhat unexpected. On the flipside, it was also rather surprising to see an almost complete shutout of "Arrival," which only received nominations for Best Actress (Drama) and Best Original Score.
It was good to see that the Hollywood Foreign Press actually took the Comedy/Musical category seriously this year, throwing in several fine nominees that included a surprise appearance from the superhero flick "Deadpool." The HFPA has also shown they have a thing for Meryl Streep's latest film "Florence Foster Jenkins," throwing four nominations its way that included Best Picture (Comedy). However, as we all know by now, this category can be summed up very simply as containing "La La Land"... and all the other films that are just happy to be nominated.
Winners will be revealed at their annual ceremony on January 8th, 2017. Coming up this Wednesday morning are the Screen Actors Guild nominations, so be sure to check back to see if your favorites made the cut.
In the meantime, please see below for a list of today's nominees:
Best Picture (Drama)
Hacksaw Ridge
Hell or High Water
Lion
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight
Best Picture (Comedy/Musical)
20th Century Women
Deadpool
Florence Foster Jenkins
La La Land
Sing Street
Best Director
Damien Chazelle, La La Land
Tom Ford, Nocturnal Animals
Mel GIbson, Hacksaw Ridge
Barry Jenkins, Moonlight
Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea
Best Actor (Drama)
Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea
Joel Edgerton, Loving
Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge
Viggo Mortensen, Captain Fantastic
Denzel Washington, Fences
Best Actress (Drama)
Amy Adams, Arrival
Jessica Chastain, Miss Sloane
Ruth Negga, Loving
Natalie Portman, Jackie
Isabelle Huppert, Elle
Best Actor (Comedy/Musical)
Colin Farrell, The Lobster
Ryan Gosling, La La Land
Hugh Grant, Florence Foster Jenkins
Jonah Hill, War Dogs
Ryan Reynolds, Deadpool
Best Actress (Comedy/Musical)
Lily Collins, Rules Don't Apply
Annette Bening, 20th Century Women
Hailee Steinfeld, The Edge of Seventeen
Emma Stone, La La Land
Meryl Streep, Florence Foster Jenkins
Best Supporting Actor
Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
Jeff Bridges, Hell or High Water
Simon Helberg, Florence Foster Jenkins
Dev Patel, Lion
Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Nocturnal Animals
Best Supporting Actress
Viola Davis, Fences
Naomie Harris, Moonlight
Nicole Kidman, Lion
Octavia Spencer, Hidden Figures
Michelle Williams, Manchester by the Sea
Best Screenplay
Hell or High Water
La La Land
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight
Nocturnal Animals
Best Original Score
Arrival
Hidden Figures
La La Land
Lion
Moonlight
Best Original Song
"Gold," "Gold
"City of Stars," La La Land
"How Far I'll Go," "Moana
"Faith," Sing
"Can't Stop the Feeling," Trolls
Best Animated Feature
Kubo and the Two Strings
Moana
My Life as a Zucchini
Sing
Zootopia
Best Foreign Language Film
Divines
Elle
Neruda
The Salesman
Toni Erdmann
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