Golden Globe nominations led by 'Banshees of Inisherin'
Brendan Gleeson, foreground, and Colin Farrell in "The Banshees of Inisherin," which leads Golden Globes nominations with eight. Credit: Searchlight Pictures via AP
The dark comedy “The Banshees of Inisherin” earned eight nods when the Golden Globe nominations were announced Monday, becoming the surprise leader of the awards’ 80th edition. “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” a low-budget genre mashup that became an unlikely hit earlier this year, drew six nods, followed by Steven Spielberg’s autobiographical drama “The Fabelmans” and Damien Chazelle’s epic period-piece “Babylon,” which earned five nominations apiece.
The nominations were read live in Los Angeles by Mayan Lopez and Selenis Leyva, of NBC’s new comedy series “Lopez vs. Lopez,” and were aired during a break in the “Today” show — a long-standing tradition. But this year will be anything but business as usual for the newly tarnished awards.
Known as a hipper, less stuffy version of the Oscars, the Globes are overseen by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, an organization that has long been accused of self-dealing and blatant celebrity-wooing. Not until a 2021 expose in the Los Angeles Times revealed that the HFPA had no Black members did Hollywood finally turn against the organization. NBC distanced itself by declining to broadcast the Golden Globes in 2022, though the network will again air the ceremony on Jan. 10, 2023, with stand-up comedian Jerrod Carmichael hosting.
Even ahead of the show — a Tuesday, rather than the usual Sunday — the nominations are already raising questions about whether the HFPA can restore the Globes’ luster. For instance, “Top Gun: Maverick,” a $1.4 billion hit whose star, Tom Cruise, has been credited with rescuing Hollywood from the pandemic, earned Globe nominations for best dramatic motion picture and best original song (for Lady Gaga’s “Hold My Hand”). Cruise, however, gave back his three Golden Globes in the wake of the recent scandal, and he’s noticeably absent from the nominations.
Conversely, the Globes extended an olive branch to Brendan Fraser, who in 2018 publicly accused an HFPA president of groping him in the past. Fraser earned a nod for best actor in a dramatic motion picture for his acclaimed turn as an obese recluse in “The Whale.” The actor, however, has said he will not attend the 2023 ceremony.
The Globes have promised internal reforms, increased accountability and a new focus on diversity. Meanwhile, Monday’s nominations reveal the Globes’ usual penchant for odd choices.
For starters, “Babylon” — a sprawling and sometimes tragic tale of silent-era Hollywood — has been placed in the musical or comedy category, where its stars Margot Robbie, Diego Calva and Brad Pitt have all been nominated. On the other hand, Baz Luhrmann's “Elvis,” a glitzy biopic of Elvis Presley, has been categorized not as a musical but a drama; Austin Butler, who plays The King, is up for best dramatic actor.
Ana de Armas earned a best actress nomination for playing Marilyn Monroe in the widely panned “Blonde,” while Danielle Deadwyler, a little-known actor who wowed critics as the star of the Civil Rights drama “Till,” went overlooked in that category. In what might be a foreshadowing of the Oscars, Angela Bassett earned a supporting actress nomination for her role as a grieving queen in “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” That Marvel movie also earned a best original song nomination for Rihanna’s “Lift Me Up.”
As for Will Smith, currently banned from the Oscars following his assault of host Chris Rock at the last ceremony, even the Globes snubbed him. “Emancipation,” a Civil War drama starring Smith as a man who escapes from slavery, earned no nominations.
Nominees for best picture, drama, were “Avatar: The Way of Water,” “Elvis,” “The Fabelmans,” “Tár” and “Top Gun: Maverick.”
Nominees for best picture, musical or comedy, were “Babylon,” “The Banshees of Inisherin,” “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” and “Triangle of Sadness.”
On the TV side, the ABC public school comedy “Abbott Elementary” led with five nominations, including best series, musical or comedy, and nods for its stars Quinta Brunson, Janelle James and Tyler James Williams. “The Crown,” “Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story,” “Only Murders in the Building," “Pam & Tommy” and “White Lotus” all came away with four nominations.
Most Popular
Top Stories
