Guillermo del Toro91裸聊视频檚 Cold War-era, Canadian-shot fairytale 91裸聊视频淭he Shape of Water91裸聊视频� swam away with a leading seven Golden Globe nominations Monday, while the Canadian-directed HBO drama 91裸聊视频淏ig Little Lies91裸聊视频� led the television categories with six nods.
In what91裸聊视频檚 been seen as a wide-open Oscar race so far, several films followed closely behind 91裸聊视频淭he Shape of Water,91裸聊视频� including Steven Spielberg91裸聊视频檚 Pentagon Papers drama 91裸聊视频淭he Post,91裸聊视频� with six nominations, including best actress for Meryl Streep and best actor for Tom Hanks. Martin McDonagh91裸聊视频檚 revenge drama 91裸聊视频淭hree Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri91裸聊视频� also got a major boost in the nominations announced Monday in Beverly Hills, California, with six nods, including best actress for Frances McDormand and supporting actor for Sam Rockwell.
But as the most prominent platform yet in Hollywood91裸聊视频檚 awards season to confront the post-Harvey Weinstein landscape, the Globes also enthusiastically supported Ridley Scott91裸聊视频檚 J. Paul Getty drama 91裸聊视频淎ll the Money in the World.91裸聊视频� Acclaimed Canadian actor Christopher Plummer, who replaced Kevin Spacey in the film just last month, was nominated for best supporting actor. Scott was also nominated for best director and Michelle Williams for best actress.
A rough cut of the film was screened for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which puts on the Globes. Scott is quickly reediting the movie to eradicate Spacey, who has been accused of sexual misconduct by numerous men.
The nominees for best picture drama are: the tender young romance 91裸聊视频淐all Me By Your Name,91裸聊视频� Christopher Nolan91裸聊视频檚 World War II epic 91裸聊视频淒unkirk,91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频漈he Post,91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频漈he Shape of Water91裸聊视频� and 91裸聊视频淭hree Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.91裸聊视频�
91裸聊视频淭he Shape of Water91裸聊视频� was shot in Toronto and Hamilton.
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The nominees for best picture comedy or musical are: James Franco91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淭he Disaster Artist,91裸聊视频� Jordan Peele91裸聊视频檚 horror sensation 91裸聊视频淕et Out,91裸聊视频� Greta Gerwig91裸聊视频檚 coming-of-age tale 91裸聊视频淟ady Bird,91裸聊视频� the upcoming musical 91裸聊视频淭he Greatest Showman,91裸聊视频� and the Tonya Harding comic-drama 91裸聊视频淚, Tonya.91裸聊视频�
Despite considerable backlash, 91裸聊视频淕et Out91裸聊视频� ended up on the comedy side of the Globes. It was submitted that way by Universal Pictures. Peele himself slyly commented on the controversy, calling his social critique of latent racism 91裸聊视频渁 documentary.91裸聊视频� Though the Globes passed over Peele91裸聊视频檚 script, newcomer Daniel Kaluuya was nominated for best actor in a comedy.
Though some predicted and feared an acting field lacking diversity, the nominees were fairly inclusive. Denzel Washington (91裸聊视频淩oman J. Israel, Esq.91裸聊视频�), Mary J. Blige (91裸聊视频淢udbound91裸聊视频�), Hong Chau (91裸聊视频淒ownsizing91裸聊视频�) and Octavia Spencer (91裸聊视频淭he Shape of Water91裸聊视频�) were among the 30 film acting nominees.
In the television categories, the Emmy-winning 91裸聊视频淏ig Little Lies,91裸聊视频� which is directed by Montreal91裸聊视频檚 Jean-Marc Vallee, earned a number of acting nods (Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon, Shailene Woodley, Alexander Skarsgard) as well as best limited series. (HBO recently announced a second season for 91裸聊视频淏ig Little Lies,91裸聊视频� which will change its category in other awards shows.)
Other nominees with Canadian connections include Toronto-born 91裸聊视频淲ill and Grace91裸聊视频� star Eric McCormack for best actor in a musical or comedy series, the Canadian co-production 91裸聊视频淭he Breadwinner91裸聊视频� for best animated film and the Alberta-shot series 91裸聊视频淔argo91裸聊视频� for TV91裸聊视频檚 best limited series or motion picture. 91裸聊视频淭he Handmaid91裸聊视频檚 Tale,91裸聊视频� based on Canadian author Margaret Atwood91裸聊视频檚 acclaimed novel, also received several nominations, including best television drama.
FX91裸聊视频檚 Bette Davis and Joan Crawford chronicle 91裸聊视频淔eud: Bette and Joan91裸聊视频� landed four nominations, including nods for Jessica Lange and Susan Sarandon. Amazon91裸聊视频檚 just-debuted 91裸聊视频淭he Marvelous Mrs. Maisel91裸聊视频� scored several nods, including best comedy series. Also with numerous nominations were Netflix91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淪tranger Things,91裸聊视频� and NBC91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淭his Is Us.91裸聊视频�
Left out were frequent Globes-nominees 91裸聊视频淗ouse of Cards91裸聊视频� and 91裸聊视频淭ransparent,91裸聊视频� two of the TV affected by the cascading fallout of sexual harassment allegations in the wake of Harvey Weinstein91裸聊视频檚 ouster. It91裸聊视频檚 been an omnipresent component of this year91裸聊视频檚 awards season, including Monday. As usual, the nominations were partly announced on NBC91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淭oday91裸聊视频� show, where Matt Lauer was recent fired following allegations of sexual misconduct.
Gary Oldman, nominated for best actor for his Winston Churchill in 91裸聊视频淒arkest Hour,91裸聊视频� said it91裸聊视频檚 cast an unusual pall over the season.
91裸聊视频淗ow should we celebrate? Well, I don91裸聊视频檛 think any of it91裸聊视频檚 funny, so I guess that people will stay away from it in the ceremony,91裸聊视频� said Oldman by phone Monday. 91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 evolution, and it91裸聊视频檚 good that we sort of start to check ourselves about what we do and what we say and how we do it and how we say it to people, so I think it91裸聊视频檚 ultimately a good thing. But I can91裸聊视频檛 see too much of this coming up in (the show), up there on the platform, as it were, on the podium. It91裸聊视频檚 not something to joke about, I don91裸聊视频檛 think.91裸聊视频�
The nominees were announced from Beverly Hills after still-burning fires ravaged Southern California for the past week. The Thomas Fire has destroyed some 790 structures and forced thousands to evacuate their homes, with the blazes even entering the nearby neighbourhood of Bel Air.
The Globes haven91裸聊视频檛 traditionally predicted the Oscars, but they did last January. The Globes best-picture winners 91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频淢oonlight91裸聊视频� and 91裸聊视频淟a La Land91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频� both ultimately ended up on the stage for the final award of the Oscars, with 91裸聊视频淢oonlight91裸聊视频� emerging victorious only after the infamous envelope flub. The press association, which has worked in recent years to curtail its reputation for odd choices, is composed of approximately 90 freelance international journalists.
The last Globes broadcast, hosted by Jimmy Fallon, averaged 20 million viewers, an upswing of 8 per cent, according to Nielsen. This year, Fallon91裸聊视频檚 NBC late-night partner, Seth Meyers, will host the January 7 ceremony.
No Cecil B. DeMille lifetime achievement recipient has yet been chosen. Last year91裸聊视频檚 honoree, Streep, spoke forcefully against the then President-elect Donald Trump, shortly before his inauguration, leading him to criticize the actress as 91裸聊视频渙verrated.91裸聊视频� This year, she 91裸聊视频� along with Spielberg and Hanks 91裸聊视频� return with a pointed and timely drama, 91裸聊视频淭he Post,91裸聊视频� about the power of the press to counter lies emanating from the White House.
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Associated Press writers Lindsey Bahr and Sandy Cohen, and The Canadian Press contributed to this report from Los Angeles.
Jake Coyle, The Associated Press
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