After scandal and boycott plunged the Hollywood Foreign Press Association into disarray and for a year, the Golden Globes geared up Monday for its return by showering nominations on the black comedy 91ƵThe Banshees of Inisherin91Ƶ and the multiverse mash-up 91ƵEverything Everywhere all at Once.91Ƶ
In an attempt to restore early-morning fanfare to the awards-season tradition, nominations were read from the Beverly Hilton and aired live on NBC91Ƶs 91ƵToday91Ƶ show. Hollywood, which spurned the HFPA after 2021 reports detailed the body91Ƶs lack of diversity and rampant ethical indiscretions, once again woke up to news of nominees 91Ƶ though this time the response was much more muted.
Martin McDonagh91Ƶs feuding friends tale 91ƵThe Banshees of Inisherin91Ƶ led with eight nominations, including nods for actors Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Kerry Condon and Barry Keoghan. Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert91Ƶs existential action comedy 91ƵEverything Everywhere all at Once91Ƶ came in second with six nominations, including nods for Michelle Yeoh, and Jamie Lee Curtis.
The Globes spread nominations around to a number of Oscar favorites (Steven Spielberg91Ƶs 91ƵThe Fabelmans,91Ƶ Todd Fields91Ƶ 91ƵTár91Ƶ) while also elevating big-budget spectacles like 91ƵTop Gun: Maverick91Ƶ and 91ƵAvatar: The Way of Water.91Ƶ Each, along with Baz Luhrmann91Ƶs 91ƵElvis,91Ƶ landed nominations for best film, drama.
The nominees for best film, comedy or musical, were: 91ƵThe Banshees of Inisherin,91Ƶ 91ƵEverything Everywhere All at Once,91Ƶ 91ƵGlass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery,91Ƶ 91ƵBabylon91Ƶ and 91ƵTriangle of Sadness.91Ƶ
The HFPA has historically been derided 91Ƶ sometimes even by their own hosts 91Ƶ for less diverse nominees and off-the-wall picks. The film nominees Monday included eight people of color among the 30 acting individual acting nominees. No woman was nominated for best director, with nods instead going to Spielberg, Cameron, McDonagh, Luhrmann and Kwan and Scheinert, the filmmaking duo known as 91Ƶthe Daniels.91Ƶ None of the films up for best picture in either category was directed by women.
Among the nominees for best actor in a drama is Brendan Fraser. the Globes after he said he was groped in 2003 by Philip Berk, a former HFPA member and former president of the organization.
On the TV side, the ABC public school comedy 91ƵAbbott Elementary91Ƶ led with five nominations, including best series, musical or comedy, and nods for its stars Quinta Brunson, Janelle James and Tyler James Williams. 91ƵThe Crown,91Ƶ 91ƵDahmer 91Ƶ Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story,91Ƶ 91ƵOnly Murders in the Building,91Ƶ 91ƵPam & Tommy91Ƶ and 91ƵWhite Lotus91Ƶ all came away with four nominations.
The show, which will be telecast Jan. 10 and is trying to mount a comeback. A found that the HFPA then had no Black members, a revelation compounded by other allegations of ethical improprieties. Many stars and studios said they would boycott the show. Tom Cruise returned his three Globes.
Whether Cruise, overlooked in the lead actor category, chooses to attend this year will be much discussed ahead of the ceremony. His 91ƵTop Gun: Maverick,91Ƶ the year91Ƶs biggest box-office smash, is nominated for two awards: best film, drama, and best song. Producer Jerry Bruckheimer was among the first to cheer the film91Ƶs nominations with a statement of thanks on Monday.
91ƵTop Gun: Maverick91Ƶ wasn91Ƶt the only blockbuster welcomed by the Globes. James Cameron91Ƶs upcoming 91ƵAvatar: The Way of Water91Ƶ scored nods for both best film, drama, and best director for Cameron. 91ƵBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever91Ƶ snagged two nominations, for Angela Bassett91Ƶs supporting performance and Rihanna91Ƶs 91ƵLift Me Up.91Ƶ
Arguably no film got a bigger boost than Damien Chazelle91Ƶs silent-film-era epic 91ƵBabylon.91Ƶ The film doesn91Ƶt open in theaters until later this month, but came away with five nominations, including nods for Margot Robbie, Brad Pitt and Diego Calva.
Other nominees across categories included Austin Butler (91ƵElvis91Ƶ), Ana de Armas (91ƵBlonde91Ƶ), Jeremy Pope (91ƵThe Inspection91Ƶ), Ana Taylor-Joy (91ƵThe Menu91Ƶ), Emma Thompson (91ƵGood Luck to You, Leo Grande91Ƶ), Dolly De Leon (91ƵTriangle of Sadness91Ƶ) and Eddie Redmayne (91ƵThe Good Nurse91Ƶ).
While enthusiastic statements and social-media reactions often ensue, few nominees publicly celebrated in the first hours after nominations. Social accounts for many of the films, though, did promote their Globe nods.
NBC last year canceled the telecast for this past January. Instead, the Golden Globes were . Winners were announced on Twitter.
Over the last year and a half, the HFPA has enacted reforms and revamped its membership to now number 96 people, including six Black voting members.
NBC has praised the HFPA for its ongoing reforms but also reworked its contract: The network will broadcast the 2023 show in a one-year deal, making January91Ƶs show a possible make-or-break moment. NBC also shifted the telecast to a Tuesday, from the Globes91Ƶ previous Sunday night perch, and will also stream the ceremony on Peacock.
Known for its boozy, celebrity-stuffed broadcast, the Globes long ranked as one of the most-watched non-sporting live programs of the year. But ratings, like for most award shows, have recently slid for the Globes. The 2021 show, held amid the pandemic, was watched by 6.9 million, down from 18 million the year prior.
The HFPA sold the Globes earlier this year to Todd Boehly91Ƶs Eldridge Industries, which is turning it from a nonprofit to a for-profit venture. The firm also owns Dick Clark Productions, which produces the Globes, and the award show91Ƶs longtime home, the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California.
For Hollywood studios, the Globes can be a useful marketing tool that helps drive audiences to contenders ahead of the Academy Awards, which will be held March 12. In the past year, no other awards body has emerged as a Globes replacement. With modest ticket sales thus far for many of the fall91Ƶs most acclaimed dramas, some in the industry will surely hope to see the Globes restored to their former luster.
91ƵJake Coyle, The Associated Press