Golden Globe Nominations!
Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at 5:00PM by Eric Blume
Let's take a look at the Golden Globe nominations announced yesterday, in the major categories.
BEST MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA
- THE BRUTALIST, A24
- A COMPLETE UNKNOWN, Searchlight Pictures
- CONCLAVE, Focus Features
- DUNE: PART TWO, Warner Bros. Pictures
- NICKEL BOYS, Orion Pictures / Amazon MGM Studios
- SEPTEMBER 5 Paramount Pictures
It's very "Globe-y" that both NICKEL BOYS and SEPTEMBER 5 received a nomination for the Big Award and for absolutely nothing else. They're both solid films, tricky to single out actors in. The Globes went in big for both THE BRUTALIST and CONCLAVE, so it seems like the race is between those two at this point...
BEST MOTION PICTURE, COMEDY/MUSICAL
- ANORA, NEON
- CHALLENGERS, Amazon MGM Studios
- EMILIA PÉREZ, Netflix
- A REAL PAIN, Searchlight Pictures
- THE SUBSTANCE, MUBI
- WICKED, Universal Pictures
The Globes also went all in, more surprisingly, on THE SUBSTANCE, a movie I found incredibly funny and I think is shockingly in the right category. This is a strong list of six here, each film wildly different from each other, and the winner could go any number of ways. I'm still not convinced that either ANORA or EMILIA PÉREZ is as well loved outside Film Twitter, and I could see it easily going to WICKED.
BEST ACTOR, DRAMA
- Adrien Brody, THE BRUTALIST
- Timothée Chalamet, A COMPLETE UNKNOWN
- Daniel Craig, QUEER
- Colman Domingo, SING SING
- Ralph Fiennes, CONCLAVE
- Sebastian Stan, THE APPRENTICE
These six actors are the most often mentioned for our final Oscar roster, with one of them sadly left out at the end. Brody, Chalamet, and Fiennes seem like semi-locks at this point. The Globes were soft on SING SING (Domingo is the film's only nominee), but that film is likely to resurge in the coming weeks.
BEST ACTRESS, DRAMA
- Pamela Anderson, THE LAST SHOWGIRL
- Angelina Jolie, MARIA
- Nicole Kidman, BABYGIRL
- Tilda Swinton, THE ROOM NEXT DOOR
- Fernanda Torres, I’M STILL HERE
- Kate Winslet, LEE
Anderson and Winslet were semi-surprises in slots many thought might go to Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Saoirse Ronan. Baptiste and Ronan (and their films) seem more Academy-friendly, so they're still in the running for Oscar nominations. This was a great get for both Swinton and Torres, whose films haven't hit viewers yet. The race here though might come down to Jolie vs. Kidman? The Globes love both actresses, having rewarded each several times. Will they want to embrace Jolie for coming back to "serious actressing" or acknowledge Nicole's risk-taking?
BEST ACTOR, COMEDY/MUSICAL
- Jesse Eisenberg, A REAL PAIN
- Hugh Grant, HERETIC
- Gabriel LaBelle, SATURDAY NIGHT
- Jesse Plemons, KINDS OF KINDNESS
- Glen Powell, HIT MAN
- Sebastian Stan, A DIFFERENT MAN
Great to see Sebastian Stan score two Best Actor nominations...he's incredibly underrated with awards bodies, and he's doing wonderful work in both films. For Oscars, Stan's "team" will need to decide which film is the priority. This race could possibly go to any of these six gents, which is always very fun. Does Eisenberg have the best shot of all of them to crack into Oscar's top five?
BEST ACTRESS, COMEDY/MUSICAL
- Amy Adams, NIGHTBITCH
- Cynthia Erivo, WICKED
- Karla Sofía Gáscon, EMILIA PÉREZ
- Mikey Madison, ANORA
- Demi Moore, THE SUBSTANCE
- Zendaya, CHALLENGERS
Six strong performances here. It'll be interesting to see if Oscar goes more for the women in this category or the drama category, and this is another real race that could go to almost anybody outside of Adams or Zendaya. I don't think the Globes will be able to resist giving this one to Demi Moore, a huge Hollywood star having her moment...but it'll be fun to see which way they go.
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
- Yura Borisov, ANORA
- Kieran Culkin, A REAL PAIN
- Edward Norton, A COMPLETE UNKNOWN
- Guy Pearce, THE BRUTALIST
- Jeremy Strong, THE APPRENTICE
- Denzel Washington, GLADIATOR II
Strong and Borisov were fairly surprising nominees, and this was a huge boost for them. We've got a long way to go to see how this category shapes up...hopefully we won't have anyone who steamrolls across the entire season. Culkin and Pearce both dazzingly flesh-out two gorgeously-written roles...they seem above the rest of the competition to me, but we shall see.
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
- Selena Gomez, EMILIA PÉREZ
- Ariana Grande, WICKED
- Felicity Jones, THE BRUTALIST
- Margaret Qualley, THE SUBSTANCE
- Isabela Rossellini, CONCLAVE
- Zoë Saldaña, EMILIA PÉREZ
This category has been all over the place in early precursor awards (Carol Kane? Elle Fanning?). There's still plenty of time for it to keep evolving and changing over the next month. Globes really liked EMILIA PÉREZ, so this may be an easy win for Zoë Saldaña, who is breathtaking in the first 45 minutes of the film. Or they might go Grande if they're loving WICKED, or Rossellini if they're feeling international. It's a good race.
BEST DIRECTOR
- Jacques Audiard, EMILIA PÉREZ
- Sean Baker, ANORA
- Edward Berger, CONCLAVE
- Brady Corbet, THE BRUTALIST
- Coralie Fargeat, THE SUBSTANCE
- Payal Kapadia, ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT
While you may want to swap out a personal favorite or two of your own from this list, it's tough to argue that these six directors aren't incredibly talented filmmakers, and they've each delivered a film that feels uniquely from their worldview and aesthetic. The Globes did good on this category. Much like the Picture race being between CONCLAVE and THE BRUTALIST, I think this one is between Berger and Corbet based on overall Globe love for both pictures.
What are your thoughts on the Golden Globe nominations? What omissions are upsetting you? Who are you really rooting for?
Reader Comments (19)
I'm seeing The Substance on a similar trajectory to Promising Young Woman. Would love to see Fargeat get in for Director and Original Screenplay, though Screenplay seems the safer bet.
At Payal Kapadia in best director my heart beated
Has anyone seen HERETIC? Is it truly a comedy? A horror with comedic elements? Id' love to know if Hugh Grant's nomination was deserved in that category or is this on par with THE TOURIST?
These are solid nominations and all feel expected. I think the love for the Substance felt the most novel.
In terms of the Oscar race, it really feels like there's a lot of best actress contenders. Both the drama and comedy categories feel competitive and most of the ladies have a solid narrative.
I do wonder if Sebastian Stan will stick around. He's not a huge star, but he's enough of one and he's been putting in the work for years. I think both of his films have challenges (his studio hasn't prioritized A Different Man, no one wants to think about Trump). I wouldn't be shocked if he showed up for one of his films at SAG, another at BAFTA, and still scored a nomination on Oscar morning.
I do think Demi has competition with Cynthia. If the awards were handed out today, I'd say Demi would win. But, I'm not sure where we'll be in a month.
Culkin feels like a sweeper, but it has been quite a while since Denzel has won a golden globe. Saldana also feels like she could sweep. I think for her, it's a question of how much the industry loves her (which is likely to pay off more at SAG).
I do think Anora will do well with nominations and that we'll see Sean Baker win awards this season. But I have no sense of whether or not voters will settle in on one award for it or if we could see it start to pull other awards. I'm curious about whether it can beat Wicked and A Real Pain here.
Stray thoughts:
Is it the first time every movie in Comedy seems locked for BP but only about half in drama?
Best Actress seems to have about 8-10 viable contenders. Supporting actress is also very crowded, while Actor has only had 6 options for a while. Does that speak of the current audience demand for female roles in Hollywood?
I have a hunch Demi Moore might go all the way. For me the nomination is the hard part, but it's easier to see her winning the Oscar if she's in the final 5. And given how well she's been doing, I think she might be in.
I don't think Conclave has a shot at winning. It's not who these awards are anymore.
DAVID S, horror often campaigns as comedy under the satire/commentary angle because it's not viewed as a "serious" genre. Heretic isn't exactly funny, but it is a scathing commentary on organized religion.
Eric - love your comments on the Supporting actress race - and with it most likely being one of the first, if not the first award of the show - it could possibly be a foretelling of the night ahead - love for Wicked, Love for Emilia Perez - or a curveball of a night and The Substance surges and Margaret Qualley gets it. Or jeez, even the love of The Brutalist shadows everything and Felicity Jones prevails. A very, very interesting race indeed!!
As a Jean-Baptiste voter, it is very good to know this early that she's not going to win. Now I can concentrate on personal stuff. She might get nominated but won't win without the GG nom. Has anyone won without it in the last 40 years?
Very happy for Stan and Jeremy Strong. Very good performances, very good movie. Criminally underdiscussed for all the wrong reasons.
All the best to Demi and The Substance team.
EMILIA PÉREZ is a terrible, janky film that sets trans narratives back 30 years. So I guess it's the perfect film to represent 2024!!! Lolol. At least it's funnier than CHALLENGERS. Somebody should have told Luca G he was making a comedy, lmao.
My intuition is that Stan is stronger in Best Actor than anyone assumes; The Apprentice seems like a good screener movie, it’s more timely than ever, he’s shrewdly garnered sympathy/attention for Hollywood’s “shunning.” I haven’t seen it but I’m more curious about it than I was when it came out, and the cold shoulder does seem unfair. Plus it’s as baity as it gets, only Chalamet rivals him in that respect.
I’d call him a slight favorite to win Actor Comedy (in part goodwill for his whole year) and Actor Drama is so up in the air—who knows?
I think he and Strong will get SAG and Oscar nods.
Well... I'm extremely happy about Kidman, Chalamet, Fiennes, Culkin and Rossellini, all seems a lock to me.
I believe in Drama it's The Brutalist vs. Conclave, the same for Berger and Corbet in Directing.
In Comedy/Musical it's Emilia Pérez vs. Anora, everybody knows.
Chalamet vs. Fiennes is obvious and all I want, although I feel my heart turn in two. I hope Eisenberg win this and get the 5th spot at Oscars.
I'm afraid about Moore, I think she's vulnerable, probably they're going with Gascón ou Madison. She really deserves this and her Oscar nomination.
It's great to see my two Succession boys. I think it's Culkin year, but nobody must underestimate Strong. He just won a Tony, he's really... strong. (Sorry 😂). Better than this, only if Nick Braun was nominated for Saturday Night.
But... Norton is also nominated. It makes everything complicated. Norton is extremely overdue - like Fiennes, two giants always snubbed by The Academy.
I feel in my heart Rossellini can repeat Jamie Lee Curtis. I like this, and I feel it's happening.
And best actress... man, this is a real race.
Kidman all the way! Good girl, babygirl! (She and Dickinson are pure fire 🔥, they make me understand why some people are bi.)
Kidman is so amazing, so unique, so brave, she needs a second Oscar.
And I'd like to see Swinton getting her second Oscar nomination - should be the fourth or fifth. Always robbed, like Fiennes and Norton. And, unfortunately, it seems Julianne Moore is going to be snubbed again, for the second year in a row, after "May December".
To the other ladies, good luck!
Guys and Dolls, it's going to be a bumpy season!
the biggest tragedy is that margaret qualley never got to be miss golden globes and has to settle for just being a nominee...
The Best Actress race completely has me vexed. There are legitimately 10+ candidates for the five slots. The only lock is Madison. Let's break it down:
Madison
Jolie
Gascon
Kidman
Torres
D.Moore
Jean-Baptiste
Adams
Winslet
Anderson
Ronan
Erivo
It's going to come down to who gets the #1 and #2 passion votes. Without confidence, I am currently predicting:
Madison
Erivo
Gascon
Kidman
Torres (who I think in a shocker will win The Globe.)
I was really happy with these nominations. My two favorite films of the year, Challengers and The Substance, fared well.
No one has talked about Zendaya's performance in Challengers, but to me, it was a Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman/Jennifer Lawrence in Silver Linings Playbook star turn - the only problem is that we don't value movie stars anymore. She absolutely deserves her nomination (and I would nominate her for the Oscar as well - it's not easy to captivate a camera like that).
I've started to wonder if Demi Moore could actually win Best Actress this year. A Mikey Madison win has always felt off to me, as they haven't awarded someone that unknown since 1999 (even Brie Larson had prior awards attention for Short Term 12), and none of the other options really fit, either (I don't see Jolie or Kidman winning a second Oscar for a movie that doesn't get any other nods).
So happy the Globes embraced The Substance as intensely as they did - a much-needed boost at the perfect time of the awards season. I really hope Demi goes all the way. I can see her being nominated at the Oscars, but winning? As much as I can agree with others that Best Actress is pretty much wide open and hard to pin down right now, the thought of her winning an Oscar for this film is kinda wild.
Disappointed about the Marianne Jean-Baptiste snub (Kate Winslet did not need to be nominated). Also disappointed June Squibb was snubbed for Thelma.
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At this point, I see Best Actress like this...
1. Mikey Madison (Don't see her winning, though.)
2. Angelina Jolie (Previous winner and huge star returning to the screen in a biopic from a director that always gets his lead actresses nominated. I agree with others that it's hard to imagine Jolie or Kidman winning a second Oscar for a film with little passion outside of their performances.)
3. Nicole Kidman (I haven't seen it yet, but is this a bit edgy for the Academy? I'm sure it's great work. I agree with others that it's hard to imagine Jolie or Kidman winning a second Oscar for a film with little passion outside of their performances.)
4. Cynthia Erivo (People are underestimating this film and Erivo right now. Previous nominee nailing an iconic role that won Menzel the Tony, Wicked is gonna be a big contender in other categories (at least for nominations). At this point I see her having the best narrative to win tbh.)
5. Demi Moore (Huge star with a career honors nomination. The film is being embraced enough and has the right kind of POV/social commentary to overcome genre bias, I think. Not sure it'll be as widely embraced as at the Globes, but it should be a lock for makeup imo. Its potential in other categories including screenplay and director strengthen her chances. Will likely receive passion votes and yeah, I suppose a win is not entirely out of the realm of possibility, especially with the demographic of the Academy changing so much.)
6. Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Academy friendly role, they love this director, previously nominated actress nailing a tricky role. Missing at the Globes knocked her out of the top five right now.)
6. Karla Sofía Gascón (This is one of the biggest "will they, won't they" question marks for me.)
7. Fernanda Torres (Would likely need a huge critic's boost to make it in, although the Globe nod is a big deal.)
8. Saoirse Ronan (Surely still in the running, but considering she was in many Globes predictions as a double nominee and wound up with nothing could be quite telling. If she is nominated for the Outrun, she'll be the sole nomination for that film, and she's already competing against other actresses in a similar position, like Kidman and Jolie, who are bigger stars, even if the Academy does love Ronan.)
^ Philip nailed it, although I might move around the order of Moore, Jean-Baptiste and Gascon. Gascon's been a perceived frontrunner all year and Emilia Perez did very well with the Globes, plus there's a history-making element that may be too much for the Academy to pass up (FWIW I think Gascon is deserving and - like Saldana - is only hurt by her very uneven film).
Like many, I still have Madison in position #1 (stone-cold lock) but I cannot picture her winning. The nom and the exposure and the "welcome to the club" love will be the win.
Such a competitive year....love it!
Although fairly predictable I though these were some of the best nominees at the Globes for a long time.
My thoughts
Gascon and Saldana are a one two pairing,I think it's her or Demi for the win,hopefully not Erivo
Demi Moore the only reason i'm skeptical about her Oscar nod is that last 3rd act,will it put viewers off it turns into horror/comedy
I can't see 4 Musical/Comedy actresses making it to the Oscars,they prefer drama.
Nice to see Qualley get her bunch of flowers.
Winslet the films rather rote but she's very good in it and i'll always champion her,I think people feel she doesn't deserve it cos the film is not a hit or buzzed about,it's certainly not the performance she gives,never underestimate Kate.
Strong this would have walked off with an Oscar years ago when the Academy loved villains,why he's not more of a threat I don't know.
The Apprentice was my shock film of the year,I thoroughly enjoyed it,should be up for the top nods but most feel they can't celebrate Donald in any capacity.
Stan beyond excellent as Donald Trump,people should look past their feelings and focus on what he's doing in that film and it's my No 1 pick for Best Actor,also solid in A Different Man.
No love for Adam Pearson
Gomez is riding her films coatails,she is the weak link in that film,too young for the role and her lack of range shows
Torres more of a threat than most predictions think,she could win the like Huppert did.
Rossellini I just don't get this performance at all,not because of the size but it's so blah,one shouty scene is the only time I noticed her and even then it's over quick,baffling.
Jolie and Kidman is anyone talking about Angelina,she's won nothing and is low on nominations,Kidman won't win for this film,I see a lot of fatigue with her.
Ronan's omission aren;t that surpring,she's ok in Blitx but the film is really terrible and the Outrun is such a small indie which drags in places and repeats itself thugh she's good she's been better previously.
Marianne I wouldn't count her out yet,likely to be a Brits passion pick.
Wicked's nods fine if you want to go there but the press tour is a mess,Erivo's off screen persona is bordering on insufferable,far to happy with her own status.
Sing Sing snub stings,I found it a very gratifying viewing,Domingo is far better in it than in the rather tired Rustin,he's far subtler too,he was way OTT last year,Macklin should be in it to win it also.
Conclave is the drama everyone forgets about a year later as good as Fiennes is I can only see Chalamet as the winner.
Fanning/Barabo are they splittng the vote.
Well done Pam Anderson here is hoping this leads to quality roles.
Civil War left off and it's 2 actresses
No Joan Chen for DIdi I know it's a little film but what a tremendous performance from her,this years Rachel McAdams adding layers to a convention mother role.
I think Denzel's nom comes from the fact that he's the only one who realised he was in a campathon.
Last night I saw Queer in cinemas and the Babygirl trailer played before. The theater was full and the audience was mostly women and they really liked the trailer. If Babygirl ends up becoming a sleeper hit, I'd say Kidman really has a chance of getting in.
Daniel Craig was good in Queer- nom worthy but he isn't winning although the audience did go "Aww" during his awkward courting scenes in the beginning- but the movie itself didn't go over well. A literal quote from an audience member after the movie- "It was like an Ernest Hemingway novel. Everyone drinking, smoking, and just treating themselves badly and in the end it was about nothing!"
Ronan seems finished. The Outrun isn't a bad movie but it's the kind of movie the only gets the main actor nominated and nothing else so it needs to be a weak year in order for Ronan to get the nom (which this year is not) Blitz keeps getting shut out of big prizes- we will see what happens with the critic choice nomination- I think Blitz might get some nom for costume or VFX but nothing above board.