While everyone waits for the celebrity looks coming out of Los Angeles most coveted red carpet, the celebrity radar of Fashionista Smile unveils some scoops behind the Golden Globes 2024 nominations, and much more about Hollywood's biggest party of the year.
The Golden Globes this year expanded its voter base, aiming for a slate of nominees that was more global and inclusive.
Half the screenplay contenders are women and two of the six lead-actress contenders in a drama film are for non-English films: Sandra Hüller, "Anatomy of a Fall" and Greta Lee, "Past Lives."
Two women are nominees for best director: Greta Gerwig, "Barbie," and Celine Song, "Past Lives," marking something of a historic trend with dual noms for women directors with Chloé Zhao and Regina King getting nods in 2021 and Jane Campion and Maggie Gyllenhaal repeating the feat in 2022.
Now that non-English-language films can compete as best drama, two made the cut: Neon's "Anatomy of a Fall" and A24's "Past Lives."
In terms of racial/cultural diversity, contenders include such multicultural films as "American Fiction," "Killers of the Flower Moon," "Past Lives," "John Wick: Chapter 4," and "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse" on the film side. In TV, there are "Abbott Elementary," "The Bear" and "Beef," among others. For individual performances, the lineup includes Lily Gladstone, "Killers of the Flower Moon"; Colman Domingo, "Rustin"; Andrew Scott for the LGBT drama "All of Us Strangers"; Jeffrey Wright, "American Fiction"; Charles Melton, "May December"; and Fantasia Barrino, and Danielle Brooks for "The Color Purple." The TV roster includes Pedro Pascal, Quinta Brunson, Ayo Edebiri, Selena Gomez, Ali Wong, David Oyelowo, and Steven Yeun.
Here is the full list of this year's Golden Globes nominees:
Best Motion Picture - Drama"Killers of the Flower Moon"
Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy Best Motion Picture - Animated"Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse"
"The Super Mario Bros. Movie"
Cinematic and Box Office Achievement"Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse"
"Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3"
"The Super Mario Bros. Movie"
"Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1"
"Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour"
Best Motion Picture - Non-English Language"Anatomy of a Fall" (France)
"The Zone of Interest" (United Kingdom)
"Society of the Snow" (Spain)
"Fallen Leaves" (Finland)
"Past Lives" (United States)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - DramaBradley Cooper, "Maestro"
Cillian Murphy, "Oppenheimer"
Leonardo DiCaprio, "Killers of the Flower Moon"
Andrew Scott, "All of Us Strangers"
Barry Keoghan, "Saltburn"
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - DramaLily Gladstone, "Killers of the Flower Moon"
Carey Mulligan, "Maestro"
Sandra Hüller, "Anatomy of a Fall"
Cailee Spaeny, "Priscilla"
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or ComedyEmma Stone, "Poor Things"
Natalie Portman, "May December"
Fantasia Barrino, "The Color Purple"
Alma Pöysti, "Fallen Leaves"
Jennifer Lawrence, "No Hard Feelings"
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or ComedyJeffrey Wright, "American Fiction"
Paul Giamatti, "The Holdovers"
Joaquin Phoenix, "Beau is Afraid"
Timothée Chalamet, "Wonka"
Nicolas Cage, "Dream Scenario"
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion PictureEmily Blunt, "Oppenheimer"
Da'Vine Joy Randolph, "The Holdovers"
Danielle Brooks, "The Color Purple"
Julianne Moore, "May December"
Rosamund Pike, "Saltburn"
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion PictureRobert DeNiro, "Killers of the Flower Moon"
Robert Downey Jr., "Oppenheimer"
Charles Melton, "May December"
William Dafoe, "Poor Things"
Mark Ruffalo, "Poor Things"
Best Director - Motion PictureMartin Scorsese, "Killers of the Flower Moon"
Christopher Nolan, "Oppenheimer"
Yorgos Lanthimos, "Poor Things"
Bradley Cooper, "Maestro"
Celine Song, "Past Lives"
Best Screenplay - Motion PictureGreta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach, "Barbie"
Tony McNamara, "Poor Things"
Celine Song, "Past Lives"
Christopher Nolan, "Oppenheimer"
Eric Roth and Martin Scorsese, "Killers of the Flower Moon"
Justine Triet and Arthur Harari, "Anatomy of a Fall"
Best Original Score - Motion PictureLudwig Göransson, "Oppenheimer"
Robbie Robertson, "Killers of the Flower Moon"
Mica Levi, "The Zone of Interest"
Daniel Pemberton, "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse"
Jerskin Fendrix, "Poor Things"
Joe Hisaishi, "The Boy and the Heron"
Best Original Song - Motion Picture"What Was I Made For?" by Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell (from "Barbie")
"Dance the Night" by Caroline Ailin, Dua Lipa, Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt (from "Barbie")
"Addicted to Romance" by Bruce Springsteen (from "She Came to Me")
"Road to Freedom" by Lenny Kravitz (from "Rustin")
"Peaches" by Jack Black, Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic, Eric Osmond and John Spiker (from "The Super Mario Bros. Movie")
"I'm Just Ken" by Andrew Wyatt and Mark Ronson (from "Barbie")
Best Television Series - Drama Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy"Only Murders in the Building"
Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television"All the Light We Cannot See"
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - DramaSarah Snook, "Succession"
Bella Ramsey, "The Last of Us"
Keri Russell, "The Diplomat"
Imelda Staunton, "The Crown"
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - DramaPedro Pascal, "The Last of Us"
Kieran Culkin, "Succession"
Jeremy Strong, "Succession"
Gary Oldman, "Slow Horses"
Dominic West, "The Crown"
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or ComedyNatasha Lyonne, "Poker Face"
Quinta Brunson, "Abbott Elementary"
Rachel Brosnahan, "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"
Selena Gomez, "Only Murders in the Building"
Elle Fanning, "The Great"
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or ComedyJeremy Allen White, "The Bear"
Jason Sudeikis, "Ted Lasso"
Steve Martin, "Only Murders in the Building"
Martin Short, "Only Murders in the Building"
Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for TelevisionBrie Larson, "Lessons in Chemistry"
Riley Keough, "Daisy Jones & the Six"
Elizabeth Olsen, "Love and Death"
Rachel Weisz, "Dead Ringers"
Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for TelevisionMatt Bomer, "Fellow Travelers"
Sam Claflin, "Daisy Jones & the Six"
David Oyelowo, "Lawmen: Bass Reeves"
Woody Harrelson, "White House Plumbers"
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Television SeriesMatthew Macfadyen, "Succession"
James Marsden, "Jury Duty"
Ebon Moss-Bachrach, "The Bear"
Billy Crudup, "The Morning Show"
Alexander Skarsgård, "Succession"
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Television SeriesMeryl Streep, "Only Murders in the Building"
Hannah Waddingham, "Ted Lasso"
Elizabeth Debicki, "The Crown"
Christina Ricci, "Yellowjackets"
J. Smith-Cameron, "Succession"
Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television"Amy Schumer: Emergency Contact"
"Chris Rock: Selective Outrage"
"Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer"
"Sarah Silverman: Someone You Love"
"Trevor Noah: Where Was I"
An expanded voting body has tripled in size, with voters on six continents. It's the most diverse film-awards voting body among the major awards. The new breakdown of voters is 47% female, and 60% racially and ethnically diverse: 26.3% Latin, 13.3% Asian, 11% Black, and 9% Middle Eastern.
The Golden Globes continues its trend of highlighting international talent and selecting landmark films with a penchant towards shining a spotlight on deep-rooted cultural issues with films like "American Fiction," "The Color Purple" and "Killers of the Flower Moon."
Works like "Past Lives" and "Barbie" might not have been previously pushed for awards, respectively considered a "specialty film" and "just a crowd-pleaser," but have earned nods from Globe voters.
TV has always been more bastion of growing diversity and this year's slate of nominees continues that trend for the Globes, with past Globes contenders like "Reservation Dogs," "Black-ish," "Lupin," "Pose," "Ramy," and "Squid Game." These series broke ground in ways that big screen counterparts still struggle with achieving.
And while progress has been made in films, Latin, Asian, disabled, LGBT and Muslim characters are still often under-represented in major Hollywood movies.
So, have things changed forever with the Globes and Hollywood? Hopefully yes, but in subsequent years, it will depend on what's available for consideration. It all starts with the hiring for film and TV of underrepresented communities. Fingers crossed.
(Courtesy Golden Globes - Press Office)