Last week was a busy week awards-wise. The Golden Globes took place and the SAG announced their nominees. With the boycott around the Golden Globes, SAG Award rise as the major Oscar precursor. In addition, a big couple of critics groups have announced their winners, but that's a matter for another post (since they are so many).
But let's have a look.
GOLDEN GLOBES
The 79th Golden Globe Awards winners were announced on Sunday night via social media and not in a nationally televised gala, like the years before - a "must" stop moment for movie stars and celebrities who get together to celebrate their movies and... well, get dr*nk! It marks the Hollywood FOREIGN Press Association's fall from grace experienced over the past year since a piece of Los Angeles Times revealed that the organization included zero Black members and was involved in some suspect financial practices.
Still, some studios celebrated the wins via social media (like 20th Century Studios, which backs West Side Story, for example)... Is this some goodwill towards the organizations' efforts to turn HFPA more inclusive and diverse? Maybe next year things will get better...
So, despiste no one (officially) admits the Golden Globes are an important opinion-maker for AMPAS voters, the truth is I still believe they are, so we can't just ignore the nominees shortlists and the winners!
BEST MOTION PICTURE - DRAMA
- The Power of the Dog (WINNER)
- Belfast
- Coda
- Dune
- King Richard
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE - DRAMA
- Nicole Kidman, Being the Ricardos (WINNER)
- Jessica Chastain, The Eyes of Tammy Faye
- Olivia Colman, The Lost Daughter
- Lady Gaga, House of Gucci
- Kristen Stewart, Spencer
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE - DRAMA
- Will Smith, King Richard (WINNER)
- Mahershala Ali, Swan Song
- Javier Bardem, Being the Ricardos
- Benedict Cumberbatch, The Power of the Dog
- Denzel Washington, The Tragedy of Macbeth
BEST MOTION PICTURE - COMEDY OR MUSICAL
- West Side Story (WINNER)
- Cyrano
- Don’t Look Up
- Licorice Pizza
- Tick, Tick … Boom!
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE - COMEDY OR MUSICAL
- Rachel Zegler, West Side Story (WINNER)
- Marion Cotillard, Annette
- Alana Haim, Licorice Pizza
- Jennifer Lawrence, Don’t Look Up
- Emma Stone, Cruella
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE - COMEDY OR MUSICAL
- Andrew Garfield, Tick, Tick … Boom! (WINNER)
- Leonardo DiCaprio, Don’t Look Up
- Peter Dinklage, Cyrano
- Cooper Hoffman, Licorice Pizza
- Anthony Ramos, In the Heights
BEST MOTION PICTURE - ANIMATED
- Encanto (WINNER)
- Flee
- Luca
- My Sunny Maad
- Raya and the Last Dragon
BEST MOTION PICTURE - NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE
- Drive My Car (Japan) (WINNER)
- Compartment No. 6 (Finland / Russia / Germany)
- The Hand of God (Italy)
- A Hero (France / Iran)
- Parallel Mothers (Spain)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
- Ariana DeBose, West Side Story (WINNER)
- Caitriona Balfe, Belfast
- Kirsten Dunst, The Power of the Dog
- Aunjanue Ellis, King Richard
- Ruth Negga, Passing
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
- Kodi Smit-McPhee, The Power of the Dog (WINNER)
- Ben Affleck, The Tender Bar
- Jamie Dornan, Belfast
- Ciarán Hinds, Belfast
- Troy Kotsur, CODA
BEST DIRECTOR - MOTION PICTURE
- Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog (WINNER)
- Kenneth Branagh, Belfast
- Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Lost Daughter
- Steven Spielberg, West Side Story
- Denis Villeneuve, Dune
BEST SCREENPLAY - MOTION PICTURE
- Kenneth Branagh, Belfast (WINNER)
- Paul Thomas Anderson, Licorice Pizza
- Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog
- Adam McKay, Don’t Look Up
- Aaron Sorkin, Being the Ricardos
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE - MOTION PICTURE
- Hans Zimmer, Dune (WINNER)
- Alexandre Desplat, The French Dispatch
- Germaine Franco, Encanto
- Jonny Greenwood, The Power of the Dog
- Alberto Iglesias, Parallel Mothers
BEST ORIGINAL SONG - MOTION PICTURE
- “No Time to Die” — No Time to Die (WINNER).Music by Billie Eilish, Finneas O’Connell; Lyrics by Billie Eilish, Finneas O’Connell
- “Be Alive” — King Richard. Music by Dixson, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter; Lyrics by: Dixson, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter
- “Dos Oruguitas” — Encanto. Music by Lin-Manuel Miranda; Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda
- “Down to Joy” — Belfast. Music by Van Morrison; Lyrics by Van Morrison
- “Here I Am (Singing My Way Home)” — Respect. Music by Carole King, Jennifer Hudson, Jamie Hartman; Lyrics by Carole King, Jennifer Hudson, Jamie Hartman
SAG AWARDS
Unlike what I was predicting, West Side Story actually did poorly with SAG-AFTRA! I was expecting Spielberg's latest to get an Outstanding Performance by a Cast, Supporting Actress (DeBose and, maybe Moreno), Supporting Actor (Mike Faist) and an Outstanding Stunt Ensemble noms, but I was wrong - only Ariana DeBose made the cut! I learned then that 20th Century only sent the screening quite late in the voting process, so, not enough nominations committee members have seen it for sure. Another shocking misses are Kristen Stewart for Spencer (arguably the Best Actress frontrunner until now), the Belfast men (both Ciarán Hinds and Jamie Dornan missed the cut despite the Ensemble nomination) and Ellis (who's outstanding in King Richard, she must have lost her spot for the acting goddess Cate Blanchett, who got a surprise nom for Nightmare Alley). The Power of the Dog also missing Outstanding Performance by a Cast is quite surprising, but it got 3 nominations across the board (and movies like The Shape of Water or Nomadland still managed to WIN Best Picture at the Oscars despite missing this crucial precursor award nomination).
Still, we all know SAG's voting committee is different every year and that not every SAG members votes for the nominees shortlist. And we all know SAG loves stars in showy performances: that explains House of Gucci and Don't Look Up nominations here (and that's the only valid reason to nominated the uncontroled Jared Leto in House of Gucci, in a Razzie-worthy turn).
A very positive note: Ben Affleck getting some love for the best performance of his acting career for The Tender Bar (I am rooting for him); Jennifer Hudson rises in the Best Actress race for her performance in the Aretha Franklin biopic Respect, turning things even messier in that category; CODA ensemble nomination and Troy Kotsur nod, as they are the first def actor and cast ever nominated here (correct me if I am wrong); and Black Widow's nomination for Stunts, which are incredible!
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A CAST IN A MOTION PICTURE
- Belfast — Caitríona Balfe, Judi Dench, Jamie Dornan, Jude Hill, Ciarán Hinds, Colin Morgan
- CODA — Eugenio Derbez, Daniel Durant, Emilia Jones, Troy Kotsur, Marlee Matlin, Ferdia Walsh-Peelo
- Don’t Look Up — Cate Blanchett, Timothée Chalamet, Leonardo DiCaprio, Ariana Grande, Jonah Hill, Jennifer Lawrence, Melanie Lynskey, Scott Mescudi, Rob Morgan, Himesh Patel, Ron Perlman, Tyler Perry, Mark Rylance, Meryl Streep
- House of Gucci — Adam Driver, Lady Gaga, Salma Hayek, Jack Huston, Jeremy Irons, Jared Leto, Al Pacino
- King Richard — Jon Bernthal, Aunjanue Ellis, Tony Goldwyn, Saniyya Sidney, Demi Singleton, Will Smith
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
- Jessica Chastain, The Eyes of Tammy Faye
- Olivia Colman, The Lost Daughter
- Lady Gaga, House of Gucci
- Jennifer Hudson, Respect
- Nicole Kidman, Being the Ricardos
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
- Javier Bardem, Being the Ricardos
- Benedict Cumberbatch, The Power of the Dog
- Andrew Garfield, Tick, Tick … Boom!
- Will Smith, King Richard
- Denzel Washington, The Tragedy of Macbeth
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
- Caitriona Balfe, Belfast
- Cate Blanchett, Nightmare Alley
- Ariana DeBose, West Side Story
- Kirsten Dunst, The Power of the Dog
- Ruth Negga, Passing
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
- Ben Affleck, The Tender Bar
- Bradley Cooper, Licorice Pizza
- Troy Kotsur, CODA
- Jared Leto, House of Gucci
- Kodi Smit-McPhee, The Power of the Dog
OUTSTANDING ACTION PERFORMANCE BY A STUNT ENSEMBLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
- Black Widow
- Dune
- The Matrix: Resurrections
- No Time to Die
- Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
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