Golden Globe Nomination Reactions

 


The Golden Globes are always wildly unpredictable and fun. Usually the nominations drop in December and the awards occur in early January. This year, due to COVID, the award season will look different. The Globes announced their nominees on Wednesday and the show will take place on February 28, nearly two months before the Oscars.

As always, there were some good surprises and some bad ones. Below are a few thoughts on this year's field of film nominees.

The Good:
* Promising Young Woman. The film was my favorite of 2020, and remains the best I've seen from this awards season. I was thrilled to see it got so much love. Emerald Fennell earned a nomination, part of a historic group of female directing nominees. Carey Mulligan was recognized as well, and I hope to see the film do quite well this awards season.
* Nomadland. This is another film I loved a lot that got several nominations, including for director Chloe Zhao, who delivered some stunning visuals.
* Hamilton. Some would argue this isn't a film, and I get it. But it was one of the high points of a tough summer of 2020 and I'm glad to see it get some love.

The Bad:
* Nominee Field. This is a year like no other, and that means a lot of nominated films haven't been released for us to see them yet. In addition, this is an overly long nominating period, which has impacted films released last Spring and Summer, like Da 5 Bloods, a decent film that's seemingly been forgotten.
* Jared Leto. Leto is a fine actor, but The Little Things isn't a great film. His performance is fine, but it feels like recency bias that it's earning award nominations this award season.

The Ugly:
* The Prom. This glitzy Netflix adaptation of a Broadway play was a hot mess. It was nearly unwatchable and James Corden was one of the most disappointing parts. And yet, the film got a Best Picture nomination and Corden got an acting nomination. Ugh.

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