Golden Globe nominees include Dunkirk, Lady Bird, Shape of Water & more!

Awards seasons is in full swing as several notable critic outlets have bestowed their high honors om the likes of many movies, including SHAPE OF WATER, LADY BIRD, THE FLORIDA PROJECT, GET OUT and more. At this point its safe to say there’s no clear frontrunner, but now and through January the big-ticket awards outlets will be putting out their nominations, and earliest among that crowd are the Golden Globes nominations, courtesy of the Hollywood Foreign Press. Now that all the nominees are announced we can take a look at the surprises and snubs!

In the TV category, there are some reliables bets, like GAME OF THRONES and STRANGER THINGS, although some will notice the lack of nominations for the former in the acting categories. New show SMILF also surprised with some nominations for Best Actress in a Comedy and Best Comedy Series. Also a shout-out for MacLaughlin for TWIN PEAKS! As for some other snubs, fan favorite MINDHUNTER was totally shut out, as was VEEP and CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM. Other than that the TV section was pretty predictable, with shows BIG LITTLE LIES, THIS IS US, THE HANDMAID'S TALE and MASTER OF NONE all snagging nominations.

Now for movies, there are some big surprises, including ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD for, anything really. The movie made headlines when they recast Kevin Spacey with Christopher Plummer and reshot in a matter of weeks. Now Plummer secured a surprise nom, as did Scott for directing and Michelle Williams for Best Actress. Left out of director were Jordan Peele and Greta Gerwig for GET OUT and LADY BIRD, and the two were heavy favorites going in. Also noticeably absent in all categories was the hit comedy THE BIG SICK, which many (including me) expected to be a heavy hitter here, especially for Holly Hunter in Supporting Actress. Overall, there aren't too many big surprises here, like last year with DEADPOOL, with many of the predicted, major contenders all getting in somewhere.  As it will probably be at the Oscars, SHAPE OF WATER leads the nominees with seven nominations, while THE POST and THREE BILLBOARDS nabbed six, LADY BIRD got four, and DUNKIRK, ALL THE MONEY, GREATEST SHOWMAN and I, TONYA got three. 

Here are the nominees

MOVIES:

Best Picture, Drama:

CALL ME BY YOUR NAME

DUNKIRK

THE POST

SHAPE OF WATER

THREE BILLBOARDS

Best Picture, Musical or Comedy:

THE DISASTER ARTIST

GET OUT

THE GREATEST SHOWMAN

I, TONYA

LADY BIRD

Best Director:

Guillermo del Toro, SHAPE OF WATER
Martin McDonagh, THREE BILLBOARDS
Christopher Nolan, DUNKIRK
Ridley Scott, ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD
Steven Spielberg, THE POST

Best Actor, Drama:

Timothee Chalamet, CALL ME BY YOUR NAME

Daniel Day-Lewis, PHANTOM THREAD

Tom Hanks, THE POST

Gary Oldman, DARKEST HOUR

Denzel Washington, ROMAN J. ISRAEL

Best Actress, Drama

Jessica Chastain, MOLLY'S GAME

Sally Hawkins, SHAPE OF WATER

Frances McDormand, THREE BILLBOARDS

Meryl Streep, THE POST

Michelle Williams, ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD

Best Actor, Musical or Comedy:

Steve Carell, BATTLE OF THE SEXES

Ansel Elgort, BABY DRIVER

James Franco, THE DISASTER ARTIST

Daniel Kaluuya, GET OUT

Hugh Jackman, THE GREATEST SHOWMAN

Best Actress, Musical or Comedy:

Helen Mirren, THE LEISURE SEEKER

Margot Robbie, I, TONYA

Saoirse Ronan, LADY BIRD

Judi Dench, VICTORIA & ABDUL

Emma Stone, BATTLE OF THE SEXES

Best Supporting Actor

Willem Dafoe, FLORIDA PROJECT

Armie Hammer, CALL ME BY YOUR NAME

Richard Jenkins, SHAPE OF WATER

Christopher Plummer, ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD

Sam Rockwell, THREE BILLBOARDS

Best Supporting Actress:

Mary J. Blige, MUDBOUND

Hong Chau, DOWNSIZING

Allison Janney, I, TONYA
Laurie Metcalf, LADY BIRD
Octavia Spencer, SHAPE OF WATER

Best Screenplay:

SHAPE OF WATER

LADY BIRD

THE POST

THREE BILLBOARDS

MOLLY'S GAME

Best Animated Feature:

THE BREADWINNER

COCO

LOVING VINCENT

FERDINAND

BOSS BABY

Best Foreign Language Film:

A FANTASTIC WOMAN

IN THE FADE

LOVELESS

THE SQUARE

FIRST THEY KILLED MY FATHER

Best Original Song:

Ferdinand – ‘Home’
Mudbound – ‘Mighty River’
Coco – ‘Remember Me’
The Star – ‘The Star’
The Greatest Showman – ‘This Is Me’

Best Original Score:

THREE BILLBOARDS

SHAPE OF WATER

PHANTOM THREAD

THE POST

DUNKIRK

TELEVISION:

Best TV Series, Drama:

THE CROWN
GAME OF THRONES
THE HANDMAID’S TALE
STRANGER THINGS
THIS IS US

Best TV Series, Comedy:

BLACK-ISH

MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL

MASTER OF NONE

SMILF

WILL AND GRACE

Best Actor in a TV Series, Drama:

Sterling K. Brown, THIS IS US
Freddie Highmore, THE GOOD DOCTOR
Bob Odenkirk, BETTER CALL SAUL
Liev Schreiber, RAY DONOVAN
Jason Bateman, OZARK

Best Actress in a TV Series, Drama:

Caitriona Balfe, OUTLANDER
Claire Foy, THE CROWN
Maggie Gyllenhaal, THE DEUCE
Katherine Langford, 13 REASONS WHY
Elisabeth Moss, THE HANDMAID'S TALE

Best Actress in a TV Series, Comedy:

Alison Brie – GLOW

Rachel Brosnahan – MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL

Issa Rae – INSECURE

Frankie Shaw – SMILF

Pamela Adlon – BETTER THINGS

Best Actor in a TV Series, Comedy:

Anthony Anderson – BLACK-ISH
Aziz Ansari – MASTER OF NONE
Kevin Bacon – I LOVE DICK
William H. Macy – SHAMELESS
Eric McCormack – WILL & GRACE

Best TV Movie or Limited Series:

BIG LITTLE LIES
FARGO
FEUD: BETTE AND JOAN
THE SINNER
TOP OF THE LAKE: CHINA GIRL

Best Actor in a TV Movie or Limited Series:

Robert De Niro, WIZARD OF LIES

Jude Law THE YOUNG POPE

Ewan McGregor, FARGO

Geoffrey Rush, GENIUS

Kyle MacLachlan, TWIN PEAKS

Best Actress in a TV Movie or Limited Series:

Jessica Biel – THE SINNER

Nicole Kidman – BIG LITTLE LIES

Jessica Lange – FEUD

Susan Sarandon – FEUD

Reese Witherspoon – BIG LITTLE LIES

Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Limited Series or TV Movie: 

David Harbour, STRANGER THINGS

Alfred Molina, FEUD

Christian Slater, MR. ROBOT

David Thewlis, Fargo

Alexander Skarsgard, BIG LITTLE LIES

Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Limited Series or TV Movie:

Laura Dern – BIG LITTLE LIES
Ann Dowd – THE HANDMAID'S TALE
Chrissy Metz – THIS IS US
Michelle Pfeiffer – THE WIZARD OF LIES
Shailene Woodley – BIG LITTLE LIES

The Golden Globes will air on NBC January 7, 2018, with host Seth Meyers!

Source: Hollywood Foreign Press Association

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