The 76th Golden Globe Award nominees were announced Thursday morning and they’re only marginally disappointing. There’s more Green Book representation than there should be, while Mandy, Skate Kitchen, and one of the best films of the past decade, Sorry to Bother You, were all snubbed. For the most part, though, a healthy selection of television shows (Sharp Objects) and movies (Black Panther) that people actually liked in 2018 are included, and what more could we ask for? Perfection? Please.
The TV category appears to be more discouraging than the film categories (Game of Thrones fans, sit down, your beloved program wasn’t eligible this year). The Good Place is up for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy against Barry, Kidding, and what is The Kominsky Method?Donald Glover (Atlanta) deserves to take home Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy, but he’ll have to beat out Bill Hader and Jim Carrey. He should beat out Bill Hader and Jim Carrey.
All the big films (Black Panther, A Star Is Born) are nominated for Best Motion Picture: Drama alongside well-warranted picks (BlacKkKlansman, If Beale Street Could Talk) and, for no comprehensible reason, Bohemian Rhapsody (and this is coming from someone who would take a bullet for Rami Malek, though it would probably just bounce off his perfect jawline. He wouldn’t even say hi to my friends afterward.)
There’s a glaring lack of Viola Davis in the Best Actress category (Widowsis nowhere to be seen on the list, actually), but the cast of Crazy Rich Asians is getting their due. Also: Eighth Grade’s 15-year-old star Elise Fisher is up for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, which rules.
Andy Samberg (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) and Sandra Oh, who’s nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama this year for Killing Eve, will host the show, which is a nice switch-up from the usual suspects, a la Ricky Gervais, Jimmy Fallon, and Seth Meyers.
The 2019 Golden Globes air January 6 on NBC at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.
Here’s the complete list of nominees:
Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television Amy Adams (Sharp Objects) Patricia Arquette (Escape at Dannemora) Connie Britton (Dirty John) Laura Dern (The Tale) Regina King (Seven Seconds)
Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy “Barry” (HBO) “The Good Place” (NBC) “Kidding” (Showtime) “The Kominsky Method” (Netflix) “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Amazon)
Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language “Capernaum” “Girl” “Never Look Away” “Roma” “Shoplifters”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television Antonia Banderas Daniel Brul Darren Criss Benedict Cumberbatch Hugh Grant
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television Best Original Score – Motion Picture Marco Beltrami (A Quiet Place) Alexandre Desplat (Isle of Dogs) Ludwig Göransson (Black Panther) Justin Hurwitz (First Man) Marc Shaiman (Mary Poppins Returns)
Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television The Alienist (TNT) The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (FX) Escape at Dannemora (Showtime) Sharp Objects (HBO) A Very English Scandal (Amazon)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television Alan Arkin Kieran Culkin Edgar Ramirez Ben Wishaw Henry Winkler
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture Alfonso Cuaron (Roma) Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara (The Favourite) Barry Jenkins (If Beale Street Could Talk) Adam McKay (Vice) Peter Farrelly, Nick Vallelonga, Brian Currie (Green Book)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy Kristen Bell Candice Bergen Alison Brie Rachel Brosnahan Debra Messing
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy Sasha Baron Cohen (Who Is America?) Jim Carrey (Kidding) Michael Douglas (The Kominsky Method) Donald Glover (Atlanta) Bill Hader (Barry)
Best Motion Picture – Animated Incredibles 2 Isle of Dogs Mirai Ralph Breaks the Internet Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama Caitriona Balfe (Outlander) Elisabeth Moss (Handmaid’s Tale) Sandra Oh (Killing Eve) Julia Roberts (Homecoming) Keri Russell (The Americans)
Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Christian Bale (Vice) Lin-Manuel Miranda (Mary Poppins Returns) Viggo Mortensen (Green Book) Robert Redford (The Old Man & the Gun) John C. Reilly (Stan & Ollie)
Best Director – Motion Picture Bradley Cooper Alfonso Cuaron Peter Farrelly Spike Lee Adam McKay
Best Television Series – Drama The Americans Bodyguard Homecoming Killing Eve Pose
Best Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture Amy Adams Claire Foy Regina King Emma Stone Rachel Weisz
Best Original Song – Motion Picture “All the Stars” (Black Panther) “Girl in the Movies” (Dumplin’) “Requiem For A Private War” (A Private War) “Revelation’ (Boy Erased) “Shallow” (A Star Is Born)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama Jason Bateman Stephan James Richard Madden Billy Porter Matthew Rhys
Best Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture Mahershala Ali Timothee Chalamet Adam Driver Richard E. Grant Sam Rockwell
Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama Glenn Close (The Wife) Lady Gaga (A Star Is Born) Nicole Kidman (Destroyer) Melissa McCarthy (Can You Ever Forgive Me?) Rosamund Pike (A Private War)
Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Emily Blunt Olivia Colman Elsie Fisher Charlize Theron Constance Wu
Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama Bradley Cooper Willem Dafoe Lucas Hedges Rami Malek John David Washington
Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Crazy Rich Asians The Favourite Green Book Mary Poppins Returns Vice
Best Motion Picture – Drama Black Panther BlacKkKlansman Bohemian Rhapsody If Beale Street Could Talk A Star Is Born
