The HFPA has been mired in controversy since last years uncovering of shoddy ethical practices and a severe lack of diversity, but that hasn’t stopped the organization from marching on
The 79th annual Golden Globe Award nominations were announced by the scandal-ridden (more on that later) Hollywood Foreign Press Association. But, before you go rolling your eyes at yet another award show, it’s my personal mission to give you at least one reason to be interested, it’s the only one I could find to be honest, and is the entire purpose for this article. The sole reason? This year’s crop has a whole ‘lotta Las Vegas.
Golden Takeaways
First, the big headlines from this year’s nominees from your local certified film critic. Seven is the lucky number for Netflix’s Power of the Dog and Focus Features’ Belfast. Both films garnered that many Golden Globe nominations on the film side. And, both films are nominated in the coveted Best Picture race. On the television side HBO’s Succession, received five total nominations. The biggest being for Best Television Series Drama.
Vegas Goes Golden
There are several Las Vegas ties to the now beleaguered annual awards show.
This year the ladies are getting some attention from the Hollywood Foreign Press. And it of course starts with Lady Gaga. She earned a nomination in the Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture (Drama) category for her work in House of Gucci.
Over in the world of the smaller screen is a nomination for Hacks in the Best Television Series, Musical or Comedy category. The show, led by Jean Smart, follows aging female comedian Deborah Vance who struggles to keep her Las Vegas residency fresh and on stage. The show airs on HBO and has already gotten a season two renewal. Hacks already has three Emmy wins for their first season. We aren’t saying it’s all because of Vegas, but it certainly doesn’t hurt.
Keith Urban’s wife Nicole Kidman saw a nod for her role as Lucille Ball in Being the Ricardos. She is nominated in the Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture (Drama) category. Urban of course has a Las Vegas residency at the Colosseum at Caesars. His next scheduled date is May 27 where you may or may not see Nicole.
Vegas’ Golden History
While our city has a history with the award show longer than the strip itself, it’s biggest presence has been felt recently.
You may remember for the 76th Golden Globe Awards, then Las Vegas headliner Lady Gaga was basking in the glow of her Golden Globe win for Best Original Song, “Shallow” from A Star is Born. More recently at the 77th Golden Globe Awards it was former Vegas headliner Elton John who took home the same prize and whose biopic Rocketman earned its lead actor, Taron Eggerton, a Golden Globe for Best Performance in a Musical or Comedy.
A Not So golden Scandal
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has been mired in controversy with a capital ‘c’ for the better part of a year. This was after an article from the Los Angeles Times revealed the organization not only used shady ethical practices but also had an extreme lack of diversity amongst its members (most notable that a single member in the organization was black).
The blowback from the scandal caused NBC to cancel their 2022 airing and had the top studios vowing to not work with the group until major reforms had been put in place. That practice continues today. Though the nominations were announced, few studios and even fewer actors/actresses posted news of their respective nominations on social media. In other words, crickets. Perhaps it’s true, silence does speak louder than words. In this case, you could even say, silence is golden.
Winners will be announced on Sunday, January 9. However, an exact format on how the winners will be named has yet to be announced. See the full list of 2022 Golden Globe nominations below.
Best Motion Picture – Drama
Belfast
CODA
Dune
King Richard
The Power of the Dog
Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Cyrano
Don’t Look Up
Licorice Pizza
Tick, Tick… Boom!
West Side Story
Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language
Compartment No. 6 (Finland, Russia, Germany)
Drive My Car (Japan)
The Hand of God (Italy)
A Hero (France, Iran)
Parallel Mothers (Spain)
Best Director – Motion Picture
Kenneth Branagh, Belfast
Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog
Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Lost Daughter
Steven Spielberg, West Side Story
Denis Villeneuve, Dune
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Licorice Pizza
Belfast
The Power of the Dog
Don’t Look Up
Being the Ricardos
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Jessica Chastain, The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Olivia Colman, The Lost Daughter
Nicole Kidman, Being the Ricardos
Lady Gaga, House of Gucci
Kristen Stewart, Spencer
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Mahershala Ali, Swan Song
Javier Bardem, Being the Ricardos
Benedict Cumberbatch, The Power of the Dog
Will Smith, King Richard
Denzel Washington, The Tragedy of Macbeth
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Marion Cotillard, Annette
Alana Haim, Licorice Pizza
Jennifer Lawrence, Don’t Look Up
Emma Stone, Cruella
Rachel Zegler, West Side Story
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Leonardo DiCaprio, Don’t Look Up
Peter Dinklage, Cyrano
Andrew Garfield, Tick, Tick… Boom!
Cooper Hoffman, Licorice Pizza
Anthony Ramos, In the Heights
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture
Caitríona Balfe, Belfast
Ariana DeBose, West Side Story
Kirsten Dunst, The Power of the Dog
Aunjanue Ellis, King Richard
Ruth Negga, Passing
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture
Ben Affleck, The Tender Bar
Jamie Dornan, Belfast
Ciarán Hinds, Belfast
Troy Kotsur, CODA
Kodi Smit-McPhee, The Power of the Dog
Best Motion Picture – Animated
Encanto
Flee
Luca
My Sunny Maad
Raya and the Last Drago
Best Original Score – Motion Picture
The French Dispatch
Encanto
The Power of the Dog
Parallel Mothers
Dune
Best Original Song – Motion Picture
King Richard
Encanto
Belfast
Respect
No Time to Die
Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy
The Great
Hacks
Only Murders in the Building
Reservation Dogs
Ted Lasso
Best Television Series – Drama
Lupin
The Morning Show
Pose
Squid Game
Succession
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama
Brian Cox, Succession
Lee Jung-jae, Squid Game
Billy Porter, Pose
Jeremy Strong, Succession
Omar Sy, Lupin
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama
Uzo Aduba, In Treatment
Jennifer Aniston, The Morning Show
Christine Baranski, The Good Fight
Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid’s Tale
Michaela Jae Rodriguez, Pose
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Hannah Einbinder, Hacks
Elle Fanning, The Great
Issa Rae, Insecure
Tracee Ellis Ross, Black-ish
Jean Smart, Hacks
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Anthony Anderson, Black-ish
Nicholas Hoult, The Great
Steve Martin, Only Murders in the Building
Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building
Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso
Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Dopesick
Impeachment
Maid
Mare of Easttown
The Underground Railroad
Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Paul Bettany, WandaVision
Oscar Isaac, Scenes From a Marriage
Michael Keaton, Dopesick
Ewan McGregor, Halston
Tahar Rahmi, The Serpent
Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Jessica Chastain, Scenes From a Marriage
Cynthia Erivo, Genius
Elizabeth Olsen, WandaVision
Margaret Qualley, Maid
Kate Winslet, Mare of Easttown
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Jennifer Coolidge, The White Lotus
Kaitlyn Dever, Dopesick
Andie MacDowell, Maid
Sarah Snook, Succession
Hannah Waddingham, Ted Lasso
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Billy Crudup, The Morning Show
Kieran Culkin, Succession
Mark Duplass, The Morning Show
Brett Goldstein, Ted Lasso
O Yeong-su, Squid Game
