It’s award season time and as much as I have my reservations at the whole marketing and popularity contest that plays out in the movie industry during this time, it is still a good time to have a look at the best performances of the year and especially for South Africans as we tend to get the movies later than our US counterparts – what movies should we look out and watch in 2017.
And so without further ado, below is the full list of Golden Globe nominations, starting with the TV series categories before getting into the real stuff, so that you are forced to read through the whole list [insert evil laugh here]:
Best TV Series, Comedy
- Blackish
- Atlanta
- Transparent
- Mozart in the Jungle
- Veep
Best Actress in a TV Series, Comedy
- Rachel Bloom – Crazy Ex Girlfriend
- Sarah Jessica Parker – Divorce
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus – Veep
- Gina Rodriguez – Jane the Virgin
- Issa Rae – Insecure
- Tracee Ellis Ross – Black-ish
Best Actor in a TV Series, Comedy
- Anthony Anderson – Blackiish
- Gael Garcia Bernal – Mozart in the Jungle
- Donald Glover – Atlanta
- Gina Rodriguez – Jane the Virgin
- Nick Nolte – Graves
- Jeffrey Tambor – Transparent
Best TV Series, Drama
- The Crown
- Game of Thrones
- Stranger Things
- This Is Us
- Westworld
Best Actor in a TV Series, Drama
- Matthew Rhys – The Americans
- Rami Malek – Mr. Robot
- Billy Bob Thornton – Goliath
- Bob Odenkirk – Better Call Saul
- Liev Schreiber – Ray Donovan
Best Actress in a TV Series, Drama
- Caitriona Balfe – Outlander
- Claire Foy – The Crown
- Keri Russell – The Americans
- Winona Ryder – Stranger Things
- Evan Rachel Wood – Westworld
Best TV Movie or Limited-Series
- American Crime
- The Dresser
- The Night Manager
- The Night Of
- The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Best Actor in a Limited-Series or TV Movie
- Riz Ahmed
- Bryan Cranston
- Tom Hiddleston
- John Turturro
- Courtney B. Vance
Best Actress in a Limited-Series or TV Movie
- Felicity Huffman
- Riley Keough
- Sarah Paulson
- Charlotte Rampling
- Kerry Washington
Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Limited-Series or TV Movie
- Sterling K. Brown – The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
- Hugh Laurie – The Night Manager
- John Lithgow – The Crown
- John Travolta – The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
- Christian Slater – Mr. Robot
Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Limited-Series or TV Movie
- Olivia Colman
- Lena Heady
- Chrissy Metz
- Mandy Moore
- Thandie Newton
Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
- 20th Century Women
- Deadpool
- Florence Foster Jenkins
- La La Land
- Sing Street
Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
- Annette Bening – 20th Century Women
- Lily Collins – Rules Don’t Apply
- Hailee Steinfeld – The Edge of Seventeen
- Emma Stone – La La Land
- Meryl Streep – Florence Foster Jenkins
Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
- Colin Farrell – The Lobster
- Ryan Gosling – La La Land
- Hugh Grant – Florence Foster Jenkins
- Jonah Hill – War Dogs
- Ryan Reynolds – Deadpool
Best Motion Picture, Drama
- Hacksaw Ridge
- Hell or High Water
- Lion
- Manchester by the Sea
- Moonlight
Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama
- Amy Adams – Arrival
- Jessica Chastain – Miss Sloane
- Isabelle Huppert – Elle
- Ruth Negga – Loving
- Natalie Portman – Jackie
Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama
- Casey Affleck – Manchester by the Sea
- Joel Edgerton – Loving
- Andrew Garfield – Hacksaw Ridge
- Viggo Mortensen – Captain Fantastic
- Denzel Washington – Fences
Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
- Viola Davis – Fences
- Naomie Harris – Moonlight
- Nicole Kidman – Lion
- Octavia Spencer – Hidden Figures
- Michelle Williams – Manchester by the Sea
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture:
- Mahershala Ali – Moonlight
- Jeff Bridges – Hell or High Water
- Simon Helberg – Florence Foster Jenkins
- Dev Patel – Lion
- Aaron Taylor-Johnson – Nocturnal Animals
Best Director – Motion Picture
- Damien Chazelle – La La Land
- Tom Ford – Nocturnal Animals
- Mel Gibson – Hacksaw Ridge
- Barry Jenkins – Moonlight
- Kenneth Lonergan – Manchester by the Sea
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
- La La Land
- Nocturnal Animals
- Moonlight
- Manchester By The Sea
- Hell or High Water
Best Animated Feature Film
- Kubo and the Two Strings
- Moana
- My Life as a Zucchini
- Sing
- Trolls
- Zootopia
Best Motion Picture, Foreign Language
- Divines
- Elle
- Neruda
- The Salesman
- Toni Erdmann
Best Original Score – Motion Picture
- Moonlight
- La La Land
- Arrival
- Lion
- Hidden Figures
Best Original Song – Motion Picture
- Cant Stop The Feeling – Trolls
- City Of Stars – La La Land
- Faith – Sing
- Gold – Gold
- How Far I’ll Go – Moana
So, what do you make of the list? Any surprises or snubs that got your attention. Deadpool got nominated which is great and I was surprised by the nominations for the film Lion which has been going a little under the radar. Also, Mel Gibson is back as a director – can’t say I am unhappy about that. Though I did think the likes of Queen of Katwe or Arrival would get more love than they did (Katwe wasn’t even nominated). And on the TV front its good to see Stranger Things and Westworld both get nominated and go head to head against each other.
It’s difficult for me to comment on many of these film as I haven’t seen them, but we are going to get chances to catch up in January and so will hopefully be able to provide our thoughts on potential award contenders and who is likely to win then. In the end La La Land got the most nominations (7), which makes me want to see this musical even more, despite my fear of musicals.
One thing that is certain is the Meryl Streep will win a Golden Globe next year. This shouldn’t be a surprise really, but the actress is receiving the Cecille B. DeMille lifetime achievement award for her rick body of work. Quite frankly she has enough nominations and awards for a few lifetimes, so I wouldn’t be surprised if she foes on to win this award again in future.
The Golden Globes Award ceremony itself will be held on January 8th 2017 – so we won’t need to wait long to know who will be winning these awards, which will also serve as a precursor to the announcement of the Academy Awards themselves.
Last Updated: December 12, 2016
Filmmaker
December 13, 2016 at 08:31
I also have a fear of musicals. But no Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture? Why? Gender equality?
Sandelk
December 13, 2016 at 09:14
Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture is there. It was just left out of the initial paste and has been updated. Apologies.
Filmmaker
December 13, 2016 at 09:39
Thanks
MalikaiZA
December 13, 2016 at 10:16
I don’t know how Anthony Hopkins doesn’t get a nomination for his performance in Westworld