Golden Globes Snubs Black Women
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has announced the nominations for the 77th annual Golden Globes, and once again, critically-acclaimed projects by Black actors and actresses were largely left off.
Among the most shocking snubs was Ava DuVernayâs Emmy-winning series When They See Us, which documents the injustices of the now-dubbed Exonerated Five. The show was shut out completely, failing to get nods for best miniseries or best television film, and no nominations for acting or directing.
Additionally, Regina King was snubbed for her role as Sister Night on HBOâs incredibly popular series Watchmen. In fact, the Damon Lindelof series didnât see one nomination. Additionally, Zendaya was completely shut out of the Globesâ TV categories for her starring role in HBOâs series Euphoria.
Lupita Nyongâo and Alfre Woodard were not recognized for for their roles in Us and Clemency, respectively, leaving Harrietâs Cynthia Erivo as the only woman of color nominated for an acting award.
In total, out of the 40 acting nominations in television only three went to non-white actors. Erivo and Beyonce, who was nominated for Best Original Song for The Lion King, are the only Black women to be recognized for their contributions in film and television.
Twitter took note of the snubs and were not pleased.
Black men fared a little â but only a little â better. Eddie Murphy was recognized in the Best Actor In A Musical Or Comedy for Dolemite Is My Name (the film was also nominated for Best Picture In A Musical Or Comedy) and Billy Porter received a Best Actor In A Drama Series for Pose. Notably, though, Jharrell Jerome from When They See Us was shut out of the nominations, despite winning an Emmy for the mini-series. Ava DuVernayâs moving retelling of the Central Park Five case failed to be recognized with a single nomination.
Aside from the white-washing, the Globes also has a gender problem: zero female film directors were nominated, a long-standing problem the awards ceremony has faced.
In the Globesâ nearly 80 year history, fewer than 10 women have been nominated in the Best Director category, and that trend continues for the 2020 Globes. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhoodâs Marielle Heller, Little Womenâs Greta Gerwig, The Farewellâs Lulu Wang and Hustlersâ Lorene Scafaria all did not receive nods for the category even though they were all eligible and whose films received numerous nominations in other categories.
See a full list of the 2020 Golden Globes nominees below. The ceremony will take place on January 5 on NBC.
Best Motion Picture â Drama
âThe Irishmanâ (Netflix)
âMarriage Storyâ (Netflix)
â1917â (Universal)
âJokerâ (Warner Bros.)
âThe Two Popesâ (Netflix)Best Actress in a Motion Picture â Drama
Cynthia Erivo (âHarrietâ)
Scarlett Johansson (âMarriage Storyâ)
Saoirse Ronan (âLittle Womenâ)
Charlize Theron (âBombshellâ)
RenĂ©e Zellweger (âJudyâ)Best Actor in a Motion Picture â Drama
Christian Bale (âFord v Ferrariâ)
Antonio Banderas (âPain and Gloryâ)
Adam Driver (âMarriage Storyâ)
Joaquin Phoenix (âJokerâ)
Jonathan Pryce (âThe Two Popesâ)Best Motion Picture â Musical or Comedy
âDolemite Is My Nameâ (Netflix)
âJojo Rabbitâ (Fox Searchlight)
âKnives Outâ (Lionsgate)
âOnce Upon a Time in Hollywoodâ (Sony)
âRocketmanâ (Paramount)Best Actress in a Motion Picture â Musical or Comedy
Ana de Armas (âKnives Outâ)
Awkwafina (âThe Farewellâ)
Cate Blanchett (âWhereâd You Go, Bernadetteâ)
Beanie Feldstein (âBooksmartâ)
Emma Thompson (âLate Nightâ)Best Actor in a Motion Picture â Musical or Comedy
Daniel Craig (âKnives Outâ)
Roman Griffin Davis (âJojo Rabbitâ)
Leonardo DiCaprio (âOnce Upon a Time in Hollywoodâ)
Taron Egerton (âRocketmanâ)
Eddie Murphy (âDolemite Is My Nameâ)Best Motion Picture â Animated
âFrozen 2â (Disney)
âHow to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden Worldâ (Universal)
âThe Lion Kingâ (Disney)
âMissing Linkâ (United Artists Releasing)
âToy Story 4â (Disney)Best Motion Picture â Foreign Language
âThe Farewellâ (A24)
âLes MisĂ©rablesâ (Amazon)
âPain and Gloryâ (Sony Pictures Classics)
âParasiteâ (Neon)
âPortrait of a Lady on Fireâ (Neon)Best Actress in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture
Kathy Bates (âRichard Jewellâ)
Annette Bening (âThe Reportâ)
Laura Dern (âMarriage Storyâ)
Jennifer Lopez (âHustlersâ)
Margot Robbie (âBombshellâ)Best Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture
Tom Hanks (âA Beautiful Day in the Neighborhoodâ)
Anthony Hopkins (âThe Two Popesâ)
Al Pacino (âThe Irishmanâ)
Joe Pesci (âThe Irishmanâ)
Brad Pitt (âOnce Upon a Time in Hollywoodâ)Best Director â Motion Picture
Bong Joon-ho (âParasiteâ)
Sam Mendes (â1917â)
Todd Phillips (âJokerâ)
Martin Scorsese (âThe Irishmanâ)
Quentin Tarantino (âOnce Upon a Time in Hollywoodâ)Best Screenplay â Motion Picture
Noah Baumbach (âMarriage Storyâ)
Bong Joon-ho and Han Jin-won (âParasiteâ)
Anthony McCarten (âThe Two Popesâ)
Quentin Tarantino (âOnce Upon a Time in Hollywoodâ)
Steven Zaillian (âThe Irishmanâ)Best Original Score â Motion Picture
Alexandre Desplat (âLittle Womenâ)
Hildur GuĂ°nadĂłttir (âJokerâ)
Randy Newman (âMarriage Storyâ)
Thomas Newman (â1917â)
Daniel Pemberton (âMotherless Brooklynâ)Best Original Song â Motion Picture
âBeautiful Ghostsâ (âCatsâ)
âIâm Gonna Love Me Againâ (âRocketmanâ)
âInto the Unknownâ (âFrozen 2â)
âSpiritâ (âThe Lion Kingâ)
âStand Upâ (âHarrietâ)Best Television Series â Drama
âBig Little Liesâ (HBO)
âThe Crownâ (Netflix)
âKilling Eveâ (BBC America)
âThe Morning Showâ (Apple TV Plus)
âSuccessionâ (HBO)Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series â Drama
Jennifer Aniston (âThe Morning Showâ)
Olivia Colman (âThe Crownâ)
Jodie Comer (âKilling Eveâ)
Nicole Kidman (âBig Little Liesâ)
Reese Witherspoon (âThe Morning Showâ)Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series â Drama
Brian Cox (âSuccessionâ)
Kit Harington (âGame of Thronesâ)
Rami Malek (âMr. Robotâ)
Tobias Menzies (âThe Crownâ)
Billy Porter (âPoseâ)Best Television Series â Musical or Comedy
âBarryâ (HBO)
âFleabagâ (Amazon)
âThe Kominsky Methodâ (Netflix)
âThe Marvelous Mrs. Maiselâ (Amazon)
âThe Politicianâ (Netflix)Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series â Musical or Comedy
Christina Applegate (âDead to Meâ)
Rachel Brosnahan (âThe Marvelous Mrs. Maiselâ)
Kirsten Dunst (âOn Becoming a God in Central Floridaâ)
Natasha Lyonne (âRussian Dollâ)
Phoebe Waller-Bridge (âFleabagâ)Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series â Musical or Comedy
Michael Douglas (âThe Kominsky Methodâ)
Bill Hader (âBarryâ)
Ben Platt (âThe Politicianâ)
Paul Rudd (âLiving with Yourselfâ)
Ramy Youssef (âRamyâ)Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
âCatch-22âł (Hulu)
âChernobylâ (HBO)
âFosse/Verdonâ (FX)
The Loudest Voice (Showtime)
âUnbelievableâ (Netflix)Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Kaitlyn Dever (âUnbelievableâ)
Joey King (âThe Actâ)
Helen Mirren (âCatherine the Greatâ)
Merritt Wever (âUnbelievableâ)
Michelle Williams (âFosse/Verdonâ)Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Christopher Abbott (âCatch-22â)
Sacha Baron Cohen (âThe Spyâ)
Russell Crowe (âThe Loudest Voiceâ)
Jared Harris (âChernobylâ)
Sam Rockwell (âFosse/Verdonâ)Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Patricia Arquette (âThe Actâ)
Helena Bonham Carter (âThe Crownâ)
Toni Collette (âUnbelievableâ)
Meryl Streep (âBig Little Liesâ)
Emily Watson (âChernobylâ)Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Alan Arkin (âThe Kominsky Methodâ)
Kieran Culkin (âSuccessionâ)
Andrew Scott (âFleabagâ)
Stellan SkarsgĂ„rd (âChernobylâ)
Henry Winkler (âBarryâ)