Your 2018 Golden Globes Nominees Speak to a Really Good Year on Screens Big & Small
The Golden Globes nominee list this year is a real celebration of creativity, and rewards filmmakers who took big chances. Emblematic of just how wide-ranging and unique this year’s crop of films was, look no further than a Best Picture list that includes Guillermo del Toro’s gorgeous, dark creature feature The Shape of Water (for Drama) and Jordan Peele’s horror/comedy/social thriller Get Out for (Comedy). In fact, The Shape of Water topped out with the most nominations among film or TV at seven.
Back in September, The Shape of Water made a big splash at TIFF. With incredible period costume design by Luis Sequeira and stunning cinematography by Dan Laustsen, del Toro continues to rewrite the rules for monster movies. Nominations include Sally Hawkins for Best Actress, Octavia Spencer for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Richard Jenkins for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, and Guillermo del Toro for Best Director.
Get Out was released in February of this year, just as the previous award season was coming to a close, and fans were already pegging it as a major contender come awards season. Jordan Peele was meticulous in the method to his madness, and it paid off. Get Out preceded a year no one could have predicted, and looking back, the movie was almost eerily prescient. It’s one of those films that is of its moment, made by an artist shaped by, and now shaping, America’s cultural climate.
Unsurprisingly, Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk and Steven Spielberg’s The Post made a strong showing. Call Me By Your Name, The Disaster Artist, The Greatest Showman, I, Tonya, Lady Bird and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri each earned their way onto an incredibly competitive Best Picture category. The biggest shock is possibly the absence of Phantom Thread for Best Picture. Daniel Day-Lewis did get a nomination for his final performance in the film. He’s competing against 21-year-old Timothée Chalamet, Tom Hanks, Gary Oldman, and Denzel Washington, but Day-Lewis is the likely frontrunner.
Coco is likely to lead as frontrunner of the best animated feature this year, competing against The Boss Baby, The Breadwinner, Ferdinand, and Loving Vincent. Coco’s signature song “Remember Me” also made it onto the Best Original Song list alongside selections from Ferdinand, Mudbound, The Star and The Greatest Showman.
Big Little Lies leads the TV nominations, and if the Emmys are any indication, it will clean up. The show pulled down six nominations – double that of Hulu smash hit The Handmaid’s Tale.
Much like Get Out, The Handmaid’s Tale was an eerily prescient piece of art that served as both a reflection of and warning sign to our current times. Elisabeth Moss and Ann Dowd both received performance nominations. As one of the most culturally relevant shows of the year, this one is already a winner in our book. The Crown, Game of Thrones, Stranger Things, and This is Us will compete against The Handmaid’s Tale for Best Television Series Drama.
In the comedy series, Black-ish is the only show to return to the Best Television Series category. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Master of None, Smilf, and Will and Grace all made the list. There is some serious déjà vu seeing Will and Grace back on the list. The name hasn’t appeared on the Golden Globes since 2005, but the show proved to be just as fresh, funny, and relevant as the original series.
Looking at this list, all we can say is, what a year for entertainment. Thoughtful, provocative, and prophetic, there’s not a title on the nominations this year that you’ll want to skip. Here’s the full list.
The Golden Globes will air live on January 7.
FEATURE FILM CATEGORIES
BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
CALL ME BY YOUR NAME
Frenesy Film / La Cinéfacture Productions / Water’s End Productions; Sony Pictures Classics
DUNKIRK
Warner Bros. Pictures / Syncopy; Warner Bros. Pictures
THE POST
DreamWorks Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox
THE SHAPE OF WATER
Double Dare You; Fox Searchlight Pictures
THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI
Blueprint Pictures; Fox Searchlight Pictures
BEST MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
THE DISASTER ARTIST
Good Universe / Point Grey / Ratpac-Dune / WB/New Line Pictures; A24
GET OUT
Blumhouse / QC Entertainment / Monkeypaw Productions; Universal Pictures
THE GREATEST SHOWMAN
Twentieth Century Fox; Twentieth Century Fox
I, TONYA
Clubhouse Pictures / LuckyChap Entertainment; NEON
LADY BIRD
IAC Films; A24
BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE
GUILLERMO DEL TORO, THE SHAPE OF WATER
MARTIN MCDONAGH, THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI
CHRISTOPHER NOLAN, DUNKIRK
RIDLEY SCOTT, ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD
STEVEN SPIELBERG, THE POST
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
JESSICA CHASTAIN, MOLLY’S GAME
SALLY HAWKINS, THE SHAPE OF WATER
FRANCES MCDORMAND, THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI
MERYL STREEP, THE POST
MICHELLE WILLIAMS, ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
TIMOTHÉE CHALAMET, CALL ME BY YOUR NAME
DANIEL DAY-LEWIS, PHANTOM THREAD
TOM HANKS, THE POST
GARY OLDMAN, DARKEST HOUR
DENZEL WASHINGTON, ROMAN J. ISRAEL, ESQ.
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
JUDI DENCH, VICTORIA & ABDUL
HELEN MIRREN, THE LEISURE SEEKER
MARGOT ROBBIE, I, TONYA
SAOIRSE RONAN, LADY BIRD
EMMA STONE, BATTLE OF THE SEXES
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
STEVE CARELL, BATTLE OF THE SEXES
ANSEL ELGORT, BABY DRIVER
JAMES FRANCO, THE DISASTER ARTIST
HUGH JACKMAN, THE GREATEST SHOWMAN
DANIEL KALUUYA, GET OUT
BEST MOTION PICTURE – ANIMATED
THE BOSS BABY
DreamWorks Animation LLC; Twentieth Century Fox
THE BREADWINNER
Cartoon Saloon / Aircraft Pictures / Melusine Productions; GKIDS
COCO
Pixar Animation Studios; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
FERDINAND
Blue Sky Studios; Twentieth Century Fox
LOVING VINCENT
Breakthru Films / Trademark Films; Good Deed Entertainment
BEST MOTION PICTURE – FOREIGN LANGUAGE
A FANTASTIC WOMAN (CHILE)
Fabula, Participant Media, Komplizen Film, Muchas Gracias, Setembro Cine; Sony Pictures Classics
FIRST THEY KILLED MY FATHER (CAMBODIA)
Bophana; Netflix
IN THE FADE (GERMANY / FRANCE)
Bombero International / Macassar Productions; Magnolia Pictures
LOVELESS (RUSSIA)
Non-Stop Productions, Fetisoff Illusion, Why Not Productions, Arte France Cinema, Les Films du Fleuve, Senator Film; Sony Pictures Classics
THE SQUARE (SWEDEN / GERMANY / FRANCE)
Plattform Produktion / Arte France Cinéma /Coproduction Office / Det Danske Filminstitut / Essential Filmproduktion GmbH / Film i Väst; Magnolia Pictures
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN ANY MOTION PICTURE
MARY J. BLIGE, MUDBOUND
HONG CHAU, DOWNSIZING
ALLISON JANNEY, I, TONYA
LAURIE METCALF, LADY BIRD
OCTAVIA SPENCER, THE SHAPE OF WATER
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN ANY MOTION PICTURE
WILLEM DAFOE, THE FLORIDA PROJECT
ARMIE HAMMER, CALL ME BY YOUR NAME
RICHARD JENKINS, THE SHAPE OF WATER
CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER, ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD
SAM ROCKWELL, THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI
BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE
GUILLERMO DEL TORO, VANESSA TAYLOR, THE SHAPE OF WATER
GRETA GERWIG, LADY BIRD
LIZ HANNAH, JOSH SINGER, THE POST
MARTIN MCDONAGH, THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI
AARON SORKIN, MOLLY’S GAME
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE
CARTER BURWELL, THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI
ALEXANDRE DESPLAT, THE SHAPE OF WATER
JONNY GREENWOOD, PHANTOM THREAD
JOHN WILLIAMS, THE POST
HANS ZIMMER, DUNKIRK
BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE
“HOME” — FERDINAND
Music by: Nick Jonas, Justin Tranter, Nick Monson
Lyrics by: Nick Jonas, Justin Tranter
“MIGHTY RIVER” — MUDBOUND
Music by: Raphael Saadiq
Lyrics by: Mary J. Blige, Raphael Saadiq, Taura Stinson
“REMEMBER ME” — COCO
Music by: Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez
Lyrics by: Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez
“THE STAR” — THE STAR
Music by: Mariah Carey, Marc Shaiman
Lyrics by: Mariah Carey, Marc Shaiman
“THIS IS ME” — THE GREATEST SHOWMAN
Music by: Benj Pasek, Justin Paul
Lyrics by: Benj Pasek, Justin Paul
TV CATEGORIES
BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
THE CROWN, NETFLIX
Left Bank Pictures / Sony Pictures Television
GAME OF THRONES, HBO
HBO Entertainment / Bighead, Littlehead / Television 360 / Startling Television
THE HANDMAID’S TALE, HULU
MGM
STRANGER THINGS, NETFLIX
Netflix
THIS IS US, NBC
20th Century Fox Television
BEST TELEVISION SERIES – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
BLACK-ISH, ABC
ABC Studios
THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL, AMAZON
Amazon Studios
MASTER OF NONE, NETFLIX
Universal Television / Oh Brudder Productions / Alan Yang Productions / Fremulon Productions / 3 Arts Entertainment
SMILF, SHOWTIME
ABC Signature Studios / SupahSmaht, Inc / Quantity Entertainment / Groundswell Productions
WILL & GRACE, NBC
Universal Television
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION 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 PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
JASON BATEMAN OZARK
STERLING K. BROWN THIS IS US
FREDDIE HIGHMORE THE GOOD DOCTOR
BOB ODENKIRK BETTER CALL SAUL
LIEV SCHREIBER RAY DONOVAN
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
PAMELA ADLON, BETTER THINGS
ALISON BRIE, GLOW
RACHEL BROSNAHAN, THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL
ISSA RAE, INSECURE
FRANKIE SHAW, SMILF
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
ANTHONY ANDERSON, BLACK-ISH
AZIZ ANSARI, MASTER OF NONE
KEVIN BACON, I LOVE DICK
WILLIAM H. MACY, SHAMELESS
ERIC MCCORMACK, WILL & GRACE
BEST TELEVISION LIMITED SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
BIG LITTLE LIES, HBO
HBO Entertainment / David E. Kelly Productions / Pacific Standard / Blossom Films
FARGO, FX
MGM Television / FX Productions
FEUD: BETTE AND JOAN, FX
Fox 21 Television Studios
THE SINNER, USA NETWORK
Universal Cable Productions
TOP OF THE LAKE: CHINA GIRL, SUNDANCETV
SeeSaw Films
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
JESSICA BIEL, THE SINNER
NICOLE KIDMAN, BIG LITTLE LIES
JESSICA LANGE, FEUD: BETTE AND JOAN
SUSAN SARANDON, FEUD: BETTE AND JOAN
REESE WITHERSPOON, BIG LITTLE LIES
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
ROBERT DE NIRO, THE WIZARD OF LIES
JUDE LAW, THE YOUNG POPE
KYLE MACLACHLAN, TWIN PEAKS
EWAN MCGREGOR, FARGO
GEOFFREY RUSH, GENIUS
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
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
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
DAVID HARBOUR, STRANGER THINGS
ALFRED MOLINA, FEUD: BETTE AND JOAN
CHRISTIAN SLATER, MR. ROBOT
ALEXANDER SKARSGÅRD, BIG LITTLE LIES
DAVID THEWLIS, FARGO
Featured Image: Octavia Spencer and Sally Hawkins in The Shape of Water. Photo Credit: Kerry Hayes; © 2017 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation All Rights Reserved.
