Golden Globe snubs and surprises
Snubs at the Golden Globes seem even more shocking considering how many people do get nominated. With six nominees in most categories, separate nominations for comedy/musical and drama, television, and podcast buckets, too, it seems there would be enough to go around. And yet that’s hardly ever the case.
Here are some of the biggest snubs and surprises.
Snub: “Wicked: For Good” and Jon M. Chu
Yes, Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande got in (although Grande’s inclusion in the supporting category is really stretching the limits of the word “supporting”), but this was supposed to be “Wicked’s” year at the Golden Globes. Not only was Jon M. Chu looked over (again) for best director, but the film itself didn’t even get into the Musical/Comedy category for best picture—and this after they so graciously accepted the weird conciliatory box office achievement prize last year.
Surprise: Julia Roberts
Julia Roberts’ turn as a Yale philosophy professor embroiled in a moral conundrum in Luca Guadagnino’s “After the Hunt” was widely praised as a return to form for the star.
But the film itself pretty much died on the vine—a critical and box office flop that seemed to indicate that it was out of the awards conversation entirely. And yet, same as it ever was, the Globes can’t resist a high wattage star like Roberts in their midst.
Snub: Sydney Sweeney
By the same skewed Golden Globes logic, it’s actually kind of shocking that Sydney Sweeney didn’t get a best actress, drama nod. Her transformative turn as a boxer in “Christy” was well-received at the Toronto International Film Festival and had awards prognosticators buzzing.
Surprise: “KPop Demon Hunters” for box office achievement
Yes, “KPop Demon Hunters” unofficially topped the domestic box office charts two months after hitting Netflix, but its theatrical footprint was truly limited. There was an awards qualifying run, a weekend sing-along release at the end of August, and another over Halloween weekend that did not spark quite as much enthusiasm.
Snub: “Ne Zha II”
And then there is the Chinese animated epic “Ne Zha II,” which is actually the biggest movie of the year with over $2 billion earned worldwide, but because it wasn’t a Motion Picture Association movie, it’s left off most charts.
Snub: Gwyneth Paltrow
Here we have an A-lister making a grand return to prestige movies, and somehow there’s no room for Paltrow in the supporting actress category for her fiercely intelligent performance as a faded movie star in “Marty Supreme.”
Snub: Joe Rogan and all political podcasts
“The Joe Rogan Experience” is the most popular podcast of the year, and yet somehow was not nominated in the new podcast category.
Surprise: Emily Blunt
Blunt is exceedingly well-liked, but the character of Dawn Staples was perhaps not the best showcase for her talents.
Snub: “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery”
We need to get Benoit Blanc on this very silly mystery. Rian Johnson’s third “Knives Out” movie got zero nominations.
Snub: “The Gilded Age”
The lush HBO period series was completely overlooked. Mrs. Russell would not stand for such a slight.
Snub: Katherine LaNasa
Meanwhile, Katherine LaNasa won the Emmy for her performance as Nurse Dana Evans in “The Pitt,” but doesn’t even get a Golden Globe nomination?
