The Era of Sci-Fi Recognition Arrives with Dune, Wicked, and The Substance Securing Golden Globe Recognitions
Another year could see a genre film joining the select group of movies that take home the Best Picture title. This happened back in 2018 with The Shape of Water, and now, we have three potential contenders that have secured significant recognition. The 2023 Golden Globe nominations were unveiled on Monday, and among the notable films are Dune: Part Two, Wicked, and The Substance*, each receiving multiple nods, including Best Picture. The Globes often act as a precursor to the Academy Awards, so fans of sci-fi and fantasy genres can expect some excitement.
Dune: Part Two received the smallest number of nominations, bagging only one for Best Picture – Drama and Best Original Score for Hans Zimmer. Next in line is Wicked, which earned nominations for Best Picture – Musical or Comedy, Best Actress for Cynthia Erivo, Best Supporting Actress for Ariana Grande, and one for Cinematic and Box Office Achievement. However, the top genre pick was The Substance, snagging five nominations: Best Picture – Musical or Comedy, Best Actress for Demi Moore, Best Supporting Actress for Margaret Qualley, and Best Director and Best Screenplay for Coralie Fargeat.
Of course, there are a few questionable aspects to consider, such as the separation of Wicked's lead actresses, the lack of Cinematic and Box Office Achievement nod for Dune, and the Globes' practice of nominating more films due to being split into two categories. Nevertheless, these nominations serve as a testament to the fact that the films have captured the hearts of the voters and bodes well for all of them coming Oscar night in 2024.
Additional genre films also received recognition. For example, The Penguin scored three nominations – Best Actor nods for Hugh Grant, Sebastian Stan, and Amy Adams for their respective roles in Heretic, A Different Man, and Nightbitch. Furthermore, Squid Game was honored with a Best TV Series – Drama nomination, despite not being available on Netflix until December 26. House of the Dragon also got a nomination for Emma D’Arcy in the Best Actress category.
The 82nd annual Golden Globe Awards will be held on CBS and Stream on Paramount+ on January 5, 2025, at 8 p.m. EST. Below is the full list of nominees:
Best Motion Picture – DramaThe Brutalist (A24)A Complete Unknown (Searchlight Pictures)Conclave (Focus Features)Dune: Part Two (Warner Bros. Pictures)Nickel Boys (Orion Pictures/Amazon Mgm Studios)September 5 (Paramount Pictures)
Best Motion Picture – Musical or ComedyAnora (Neon)Challengers (Amazon MGM Studios)Emilia Pérez (Netflix)A Real Pain (Searchlight Pictures)The Substance (Mubi)Wicked (Universal Pictures)
Best Motion Picture – AnimatedFlow (Sideshow/Janus Films)Inside Out 2 (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)Memoir of a Snail (IFC Films)Moana 2 (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (Netflix)The Wild Robot (Universal Pictures)
Cinematic and Box Office AchievementAlien: Romulus (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (Warner Bros. Pictures)Deadpool & Wolverine (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)Gladiator II (Paramount Pictures)Inside Out 2 (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)Twisters (Universal Pictures)Wicked (Universal Pictures)The Wild Robot (Universal Pictures)
Best Motion Picture – Non-English LanguageAll We Imagine as Light (Sideshow / Janus Films) – Usa / France / IndiaEmilia Pérez (Netflix) – FranceThe Girl With the Needle (Mubi) – Poland / Sweden / DenmarkI’m Still Here (Sony Pictures Classics) – BrazilThe Seed of the Sacred Fig (Neon) – Usa / GermanyVermiglio (Sideshow / Janus Films) – Italy
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – DramaPamela Anderson (The Last Showgirl)Angelina Jolie (Maria)Nicole Kidman (Babygirl)Tilda Swinton (The Room Next Door)Fernanda Torres (I’m Still Here)Kate Winslet (Lee)
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – DramaAdrien Brody (The Brutalist)Timothée Chalamet (A Complete Unknown)Daniel Craig (Queer)Colman Domingo (Sing Sing)Ralph Fiennes (Conclave)Sebastian Stan (The Apprentice)
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or ComedyAmy Adams (Nightbitch)Cynthia Erivo (Wicked)Karla Sofía Gascón (Emilia Pérez)Mikey Madison (Anora)Demi Moore (The Substance)Zendaya (Challengers)
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or ComedyJesse Eisenberg (A Real Pain)Hugh Grant (Heretic)Gabriel Labelle (Saturday Night)Jesse Plemons (Kinds of Kindness)Glen Powell (Hit Man)Sebastian Stan (A Different Man)
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion PictureSelena Gomez (Emilia Pérez)Ariana Grande (Wicked)Felicity Jones (The Brutalist)Margaret Qualley (The Substance)Isabella Rossellini (Conclave)Zoe Saldaña (Emilia Pérez)
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion PictureMarlon Brando (The Brutalist)Andrew Garfield (A Complete Unknown)Bradley Cooper (Conclave)Samuel L. Jackson (Dune: Part Two)Will Smith (Nickel Boys)Bill Skarsgard (September 5)
Actor Category:
Best Director – Motion PictureEmilia Pérez (Jacques Audiard) for Anora, Anora's DirectorConclave's Director Edward Berger, The Brutalist's Brady Corbet, The Substance's Coralie Fargeat, and All We Imagine as Light's Payal Kapadia are also in the mix.
Best Screenplay – Motion PictureIts competitors include Anora's Screenwriter Sean Baker, Emilia Pérez's Writer Jacques Audiard, The Brutalist's Co-Writers Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold, A Real Pain's Writer Jesse Eisenberg, and The Substance's Writer Coralie Fargeat, too.
Best Original Score – Motion PictureVolker Bertelmann composes for Conclave. Other competitors in this category are: Daniel Blumberg for The Brutalist, Kris Bowers for The Wild Robot, Clément Ducol and Camille for Emilia Pérez, and Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross for Challengers. Add Hans Zimmer from Dune: Part Two to the list.
Best Original Song – Motion PictureSongwriters include Andrew Wyatt, Miley Cyrus, and Lykke Zachrisson for "Beautiful That Way" from The Last Showgirl; Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, and Luca Guadagnino for "Compress / Repress" from Challengers; and many more.
Best Television Series – DramaNetflix's Squid Game, Peacock's The Day of the Jackal, Netflix's The Diplomat, FX/Hulu's Shogun, and Primer Video's Mr. & Mrs. Smith are nominated for Best Television Series – Drama.
Best Television Series – Musical or ComedyBesides Nobody Wants This which runs on Netflix, Abbott Elementary from ABC, The Bear on FX/Hulu, The Gentlemen from Netflix, and Hulu's Only Murders in the Building are also in the running.
Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made For TelevisionBaby Reindeer, Netflix's contribution, Disclaimer from Apple TV+, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story on Netflix, The Penguin on HBO/Max, Ripley on Netflix, and True Detective: Night Country on HBO/Max are all nominees.
Actor Category Continued:
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – DramaKey players in this category; Kathy Bates from Matlock, Emilia D'arcy representing House of the Dragon, Maya Erskine acting in Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Keira Knightley's Black Doves character, Keri Russell on The Diplomat, and Anna Sawai on Shogun.
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – DramaDonald Glover from Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Jake Gyllenhaal from Presumed Innocent, Gary Oldman in Slow Horses, Eddie Redmayne with The Day of the Jackal, Hiroyuki Sanada on Shogun, and Billy Bob Thornton from Landman are in the running.
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Musical or ComedyThe nominated actresses in this category are: Kristen Bell, Quinta Brunson, Ayo Edebiri, Selena Gomez, Kathryn Hahn, and Jean Smart, representing their respective roles in Nobody Wants This, Abbott Elementary, The Bear, Only Murders in the Building, Agatha All Along, and Hacks.
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Musical or ComedyAdam Brody, Ted Danson, Steve Martin, Jason Segel, Martin Short, and Jeremy Allen White are the males nominated for Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy.
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture Made for TelevisionCate Blanchett, Jodie Foster, Cristin Milioti, Sofia Vergara, Naomi Watts, and Kate Winslet are among the females nominated for Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television.
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture Made for TelevisionFarrell from The Penguin, Richard Gadd from Baby Reindeer, Kevin Kline from Disclaimer, Cooper Koch from Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, Ewan McGregor from A Gentleman in Moscow, and Andrew Scott from Ripley; are the men up for Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television.
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role on TelevisionLiza Colón-Zayas, Hannah Einbinder, Dakota Fanning, Jessica Gunning, and Allison Janney are all nominated for Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role on Television.
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role on TelevisionTadanobu Asano, Javier Bardem, Harrison Ford, Jack Lowden, Diego Luna, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach are the male nominees for Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role on Television.
Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on TelevisionThis category consists of performers like Kathy Griffin, John Mulaney, Sarah Silverman, Bill Burr and Dave Chappelle.
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