The Golden Globes nominees have been released, and not a single woman was nominated for the best director category—again.
Despite critically acclaimed films Women Talking directed by Sarah Polley, The Woman King directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood, and Till directed by Chinonye Chukwu being released in 2022, the Golden Globes filled the 10 film categories in Best Director, Best Picture in Drama, and Best Picture in Comedy will all-male filmmakers.
Polley is the only woman nominated for Women Talking for the screenplay category.
'Women Talking'Credit: United Artist Releasing
While this news is shocking to reading in 2022, the Gloden Globes has a history of snubbing women in the top categories. In the award show’s history, nine women have been nominated for directing, with three winners, including Barbra Streisand for Yentl, Chloé Zhao for Nomadland, and Jane Campion for The Power of the Dog, in its 80-year history.
The Globes and the Academy have come under fire in the past for their lack of recognition and diversity among their nominees. Natalie Portman made a point of referring to the “all-male nominees” during her presentation at the 2018 Golden Globes, while Greta Gerwig’s beloved Lady Birddid not get a single nod that year. In 2021, many creators, critics, and fans of I May Destroy You were upset that the series did not receive a single nomination while Emily in Paris was widely recognized, generating a theory that the Globes has a sordid history of overlooking films, shows, and performances by people of color.
For most of cinema, many voices have been drowned out. While underrepresented voices, including women’s, were still making great movies, the industry failed to acknowledge these films. The fact that they are still ignoring great films made by women is a sign of the Golden Globes’ and Acamdey’s lack of awareness and flexibility to change and represent modern cinema culture.
HFPA president Helen Hoehne said this year’s films and television shows were “voted on by a majority of women and those who self-identify as ethnically diverse, representing 62 countries around the world.” This change in diversity in the HFPA’s membership, as well as adding 103 voters who are not members to the voting pool, comes after the last year’s report of the HFPA having no Black members in its group of 87 members.
The Globes were once seen as the marker of award season, but the steady stream of scandals, celebrity defections, and lack of representation within its voting pool has tarnished the glory that was once bestowed on the award ceremony.
Why in a time when the Globes could have easily nominated a well-deserving female-directed film for best picture or director did they fail to do so? The three films I mentioned are some of the most critically acclaimed films of 2022, yet they will go unrecognized at the Globes and most likely at the Academy Awards.
It’s a good year for indie films and newcomers, but it is a hard win to celebrate while snubs continue to happen against underrepresented voices in filmmaking.
'Everything Everywhere All At Once'Credit: A24
2022 Golden Globes Nominees
See the complete list of nominees below.
Best Motion Picture, Drama
Avatar: The Way of Water
Elvis
The Fabelmans
Tár
Top Gun: Maverick
Best Picture, Musical or Comedy
Babylon (Paramount Pictures)
The Banshees of Inisherin (Searchlight Pictures)
Everything Everywhere All at Once (A24)
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (Netflix)
Triangle of Sadness (Neon)
Best Director, Motion Picture
James Cameron for Avatar: The Way of Water
Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert for Everything Everywhere All at Once
Baz Luhrmann for Elvis
Martin McDonagh for The Banshees of Inisherin
Steven Spielberg for The Fabelmans
Best Screenplay, Motion Picture
Tár written by Todd Field
Everything Everywhere All at Once written by Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert
The Banshees of Inisherin written by Martin McDonagh
Women Talking written by Sarah Polley
The Fabelmans written by Steven Spielberg, Tony Kushner
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama
Austin Butler – Elvis
Brendan Fraser – The Whale
Hugh Jackman – The Son
Bill Nighy – Living
Jeremy Pope – The Inspection
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama
Cate Blanchett – Tár
Olivia Colman – Empire of Light
Viola Davis – The Woman King
Ana de Armas – Blonde
Michelle Williams – The Fabelmans
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
Lesley Manville – Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
Margot Robbie – Babylon
Anya Taylor-Joy – The Menu
Emma Thompson – Good Luck to You, Leo Grande
Michelle Yeoh – Everything Everywhere All at Once
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
Diego Calva – Babylon
Daniel Craig – Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Adam Driver – White Noise
Colin Farrell – The Banshees of Inisherin
Ralph Fiennes – The Menu
Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
Brendan Gleeson – The Banshees of Inisherin
Barry Keoghan – The Banshees of Inisherin
Brad Pitt – Babylon
Ke Huy Quan – Everything Everywhere All at Once
Eddie Redmayne – The Good Nurse
Best Supporting Actress, Motion Picture
Angela Bassett – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Kerry Condon – The Banshees of Inisherin
Jamie Lee Curtis – Everything Everywhere All at Once
Dolly De Leon – Triangle of Sadness
Carey Mulligan – She Said
Best Television Series, Drama
Better Call Saul (AMC)
The Crown (Netflix)
House of the Dragon (HBO)
Ozark (Netflix)
Severance (Apple TV+)
Best Television Series, Musical or Comedy
Abbott Elementary (ABC)
The Bear (FX)
Hacks (HBO Max)
Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
Wednesday (Netflix)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series, Drama
Jeff Bridges – The Old Man
Kevin Costner – Yellowstone
Diego Luna – Andor
Bob Odenkirk – Better Call Saul
Adam Scott – Severance
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series, Drama
Emma D’Arcy – House of the Dragon
Laura Linney – Ozark
Imelda Staunton – The Crown
Hilary Swank – Alaska Daily
Zendaya – Euphoria
Best Actress in a TV Series, Musical or Comedy
Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary
Kaley Cuoco – The Flight Attendant
Selena Gomez – Only Murders in the Building
Jenna Ortega – Wednesday
Jean Smart – Hacks
Best Actor in a TV Series, Musical or Comedy
Donald Glover – Atlanta
Bill Hader – Barry
Steve Martin – Only Murders in the Building
Martin Short – Only Murders in the Building
Jeremy Allen White –The Bear
Best Supporting Actor, Television
John Lithgow – The Old Man
Jonathan Pryce –The Crown
John Turturro – Severance
Tyler James Williams – Abbott Elementary
Henry Winkler – Barry
Best Supporting Actress, Television
Elizabeth Debicki – The Crown
Hannah Einbinder – Hacks
Julia Garner – Ozark
Janelle James – Abbott Elementary
Sheryl Lee Ralph – Abbott Elementary
Best Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture made for Television
Black Bird (Apple TV+)
Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (Netflix)
The Dropout (Hulu)
Pam & Tommy (Hulu)
The White Lotus (HBO)
Best Performance by an Actor, Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture made for Television
Taron Egerton – Black Bird
Colin Firth – The Staircase
Andrew Garfield – Under the Banner of Heaven
Evan Peters – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Sebastian Stan – Pam & Tommy
Best Performance by an Actress, Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture made for Television
Jessica Chastain – George and Tammy
Julia Garner – Inventing Anna
Lily James – Pam & Tommy
Julia Roberts – Gaslit
Amanda Seyfried – The Dropout
Best Performance by an Actress in Supporting Role, Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture made for Television
Jennifer Coolidge – The White Lotus
Claire Danes – Fleishman Is in Trouble
Daisy Edgar-Jones – Under the Banner of Heaven
Niecy Nash-Betts – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Aubrey Plaza – The White Lotus
Best Performance by an Actor in Supporting Role, Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture made for Television
F. Murray Abraham – The White Lotus
Domhnall Gleeson – The Patient
Paul Walter Hauser – Black Bird
Richard Jenkins – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Seth Rogen – Pam & Tommy
Best Original Score, Motion Picture
The Banshees of Inisherin by Carter Burwell
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio by Alexandre Desplat
Women Talking by Hildur Guðnadóttir
Babylon by Justin Hurwitz
The Fabelmans by John Williams
Best Picture, Non-English Language
All Quiet on the Western Front (Germany)
Argentina, 1985 (Argentina)
Close (Belgium)
Decision to Leave (South Korea)
RRR (India)
Best Original Song, Motion Picture
“Carolina” from Where the Crawdads Sing by Taylor Swift
“Ciao Papa” from Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio by Roeben Katz, Guillermo del Toro
“Hold My Hand” from Top Gun: Maverick by Lady Gaga, BloodPop
“Lift Me Up” from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever by Tems, Ludwig Göransson, Rihanna, Ryan Coogler
“Naatu Naatu” from RRR by Kala Bhairava, M. M. Keeravani, Rahul Sipligunj
Best Motion Picture, Animated
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Inu-Oh
Marcel the Shell With Shoes On
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Turning Red
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Source: IndieWire
