British director Sir Steve McQueen’s film Blitz, starring Saoirse Ronan, was notably absent from the Golden Globe nominations, while Paul Mescal was not recognised in the best actor category for Gladiator II.
The shortlist for the 82nd Golden Globe Awards, which will take place at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles on January 5, overlooked many hit projects and stars, and others were unexpectedly recognised.
Here are some significant snubs and surprises from this year’s nominations:
Snubs
– Blitz
The Second World War drama, in which Ronan sends her young son to the countryside from a war-torn London, received no nominations.
The Irish actress missed out on a spot in the top acting category, alongside the likes of Angelina Jolie, Nicole Kidman, Pamela Anderson and Kate Winslet.
The film launched the BFI London Film Festival in October.
– Gladiator II
The historical epic received two nominations, but the Sir Ridley Scott sequel had been expected to score greater success.
Denzel Washington received a nod for best supporting actor in a motion picture, while the film was also up for cinematic and box office achievement.
However, Irish star Mescal was not nominated for best actor and Sir Ridley missed out in the top director category.
The original film won the best picture Golden Globe in 2001 and star Russell Crowe was nominated in the best acting category for his performance.
– Meryl Streep
Only Murders In The Building stars Selena Gomez, Martin Short and Steve Martin were all nominated for their leading performances in the series.
However, Hollywood star Streep was snubbed, having been recognised during the nominations last year for her role as Loretta Durkin, the on-screen love interest of Short’s character Oliver Putnam.
The show is also up for best TV series musical or comedy.
– Denis Villeneuve
The Dune: Part Two director was not recognised for his work on the sequel, despite it scoring a nod for best picture.
The film, starring Zendaya, Timothee Chalamet, Austin Butler and Florence Pugh, also received a nomination for best original score by Hans Zimmer.
– Jon M Chu
Ariana Grande scored her first Golden Globe nod alongside British star Cynthia Erivo for their roles in Wicked, the film adaptation of the hit Broadway and West End musical.
The film, which explores the friendship between Glinda and Elphaba before they become estranged, in the classic stories by L Frank Baum, was also shortlisted for best picture musical or comedy and featured in the cinematic and box office achievement category.
However, US director Chu was not on the shortlist.
– Surprises
– Kate Winslet
It was not unexpected that Winslet was up for best actress for her role as model-turned-war correspondent Elizabeth Miller in Lee, but recognition for The Regime was more of a surprise.
The British actress was nominated for best female actor in a limited series, anthology series or a motion picture made for television, for her role as Elena Vernham, a dictator ruling over a fictional central European country.
– Harrison Ford
The US actor was last nominated for a Golden Globe almost 30 years ago, for his role in Sabrina, so it came as a surprise that he was recognised for his supporting role in TV series Shrinking.
The show stars Jason Segel, who is nominated for best actor in the TV category, as a grieving therapist who decides to become drastically more involved in his patients’ lives, and Ford plays his colleague Dr Paul Rhoades.
– Billy Bob Thornton
A nod for the US actor in Landman, about billionaires fuelling an oil boom, was unexpected, as Taylor Sheridan shows do not often scoop major awards nominations.
Two-time Golden Globe winner Thornton last picked up an award for best actor in drama series Goliath.
