76th Golden Globe Nominations

And so it begins.  Awards season is underway with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association picking the movies and TV they think are worth talking about.  Sometimes it's a bellwether for the Oscars, sometimes it's completely out of left field.  Either way, I'm bringing it here to you.  Me and every other movie site.

Best Motion Picture - Drama

1917
The Irishman
Joker
Marriage Story
The Two Popes

No real surprises here, except maybe  The Two Popes.  I haven't really seen anybody talking about that one.  Three of the five nominees here are Netflix exclusives, so that's another blow for streaming services.

Best Motion Picture - Comedy

Dolemite is My Name
Jojo Rabbit
Knives Out
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Rocketman

Some heavy hitters in this category.

Best Actress - Drama

Cynthia Erivo - Harriet
Scarlett Johansson - Marriage Story
Saoirse Ronan - Little Women
Charlize Theron - Bombshell
Renee Zellweger - Judy

I can't believe they remade Little Women again.  It's supposed to be good but I fucking hate Greta Gerwig.  I just don't get why people like her.

Best Actor - Drama

Christian Bale - Ford vs Ferrari
Antonio Banderas - Pain and Glory
Adam Driver - Marriage Story
Joaquin Phoenix - Joker
Jonathan Pryce - The Two Popes

Again, no surprises here.

Best Actress - Comedy

Awkwafina - The Farewell
Cate Blanchett - Where'd You Go Bernadette?
Ana de Armas - Knives Out
Beanie Feldstein - Booksmart
Emma Thompson - Late Night

This is some fresh blood, though.  I love it when Emma Thompson gets nominated for stuff because she'll get drunk and throw her shoes around and it's hilarious.

Best Actor - Comedy

Daniel Craig - Knives Out
Roman Griffin Davis - Jojo Rabbit
Leonardo DiCaprio - Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Taron Egerton - Rocketman
Eddie Murphy - Dolemite is My Name

I'm actually really excite about this race.  I'm actually thinking Daniel Craig and Eddie Murphy are the frontrunners here.  People have been raving about Knives Out and Dolemite is My Name.

Best Director

Bong Joon Ho - Parasite
Sam Mendes - 1917
Todd Phillips - Joker
Martin Scorsese - The Irishman
Quentin Tarantino - Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

I really want Bong Joon Ho to take this one.

Best Screenplay

Marriage Story
Parasite
The Two Popes
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
The Irishman

I haven't seen any of these yet so I can't venture an opinion.

Best Foreign Language Film

The Farewell
Les Misérables
Pain and Glory
Parasite
Portrait of a Lady on Fire

It's going to come down to taste for this one.  I've heard great things about Portrait of a Lady but Almodovar is a favorite of the HFPA.

Best Animated Film

Frozen 2
How to Train Your Dragon:  The Hidden World
The Lion King
Missing Link
Toy Story 4

Disney is representing 3/5 here but I love Laika and I so want it to win.

Best Original Score

Little Women
Joker
Marriage Story
1917
Motherless Brooklyn

Best Original Song

"Beautiful Ghosts" - Cats
"I'm Gonna Love Me Again" - Rocketman
"Into the Unknown" - Frozen 2
"Spirit" - The Lion King
"Stand Up" - Harriet

Ha!  Fucking Cats.  This is the song Taylor Swift co-wrote with Andrew Lloyd Weber and it barely made the cutoff to be included.  The movie won't even release until Christmas.

Best Supporting Actress - Drama or Comedy

Kathy Bates - Richard Jewell
Annette Benning - The Report
Laura Dern - Marriage Story
Jennifer Lopez - Hustlers
Margot Robbie - Bombshell

It is a fucking crime that Jennifer Lopez got stuck down in Supporting Actress instead of lead.  From what I understand, she carries the whole movie.

Best Supporting Actor - Drama or Comedy

Tom Hanks - A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Anthony Hopkins - The Two Popes
Al Pacino - The Irishman
Joe Pesci - The Irishman
Brad Pitt - Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Likewise, I'm really surprised to see Tom Hanks down here considering the movie is about Mr. Rogers and he is playing Mr. Rogers.  But also, I really want Joe Pesci to win over everyone else.  It would be hilarious.

Best TV Series - Drama

Big Little Lies
The Crown
Killing Eve
The Morning Show
Succession

Best Actress in a TV Show - Drama

Jennifer Aniston - The Morning Show
Olivia Colman - The Crown
Jodie Comer - Killing Eve
Nicole Kidman - Big Little Lies
Reese Witherspoon - Big Little Lies

Best Actor in a TV Show - Drama

Brian Cox - Succession
Kit Harington - Game of Thrones
Rami Malek - Mr. Robot
Tobias Menzies - The Crown
Billy Porter - Pose

Best TV Series - Comedy

Barry
Fleabag
The Kominsky Method
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
The Politician

Best Actress in a TV Show - Comedy

Christina Applegate - Dead to Me
Rachel Brosnahan - The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Kirsten Dunst - On Becoming a God in Central Florida
Natasha Lyonne - Russian Doll
Phoebe Waller-Bridge - Fleabag

Best Actor in a TV Show - Comedy

Micheal Douglas - The Kominsky Method
Bill Hader - Barry
Ben Platt - The Politician
Paul Rudd - Living With Yourself
Ramy Youssef - Ramy

Best Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie

Catch-22
Chernobyl
Fosse/Verdon
The Loudest Voice
Unbelievable 

Best Actor in a Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie

Christopher Abbott - Catch-22
Russell Crowe - The Loudest Voice
Jared Harris - Chernobyl
Sam Rockwell - Fosse/Verdon
Sacha Baron Cohen - The Spy

Best Actress in a Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie

Kaitlyn Dever - Unbelievable
Joey King - The Act
Helen Mirren - Catherine the Great
Merritt Wever - Unbelievable
Michelle Williams - Fosse/Verdon

Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie

Patricia Arquette - The Act
Toni Collette - Unbelievable
Meryl Streep - Big Little Lies
Emily Watson - Chernobyl
Helena Bonham Carter - The Crown

Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie

Alan Arkin - The Kominsky Method
Kieran Culkin - Succession
Andrew Scott - Fleabag
Stellan Skarsgård - Chernobyl
Henry Winkler - Barry

I have seen none of these shows so I can offer zero opinions here.

So there you go.  This year's crop of nominees is all new to me.  The only one I've seen is Toy Story 4.  Oscar nominations are still a month away, so we'll see how it shakes out.  This is still pretty early to call it.