This morning’s Golden Globes nominations overall weren’t that surprising. On the movie side, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association went the safe route, picking many of the same films that have dominated the awards season already. Still, that doesn’t mean that there weren’t some glaring snubs.
Members of the HFPA must not have been able to see Unbroken, which walked away with zero nominations. The film doesn’t open until Christmas Day, but since the HFPA likes to invite big celebrities to the party, one might have thought they would have nominated Angelina Jolie for Best Director just to get her to come. Jack O’Connell, who plays World War II POW Louis Zamperini, also failed to get a nomination for Lead Actor - Drama.
The other surprising complete shut out came for Clint Eastwood’s American Sniper. That also doesn’t open until Christmas Day, so again, perhaps not enough voters saw it. Star Bradley Cooper also missed out on a nomination.
While Interstellar wasn’t completely shut out, its lack of nominations in any major category doesn’t bode well for its Oscar hopes. Christopher Nolan has to be disappointed that he wasn’t nominated. The sci-fi epic’s only nomination came for Hans Zimmer’s score.
As usual, there are a few nominations that do seem more like party invitations. Helen Mirren may have given a good performance in The Hundred-Foot Journey, but that movie has fallen far off anyone’s radar. Quvenzhane Wallis’ nomination for Annie will probably be a nice boost for the film, but doesn’t mean she’ll get much attention elsewhere. Lastly, Lorde was booked to sing her Hunger Games song.
The director category is particularly interesting because David Fincher was nominated for Gone Girl, but the film itself was not included in the Best Picture - Drama category. in addition, Selma’s Ava Duvernay getting a nod proves that her film is the real deal. It’s not just a one-man show for David Oyelowo. (Of course, that film doesn’t open until Christmas Day, either.)
How will the ceremony finish? Considering the love poured on Boyhood and Birdman this year, it’s hard to not see them winning the Best Picture categories. They don’t compete against each other, though, so that makes it hard to predict Birdman’s chances to beat Boyhood at the Oscars.
Check out the full list of movie nominees here.
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