Welcome to my Caucasian home, said the Golden Globes this morning, before flooding us with the sort of nominations list that would have you convinced it was still snowingโall over your computer screen.
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After a high-water mark for diversity last year, when the Golden Globes (aka a drunker, sloppier Oscars) nominated a bevy of black excellence (Atlanta, Hidden Figures, Tracee Ellis Ross being Tracee Ellis Ross, Moonlight, Viola Davis being Viola Davis), pickings are noticeably slimmer this year.
There were several notable snubs. Get Out director Jordan Peele was not nominated for Best Director, but another one is the exclusion of the genre-bending Get Out for Best Original Screenplay, a nomination that some industry experts are predicting is Peeleโs best shot at winning an Oscar for the blockbuster film.
Nor was a single female director nominated, even though several women helmed critical and commercial successes this yearโPatty Jenkins (Wonder Woman) and Greta Gerwig (Lady Bird) among them. And Lord knows, unless itโs Ava DuVernay (Wrinkle in Time, soon come!), these award shows wonโt even deign to look a black female directorโs way.
In the spirit of Issa Rae, who is now a two-time Golden Globe nominee, here are all the black people you can root for come Jan. 7, when the Golden Globes show will be broadcast (you can view the complete list at the Los Angeles Times):
Best Television Series, Musical or Comedy
Black-ish
Best Actress in a Television Series, Musical or Comedyย
Issa Rae, Insecure
Best Actor in a Television Series, Musical or Comedyย
Anthony Anderson, Black-ish
Best Actor in a Television Series, Dramaย
Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us
Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Pictureย
Mary J. Blige, Mudbound
Octavia Spencer, The Shape of Water
Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Dramaย
Denzel Washington, Roman J. Israel, Esq.
Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedyย
Daniel Kaluuya, Get Out
Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedyย
Get Out
If you wanted to pull for other people of color, the list is shamefully slim. Aziz Ansari was the only Asian actor recognized for television, receiving a nod for his performance in Master of None. The show also received a nomination for Best Television SeriesโMusical or Comedy. Only one Asian actor was nominated in the film categories: Vietnamese-American actress Hong Chau in the sci-fi film Downsizing. Angelina Jolieโs First They Killed My Father, which focused on the Cambodian genocide by the Khmer Rouge in the 1970s, was also honored for Best Foreign Language Film.
Director Guillermo del Toro is the sole Latino nominee, period, for his film The Shape of Water. The Disney/Pixar animated film Coco, which centers on Mexican characters, culture and folklore, also received a nod for Best Animated Feature Film and Best Original Song.
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