It's official: Film awards season begins. The Golden Globes nominations make it clear who is who in Hollywood, in an unusual season in which cinema itself (with many big and powerful films and a handful of smaller ones poised to take over) and the extra-cinematic mix in a general sense of relief at putting the Globes scandal of a few years ago, and the associated strikes by actors and writers, behind us. This Monday the 11th, at five in the morning in Los Angeles (two in the afternoon, Spanish peninsular time), it was announced with permission who are the candidates for the second biggest prize of the season of the Oscars. , taking place on the first Sunday of 2024, January 7, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles and airing on CBS (and streaming on Paramount+) for the first time in four decades.
For Spain, the joy of the morning came with the nomination of “The Snow Society”, the film by JA Bayona produced by Netflix, which will be released in cinemas on December 15th and on the platform on January 4th, in the category “Best not -English language film”. Speaking of which. With a strong advertising campaign in Hollywood, where there have already been several screenings of the film about the plane disaster in the Andes and meetings with the director, actors and survivors. With this first step, Bayonne also presents itself as a strong candidate for the Oscars, both for international film and for technical awards, categories that do not exist at the Golden Globes. For these awards it competes against Anatomy of a Fall (French; which also enters the main category of “Best Drama Film and Lead Actress in a Drama with Sandra Hülser”), Past Lives (USA, in English and Korean; its director Celine Song and its leading actress Greta Lee are also nominated), The Area of Interest (US-UK, in German and Polish), Fallen Leaves (Finland) and Against I, Captain (Italy).
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This year the film industry is experiencing a heyday with many big, long-awaited and notable films (such as Barbie, Oppenheimer, The Moon Killers and Napoleon); other medium-sized ones that set the agenda (like The Snow Society, The Color Purple, Maestro, Saltburn, Ferrari, Poor Creatures, Air, The Assassin) and small ones that are ready to take over from their elders (American Fiction, Los que se remain , The Boy and the Heron, Anatomy of a Case). And that is reflected in the nominations. The Globes stand out in the drama category on the one hand and in the comedy/musical category on the other, which benefits the Barbenheimer combination. Barbie wins with nine, tying Bob Fosse's “Cabaret” (1972) as the second-most nominated film in Golden Globes history; The first is Nashville, directed by Robert Altman in 1975, with 11.
This year's directing category is full of big names: Bradley Cooper, Greta Gerwig, Yorgos Lanthimos, Christopher Nolan and Martin Scorsese are competing against newcomer Celine Song. In acting, Margot Robbie, Emma Stone and Natalie Portman stand out among the best comedy/musical actresses, while Lily Gladstone, Carey Mulligan and Anette Bening stand out in drama. In the male category there are Bradley Cooper (doubling as director) and Leonardo DiCaprio in the drama, and Nicholas Cage, Matt Damon and Timothée Chalamet in the comedy/musical; Ryan Gosling, Robert De Niro, Robert Downey Jr., Jodie Foster, Julianne Moore, Jennifer Lawrence and Rosamund Pike stand out among the supporting cast. Each category has six nominees, so you'll see a variety of stars on the red carpet at the Beverly Hilton; In addition, 12 films compete for the best. This year's drama features Anatomy of a Fall, The Moon Killers, Maestro, Oppenheimer, Past Lives and The Zone of Interest. In Comedy/Musical, Air, American Fiction, Barbie, Those Who Stay, Secrets of a Scandal and Poor Creatures.
The animation category includes The Boy and the Heron, Elemental, Spider-Man: Crossing the Multiverse, Super Mario Bros., The Movie, Suzume and Wish. Therefore, the Spaniard Pablo Berger and his Robot Dreams are left out. When it comes to original song for a film, Barbie stands out, taking three of the six spots. And there's another category that stands out at the Golden Globes, called “Box Office Achievement,” which nominates titles that achieve major success, even though some aren't typically on these awards lists. In this case we are talking about Barbie (which was named the most successful film in history this year), Guardians of the Galaxy, the fourth part of John Wick, Mission: Impossible. Deadly sentence. Part 1, Oppenheimer, Spider-Man: Crossing the Multiverse, Super Mario Bros., the film and the Taylor Swift concert in the cinema, The Eras Tour.
As far as television goes, as was the case with the Emmy Awards, Succession is the winner. HBO Fiction is leading the way, taking half of the categories with best drama actors thanks in part to the Roys: Brian Cox, Kieran Culkin and Jeremy Strong; Actress Sarah Snook is also nominated for the award in her category. Some series that have ended or are about to end can win their last Globes thanks to their actors, such as Rachel Brosnahan at the end of her time as Mrs. Maisel and also with the Queen and the Prince of Wales from “The Crown” , Imelda Staunton, Dominic West and Elizabeth Debicki. Only Murders in the Building's cast also triumphs, with possible awards for Selena Gomez, Meryl Streep, Steve Martin and Martin Short. Other notable artists nominated include Helen Mirren for 1923, Pedro Pascal for The Last of Us, Jeremy Allen White for The Bear, Brie Larson for Chemistry Lessons, Gary Oldman for Slow Horses, Riley Keough for We Love Daisy Jones So Much , Jon Hamm for Fargo, Christina Ricci for Yellowjackets or Jason Sudeikis for Ted Lasso. The top drama series are 1923, Succession, The Last of Us, The Crown, The Diplomat and The Morning Show. In comedy, Abbott Elementary, Barry, The Bear, Just Murders in the Building, Ted Lasso and Jury Duty are in the running for the award. In limited series or anthologies there are The Light You Can't See, Bronca, We Love Daisy Jones So Much, Fargo, Fellow Travelers and Chemistry Lessons.
The Golden Globes have historically been distributed by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (or HFPA), a relatively small association founded in 1943. In 2021, it had only 86 members when everything exploded when, thanks to an investigation by the Los Angeles Times, the problems of transparency, machismo (reported by stars of the caliber of Scarlett Johansson) and lack of inclusivity on the part of its members became known .as he did with did to his victors. A year and a half ago, there were no blacks and very few Latinos in their organization, plus conflicts of interest and a lot of money: the 24 members who voted earned almost $4,000 for watching the films (which is not the case). (which happens with the more than 10,000 Oscar scholarship recipients). Although the awards increased over the years (in 2020, the gala, which cost two million dollars, was seen by more than 18 million people), when everything exploded, the awards were on the verge of extinction, and Tom Cruise returned his statuettes , platforms like Netflix and Amazon are cutting ties with the association and NBC is refusing to air the awards show in January 2022 after doing so for more than 25 years. This year there was no award, no presenter, no red carpet and no spectators.
This crisis was over last year. The carpet returned, albeit gray this time, at the Beverly Hilton. The host was Jerrod Carmichael, a gay black comedian. There have been changes in the system, with an opening up of its membership to include more voting members (nearly 200) and a more diverse membership diversity. In fact, the company Eldridge Industries, which also owns Los Angeles' major basketball and baseball teams, the Lakers and Dodgers, as well as one of the city's most powerful media outlets, Variety, has now bought the awards. , so until a few years ago it was a non-profit organization, today it is a commercial company where gifts and benefits can be accepted.
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