Hollywood loves to hand out awards to itself and line up for the seemingly hundreds of different Critic Awards. The season officially kicks with the highly controversial GOLDEN GLOBES that are back again after being forced to take an hiatus. They are in the gift of Hollywood Foreign Press Association who first started having problems back in 1996 when the Washington Post alleged that the majority of HFPA members were not full-time professional journalists, but rather part-time freelance writers for smaller publications as well as non-journalists, ranging from a college professor to an appliance salesman
In 2021 an LA Times investigation found that the HFPA regularly paid aome of its 85 members over $1 million annually for serving on various committees. It gave so much power to these members which the investigation noted that the association’s small membership made it easier to sway. Plus the investigation alleged that many of HFPA members are not journalists, and that established foreign journalists who apply are regularly rejected. However what was probably the worst aspect of the report was that they had no Black members, and they went on to add that some voters were also accused of making sexist and racist remarks and soliciting favors from celebrities and movie studios.
So for the very first time NBC actually dropped the broadcast of the Golden Globes in 2022, only to bring it back the following year after the HFPA implemented reforms including an updated code of conduct, bylaws, a ban on gifts and new rules on travel. In 2023, the Golden Globes were acquired by Dick Clark Productions, and problematic voters were expelled, and the membership expanded from about 85 to 300 — including a 10% Black representation. Several wary insiders have been quoted as saying this is progress but ask if this enough.
However Queerguru loves to focus on the positive and in our book that is to celebrate how gay the Golden Globes are this year. Below we have indicated all openly LGBTQ+ nominees with a 🌈 and films/series with specific LGBTQ+ themes or prominent queer characters with a 🍭.
Best Motion Picture – Drama
Conclave 🍭 (Focus Features)
Best Motion Picture – Musical Or Comedy
Challengers 🍭 (Amazon MGM Studios)
Emilia Pérez 🍭 (Netflix)
Wicked 🍭 (Universal Pictures)
Best Motion Picture – Animated
Inside Out 2 🍭 (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
Memoir of a Snail 🍭 (IFC Films)
Cinematic and Box Office Achievement
Gladiator II 🍭 (Paramount Pictures)
Inside Out 2 🍭 (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
Wicked 🍭 (Universal Pictures)
Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language
Emilia Pérez 🍭 (Netflix) – France
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Angelina Jolie 🌈 (Maria)
Tilda Swinton (The Room Next Door 🍭)
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Daniel Craig (Queer 🍭)
Colman Domingo 🌈 (Sing Sing)
Ralph Fiennes (Conclave 🍭)
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Cynthia Erivo 🌈 (Wicked 🍭)
Karla Sofía Gascón 🌈 (Emilia Pérez 🍭)
Zendaya (Challengers 🍭)
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role In Any Motion Picture
Selena Gomez (Emilia Pérez 🍭)
Ariana Grande (Wicked 🍭)
Isabella Rossellini (Conclave 🍭)
Zoe Saldaña (Emilia Pérez 🍭)
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role In Any Motion Picture
Denzel Washington (Gladiator II 🍭)
Best Director – Motion Picture
Jacques Audiard (Emilia Pérez 🍭)
Edward Berger (Conclave 🍭)
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Jacques Audiard (Emilia Pérez 🍭)
Peter Straughan (Conclave 🍭)
Best Original Score – Motion Picture
Volker Bertelmann (Conclave 🍭)
Clément Ducol, Camille (Emilia Pérez 🍭)
Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross (Challengers 🍭)
Best Original Song – Motion Picture
(Music & Lyrics By: Andrew Wyatt, Miley Cyrus 🌈, Lykke Zachrisson)
“Compress / Repress” –– Challengers 🍭
(Music & Lyrics By: Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Luca Guadagnino)
“El Mal” –– Emilia Pérez 🍭
(Music & Lyrics By: Clément Ducol, Camille, Jacques Audiard)
“ Morris 🌈, Michael
Pollack, Ali Tamposi)
“Mi Camino” –– Emilia Pérez 🍭
(Music & Lyrics By: Clément Ducol, Camille)
Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Abbott Elementary 🍭 (ABC)
Hacks 🍭 (HBO | Max)
Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Baby Reindeer 🍭 (Netflix)
Ripley 🍭 (Netflix)
True Detective: Night Country 🍭 (HBO | Max)
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Drama
Emma D’arcy 🌈 (House of the Dragon 🍭)
Keira Knightley (Black Doves 🍭)
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Quinta Brunson (Abbott Elementary 🍭)
Ayo Edebiri 🌈 (The Bear)
Selena Gomez (Only Murders in the Building 🍭)
Kathryn Hahn (Agatha All Along 🍭)
Jean Smart (Hacks 🍭)
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Steve Martin (Only Murders in the Building 🍭)
Jason Segel (Shrinking 🍭)
Martin Short (Only Murders in the Building 🍭)
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Jodie Foster 🌈 (True Detective: Night Country 🍭)
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Richard Gadd 🌈 (Baby Reindeer 🍭)
Cooper Koch 🌈 (Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story 🍭)
Andrew Scott 🌈 (Ripley 🍭)
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role On Television
Hannah Einbinder 🌈 (Hacks 🍭)
Dakota Fanning (Ripley 🍭)
Jessica Gunning 🌈 (Baby Reindeer 🍭)
Kali Reis 🌈 (True Detective: Night Country 🍭)
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role On Television
Javier Bardem (Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story 🍭)
Harrison Ford (Shrinking 🍭)
