The flagship duel of the awards season will take place in Hollywood. But the French Palme d’Or Anatomy of a Fall will be in ambush. Oppenheimer and Barbie have had their fill of nominations for the 81st Golden Globes, the ceremony of which will take place on January 7. Christopher Nolan’s biopic of the father of the atomic bomb garners eight nominations, including best drama, best actor (Cillian Murphy), best supporting role (Robert Downey Jr and Emily Blunt).
Greta Gerwig’s musical about the Mattel doll beats it by a hair with nine citations: best comedy, comedy actress (Margot Robbie), supporting role (Ryan Gosling) and places three titles in the song category. In this comedy section, its rivals for the crown are Air (on the odyssey of Nike), Winter Break, May December, American Fiction, Poor Creatures, Sacred Golden Lion in Venice.
But this Barbenheimer face-off will also have to take into account the presence of Martin Scorsese’s epic Killers of the Flower Moon (7 citations, notably for Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert de Niro) and Anatomy of a Fall, which collects much more than expected with four trophy opportunities. Justine Triet’s legal drama confirms that he is strong enough to be one of the disruptive elements of this awards season.
The French Palme d’Or, which won everything on Saturday at the European Oscars, outperforms at the Golden Globes. The x-ray of the couple by Justine Triet can obviously claim the Golden Globe for best foreign film, but slips into the queen category best drama alongside Oppenheimer, Our Past Lives, Killers Of The Flower Moon, Maestro and The Zone of Interest .
To this double feat, we must add Sandra Hüller, in the running for the title of best dramatic actress against Emma Stone (Poor Creatures), Lily Gladstone (Killers Of The Flower Moon), Annette Benning (Unsinkable) and Carey Mulligan (Maestro) . The German actress is also starring in The Zone of Interest. This chilling portrait of the SS commander in charge of Auschwitz and his wife, who live opposite the crematorium ovens, also touched the members of the Golden Globes and garnered three citations.
Jonathan Glazer’s film, which shows the horrors of the Holocaust only through sound, achieves the same double as Anatomy of a Fall and can claim a statuette for best foreign film as best dramatic film. Justine Triet and her companion Arthur Harari are nominated in the best screenplay section. This harvest is an encouraging sign for the nomination chances of Anatomy of a Fall at the Oscars in January. Despite the fact that the CNC preferred to present the candidacy of La Passion de Dodin Bouffant to represent France. A sign of the times, Tran Anh Hung’s invigorating film, for which Juliette Binoche is campaigning for Oscar nominations, did not make it into the best foreign film category. Nor even for a supporting role, despite the French actress’ popularity in Hollywood since The English Patient.
Founded by the Foreign Press Association in Hollywood, the Golden Globes have long been the antechamber of the Oscars. Until a series of racism and harassment scandals tarnished their aura. The association, renowned for its love of stars and glitter, has undergone profound reforms. Going from 90 members to 300 voters from more than 70 countries. The ceremony will be broadcast on CBS. This year marks several changes. The categories increase from five to six nomination slots. Two new categories were created: best stand-up performance and box office.
This section lists films from the top 10 of the year. Included are Barbie, Oppenheimer, Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning, John Wick 4, Guardians of the Galaxy 3, the animated films Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and Super Mario Bros and the filmed Taylor Swift concert . The presence of the popstar would be an incredible boost for the flagging audiences of the ceremony which is still looking for a presenter.
In the amusing statistics of these 81st Golden Globes, we will note the double nomination of Emma Stone in the running on the film side with Poor Creatures and on the TV side with the black comedy The Curse. Hero of the musical Wonka, Timothée Chalamet adds a new nomination to his CV but Paul King’s film, which received a mixed reception, does not break through in the best comedy and song category.
The expansion to six nomination slots allows parity in the best screenplay section with the presence of Greta Gerwig, Justine Triet and Céline Song, whose sweet and melancholic semi-autobiographical Nos vies d’avant hangs in all the major categories . Launched at Sundance, its popularity hasn’t gone down! Diversity is also respected in all categories of interpretation. In the category that has been forgotten, we will mention the Napoleon by Ridley Scott, completely snubbed! Just like Disney’s live-action The Little Mermaid, its cartoon Wish, David Fincher’s hitman The Killer, Netflix’s apocalyptic film The World After Us, with Julia Roberts.
Best Drama Film
Anatomie d’une chute (Neon)Killers of the Flower Moon (Apple Original Films)Maestro (Netflix)Oppenheimer (Universal Pictures)Nos vies d’avant (A24)The Zone of Interest (A24)
Best Comedy or Musical
Air (Amazon MGM Studios)American Fiction (Orion Pictures / Amazon MGM Studios)Barbie (Warner Bros. Pictures)Winter Break (Focus Features)May December (Netflix)Pauvres créatures (Searchlight Pictures)
Best foreign film
Anatomy of a Fall, France (Neon) Dead Leaves, Finland (Mubi) Io Capitano, Italy (Pathe Distribution) Our Past Lives, United States (A24) The Circle of Snow, Spain (Netflix) The Zone of Interest, UK-US (A24)
Best Actor in a Drama
Bradley Cooper, MaestroLeonardo DiCaprio, Killers of the Flower MoonColman Domingo, RustinBarry Keoghan, SaltburnCillian Murphy, OppenheimerAndrew Scott, All of Us Strangers
Best Actress in a Drama
Annette Bening, InsubmersibleLily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower MoonSandra Hüller, Anatomie d’une chuteGreta Lee, Nos vies d’avantCarey Mulligan, MaestroCailee Spaeny, Priscilla
Best Actress in a Comedy
Fantasia Barrino, The Color PurpleJennifer Lawrence, No Hard FeelingsNatalie Portman, May DecemberAlma Pöysti, Dead LeavesMargot Robbie, BarbieEmma Stone, Poor Creatures
Best Actor in a Comedy
Nicolas Cage, Dream ScenarioTimothée Chalamet, WonkaMatt Damon, AirPaul Giamatti, Winter BreakJoaquin Phoenix, Beau Is AfraidJeffrey Wright, American Fiction
Best Supporting Actor
Willem Dafoe, Pauvres créaturesRobert De Niro, Killers of the Flower MoonRobert Downey Jr., OppenheimerRyan Gosling, BarbieCharles Melton, May DecemberMark Ruffalo, Pauvres créatures
Best Supporting Actress
Emily Blunt, OppenheimerDanielle Brooks, The Color PurpleJodie Foster, InsubmersibleJulianne Moore, May DecemberRosamund Pike, SaltburnDa’Vine Joy Randolph, Winter Break
Best achievement
Bradley Cooper, Maestro) Greta Gerwig (Barbie) Yorgos Lanthimos (Pauvres créatures) Christopher Nolan (Oppenheimer) Martin Scorsese (Killers of the Flower Moon) Celine Song (Nos vies d’avant)
Best screenplay
Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach, BarbieTony McNamara, Pauvres créaturesChristopher Nolan, OppenheimerEric Roth, Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower MoonCeline Song, Nos vies d’avantJustine Triet, Arthur Harari, Anatomie d’une chute
Best song
“Addicted to Romance,” Music and lyrics by Bruce Springsteen (She Came to Me)“Dance the Night,” Music and lyrics by Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt, Dua Lipa, Caroline Ailin (Barbie)A“I’m Just Ken,” Music and lyrics by Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt (Barbie)“Peaches,” Music and lyrics by Jack Black, Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic, Eric Osmond, John Spiker (The Super Mario Bros. Move)“Road to Freedom,” Music and lyrics by Lenny Kravitz (Rustin)“What Was I Made For?” Music and lyrics by Billie Eilish, Finneas (Barbie)
