Donald Clarke, our Chief Film Correspondent, shares his thoughts on Kneecap missing out
As expected, Irish representation will be fairly low at the 82nd Golden Globes. Last year would be hard to beat.
Paul Mescal and Saoirse Ronan unfortunately missed out, failing to take home nominations for Mescal’s part in Gladiator II and Ronan’s in The Outrun and Blitz. Andrew Scott and Colin Farrell have thankfully made the cut for their leading roles in Ripley and The Penguin, going head to head for the title of best actor in a limited TV series. Jesse Plemons also received a nomination for best actor (musical or comedy) for his part in Kinds of Kindness, produced by Dublin-based company Element Pictures.
Musical thriller Emilia Pérez and historical epic The Brutalist led the pack of films nominated, with Emilia Pérez earning 10 nods and The Brutalist gaining seven.
Standouts in the list of this year’s nominations also included Wicked which saw Cynthia Erivo (best female actor in a motion picture, musical or comedy) being recognised for her role as Elphaba, while co-star Ariana Grande is in the running for best supporting actress.
The winners will be chosen by 334 entertainment journalists from 85 countries and are due to be announced on January 5th at a ceremony broadcast live from Los Angeles on CBS and streamed on Paramount+.
It’s not looking good for the Irish this year as Paul Mescal fails to make the running for best film actor.
The nominations for Best Film Actor, Drama are as follows:
Adrien Brody, “The Brutalist”
Timothée Chalamet, “A Complete Unknown”
Daniel Craig, “Queer”
Colman Domingo, “Sing Sing”
Ralph Fiennes, “Conclave”
Sebastian Stan, “The Apprentice”
The nominations for Best Motion Picture, Drama are:
“The Brutalist”
“A Complete Unknown”
“Conclave”
“Dune: Part Two”
“Nickel Boys”
“September 5″
Up for Best Picture, Musical or Comedy are:
“Anora”
“Challengers”
“Emilia Pérez”
“A Real Pain”
“The Substance”
“Wicked”
Saoirse Ronan unfortunately misses out in the nominations for Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama:
Angelina Jolie, “Maria”
Nicole Kidman, “Babygirl”
Tilda Swinton, “The Room Next Door”
Fernanda Torres, “I’m Still Here”
Pamela Anderson, “The Last Showgirl”
Kate Winslet, “Lee”
And the nominations for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture:
Denzel Washington, “Gladiator II”
Kieran Culkin, “A Real Pain”
Guy Pearce, “The Brutalist”
Jeremy Strong, “The Apprentice”
Yura Borisov, “Anora”
Edward Norton “A Complete Unknown”
The nominations for Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy are:
Amy Adams, “Nightbitch”
Cynthia Erivo, “Wicked”
Karla Sofía Gascón, “Emilia Pérez”
Mikey Madison, “Anora”
Demi Moore, “The Substance”
Zendaya, “Challengers”
And the nominations for Best Television Series, Drama are:
“The Day of the Jackal”
“The Diplomat”
“Mr. and Mrs. Smith”
“Shōgun”
“Slow Horses”
“Squid Game”
Kneecap miss out in the nominations for Best Picture, Non-English Language:
“All We Imagine as Light” – India
“Emilia Pérez” – France
“The Girl With the Needle” – Denmark
“I’m Still Here” – Brazil
“The Seed of the Sacred Fig” – Germany
“Vermiglio” – Italy
Those in with a chance of winning Best Supporting Female Actor, Film are:
Zoe Saldaña, “Emilia Pérez”
Ariana Grande, “Wicked”
Selena Gomez, “Emilia Pérez”
Felicity Jones, “The Brutalist”
Margaret Qualley, “The Substance”
Isabella Rossellini, “Conclave”
The nominations for Best Director, Motion Picture are:
Jacques Audiard, “Emilia Pérez”
Sean Baker, “Anora”
Brady Corbet , “The Brutalist”
Edward Berger, “Conclave”
Coralie Fargeat, “The Substance”
Payal Kapadia, “All We Imagine as Light”
Both Colin Farrell and Andrew Scott have been nominated as best male actor in a limited series, see the full list below.
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television:
Colin Farrell, “The Penguin”
Richard Gadd, “Baby Reindeer”
Kevin Kline, “Disclaimer”
Cooper Koch, “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez
Ewan McGregor, “A Gentleman in Moscow”
Andrew Scott, “Ripley”
The nominations for Best Performance by a Female Actor in a TV Series, Musical or Comedy are:
Kathryn Hahn, “Agatha All Along”
Jean Smart, “Hacks”
Quinta Brunson, “Abbott Elementary”
Selena Gomez, “Only Murders in the Building”
Ayo Edebiri, “The Bear”
Kristen Bell, “Nobody Wants This”
The nominations for Best Female Supporting Actor, Television are:
Jessica Gunning, “Baby Reindeer”
Liza Colón-Zayas, “The Bear”
Hannah Einbinder, “Hacks”
Dakota Fanning, “Ripley”
Allison Janney, “The Diplomat”
Kali Reis, “True Detective: Night Country”
This year’s Golden Globes will take place in Los Angeles on January 5th.
It’s worth noting that unlike the Baftas and Oscars, the Globes split their awards by genre, meaning films are competing either in the drama or comedy and musical categories. There are also six slots available in each acting category, so we can expect nominations for 36 acting performances altogether. Compared with a mere 20 nominations at the Oscars, the Globes are better fixed to spread the love during awards season and avoid the perception of dreaded snubs.
While we patiently await the announcement of this year’s nominees, here are some reviews of the work done by our Irish hopefuls.
Gladiator II: Don’t blame Mescal, but there’s no good reason for this jumbled sequel to exist
Saoirse Ronan gives a “forceful performance” in The Outrun
Small Things Like These: Murphy’s performance is “fiercely internalised”
Blitz: Ronan has little to work with in absorbing but crowded war-time drama
Andrew Scott shines as the inscrutable anti-hero in Ripley
Colin Farrell’s “powerhouse performance” is the best thing about The Penguin
Sharon Horgan serves up another course of zinging dark comedy in season two of Bad Sisters
Kneecap: An ingenious blend of self-mythology and self-deprecation
Belfast rap trio, Kneecap, are likely to get acknowledged in the race for best non-English language film. Written and directed by Rich Peppiatt, the film of the same name tracks the group’s rise to fame, starring the band members – Mo Chara (Liam Óg Ó Hannaidh), Móglaí Bap (Naoise Ó Cairealláin) and DJ Próvaí (JJ Ó Dochartaigh) – as themselves.
Kneecap recently made headlines after winning its legal challenge over a decision by former UK business secretary Kemi Badenoch to refuse them £14,250 in arts funding. The UK government conceded at the High Court in Belfast that it was “unlawful”.
Speaking afterwards, DJ Próvaí said: “This was an attack on artistic culture, an attack on the Good Friday Agreement itself and an attack on Kneecap and our way of expressing ourselves.”
Hello and welcome to The Irish Times live coverage of the 82nd Golden Globe Awards nominations announcement.
US actors Mindy Kaling and Morris Chestnut will kick off proceedings in Beverly Hills at about 1pm Irish time.
We will be watching closely for all Irish interests. Saoirse Ronan seems likely to get the nod in lead drama for The Outrun. Her other movie, Blitz, was poorly received and she has lost ground in best supporting actress, but there is still a chance. Paul Mescal looks to be 50/50, or maybe a little worse for best drama actor.
Cillian Murphy should be up there for Small Things Like These, but the film’s awards campaign has not kicked into gear so it is likely no voters have seen it.
Over to TV nominees, Andrew Scott has a chance for best actor in a limited TV series for Ripley. Colin Farrell is also likely to appear in the same race for The Penguin.
There are also possibilities for Bad Sisters and maybe Sharon Horgan in best drama actress.
