In a year of pandemic marked by long months of movie theater closures, spirits are not necessarily at the party.
But with the announcement of the Golden Globe nominations on Wednesday, the 2021 awards season has indeed begun and, as expected, enshrines the power of streaming platforms.
For the first time, they are ahead of the traditional film studios which have continued to postpone their film releases.
Carried by the six quotes from the very serious
Mank
, David Fincher's homage to the genesis of
Citizen Kane
and the five
of the Chicago Seven
by Aaron Sorkin, Netflix is racing ahead.
The Los Gatos firm is followed by Amazon which collects between
One Night in Miami, Borat 2
and
The Sound Of Metal
seven nominations.
Hulu and Apple are also distinguished.
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Representatives of the Old Hollywood Order, Sony, Searchlight and Focus follow with five nominations each, thanks notably to
The Father
, the adaptation of Florian Zeller's play starring Anthony Hopkins,
Venice-
winning
Nomadland
and the black comedy
Promising Young Woman.
.
These three feature films will attempt to steal the King's Trophy for Best Drama on February 28 from
Mank
and the very political
The Chicago Seven
.
In the comedy and musical section face
Hamilton (Disney +), Borat 2 (Amazon), The Prom (Netflix), Palm Springs (Hulu)
and
Music.
Another revolution in this post-MeToo era, the Golden Globes nominated a majority of women in the best achievement category.
In eight decades, only Barbara Streisand, Jane Campion, Sofia Coppola, Ava DuVernay and Kathryn Bigelow had broken that glass ceiling.
In 2021, they are three: Chloe Zhao (
Nomadland
), the two actresses and directors Regina King (
One Night In Miami
), star of
Watchmen
and Emerald Fennell (
Promising Young Woman
) who plays Camilla Parker Bowles in
The Crown
.
They will face the directors, outnumbered, David Fincher and Aaron Sorkin.
Surprise nomination for French Tahar Rahim
This openness of the 90 international journalists based in California who make up the Golden Globes was astonishing.
Last year, their reluctance had exasperated Greta Gerwig (
The Daughters of Docter March
) and Lulu Wang (
The farewell
).
Paradoxically, notes the specialist magazine
The Hollywood Reporter
, it is therefore this category of the best achievement which is also the one that advocates diversity with an African-American (King) and a filmmaker of Asian origin (Zhao).
On the other hand, Spike Lee remains at the foot of the steps.
His
Da 5 Blood,
one of critical favorites, has been snubbed in all categories.
The situation was more uncertain in the categories that took precedence over interpretations.
As for best dramatic actor,
Black Panther
hero
Chadwick Boseman collects a posthumous citation for
The Blues of Ma Rainey
and finds himself alongside the British of Pakistani origin Riz Ahmed, musician (also) becoming deaf in
Sound Of Metal
, du French of Algerian origin Tahar Rahim (
Le Mauritanien
) who created the surprise and veterans Gary Oldman (
Mank
) and Anthony Hopkins (
The Father
).
Zendaya, Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman forgotten
Among women, African-American actresses Viola Davis (
Le blues de Ma Rainey
) and Andra Day (
The United States vs. Billie Holiday)
rub shoulders with Frances McDormand (
Nomadland)
and the English Carey Mulligan, a young woman on the road to revenge in
Promising Young Woman and
Vanessa Kirby mother of a stillborn child in
Pieces of a Woman.
Yet approached as a serious contender, Zendaya did not convince the voters with the intense and angry
Malcolm & Marie
.
On the other hand, no interpreter of color was selected in the categories best comedy actress where Meryl Streep and Nicole Kidman (
The Prom
) shine by their absence.
Same thing for the best supporting role where Jodie Foster, partner of Tahar Rahim, and Glenn Close (
An American ode
) burst in.
In the best comedy actor section, Dev Patel (
David Copperfield
) and Lin Manuel Miranda
(Hamilton
) break through.
Among the best supporting roles slip Daniel Kaluuya (
Judas and the Black Messiah) and
Leslie Odom, Jr. (
One Night in Miami).
Double ration
Presented as one of the barometers of the Oscars even if the composition of their electoral bodies has nothing to do with it, the Golden Globes offer the nominees crucial media exposure to hope to win an invitation to the supreme ceremony.
Mocked for her favoritism towards superstars (this year the most unlikely nomination goes to Kate Hudson in
Music
), the Golden Globes have the distinction of distinguishing between comedy and drama, as well as between television and cinema.
This price inflation allows certain elected officials to collect the nominations.
Hero of
Borat 2
and the
Chicago Seven
, Sacha Baron Coen has two nominations.
Ditto for Olivia Colman honored
The Father
and the series
The Crown
and Anya Taylor-Joy for the cheerful adaptation of
Emma
and the chess saga
The game of the lady
.
As on the big screen, Netflix reigns supreme over the small screen categories thanks to the hegemony of
The Crown, Ozark, Ratched
and
Emily in Paris.
Due to the pandemic, it is not yet clear what form the Golden Globes ceremony will take on February 28.
Will there be winners on stage?
Will they show up by videoconference?
Hosted by accomplices Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, they will take place for the first time in a long time on two sets: one on the East Coast in New York, the other in California in Los Angeles.
List of main appointments
Best Drama
The Father
Mank
Nomadland
Promising Young Woman
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Best Dramatic Actress
Viola Davis,
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Andra Day,
The United States vs.
Billie Holiday
Vanessa Kirby,
Pieces of a Woman
Frances McDormand,
Nomadland
Carey Mulligan,
Promising Young Woman
Best Dramatic Actor
Riz Ahmed,
Sound of Metal
Chadwick Boseman,
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Anthony Hopkins,
The Father
Gary Oldman,
Mank
Tahar Rahim,
The
Mauritanian
Best Comedy
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Hamilton
Music
Palm Springs
The Prom
Best Actress in a Comedy
Maria Bakalova,
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Kate Hudson,
Music
Michelle Pfeiffer,
French Exit
Rosamund Pike,
I Care a Lot
Anya Taylor-Joy,
Emma
Best Actor in a Comedy
Sacha Baron Cohen,
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
James Corden,
The Prom
Lin-Manuel Miranda,
Hamilton
Dev Patel,
The Personal History of David Copperfield
Andy Samberg,
Palm Springs
Best Supporting Actress
Glenn Close,
Hillbilly Elegy
Olivia Colman,
The Father
Jodie Foster,
The Mauritanian
Amanda Seyfried,
Mank
Helena Zengel,
News of the World
Best Supporting Actor
Sacha Baron Cohen,
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Daniel Kaluuya,
Judas and the Black Messiah
Jared Leto,
The Little Things
Bill Murray,
On the Rocks
Leslie Odom, Jr.,
One Night in Miami
Best Director
Emerald Fennell,
Promising Young Woman
David Fincher,
Mank
Regina King,
One Night in Miami
Aaron Sorkin,
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Chloé Zhao,
Nomadland
Best Original Screenplay
Emerald Fennell,
Promising Young Woman
Jack Fincher,
Mank
Aaron Sorkin,
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Florian Zeller and Christopher Hampton,
The Father
Chloé Zhao,
Nomadland
Best Animated Feature
The Croods: A New Age
Onward
Over the Moon
Soul
Wolfwalkers
Best Foreign Film
Drunk
La Llorona
The Life Ahead
Minari
Two
