The nominees for the 74th Golden Globe Awards were announced this morning. Anna Kendrick did the honors, revealing a list whose biggest surprise was the two big nods for Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool: Best Actor and Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy. The latter category always has a fascinating hodgepodge of films, and this year was no exception: Deadpool was honored alongside La La Land, 20th Century Women, Sing Street, and Florence Foster Jenkins. Yes, the movie starring Meryl Streep as the world’s best/worst opera singer.
It’s kind of weirdly fitting in the same way that the movie clearly made its way onto so many people’s favorites lists. Considering that Wade Wilson loves him some Bea Arthur, we wouldn’t be surprised if he’s a Meryl devotee as well. He probably loved her in The Devil Wears Prada.
Reynolds shared his delight at the nomination on Twitter in the most fitting way:
Deadpool wasn’t the only example of genre representation: Arrival picked up nominations for acting (Amy Adams) and original score. And on the smaller screen, Game of Thrones has competition from Stranger Things and Westworld for best TV drama; Caitriona Balfe (Outlander), Evan Rachel Wood (Westworld), Thandie Newton (Westworld), Lena Headey (Game of Thrones), Rami Malek (Mr. Robot), Winona Ryder (Stranger Things), and Christian Slater (Mr. Robot) all got acting nods. (Though no Tatiana Maslany for Orphan Black, boo.) The complete list of nominees:
Film
Motion Picture, Drama
- Hacksaw Ridge
- Hell or High Water
- Manchester by the Sea
- Moonlight
- Lion
Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
- 20th Century Women
- Deadpool
- Florence Foster Jenkins
- La La Land
- Sing Street
Motion Picture, Animated
- Zootopia
- My Life as a Zucchini
- Moana
- Sing
- Kubo and the Two Strings
Motion Picture, Foreign Language
- Divines, France
- Elle, France
- Neruda, Chile
- The Salesman, Iran
- Toni Erdmann, Germany
Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama
- Amy Adams, Arrival
- Jessica Chastain, Miss Sloane
- Isabelle Huppert, Elle
- Ruth Negga, Loving
- Natalie Portman, Jackie
Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama
- Casey Affleck, Manchester By the Sea
- Joel Edgerton, Loving
- Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge
- Viggo Mortensen, Captain Fantastic
- Denzel Washington, Fences
Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
- Annette Bening, 20th Century Women
- Lily Collins, Rules Don’t Apply
- Hailee Steinfeld, The Edge of Seventeen
- Emma Stone, La La Land
- Meryl Streep, Florence Foster Jenkins
Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
- Colin Farrell, The Lobster
- Hugh Grant, Florence Foster Jenkins
- Ryan Gosling, La La Land
- Ryan Reynolds, Deadpool
- Jonah Hill, War Dogs
Supporting Actress in Any Motion Picture
- Viola Davis, Fences
- Naomie Harris, Moonlight
- Nicole Kidman, Lion
- Octavia Spencer, Hidden Figures
- Michelle Williams, Manchester by the Sea
Supporting Actor in Any Motion Picture
- Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
- Jeff Bridges, Hell or High Water
- Simon Helberg, Florence Foster Jenkins
- Dev Patel, Lion
- Aaron Taylor Johnson, Nocturnal Animals
Director, Motion Picture
- Damien Chazelle, La La Land
- Tom Ford, Nocturnal Animals
- Barry Jenkins, Moonlight
- Mel Gibson, Hacksaw Ridge
- Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester By the Sea
Screenplay, Motion Picture
- Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea
- Damien Chazelle, La La Land
- Tom Ford, Nocturnal Animals
- Barry Jenkins, Moonlight
- Taylor Sheridan, Hell or High Water
Original Score, Motion Picture
- Justin Hurwitz, La La Land
- Jóhann Jóhannsson, Arrival
- Nicholas Britell, Moonlight
- Dustin O’Halloran, Hauschka, Lion
- Benjamin Wallfisch, Pharrell Williams, Hans Zimmer, Hidden Figures
Original Song, Motion Picture
- “How Far I’ll Go” (Moana)
- “City of Stars” (La La Land)
- “Can’t Stop the Feeling” (Trolls)
- “Faith” (Sing)
- “Gold” (Gold)
Television
Television Series, Drama
- The Crown
- Game of Thrones
- Stranger Things
- This Is Us
- Westworld
Television Series, Musical or Comedy
- Atlanta
- black-ish
- Mozart in the Jungle
- Transparent
- Veep
Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
- American Crime
- The Dresser
- The Night Manager
- The Night Of
- The People vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Actress in a Television Series, Musical or Comedy
- Rachel Bloom, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
- Sarah Jessica Parker, Divorce
- Issa Rae, Insecure
- Gina Rodriguez, Jane the Virgin
- Tracee Ellis Ross, black-ish
Actor in a Television Series, Musical or Comedy
- Anthony Anderson, black-ish
- Donald Glover, Atlanta
- Gael García Bernal, Mozart in the Jungle
- Nick Nolte, Graves
- Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent
Actress in a Television Series, Drama
- Caitriona Balfe, Outlander
- Claire Foy, The Crown
- Keri Russell, The Americans
- Winona Ryder, Stranger Things
- Evan Rachel Wood, Westworld
Actor in a Television Series, Drama
- Rami Malek, Mr. Robot
- Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
- Matthew Rhys, The Americans
- Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan
- Billy Bob Thornton, Goliath
Actress in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
- Felicity Huffman, American Crime
- Riley Keough, The Girlfriend Experience
- Sarah Paulson, The People v. O.J. Simpson
- Charlotte Rampling, London Spy
- Kerry Washington, Confirmation
Actor in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
- Courtney B. Vance, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
- Riz Ahmed, The Night Of
- John Turturro, The Night Of
- Bryan Cranston, All the Way
- Tom Hiddleston, The Night Manager
Supporting Actress in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
- Olivia Colman, The Night Manager
- Lena Headey, Game of Thrones
- Mandy Moore, This Is Us
- Chrissy Metz, This Is Us
- Thandie Newton, Westworld
Supporting Actor in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
- Sterling K. Brown, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
- Hugh Laurie, The Night Manager
- John Lithgow, The Crown
- Christian Slater, Mr. Robot
- John Travolta, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
The 2017 Golden Globes will be broadcast January 8, with Jimmy Fallon hosting.
Top image via @VancityReynolds
